1,633,356 tests in 2025
Audi MOT pass rates
Audi’s first-time fail rate across 25 models was 18.3%, better than the national 22.6%. The spread between models below is the interesting part.
| Model | Tests | Pass rate | Fail rate | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A3 | 392,664 | 79.8% | 20.2% | 83,121 |
| A4 | 228,619 | 77.3% | 22.7% | 102,390 |
| A1 | 217,383 | 79.4% | 20.6% | 57,131 |
| Q3 | 130,405 | 84.4% | 15.6% | 58,117 |
| A5 | 117,932 | 80.5% | 19.5% | 81,686 |
| A6 | 115,520 | 83.2% | 16.8% | 103,338 |
| Q5 | 109,693 | 86.1% | 13.9% | 67,334 |
| Tt | 104,121 | 80% | 20% | 77,330 |
| Q2 | 77,789 | 92% | 8% | 39,098 |
| Q7 | 46,616 | 85.4% | 14.6% | 82,043 |
| E-Tron | 17,723 | 91.2% | 8.8% | 36,109 |
| A7 | 15,831 | 86.6% | 13.4% | 82,969 |
| A8 | 10,480 | 90% | 10% | 97,315 |
| Q4 | 9,796 | 89% | 11% | 32,564 |
| Rs | 7,776 | 90.7% | 9.3% | 27,871 |
| S3 | 6,788 | 87.1% | 12.9% | 46,081 |
| A2 | 5,461 | 63.2% | 36.8% | 129,962 |
| Q8 | 4,891 | 91.5% | 8.5% | 45,140 |
| R8 | 3,495 | 92.2% | 7.8% | 34,403 |
| S4 | 2,454 | 86.7% | 13.3% | 68,445 |
| S5 | 2,012 | 84.5% | 15.5% | 73,623 |
| Sq5 | 1,962 | 91.7% | 8.3% | 43,325 |
| Sq7 | 1,342 | 90.3% | 9.7% | 41,471 |
| Allroad | 1,326 | 73.7% | 26.3% | 153,764 |
| Rs4 | 1,277 | 87.3% | 12.7% | 88,854 |
Fail rates are first attempts at class 4 normal tests in 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised data (retrieved 2026-09-12). Age mix drives a lot of the spread: a model sold mostly since 2020 will beat one whose survivors average 15 years old. Each model page shows the rate by age band.