7,776 tests in 2025
Audi Rs reliability and MOT pass rate
90.7% passed first time. The 9.3% fail rate is 13.3 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 4 years old with 27,871 miles.
Pass rate
90.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 9.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
0.8%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
27,871 mi
4 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 7,396 | 9.2% |
| 6-9 years | 55 | — |
| 10-13 years | 219 | 11.9% |
| 14+ years | 11 | — |
What the Rs fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Tyres491 dangerous70%
- Noise, emissions and leaks10.7%
- Identification of the vehicle7.1%
- Brakes21 dangerous6.5%
- Visibility1 dangerous5.5%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2 dangerous5.3%
- Suspension3 dangerous4.1%
- Road Wheels5 dangerous2.1%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Rs in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords190 tests
- 2Condition: has ply or cords exposed146 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm101 tests
- 4Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure84 tests
- 5Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements44 tests
- 6Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits40 tests
- 7Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure32 tests
- 8Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction21 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Rs collects 1.93 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm695 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick211 tests
- 3Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre210 tests
- 4Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords198 tests
- 5Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure155 tests
- 6Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened130 tests
- 7Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm125 tests
- 8Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt79 tests
Questions
What is the Audi Rs MOT pass rate?
90.7% of the 7,776 Audi Rs first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 9.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 0.8% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Audi Rs usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", recorded on 190 failed tests, followed by "Condition: has ply or cords exposed" and "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm". By section, tyres appears in 70% of failures, noise, emissions and leaks appears in 10.7% of failures, identification of the vehicle appears in 7.1% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 9.2%; at 10-13 years it was 11.9%. The median Audi Rs tested in 2025 was 4 years old with 27,871 miles.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Rs trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Audi models
Checking a particular Rs?
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