Audi MOT pass rate

3,122,322 MOT tests in 2024. Overall pass rate: 83.9%

Audi has a 83.9% MOT pass rate based on 3,122,322 real DVSA test records from 2024. That is 5.6 percentage points above the UK average of 78.3%. It ranks 35 out of 85 makes.

The strongest model is the Sq8 Tdi Mhev Quattro Auto at 98.4%, while the A2 is lowest at 67.9%.

The single most common reason a Audi fails its MOT is tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, which accounted for 66,919 failures.

Most common Audi MOT failures

Reason	Count
tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	66,919
a suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn	62,473
a tyre seriously damaged	58,045
a spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened	48,805
a tyre cords visible or damaged	33,682
the aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	31,560
a transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	31,008
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	30,743
a suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	28,431
engine mil illuminated indicating a malfunction	22,438

How Audi compares

Audi pass rate83.9%

UK average78.3%

Black line = UK average (78.3%). Based on 57.7 million MOT tests.

All Audi models

Model	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
A3	632,300	80.5%	92,001
A4	409,974	79.1%	106,852
A1	389,982	82.4%	61,563
TT	228,910	82.9%	78,301
A5	225,567	84.2%	85,140
A6	208,181	83.7%	108,398
Q5	206,255	87.2%	76,730
Q3	197,641	85.7%	68,152
Q2	128,767	92.1%	37,875
Q7	96,526	85.8%	92,889
A7	32,108	88.7%	82,603
A8	16,722	88.6%	99,448
R8	11,652	94.3%	33,960
A2	9,700	67.9%	133,811
A3 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A	9,699	92.4%	27,642
Q3 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A	8,565	94.2%	28,593
S3	8,377	84.6%	93,098
E-Tron Technik 50 Quattro	8,024	93.3%	32,651
E-Tron	7,556	92.1%	38,602
Q8	7,349	94%	48,128
A3 S Line 35 Tfsi	6,943	92.5%	27,718
A1 Technik 25 Tfsi	6,603	90.9%	26,625
Q5 S Line 40 Tdi Mhev Quat S-A	6,314	92.5%	31,105
A3 S Line 40 Tfsi E S-A	6,040	90.1%	32,955
Q3 S Line 35 Tfsi	5,701	93.4%	29,340
S3 Tfsi Quattro S-A	5,187	94.9%	26,566
A5 S Line 35 Tdi Mhev S-A	5,090	90.9%	33,858
A3 Sport 40 Tfsi E S-A	3,932	88.9%	33,700
Q5 S Line 45 Tfsi Mhev Quat Sa	3,869	93.4%	26,596
E-Tron S Line 55 Quattro	3,782	92.3%	33,366
Q7 Sln Blk Ed 50Tdi Mhev Qto A	3,506	91.5%	39,487
S5	3,163	86.8%	90,452
Q3 S Line 40 Tfsi Quattro S-A	3,152	94.1%	29,163
A6 S Line Black Ed 40 Tdi Sa	3,135	91.6%	42,342
A5 S Line 40 Tfsi Mhev S-A	3,131	92.4%	29,275
Q2 Technik 30 Tfsi	3,119	91.4%	28,853
A3 Technik 30 Tfsi	3,098	91.4%	30,832
Q5 Sport 40 Tdi Mhev Quat S-A	3,073	91.2%	30,973
Q4 E-Tron S Line 40	3,054	90.5%	30,736
Q3 Sport 35 Tfsi	3,025	93.2%	30,458
Q3 S Ln Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev Sa	2,928	92.5%	27,184
Q7 S Line 50 Tdi Mhev Quat A	2,928	92.9%	39,161
Allroad	2,819	79.2%	146,741
A3 Sport 30 Tfsi	2,718	90.9%	28,392
A3 S Line 30 Tfsi	2,692	92.9%	28,535
A4 S Ln Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev Sa	2,682	91.2%	30,167
Q3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A	2,586	95.2%	27,629
A3 S Line Ed 1 35 Tfsi Mhev Sa	2,477	91%	25,891
Cabriolet	2,430	73.1%	104,779
A4 S Line 35 Tdi Mhev S-A	2,279	89.8%	39,337
A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa	2,255	91.5%	27,861
Rs 6 V-Sprung Tfsi Mhev Quat A	2,232	95.7%	26,651
Rs4	2,203	88.6%	86,195
Q5 S Ln Comp 55 Tfsi E Quat Sa	2,123	93.8%	42,364
A3 S Line 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A	2,111	90.8%	28,335
Q3 S Line 35 Tdi S-A	2,095	91%	34,950
80	2,065	72.4%	136,811
A1 Sport 25 Tfsi S-A	2,001	91.7%	27,006
S4	1,958	84.6%	100,121
A3 S Line 35 Tdi S-A	1,839	90.4%	36,259
A5 Sport 35 Tdi Mhev S-A	1,792	86.4%	34,170
Rs Q3 Sport Ed Tfsi Quattro Sa	1,729	95.9%	29,190
E-Tron S Line 50 Quattro	1,720	92.2%	31,630
Sq5	1,686	91.3%	90,670
Q5 S Ln Ed1 40Tdi Mhev Quat Sa	1,646	95.4%	30,992
A3 Technik 35 Tfsi	1,543	90.3%	31,622
Q5 S Line 50 Tfsi E Quattro Sa	1,539	93.7%	37,243
A3 S Line Edition 1 35 Tfsi	1,529	92.3%	26,431
A3 Sport 35 Tfsi	1,528	92%	28,056
A3 E-Tron 40 S-A	1,507	86.1%	38,321
Rs 4 Carbon Black Tfsi Quat A	1,504	95%	30,319
Rs Q8 Vsprung Tfsi Mhev Quat A	1,502	95.5%	29,304
A6 S Lne Blk Ed 40 Tdi Quat Sa	1,495	91.4%	41,865
S4 Black Edition Tdi Quattro A	1,472	94%	41,955
Sq5 Vorsprung Tdi Quattro Auto	1,467	94.1%	37,163
A4 S Ln Black Ed 35Tdi Mhev Sa	1,456	90.3%	36,274
Q3 S Line 45 Tfsi Quattro S-A	1,420	93.2%	29,630
E-Tron Black Edition 55 Quat	1,411	89.4%	30,890
Rs6	1,409	89.5%	86,728
Coupe	1,398	78.5%	128,934
Rs Q3 Tfsi Quattro S-A	1,386	92.8%	28,478
A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A	1,353	91.6%	28,232
Rs Q3 Vsprung Tfsi Quattro Sa	1,331	94.8%	27,166
Sq7 Vorsprung Tdi Mhev Quat A	1,321	93.4%	43,427
A1 S Line 25 Tfsi S-A	1,305	90.5%	27,578
Quattro	1,299	86.9%	108,932
A4 Technik 35 Tdi S-A	1,249	90.9%	54,000
E-Tron Sport 50 Quattro	1,245	93%	33,584
A4 S Ln Blk Ed 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa	1,240	92%	29,277
Q7 S Line 45 Tdi Mhev Quat A	1,230	91.2%	36,598
A3 Sport 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A	1,225	91.8%	24,267
A1 Technik 30 Tfsi	1,224	90.7%	28,911
Q7 Sln Blk Ed 55Tfsi Mhev Qt A	1,211	92.9%	33,192
Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat S-A	1,160	91.2%	29,526
Q3 S Line Black Ed 35 Tfsi	1,110	92.1%	26,237
Unclassified	1,105	82.9%	75,505
E-Tron Technik 55 Quattro	1,105	93.4%	31,597
A1 S Line Competition Tfsi S-A	1,099	93.8%	27,799
A1 Technik 25 Tfsi S-A	1,075	91%	23,861
Rs 6 Crbn Blk Tfsi Mhev Quat A	1,064	93.6%	24,934
Q3 S Line Ed 1 35 Tfsi Mhev Sa	1,062	91.6%	30,147
A6 Sport 40 Tfsi Mhev S-A	1,055	94.5%	25,476
A3 S Line Edition 1 35 Tdi S-A	1,050	91.6%	33,703
Rs 5 Carbon Black Tfsi Quat A	1,032	92.4%	28,371
Q3 S Line 40 Tdi Quattro S-A	1,026	95.5%	30,191
Q3 S Line Vor 40 Tfsi Quat S-A	1,009	92.1%	28,726
Sq5 Tdi Mhev Quattro Auto	1,007	93.5%	28,758
A4 S Line Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev	1,004	90%	28,767
A6 S Ln Blk Ed 45 Tfsi Quat Sa	977	93.7%	37,780
A6 Sport 50 Tfsi E Quattro S-A	971	95.5%	36,875
A5 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A	969	94.3%	25,724
Q5 S Ln Ed 1 50 Tfsi E Quat Sa	932	95%	32,478
Q7 Sln Blk Ed 45Tdi Mhev Qto A	915	89.6%	37,969
Q2 Black Edition 30 Tfsi	903	92.5%	26,535
Q5 Sln Ed1 45Tfsi Mhev Quat Sa	887	95.8%	27,808
Q4 E-Tron S Line 35	881	89.2%	29,366
A1 S Line Black Ed 35 Tfsi S-A	877	94.4%	21,786
E-Tron Black Edition 50 Quat	866	90%	31,201
Q3 Sport 35 Tdi S-A	843	91.8%	36,117
Q4 E-Tron S Line Launch Ed 40	826	89.7%	31,440
S4 Tdi Quattro Auto	821	95.1%	42,826
Sq7 Tdi Mhev Quattro Auto	809	93.2%	44,510
A1 S Line Black Ed 30 Tfsi	795	94.8%	23,679
Q7 S Ln Vor 50 Tdi Mhev Quat A	793	87.8%	36,311
Q5 Sport 45 Tfsi Mhev Quat S-A	779	92%	26,618
All Road Avant	713	80.8%	151,102
E-Tron S Quattro	712	91.2%	29,605
A6 S Ln Blk Ed 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa	708	92.2%	27,092
Q5 Comp 55 Tfsi E Quattro S-A	703	94.5%	32,268
A1 Citycarver 30 Tfsi S-A	703	93.5%	24,903
Q8 Sln Blk Ed 50 Tdi Mhev Qt A	697	92.3%	35,178
A4 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A	688	89.2%	30,411
A3 Technik 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A	664	94.7%	26,181
A3 S Line 30 Tdi	660	88.3%	40,876
Rs	631	89.7%	68,943
Q5 Sln Blk Ed 50Tfsi E Quat Sa	626	94.1%	42,704
E-Tron Vorsprung 55 Quattro	621	89.9%	32,015
Q4 E-Tron Edition 1 40	619	86.1%	30,696
A6 S Ln Blk Ed45Tfsi Mhev Q Sa	613	93.1%	28,762
Q3 S Line Edition 1 35 Tfsi	609	93.3%	28,744
Sq2 Black Ed Tfsi Quat S-A	566	95.6%	27,197
Q8 S Line 50Tdi Mhev Quattro A	566	90.8%	32,812
A1 S Line Black Ed 25 Tfsi S-A	561	86.8%	32,466
E-Tron Gt Quattro	556	94.6%	27,612
S4 Avant	553	85.5%	109,539
A3 S Line Comp 45 Tfsi E Sa	546	92.3%	33,979
Q3 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Quat Sa	544	93%	29,830
A1 S Line Black Ed 30 Tfsi S-A	542	93.5%	22,424
Q3 Sport 40 Tfsi Quattro S-A	542	88.9%	26,298
S5 Edition 1 Tdi Mhev Quat A	532	92.5%	35,343
A3 Sport 30 Tdi	528	90.9%	40,053
A1 S Line Black Ed 25 Tfsi	522	93.1%	24,218
A4 Technik 35 Tdi Mhev S-A	512	88.9%	45,329
A4 S Line 40 Tfsi Mhev S-A	511	91.4%	31,081
A4 Sport Edition 35Tdi Mhev Sa	507	89.2%	41,003
A5 S Line Ed 1 35 Tfsi Mhev Sa	502	89%	28,755
A4 Technik 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A	496	93.3%	34,427
Sq8 Black Edition Tfsi Quat A	493	94.9%	25,912
Q4 E-Tron Sport 35	491	88.6%	26,042
A1 S Line Vorsprung 35 Tfsi Sa	490	94.5%	25,452
Q7 Sport 45 Tdi Mhev Quattro A	478	93.3%	36,211
Sq7 Black Edition Tfsi Quat A	474	94.7%	30,856
Q8 S Line Ed 1 50 Tdi Quat A	473	94.9%	41,987
A5 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A	469	86.4%	26,362
A1 Citycarver 30 Tfsi	464	90.3%	23,697
A5 S Line 40 Tdi Mhev Quat Sa	462	95.5%	32,338
Q3 Technik 35 Tfsi	459	88.2%	28,243
Q3 Sport 35 Tdi Quattro S-A	458	91%	27,023
A6 Aroad Spt 45Tdi Mhev Quat A	453	92.5%	39,124
A8 S Line Blk Ed 50 Tdi Quat A	453	94.7%	42,313
Q3 S Ln Vsprung 35Tfsi Mhev Sa	450	91.6%	28,120
Q3 S Line Ed 1 45 Tfsi Quat Sa	447	94%	28,358
100	444	74.8%	141,386
Q3 S Line 45 Tfsi E S-A	443	96.8%	27,732
Rs4 Avant	441	88.9%	104,440
Q2 Technik 30 Tdi	437	89.7%	37,910
S5 Tdi Mhev Quattro Auto	423	90.1%	32,674
A4 Technik 30 Tdi S-A	420	91.4%	56,886
Q2 Technik 35 Tfsi S-A	418	92.8%	26,365
S8	415	84.3%	108,583
Q7 S Line 55 Tfsi E Quattro A	414	94.2%	36,634
Q4 E-Tron Sport 40	410	89.3%	31,566
S6 Tdi Quattro Auto	410	85.6%	48,401
Q7 Sln Blk Ed 55 Tfsi E Quat A	406	92.4%	31,760
A4 S Ln Blk Ed 40Tdi Mhev Q Sa	404	88.9%	39,120
A3 Technik 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A	404	92.3%	31,917
Q3 S Line 35 Tdi Quattro S-A	400	94.2%	29,700
Q8 Sln Blk Ed 55Tfsi Mhev Qt A	393	94.7%	30,315
Rs Q8 Carbn Blk Tfsi Mhev Qt A	382	95%	31,506
S1	381	87.1%	68,153
A6 S Line 50 Tfsi E Quattro Sa	377	93.4%	46,866
A4 Technik 35 Tfsi S-A	376	92%	39,363
Sq7 Vorsprung Tfsi Quattro A	373	87.1%	28,905
Tt Sport Edition 45 Tfsi S-A	371	95.7%	21,176
Q3 S Line Edition 1 35 Tdi S-A	370	97%	32,747
Sq8 Tdi Mhev Quattro Auto	366	98.4%	44,717
Q3 S-Ln V-Sprung 40Tdi Quat Sa	365	96.7%	30,786
A3 S Line 35 Tdi	364	90.9%	45,004
Sq8 Vorsprung Tdi Mhev Quat A	356	95.2%	39,448
A3 Sport 35 Tdi S-A	353	83.9%	45,659
A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tdi Quat S-A	351	91.7%	35,368
Rs 4 Vorsprung Tfsi Quattro A	351	91.2%	27,801
Rs 6 Launch Ed Tfsi Mhev Qto A	350	90.6%	30,065
Q2 Technik 30 Tdi S-A	343	87.2%	33,001
Q3 S Line Blck Ed 45 Tfsi E Sa	339	93.8%	30,119
A4 Technik 35 Tfsi Mhev	336	90.8%	35,332
A4 Sport Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A	336	90.2%	33,170
Rs3	335	92.2%	55,659
S6	332	87.7%	100,915
E-Tron Launch Edition 50 Quat	331	88.5%	32,150
Q7 Sln Vor 55 Tfsi Mhev Quat A	330	93.6%	28,636
A5 Sport 40 Tfsi Mhev S-A	329	90.3%	29,264
A3 Technik 30 Tdi	329	88.8%	45,626
A7 Competition 55Tfsi E Qto Sa	326	96.9%	31,411
Q3 S Line Vorsprung 35 Tdi S-A	324	92.3%	29,356
Q8 S Line 55 Tfsi Mhev Quat A	321	93.5%	31,478
A1 Technik 30 Tfsi S-A	320	91.9%	25,398
A6 S Line 40 Tfsi Mhev S-A	318	92.8%	29,992
Q3 S Lne Blk Ed 40 Tdi Quat Sa	312	94.2%	29,551
A6 Aroad Spt 50Tdi Mhev Quat A	310	91.6%	40,736
A5 S Line Ed 1 35 Tdi Mhev Sa	307	92.8%	41,865
Q3 Technik 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A	304	93.1%	22,340
A6 S Ln Blck Ed 40 Tdi Mhev Sa	302	91.4%	33,248
A4 S Line 30 Tdi S-A	299	87.6%	56,044
A3 Se Technik 35 Tdi	287	82.6%	46,883
A4 Technik 35 Tfsi	274	92%	38,571
A4 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev	268	88.8%	25,720
Sq2 Vorsprung Tfsi Quattro S-A	267	96.3%	25,163
Rs 6 Tfsi Mhev Quattro Auto	264	94.7%	27,319
Q5 Vor Comp 55 Tfsi E Quat S-A	260	92.3%	38,716
Q3 S Line Ed 1 40 Tdi Quat Sa	252	95.2%	34,462
90	250	83.6%	131,731
A3 Technik 35 Tdi S-A	247	92.3%	43,122
A6 S Lne Blk Ed 50 Tdi Quat Sa	240	95%	44,717
Q3 S Line Black Ed 35 Tdi S-A	239	94.6%	29,596
A4 Technik 30 Tdi Mhev S-A	237	90.3%	44,304
Convertible	236	81.4%	93,202
A6 S Line 40 Tdi Mhev S-A	231	92.6%	31,692
A4 Allroad Sport 40Tdi Quat Sa	222	93.7%	45,056
S3 Vorsprung Tfsi Quattro S-A	219	93.2%	22,485
Rs 7 Tfsi Mhev Quattro Auto	208	92.3%	26,828
Q7 Sport 50 Tdi Mhev Quattro A	208	92.3%	39,502
A3 Sport 35 Tdi	203	90.6%	42,745
Tt Sport Edition 40 Tfsi S-A	203	97%	20,578
A6 S Line 45 Tfsi Mhev Quat Sa	202	90.1%	27,590
A5 S Lne Ed 1 40Tdi Mhev Q Sa	201	92.5%	27,476