Audi Audi MOT reliability

Audi Audis passed their MOT first time 79% of the time across 19 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 19 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

79%

MOTs analysed

19

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2012 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 73,165 (most between 73,162 and 73,169).

2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (50.0%)
Catalyst emissions: hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (50.0%)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (50.0%)

2012 diesel

1 MOT

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 121,932 (most between 121,932 and 121,932).

2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 67% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2012 Audis fail

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

50.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.