Audi S1 MOT reliability

Audi S1s passed their MOT first time 85% of the time across 168 tests in 2025. 2,646 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

85%

MOTs analysed

168

Still licensed (GB)

2,646

Body type

Hatchback

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

2015 petrol

27 MOTs

These figures come from 27 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 78%. Typical mileage 66,318 (most between 56,166 and 80,019).

2017: 100% → 2018: 88% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 88% → 2021: 67% → 2022: 79% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 84% → 2025: 78%

Most common failures

Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (7.4%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (3.7%)
Wheel bearings: rough when rotated (3.7%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (3.7%)
Undertray: insecure (3.7%)

Where 2015 S1s fail

Suspension & axles

14.8%

Wheels & tyres

3.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

3.7%

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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.