Audi TT MOT reliability

Audi TTs passed their MOT first time 77% of the time across 111,821 tests in 2025. 58,867 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

77%

MOTs analysed

111,821

Still licensed (GB)

58,867

Body type

Coupe

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

2021 petrol

2,452 MOTs

Passed first time 92%. Typical mileage 23,267 (most between 16,274 and 31,788).

2021: 67% → 2023: 96% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 92%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.4%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.7%)
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (1.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (0.8%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (0.6%)

Where 2021 TTs fail

Wheels & tyres

5.8%

Lights & electrics

1.4%

Seat belts & other equipment

1.0%

Visibility & wipers

0.9%

Brakes

0.7%

Suspension & axles

0.5%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

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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.