Audi A1 MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on an Audi A1 in Great Britain in 2025 — 235,805 tests. Figures cover every A1 first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the A1 ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
76.3%
4.0 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
235,805
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
7.7%
of A1 first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
68,750
middle half: 51,250–86,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Audi A1 cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 272,527 Audi A1 cars that were taxed or on SORN: 269,032 taxed and 3,495 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Audi A1 vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
269,032
98.7% of the 272,527 A1 cars taxed or on SORN; 83 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
3,495
declared off the road by their keepers — 1.3% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed A1 cars is still rising: 269,032 at the end of 2025, up 11,061 (4.3%) on the end of 2024, and the highest in the years shown. Cars on SORN went from 172 at the end of 2014 to 3,495 at the end of 2025, up 1932.0%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed A1 cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

0100k200k300k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed A1 cars, year 2014: 86kTaxed A1 cars, year 2015: 109kTaxed A1 cars, year 2016: 133kTaxed A1 cars, year 2017: 155kTaxed A1 cars, year 2018: 173kTaxed A1 cars, year 2019: 192kTaxed A1 cars, year 2020: 202kTaxed A1 cars, year 2021: 217kTaxed A1 cars, year 2022: 231kTaxed A1 cars, year 2023: 247kTaxed A1 cars, year 2024: 258kTaxed A1 cars, year 2025: 269k269k
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YearTaxed A1 cars
201485,585
2015108,580
2016132,975
2017154,850
2018173,089
2019192,378
2020202,386
2021216,732
2022230,676
2023246,820
2024257,971
2025269,032

A1 cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

01k2k3k4k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)A1 cars on SORN, year 2014: 172A1 cars on SORN, year 2015: 267A1 cars on SORN, year 2016: 405A1 cars on SORN, year 2017: 619A1 cars on SORN, year 2018: 826A1 cars on SORN, year 2019: 1kA1 cars on SORN, year 2020: 1kA1 cars on SORN, year 2021: 1kA1 cars on SORN, year 2022: 1kA1 cars on SORN, year 2023: 2kA1 cars on SORN, year 2024: 3kA1 cars on SORN, year 2025: 3k3k
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YearA1 cars on SORN
2014172
2015267
2016405
2017619
2018826
20191,148
20201,256
20211,197
20221,392
20231,853
20242,627
20253,495

Which model years survive

Taxed A1 cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 269,032 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 1 taxed A1 car has no recorded year of manufacture and is not in the table, so the rows add up to 269,031. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed A1 cars
202513,5665.0%
202413,2794.9%
202316,6346.2%
202214,1885.3%
202113,5985.1%
202012,8894.8%
201919,5877.3%
201818,8137.0%
201721,8098.1%
201624,4769.1%
201522,5038.4%
201422,2168.3%
201321,6168.0%
201217,4906.5%
201115,0905.6%
All other build years (two years, each under 1%)1,2770.5%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name A1 under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the A1 ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, A1 vs all cars, 2025.

Audi A1All cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Audi A1, vehicle age 3: 90.5%Audi A1, vehicle age 4: 89.7%Audi A1, vehicle age 5: 87.6%Audi A1, vehicle age 6: 84.1%Audi A1, vehicle age 7: 79.7%Audi A1, vehicle age 8: 77.1%Audi A1, vehicle age 9: 74.1%Audi A1, vehicle age 10: 74%Audi A1, vehicle age 11: 71.4%Audi A1, vehicle age 12: 67%Audi A1, vehicle age 13: 66.6%Audi A1, vehicle age 14: 64%Audi A1, vehicle age 15: 65%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%Audi A1 65%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)A1 testsA1 pass rateAll cars
315,06090.5%88.5%
414,11689.7%87.2%
513,34087.6%86.0%
620,50284.1%83.5%
719,89279.7%80.9%
822,85777.1%78.2%
925,39074.1%74.9%
1023,47274.0%71.9%
1122,84271.4%68.6%
1222,14567.0%65.8%
1318,17466.6%63.5%
1415,69464.0%61.2%
151,34165.0%59.3%

Better or worse than the average car?

The A1's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the A1 beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

A1 aheadA1 behind
-6-3+0+3+6Age 3: +2.0 points vs the average car3Age 4: +2.5 points vs the average carAge 5: +1.6 points vs the average car5Age 6: +0.6 points vs the average carAge 7: -1.2 points vs the average car7Age 8: -1.1 points vs the average carAge 9: -0.8 points vs the average car9Age 10: +2.1 points vs the average carAge 11: +2.8 points vs the average car11Age 12: +1.2 points vs the average carAge 13: +3.1 points vs the average car13Age 14: +2.8 points vs the average carAge 15: +5.7 points vs the average car15Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+2.0
4+2.5
5+1.6
6+0.6
7-1.2
8-1.1
9-0.8
10+2.1
11+2.8
12+1.2
13+3.1
14+2.8
15+5.7

The A1 fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the A1 fleet still in use.

07k15k22k30kAge 3: 15k3Age 4: 14kAge 5: 13k5Age 6: 20kAge 7: 19k7Age 8: 22kAge 9: 25k9Age 10: 23kAge 11: 22k11Age 12: 22kAge 13: 18k13Age 14: 15kAge 15: 1k15Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
315,060
414,116
513,340
620,502
719,892
822,857
925,390
1023,472
1122,842
1222,145
1318,174
1415,694
151,341

What an A1 fails on

Where the failure items land when an A1 fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Suspension26.6%
Tyres20.6%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment16.5%
Brakes14.5%
Visibility6.5%
Noise, emissions and leaks5.0%
Body, chassis, structure4.3%
Steering3.0%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (96.9% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a A1, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 40.1% of advisories40.1%Brakes: 30.4% of advisories30.4%Suspension: 18.4% of advisories18.4%Non-component advisories: 4.5% of advisoriesIdentification of the vehicle: 2.2% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 1.7% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNon-component advisoriesIdentification of the vehicleNoise, emissions and leaks
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres40.1%
Brakes30.4%
Suspension18.4%
Non-component advisories4.5%
Identification of the vehicle2.2%
Noise, emissions and leaks1.7%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid A1?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested A1 fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 78.9% of 187,914 tests78.9%Petrol187,914 testsDiesel: 66.4% of 47,889 tests66.4%Diesel47,889 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol187,91478.9%
Diesel47,88966.4%

What mileage is normal for an A1?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) A1; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical A1 (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k3579111315Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 21,250 miles (middle half 13,750–28,750)Age 4: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 21,250–38,750)Age 5: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 23,750–43,750)Age 6: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 28,750–51,250)Age 7: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 33,750–58,750)Age 8: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 38,750–68,750)Age 9: typical 61,250 miles (middle half 46,250–76,250)Age 10: typical 68,750 miles (middle half 51,250–86,250)Age 11: typical 76,250 miles (middle half 56,250–93,750)Age 12: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 63,750–103,750)Age 13: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 68,750–113,750)Age 14: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 76,250–121,250)Age 15: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 78,750–121,250)101k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
313,75021,25028,750
421,25028,75038,750
523,75033,75043,750
628,75041,25051,250
733,75043,75058,750
838,75053,75068,750
946,25061,25076,250
1051,25068,75086,250
1156,25076,25093,750
1263,75083,750103,750
1368,75091,250113,750
1476,25098,750121,250
1578,750101,250121,250

What fails at each age

The A1's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresBrakesSeat belts and supplementary restraint systemsVisibilityLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentSuspensionNoise, emissions and leaksBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres48.4%
3-5 yrsBrakes23.9%
3-5 yrsSeat belts and supplementary restraint systems6.0%
3-5 yrsVisibility5.5%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.6%
3-5 yrsEverything else12.6%
6-9 yrsSuspension30.0%
6-9 yrsTyres25.5%
6-9 yrsBrakes17.1%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment8.9%
6-9 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks5.0%
6-9 yrsEverything else13.5%
10-13 yrsSuspension31.5%
10-13 yrsTyres19.1%
10-13 yrsBrakes14.2%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14.2%
10-13 yrsBody, chassis, structure5.8%
10-13 yrsEverything else15.2%
14+ yrsSuspension30.9%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment15.9%
14+ yrsBrakes15.0%
14+ yrsTyres13.2%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure6.7%
14+ yrsEverything else18.3%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.