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Audi A1 FT12JHA — MOT history, mileage and tax

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GB FT12JHA

2012 Audi A1

Generated from DVSA record, 6 Oct 2026
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Source DVSA (bulk record)
DVSA record · 6 Oct 2026DVLA fields (tax, ULEZ, CO2, recalls) not loaded yet
Year
2012
Fuel
Petrol
Colour
Red
Engine
1390cc
CO2
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Euro status
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1 Vehicle identity

Registration
FT12JHA
Make
Audi
Model
A1
Year
2012
First registered
8 May 2012
Fuel
Petrol
Engine
1390cc
Colour
Red
CO2
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Euro status
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Marked for export
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Wheel plan
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Type approval
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V5C issued
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Vehicle age
14 yr 4 mo
Registration area
Nottingham

2 Tax, MOT & ULEZ

Tax status
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Tax due
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Annual road tax
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MOT status
Valid (as at 27 Sep 2026)
MOT expiry
22 Sep 2027
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Outstanding recall
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First used date
8 May 2012
Manufacture date
8 May 2012

3 What this car’s MOT record points to

Read from the last two years of this car's own test record, grouped by area. Each line quotes what the tester wrote and the date of the test.

Critical

Brakes

Major item, 20 Aug 2025: Parking brake efficiency below requirements. The car passed a test on 21 Aug 2025.

Advisory, 23 Sept 2026: Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both side.

Advisory, 23 Sept 2026: Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both side.

Typical UK garage price for brake pad replacement: £100–£300. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.

Critical

Suspension & steering

Major item, 20 Aug 2025: Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. The car passed a test on 21 Aug 2025.

Major item, 20 Aug 2025: Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn. The car passed a test on 21 Aug 2025.

Major item, 20 Aug 2025: Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken. The car passed a test on 21 Aug 2025.

Major item, 20 Aug 2025: Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken. The car passed a test on 21 Aug 2025.

3 more in the full MOT history below.

Typical UK garage price for coil spring replacement: £175–£400. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.

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Exhaust & emissions

Advisory, 23 Sept 2026: Rear exhaust box corroded.

Critical

Structure & corrosion

Major item, 20 Aug 2025: Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. The car passed a test on 21 Aug 2025.

Advisory, 21 Aug 2025: Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Back box deteriorating.. Recorded at 2 tests.

Advisory, 20 Aug 2025: Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Back box deteriorating.. Recorded at 2 tests.

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Other

Advisory, 23 Sept 2026: Undertray fitted from to rear on both side.

No recent issue

Tyres, Lamps & visibility, Engine – oil

Nothing recorded against these in the last two years of tests.

Tyres: last recorded 6 Aug 2022 (advisory), outside the two-year window. Lamps & visibility: last recorded 4 Aug 2022 (major item), outside the two-year window.

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4 How it compares with other 2012 A1s

Against every Audi A1 first used in 2012 and tested in Great Britain in the 2025 test year (18,174 first-attempt tests) — the most recent full year available.

MeasureThis carTypical 2012 A1What it means
Pass rate, first attempts8 of 12 (67%)66.6% in 2025In line with the group figure
Fails, first attempts4 of 1228.1% of first testsLower than the group figure
Fixed during the test (PRS)15.2% of first tests1 on this record
Mileage at its latest test (23 Sept 2026)91,112 miles91,199 (middle half 69,372–112,951)Inside the middle half; not an outlier
Clean passes (no advisories)2 of 1229.6% of first testsLower than the group figure

"Typical" is every Audi A1 first used in 2012, any fuel or use — not adjusted for mileage. This car's figures are from its own record only. A first attempt is any test not within 10 days after a failed test of this car.

Check before you buy — for this car

  1. On this carBrakes. major item, advisory recorded in the last two years (2015, 2016, 2017, 2025, 2026). Worth looking at the discs and pads through the wheel spokes for scoring and a worn lip, and noticing on a test drive whether the car pulls to one side or the pedal feels long.
  2. On this carSuspension & steering. major item, minor item, advisory recorded in the last two years (2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026). Worth looking behind each wheel with a torch at the coil springs and bushes, and listening for knocks over bumps on a test drive.
  3. On this carExhaust & emissions. advisory recorded in the last two years (2020, 2021, 2023, 2026). Worth checking that the engine warning light goes out after starting, and noticing any smoke from the exhaust.
  4. On this carStructure & corrosion. major item, advisory recorded in the last two years (2022, 2025). Worth looking underneath with a torch at the sills, floor and mountings for corrosion.
  5. On this carOther. advisory recorded in the last two years (2015, 2016, 2017, 2026). Worth asking the seller about this item and having it looked at during an inspection.
  6. Nothing recentTyres. A top failure area for 2012 A1s. Recorded on this car in 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, nothing in the last two years. Worth checking the tread depth across the whole width of each tyre, and the sidewalls for cuts, cracks and bulges.

This car vs what 2012 A1s usually fail on

Coil spring: fractured or broken15.3%this car: suspension & steering items recorded 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn12.0%this car: suspension & steering items recorded 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm8.8%this car: tyres items recorded 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt8.2%this car: suspension & steering items recorded 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt8.1%this car: structure & corrosion items recorded 2022, 2025

Bars: share of 2012 A1 first tests that did not pass first time in 2025 carrying each item, in DVSA's wording. Right-hand note: what this car's own record shows in that area.

Mileage position

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5 MOT history

Tests passed12 of 16
Tests failed4
Plate changesNone
Record sourceGreat Britain (DVSA)
Avg mileage/year4,947 mi
Pass rate75%
First mileage36,330 mi (as at 27 Aug 2015)
Last mileage91,112 mi (as at 23 Sep 2026)
Years on record11.1 yr
Colour at last MOTRed

Test history

Pass 23 Sep 2026 91,112 mi Expiry 22 Sep 2027
  • Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both side (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) Advisory
  • Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i)) Minor
  • Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Advisory
  • Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both side (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) Advisory
  • Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened covered by black paint (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Advisory
  • Rear exhaust box corroded Advisory
  • Undertray fitted from to rear on both side Advisory
Pass 21 Aug 2025 87,786 mi Expiry 26 Aug 2026
  • Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Back box deteriorating. (6.1.2 (a)) Advisory
Fail 20 Aug 2025 87,783 mi
  • Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Major — failed
  • Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Major — failed
  • Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Major — failed
  • Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Major — failed
  • Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Major — failed
  • Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Major — failed
  • Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Back box deteriorating. (6.1.2 (a)) Advisory
Pass 6 Aug 2024 80,740 mi Expiry 26 Aug 2025

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 12 Aug 2023 73,808 mi Expiry 26 Aug 2024
  • Exhaust back box deteriorating. Advisory
  • Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i)) Minor
Pass 6 Aug 2022 70,673 mi Expiry 26 Aug 2023
  • Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Inner edge wearing. (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
Fail 4 Aug 2022 70,651 mi
  • Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning Outer lamp inop. (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Major — failed
  • Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Inner edge wearing. (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
  • Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Exhaust back box deteriorating. (6.1.2 (a)) Advisory
  • Dangerous Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached Bush has popped out. (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Failed
Pass 7 Aug 2021 67,499 mi Expiry 26 Aug 2022
  • Exhaust back box deteriorating. Advisory
Fail 6 Aug 2021 67,482 mi
  • Rear #Exhaust back box deteriorating. #Exhaust heat shield insecure at rear. Advisory
  • Dangerous Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached Bush has popped out. !!! (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Failed
Pass 7 Aug 2020 64,909 mi Expiry 26 Aug 2021
  • Exhaust heat shield insecure at rear !! Advisory
  • Rear Exhaust silencer slightly loose Back box deteriorating !! (8.1.1 (b) (i)) Advisory
Pass 16 Aug 2019 62,588 mi Expiry 26 Aug 2020
  • Offside Rear Nail in tyre Advisory
Fail 15 Aug 2019 62,577 mi
  • Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Major — failed
  • Offside Rear Nail in tyre Advisory
Pass 13 Aug 2018 59,333 mi Expiry 26 Aug 2019

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 17 Aug 2017 52,658 mi Expiry 26 Aug 2018
  • front and rear discs pitted Advisory
  • front and rear discs pitted Advisory
  • under trays fitted Advisory
Pass 22 Aug 2016 44,296 mi Expiry 26 Aug 2017
  • all tyres 3.0mm Advisory
  • front discs lipped and pitted Advisory
  • under trays fitted Advisory
Pass 27 Aug 2015 36,330 mi Expiry 26 Aug 2016
  • Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay Tester note
  • Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) Advisory
  • Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) Advisory
  • Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) Advisory
  • Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) Advisory
  • Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components Tester note

MOT data sourced from DVSA, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DVSA bulk record as of 27 Sep 2026. DVLA-only fields (tax status, tax due, annual road tax, ULEZ/CO2/Euro status, export marker, wheel plan, type approval, V5C date, recalls) are not loaded until someone presses "Check latest from DVLA & DVSA". Sections 3 and 4 are SortedCars’ arithmetic on the same public record and on DVSA test statistics; they describe the record, not the car’s condition, and are not advice about buying it. Always have a used car inspected before you buy. Check the official record at GOV.UK: check MOT history.

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