Audi A1: reliability by registration year
2010-2023 · 14 registration years · 226,237 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every A1 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 930 | 93.4% | 94.9% | |
| 2022 | 14,214 | 90.3% | 91.9% | Tyre condition (front) 21.7% |
| 2021 | 13,504 | 89.5% | 91.3% | Tyre condition (front) 17.4% |
| 2020 | 12,814 | 87.5% | 89.2% | Tyre condition (front) 16.5% |
| 2019 | 19,545 | 84.0% | 86.0% | Track rod end (front) 19.5% |
| 2018 | 19,030 | 79.6% | 81.8% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 22.7% |
| 2017 | 21,991 | 77.1% | 79.9% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 26.2% |
| 2016 | 24,427 | 73.9% | 77.0% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 24.1% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2016 A1: Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (24.1%) · Coil spring (front) (13.2%) · Tyre condition (front) (11.7%) | ||||
| 2015 | 22,636 | 73.9% | 77.2% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 20.4% |
| 2014 | 22,045 | 71.3% | 75.2% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 16.4% |
| 2013 | 21,298 | 66.7% | 71.3% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 13.0% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2013 A1: Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (13.0%) · Coil spring (front) (12.9%) · Tyre condition (front) (12.0%) | ||||
| 2012 | 17,495 | 66.3% | 71.6% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 12.4% |
| 2011 | 15,034 | 63.7% | 69.1% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 11.9% |
| 2010 | 1,274 | 64.5% | 69.7% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 13.9% |