Audi A3: reliability by registration year
2001-2023 · 23 registration years · 404,391 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every A3 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 | 917 | 92.3% | 93.6% | |
| 2022 | 16,875 | 88.9% | 90.4% | Tyre condition (front) 36.7% |
| 2021 | 19,629 | 88.5% | 90.1% | Tyre condition (front) 31.0% |
| 2020 | 15,234 | 88.2% | 90.0% | Tyre condition (front) 24.9% |
| 2019 | 19,953 | 86.2% | 88.3% | Tyre condition (front) 22.9% |
| 2018 | 25,883 | 86.6% | 88.7% | Tyre condition (front) 19.2% |
| 2017 | 32,467 | 84.9% | 87.5% | Tyre condition (front) 17.7% |
| 2016 | 37,389 | 82.7% | 86.0% | Tyre condition (front) 15.5% |
| 2015 | 40,074 | 80.2% | 84.2% | Tyre condition (front) 13.1% |
| 2014 | 37,388 | 77.2% | 81.6% | Tyre condition (front) 11.8% |
| 2013 | 26,090 | 73.1% | 77.6% | Coil spring (rear) 11.7% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2013 A3: Coil spring (rear) (11.7%) · Tyre condition (front) (9.8%) · Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front) (8.6%) | ||||
| 2012 | 24,045 | 65.3% | 70.4% | Coil spring (front) 14.0% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2012 A3: Coil spring (front) (14.0%) · Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front) (11.3%) · Tyre condition (front) (10.0%) | ||||
| 2011 | 19,732 | 64.4% | 69.5% | Coil spring (front) 12.6% |
| 2010 | 22,121 | 61.8% | 67.3% | Coil spring (front) 12.6% |
| 2009 | 19,263 | 62.1% | 68.3% | Coil spring (front) 14.7% |
| 2008 | 15,468 | 58.6% | 66.1% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 16.0% |
| 2007 | 11,651 | 58.2% | 66.2% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 14.8% |
| 2006 | 9,213 | 56.0% | 63.7% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 18.8% |
| 2005 | 5,785 | 55.8% | 64.1% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 18.1% |
| 2004 | 2,446 | 53.5% | 62.0% | Headlight aim 14.4% |
| 2003 | 1,174 | 57.3% | 65.2% | Headlight aim 12.2% |
| 2002 | 912 | 57.6% | 65.7% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 13.2% |
| 2001 | 682 | 64.4% | 70.4% | |