Audi S3 — reliability by registration year

2014–2022 · 4 registration years · 4,292 first tests

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every S3 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.

Audi S3 first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year	First tests	First-attempt pass	Incl. PRS	Most common failure
2022	1,535	90.3%	91.4%	Tyres — Condition (front) 47.7%
2021	1,455	90.5%	91.9%
2020	604	89.4%	90.9%
2014	698	85.2%	86.8%

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