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Audi A1 — Reliability by Year

227,023 vehicles · MOT data 2010–2023 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Audi A1 was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
2022
95.6% pass rate · 8,493 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2010
81.0% pass rate · 1,578 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 18,591 mi 835
2022
95.6%
20,618 mi 8,493
2021
93.4%
24,677 mi 8,050
2020
92.1%
26,592 mi 9,638
2019
90.9%
29,524 mi 19,705
2018
88.9%
32,304 mi 19,825
2017
87.8%
37,187 mi 23,144
2016
86.6%
42,033 mi 25,883
2015
86.6%
46,975 mi 24,340
2014
85.4%
50,721 mi 23,916
2013
83.7%
55,935 mi 23,564
2012
82.7%
60,766 mi 20,025
2011
81.8%
65,919 mi 18,027
2010
81.0%
66,882 mi 1,578

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Audi A1 is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 20,618 miles (newest year) to 66,882 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Audi A1.

See the buying guide →

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