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Audi A3 S Line 35 TDI S A — Reliability by Year

2,830 vehicles · MOT data 2020–2025 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Audi A3 S Line 35 TDI S A was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
2022
94.4% pass rate · 454 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2021
91.8% pass rate · 348 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2025 First MOTs due 2028+ 108
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 469
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 30,712 mi 752
2022
94.4%
33,588 mi 454
2021
91.8%
38,393 mi 348
2020
92.2%
36,470 mi 699

* 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 A3 S Line 35 TDI S A is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 33,588 miles (newest year) to 38,393 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 A3 S Line 35 TDI S A.

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