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Audi A3 Sport 35 TFSI — Reliability by Year

3,080 vehicles · MOT data 2020–2025 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Audi A3 Sport 35 TFSI 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
95.7% pass rate · 798 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2020
93.4% pass rate · 549 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2025 First MOTs due 2028+ 135
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 488
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 22,741 mi 727
2022
95.7%
22,604 mi 798
2021
94.4%
27,618 mi 383
2020
93.4%
27,843 mi 549

* 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 Sport 35 TFSI is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 22,604 miles (newest year) to 27,843 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 Sport 35 TFSI.

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