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Audi A3 Sport 40 TFSI E S A — Reliability by Year

11,659 vehicles · MOT data 2020–2025 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Audi A3 Sport 40 TFSI E 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
92.2% pass rate · 1,649 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2020
91.1% pass rate · 153 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2025 First MOTs due 2028+ 1,500
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 9,408 mi 4,031
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 29,442 mi 2,114
2022
92.2%
33,426 mi 1,649
2021
91.8%
33,791 mi 2,212
2020
91.1%
41,274 mi 153

* 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 40 TFSI E 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 33,426 miles (newest year) to 41,274 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 40 TFSI E S A.

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