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Audi S3 TFSI Quattro S A — Reliability by Year

4,548 vehicles · MOT data 2016–2023 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Audi S3 TFSI Quattro 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
2016
97.8% pass rate · 104 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2020
93.5% pass rate · 650 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 20,716 mi 925
2022
95.0%
22,634 mi 1,224
2021
94.5%
27,213 mi 1,508
2020
93.5%
27,766 mi 650
2017
97.5%
49,098 mi 137
2016
97.8%
66,397 mi 104

* 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 S3 TFSI Quattro 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 22,634 miles (newest year) to 66,397 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 S3 TFSI Quattro S A.

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