Audi A1 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Audi

Model: A1

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 1,283,641 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

81.6%

Share of this model's 1,283,641 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£205/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

67,244

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

82,705

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

9.5

Average age sits in the mid-fleet band.

Vehicles represented

214,411

214,390 valid MOT, 21 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

1,283,641

1,283,641 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Common

214,411On the road

Insight summary

Audi A1 is a common model in this snapshot, with 214,411 represented vehicles and 0.51% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 81.6% from 1,283,641 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 54. The current pool shows an average of 67,244 miles and an average age of 9.5 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 82,705 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, coil springs and tyre condition. The practical read is that the Audi A1 looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	167,328
DIESEL	47,066
OTHER	15
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	1
LPG	1

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

5 / 5

Adult

95%

Children

85%

Pedestrian

73%

Safety systems

80%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	16,161
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	15,841
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	12,328
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	10,305
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	8,163
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	7,167
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6,680
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	5,645
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	5,495
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	5,349
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	5,252
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	4,950
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	4,932
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	4,907
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	4,879
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	4,304
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	4,207
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	4,149
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	4,130
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	4,122
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	3,673
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	3,650
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	3,621
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	3,495
Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	3,488

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 156,893 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

16,161

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

15,841

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

12,328

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

10,305

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

8,163

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

7,167

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

6,680

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

5,645

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

5,495

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

5,349

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

5,252

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

4,950

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

4,932

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

4,907

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

4,879

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

4,304

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

4,207

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

4,149

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

4,130

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

4,122

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

3,673

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

3,650

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

3,621

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

3,495

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

3,488

Audi A1 reliability and MOT data