Audi RS MOT pass rate and common failures
In 2025, 90.3% of Audi RS MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 2,854 tests in Great Britain. For all cars it was 71.5%.
Compared with cars of the same age
Older cars fail more often, so a model that’s mostly a few years old will look better than one that’s mostly 12. These figures compare like with like.
At 3–5 years
90.7%
All cars: 86.1% (4.6 points better). 2,638 tests.
At 6–10 years
–
Too few tests at this age to say.
At 11 years and over
88.0%
All cars: 61.3% (26.7 points better). 108 tests.
Pass rate by age
Figures by age, with typical mileage
| Age (years) | Tests | First-time pass | All cars | Typical mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1,142 | 89.1% | 87.8% | 26,250 miles |
| 4 | 1,096 | 92.3% | 86.4% | 33,750 miles |
| 5 | 400 | 90.8% | 84.5% | 38,750 miles |
| 10 | 93 | 81.7% | 70.0% | 66,250 miles |
| 11 | 108 | 88.0% | 66.9% | 73,750 miles |
Typical mileage is the median reading at the test, to the nearest 2,500 miles.
What fails most often
The share of Audi RS MOT tests that failed on at least one item in each area, against all cars. A test can fail on several areas at once.
| Area | RS | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 8.5% | 8.4% |
| Visibility | 1.3% | 5.2% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1.3% | 4.0% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1.3% | 16.6% |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1.2% | 0.4% |
| Brakes | 1.2% | 10.2% |
| Suspension | 0.5% | 13.7% |
| Road wheels | 0.4% | 0.5% |
Most common reasons for failing
- Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords failed 2.9% of tests
- Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm failed 2.2% of tests
- Condition: has ply or cords exposed failed 2.0% of tests
- Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements failed 1.0% of tests · what this means
- Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure failed 0.7% of tests
- Catalyst emissions: lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits failed 0.6% of tests · what this means
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid failed 0.6% of tests · what this means
- Brake pads: worn down to wear indicator failed 0.4% of tests · what this means
- Headlamp aim: too high failed 0.4% of tests · what this means
- Washers: not working failed 0.3% of tests · what this means
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About these figures
- They cover every RS version DVSA records under this name (engines, trims and generations together), on its first MOT test of each visit. A “pass with rectification” (fixed within an hour) counts as a fail, as in DVSA’s own statistics.
- Cars under three years old are left out, because the few tested that young are mostly taxis.
- Fuel mix of the cars tested: petrol 89.8%, electric 10.2%, hybrid electric (clean) 0.0%.
- A pass rate describes the model, not any one car. How a car has been looked after matters more.
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Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.