Audi RS3 MOT pass rate and common failures
In 2025, 90.4% of Audi RS3 MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 675 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
91.3%
All cars: 86.1% (5.2 points better). 494 tests.
At 6–10 years
–
Too few tests at this age to say.
At 11 years and over
–
Too few tests at this age to say.
Figures by age, with typical mileage
| Age (years) | Tests | First-time pass | All cars | Typical mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 494 | 91.3% | 87.8% | 21,250 miles |
Typical mileage is the median reading at the test, to the nearest 2,500 miles.
What fails most often
The share of Audi RS3 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 | RS3 | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 8.1% | 8.4% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2.2% | 16.6% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1.6% | 4.0% |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1.6% | 0.4% |
| Suspension | 1.5% | 13.7% |
| Visibility | 1.0% | 5.2% |
| Brakes | 0.7% | 10.2% |
| Road wheels | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Most common reasons for failing
- Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure failed 2.1% of tests
- Condition: has ply or cords exposed failed 1.6% of tests
- Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm failed 1.6% of tests
- Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords failed 1.5% of tests
- Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements failed 1.3% of tests · what this means
- Catalyst emissions: lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits failed 0.7% of tests · what this means
- Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure failed 0.6% of tests
- Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt failed 0.6% of tests · what this means
- Headlamp aim: too high failed 0.4% of tests · what this means
- Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits failed 0.4% of tests · what this means
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About these figures
- They cover every RS3 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 100.0%.
- 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.