Audi A1 Technik 30 TFSI S-A
Reliability, estimated running costs, and MOT data across 3 model years from 347 MOT tests in 2024.
Avg Pass Rate
92%
Total Tests
347
Highest Pass Rate
2021 (96%)
Years Covered
3
About the Audi A1 Technik 30 TFSI S-A
The Audi A1 Technik 30 TFSI S-A was MOT tested 347 times in 2024 (DVSA data, retests included) across 3 model years (2019 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 92%. That's comfortably above the average of 82% across all models in our data. Our records list petrol versions.
Best and Worst Years
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2021 model has the highest pass rate at 96% from 158 tests. The 2020 model has the lowest at 90%. The 6 point gap means pass rates vary somewhat between years, but no year is dramatically different. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger.
Mileage Across Years
The oldest model in our data (2019) averages 32,975 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 20,651 miles.
Estimated Running Costs
Based on 7,400 miles/year, average pump prices of 174.57p petrol and 199.33p diesel (GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices, week of 19 October 2026), and MOT pass rate data. Insurance not included.
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Audi A1 Technik 30 TFSI S-A by Year
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Questions about the Audi A1 Technik 30 TFSI S-A
Is the Audi A1 Technik 30 TFSI S-A reliable?
Across its 3 model years in our data (2019 to 2021), the Audi A1 Technik 30 TFSI S-A averages a 92% MOT pass rate, from 347 tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included). That's 10 points above the average of 82% across all models in the same data. The 2021 model has the highest pass rate of the years with at least 100 tests, at 96%.
Which year Audi A1 Technik 30 TFSI S-A has the best MOT pass rate?
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2021 Audi A1 Technik 30 TFSI S-A has the highest MOT pass rate at 96%, while the 2020 model has the lowest at 90%, a 6 point gap. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger, so compare years of a similar age.
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