2007 Audi A3: MOT pass rate and common faults

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 57.8% to 59.6% (±0.9 points).

• 2007 Audi A358.7%
• All vehicles first used in 200757.4%

That is 1.3 points above the average for all vehicles first used in 2007 (57.4%). These cars were about 18 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2007 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2007, failures are more common in suspension (1.1×), body, chassis, structure (1.3×), tyres (1.1×) and noise, emissions, leaks (1.1×), and less common in lights and electrics (0.8×), brakes (0.9×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (0.7×) and steering (0.5×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2007.

1. Suspension18.4 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 17.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
2. Lights and electrics18.1 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 21.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
3. Body, chassis, structure10.3 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 8.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
4. Brakes10.2 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 11.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
5. Tyres8.1 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 7.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
6. Noise, emissions, leaks7.2 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 6.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
7. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors4.9 in 100 tests0.7× compared with 6.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
8. Seat belts and airbags2.2 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2007
9. Steering1.7 in 100 tests0.5× compared with 3.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
10. Wheels0.8 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2007
11. Number plates and VIN0.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2007

All vehicles first used in 2007: the 155 models in our data, 854,590 tests (92.9% of all 919,503 tests on vehicles first used in 2007). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2007 Audi A3

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

Other Audi A3 years

• 2008 Audi A359.2%
• 2009 Audi A362.4%
• 2010 Audi A362.2%
• 2011 Audi A364.7%
• 2012 Audi A365.6%
• 2013 Audi A373.3%
• 2014 Audi A377.3%
• 2015 Audi A380.3%
• 2016 Audi A382.8%
• 2017 Audi A385.0%
• 2018 Audi A386.7%
• 2019 Audi A386.4%
• 2020 Audi A388.2%
• 2021 Audi A388.7%
• 2022 Audi A389.1%

Other cars first used in 2007

• 2007 Ford Fiesta53.3%
• 2007 Vauxhall Corsa52.5%
• 2007 Ford Focus57.5%
• 2007 Volkswagen Golf57.9%
• 2007 MINI Hatch57.0%