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Audi A1 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

27.3% of 112,223 MOT tests of the Audi A1 first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 101.8 (95% CI 100.7–103.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Audi A1 built in 2012 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time27.3%all ages tested2019–2024112223
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 100.7–103.0)101.8index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–2024112223
Rank among this model's 11 build years5of 111 = fails least for its age2019–2024112223
Tested in 202418363testsmedian 85,860 miles202418363
line · Audi A1 built 2012 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2012 22.2% vs model normal 22.2% at age 7 · 2019–2024
Built 2012 against Audi A1 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 22.2% vs 22.2%; age 8: 24.1% vs 23.2%; age 9: 26.5% vs 25.5%; age 10: 28.1% vs 27.5%; age 11: 30.9% vs 30.4%; age 12: 32.4% vs 32.3%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2012 Audi A1 by registration · All Audi A1 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2012 Audi A1 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Audi A1 built 2012: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
719,39722.221.6–22.722.299.8
818,37924.123.4–24.723.2103.7
918,69426.525.9–27.225.5103.9
1018,78328.127.4–28.727.5102.2
1118,60730.930.2–31.530.4101.4
1218,36332.431.7–33.132.3100.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 112,223 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2012 Audi A1?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is suspension: 13 items per 100 first tests, against 8 across all build years of the Audi A1. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Audi A1 built 2012 against the Audi A1 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2012, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension13814,583
Tyres11.49.312,771
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment10.15.111,336
Brakes8.15.49,102
Visibility5.74.26,380

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 112,223 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Audi A1, 2012 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 104.9. 2013: index 102.3.

Audi A1 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2010104.8101.0–108.7worse8,762
2011104.9103.7–106.0worse99,987
2012101.8100.7–103.0worse112,223
2013102.3101.2–103.4worse134,681
201497.095.9–98.2better138,950
201594.092.8–95.2better144,041
2016103.0101.7–104.2worse155,112
2017104.0102.4–105.5worse121,964
2018105.4103.4–107.3worse80,567
201997.294.9–99.6better62,006
2020100.196.4–103.9no different26,895

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,085,188 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Audi A1 2012 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/audi-a1/2012/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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