Does the Audi A1 fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Audi A1 records 5.14 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.91 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.77, 95% interval −3.83 to −3.72). It ranks 485 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Audi A1 is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 11,958 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 11,958 | 1.08 |
| A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 6,389 | 0.58 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 4,949 | 0.45 |
| A lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning | 3,797 | 0.34 |
| Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 3,706 | 0.34 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,104,432 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Audi A1 gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
17.5% of Audi A1 MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,296 miles later (847 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 847 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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