Does the Audi A1 fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?
The Audi A1 records 7.98 suspension failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.97 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.01, 95% interval −0.04 to +0.06). It ranks 263 of 701 models on suspension (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on suspension?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Audi A1 is “A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn”, recorded 31,416 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn | 31,416 | 2.84 |
| A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened | 26,471 | 2.40 |
| A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 11,975 | 1.08 |
| A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated | 8,762 | 0.79 |
| A suspension pin, bush or joint likely to become detached | 2,968 | 0.27 |
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 suspension advisory, how often does it fail next time?
16.0% of Audi A1 MOTs with a suspension advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,369 miles later (63,559 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 63,559 (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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