Audi S3 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

10.3% of 368 MOT tests of the Audi S3 first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 101.0 (95% CI 68.9–133.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Audi S3 built in 2016 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	10.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	368
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 68.9–133.2)	101.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	368
Rank among this model's 9 build years	4	of 9	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	368
Tested in 2024	74	tests	median 57,023 miles	2024	74

Built 2016 against Audi S3 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 11.4% vs 8.5%; age 4: 9.3% vs 9%; age 5: 12.1% vs 10.3%; age 6: 9% vs 9.3%; age 7: 9.5% vs 11.3%; age 8: 10.8% vs 11.6%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2016 Audi S3 by registration · All Audi S3 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 2016 Audi S3 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 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 S3 built 2016: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	44 (rough estimate)	11.4	5–24	8.5	133.7
4	43 (rough estimate)	9.3	3.7–21.6	9	103.1
5	66 (rough estimate)	12.1	6.3–22.1	10.3	117.9
6	67 (rough estimate)	9	4.2–18.2	9.3	96.1
7	74 (rough estimate)	9.5	4.7–18.3	11.3	83.9
8	74 (rough estimate)	10.8	5.6–19.9	11.6	92.8

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 368 (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

How does 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Audi S3, 2016 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 94.8. 2020: index 100.5.

Audi S3 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2009	112.0	93.8–130.2	no different (rough estimate)	555
2010	131.3	116.2–146.4	worse (rough estimate)	1,099
2011	116.9	102.3–131.6	worse (rough estimate)	1,151
2012	115.6	98.1–133.1	no different (rough estimate)	878
2013	106.5	89.5–123.5	no different (rough estimate)	1,118
2014	100.5	91.8–109.3	no different	4,131
2015	94.8	74.1–115.4	no different (rough estimate)	756
2016	101.0	68.9–133.2	no different (rough estimate)	368
2020	100.5	80.7–120.2	no different (rough estimate)	1,211

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,267 (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 S3 2016 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-s3/2016/

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.

Audi S3 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2016 Audi S3 fail at each age?

How does 2016 compare with the years around it?

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