Does the Audi S3 fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Audi S3 records 6.91 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.85 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) (+0.06, 95% interval −0.27 to +0.39). It ranks 264 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Audi S3 is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 804 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 804 | 3.27 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 492 | 2.00 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 147 | 0.60 |
| Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced | 56 | 0.23 |
| Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap | 41 | 0.17 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 24,624 (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 S3 gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
15.8% of Audi S3 MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,630 miles later (698 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 698 (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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