Does the Audi S3 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Audi S3 records 6.80 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 13.39 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−6.59, 95% interval −7.04 to −6.13). It ranks 605 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Audi S3 by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Audi S3 is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 283 times in 2019–2024.

Audi S3: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	283	1.15
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake	246	1.00
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded	167	0.68
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	128	0.52
Warning device shows system malfunction	123	0.50

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 brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

8.3% of Audi S3 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,126 miles later (2,891 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,891 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Audi S3 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Audi S3 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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