Audi A1 Citycarver MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Audi A1 Citycarver MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Audi A1 Citycarver passed on its first attempt in 92.0%, and its overall record sits +11.5 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Audi A1 Citycarver in the 2023–2025 data: 2,971 tests across 3 model years (2019–2021). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Audi A1 Citycarver MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Audi A1 Citycarver, the Tyres section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Audi A1 Citycarver's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Audi A1 Citycarver DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Audi A1 Citycarver, each with how many of the model's 2,971 tests it was noted on.

• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 47 Audi A1 Citycarver tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 41 Audi A1 Citycarver tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 37 Audi A1 Citycarver tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 27 Audi A1 Citycarver tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 20 Audi A1 Citycarver tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake discs significantly and obviously worn" (Major) — noted on about 19 Audi A1 Citycarver tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Audi A1 Citycarver Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Audi A1 Citycarver model year on record is 2019 (93.8% across 243 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (91.8%). The gap between them is 2.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Audi A1 Citycarver reliability is declining in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.0 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Audi A1 Citycarver Owners

These checks follow this Audi A1 Citycarver's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Audi A1 Citycarver.

• the brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”

  Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Audi A1 Citycarver. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Audi A1 Citycarver MOT & Reliability