Audi A4 A-Road Spt MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Audi A4 A-Road Spt MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Audi A4 A-Road Spt passed on its first attempt in 93.5%, and its overall record sits +12.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Audi A4 A-Road Spt in the 2023–2025 data: 326 tests across 1 model years (2021–2021). 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 A4 A-Road Spt MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Audi A4 A-Road Spt, the Noise, emissions and leaks 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 A4 A-Road Spt's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Audi A4 A-Road Spt DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Audi A4 A-Road Spt, each with how many of the model's 326 tests it was noted on.

• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Rectified) — noted on about 8 Audi A4 A-Road Spt tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 8 Audi A4 A-Road Spt tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 4 Audi A4 A-Road Spt tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 3 Audi A4 A-Road Spt tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "On or after 01/01/2014 emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit" (Major) — noted on about 3 Audi A4 A-Road Spt tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 2 Audi A4 A-Road Spt tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Audi A4 A-Road Spt Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Audi A4 A-Road Spt model year on record is 2021 (93.9% across 326 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (93.9%). Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Audi A4 A-Road Spt Owners

These checks follow this Audi A4 A-Road Spt's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Audi A4 A-Road Spt.

• the lights — “malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• 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 A4 A-Road Spt. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Audi A4 A-Road Spt MOT & Reliability