Audi RS4 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Audi RS4 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Audi RS4 passed on its first attempt in 86.1%, and its overall record sits +6.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Audi RS4 in the 2023–2025 data: 4,382 tests across 9 model years (2000–2015). 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 RS4 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Audi RS4, the Suspension 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 RS4's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Audi RS4 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Audi RS4, each with how many of the model's 4,382 tests it was noted on.

• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 163 Audi RS4 tests, 3.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 111 Audi RS4 tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 101 Audi RS4 tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 85 Audi RS4 tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 79 Audi RS4 tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 47 Audi RS4 tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Audi RS4 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Audi RS4 model year on record is 2012 (92.2% across 51 tests), and the weakest is 2008 (84.3%). The gap between them is 7.9 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Audi RS4 reliability is improving 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 RS4 Owners

These checks follow this Audi RS4's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Audi RS4.

• the suspension joints — “ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

• 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 lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Audi RS4. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Audi RS4 is most common

Across every RS4 model year on record (2000–2015): 2,238 Audi RS4 cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 4,382 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 90 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Audi RS4 cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Audi RS4 MOT & Reliability