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Audi A1 build years & generations

Coverage 2010-20242 named generationsHatchbackPETROL / DIESEL

The Audi A1 spans several build years and named generations (2010-2024). Match a build year to its generation, then see how each group of build years does at its MOT.

Newest Audi A1 generation shown; older shapes are pictured on the cards below.

Which year is which

Build years & generations, side by side

Find the build years you're looking at and see which generation they are. You'll also see which group of build years the MOT figures come from.

Built 2010-2012
Generation
8X
Figures from
cars built 2009-2012
Counted with this generation only.
Built 2013-2016
Generation
8X
Figures from
cars built 2013-2016
Counted with this generation only.
Built 2017
Generation
8X
Figures from
cars built 2017-2020
Counted together with 8X and GB cars built in the same years.
Built 2018-2020
Generation
GB
Figures from
cars built 2017-2020
Counted together with 8X and GB cars built in the same years.
Built 2021-2024
Generation
GB
Figures from
cars built 2021 onwards
Counted with every car built from 2021.

Build years	Generation	Figures from cars built	What to know
2010-2012	8X	2009-2012	Counted with this generation only.
2013-2016	8X	2013-2016	Counted with this generation only.
2017	8X	2017-2020	Counted together with 8X and GB cars built in the same years.
2018-2020	GB	2017-2020	Counted together with 8X and GB cars built in the same years.
2021-2024	GB	2021 onwards	Counted with every car built from 2021.

“Figures from cars built” is the group of build years behind each row's MOT figures. Years where one generation gave way to the next can sit in a wider group until there's enough history to split them.

“Figures from” is the group of build years behind each card's MOT figures. Years where one generation gave way to the next can sit in a wider group until there's enough history to split them.

By build-year group

How each group of build years performs

Each card shows MOT results for one group of Audi A1 build years. “Age” means the car's age on the day of its MOT, not its build year. “25+” groups every test on cars aged 25 or older.

Built

2021 onwards

GB only

All GB cars built from 2021. Newer cars join this group until there is enough MOT history to split it.

Fail rate at 4 years old (latest age)

10.0%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 8 (12.5%)

Ages with data

3 to 4 years old

MOT tests counted

26,667

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age

AgeFail rateMOT tests

3 years

16,1628.7%

4 years

10,50510.0%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 4 years old.

Built

2017-2020

A mix of 8X and GB

These build years include both 8X and GB cars, so the figures are less exact than for a single generation.

Fail rate at 7 years old

17.9%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 6 (17.1%)

Ages with data

4 to 8 years old

MOT tests counted

90,736

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age

AgeFail rateMOT tests

4 years

5,89510.1%

5 years

17,68312.1%

6 years

23,65215.1%

7 years

26,42317.9%

8 years

17,08319.0%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 8 years old.

Built

2013-2016

8X only

These build years are all 8X, so the figures are almost all from that generation.

Fail rate at 12 years old (latest age)

25.3%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 4 (25.9%)

Ages with data

8 to 12 years old

MOT tests counted

121,255

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age

AgeFail rateMOT tests

8 years

13,21520.8%

9 years

31,61720.5%

10 years

29,31321.3%

11 years

30,16023.5%

12 years

16,95025.3%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 12 years old.

Built

2009-2012

8X only

These build years are all 8X, so the figures are almost all from that generation.

Fail rate at 15 years old (latest age)

26.1%

UK average for cars this age: about 3 in 10 (29.9%)

Ages with data

12 to 15 years old

MOT tests counted

47,594

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age

AgeFail rateMOT tests

12 years

10,42225.3%

13 years

23,11626.0%

14 years

13,72226.8%

15 years

33426.1%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 14 years old.