MOT comparison

BMW 1 Series F40 vs Audi A3 8Y

How the BMW 1 Series F40 (3rd Gen) (2019–2026) and the Audi A3 8Y (4th Gen) (2020–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

BMW 1 Series F40 (3rd Gen)

165,336

MOT tests compared · built 2019–2026

Passes more often in 3 of 9 mileage bands

Audi A3 8Y (4th Gen)

113,140

MOT tests compared · built 2020–2026

Passes more often in 0 of 9 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

BMW 1 Series F40 Audi A3 8Y

Under 10,000 miles 95.4% vs 95.4%

6,791 and 3,766 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 93.0% vs 92.1%

31,829 and 21,184 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 90.7% vs 89.2%

44,584 and 31,668 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 88.8% vs 88.5%

35,490 and 25,096 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 87.2% vs 87.2%

22,561 and 15,032 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 85.7% vs 85.4%

12,364 and 8,237 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 84.6% vs 84.2%

6,571 and 4,433 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 83.2% vs 82.2%

3,343 and 2,384 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 83.7% vs 82.2%

1,803 and 1,340 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

BMW 1 Series F40 fails more often on

Nothing that stands out consistently against the Audi A3 8Y.

Audi A3 8Y fails more often on

Shock absorbers

Fails about 10 times as often as the BMW 1 Series F40: 2.0% of MOTs against 0.15%.

In 5 of 9 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.