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Audi A1 road wheels problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 95,968 MOT tests · Updated

At 8 years, 0.2 in 100 MOT tests of the Audi A1 failed on road wheels, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 95,968 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails less often than all class 4 vehicles the same age (0.4–0.6×) (all test years), 149 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 12 ages from 3 to 14 years, 864,536 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 8 years: 95,968 for the Audi A1

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.2 fails per 100 MOT tests at 8 years, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 8 (all test years). The Audi A1 fails less often here.

Why it matters

A road wheels fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Look for cracked or badly kerbed rims and check that every wheel nut is present; a vibration through the wheel at speed points to a bent rim or balance.

Audi A1 road wheels fails by age

Audi A1 road wheels fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Audi A1. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.00.20.40.63 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.1), 64,380 MOT tests34 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 68,542 MOT tests45 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 77,150 MOT tests56 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 89,609 MOT tests67 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 92,946 MOT tests78 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 95,968 MOT tests89 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 95,113 MOT tests910 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 87,857 MOT tests1011 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 80,837 MOT tests1112 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 58,890 MOT tests1213 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 36,045 MOT tests1314 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 17,199 MOT tests14
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Audi A1 All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
364,3800.10.1
468,5420.20.2
577,1500.20.2
689,6090.20.2
792,9460.20.3
895,9680.20.3
995,1130.20.4
1087,8570.20.4
1180,8370.20.4
1258,8900.30.5
1336,0450.30.5
1417,1990.30.6

All first-use years of the Audi A1 pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the road wheels at 8 years

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.4 petrol: 0.2 per 100 at 8 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 52,133 MOT tests)
  • 1.0 petrol: 0.1 per 100 at 8 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 13,933 MOT tests)
  • 1.6 diesel: 0.2 per 100 at 8 years, about average for diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 23,548 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Look for cracked or badly kerbed rims and check that every wheel nut is present; a vibration through the wheel at speed points to a bent rim or balance.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Road wheel condition: slightly distorted.

Check one Audi A1, not the average

The figures here describe Audi A1 cars as a group. These free tools answer for one car. Each line says what the tool reads.

Other Audi A1 problems

Road wheels on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Audi A1 have more road wheels problems than other cars?

0.4 to 0.6 times the road wheels fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 8 years (all test years), from 95,968 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 0.8 in the same direction at 7 of the 12 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Audi A1 road wheels problems?

0.2 in 100 MOT tests at 8 years failed on road wheels, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 95,968 MOT tests).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 865,891 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare