Car statistics by year

2014 Audi S3

Audi S3 cars first registered in 2014: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2014, so like is set against like.

A year of the Audi S3. “2014” is the year of first registration.

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Records analysed
718 MOT tests of 2014 Audi S3 cars
Methodology
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 85.2% All 2014 cars 69.1%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 77,700 miles; all 2014 cars 78,900
  • Left at the end of 2025 2,675 86.4% of the 3,097 at the end of 2014
  • Tests with an advisory 36.1% All 2014 cars 55.3%
  • MOT tests in 2025 718 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2014 Audi S3s do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 11 years old, 85.2% of 2014 Audi S3 MOT tests were passed first time, against 69.1% for all cars first registered in 2014. 2014 Audi S3s did better than average for their age, by 16.1 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 84.1% of the time (all 2014 cars 70.5%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Audi S3 vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Audi S3 bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Audi S3 compared with all cars
First registered Audi S3All cars
’14 85.2%69.1%
’20 89.0%86.9%
’21 90.9%88.4%
’22 90.0%89.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2014 Audi S3

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 36.1% of 2014 Audi S3 tests had at least one (all 2014 cars 55.3%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2014 Audi S3 tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 14.2%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 6.0%
Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks 5.8%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 4.9%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened Suspension 4.2%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 2.5%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 2.2%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 2.1%
Shock absorbers: light misting of oil Suspension 1.9%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread Identification of the vehicle 1.8%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2014 Audi S3?

Half of the 2014 Audi S3s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 77,700 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 62,300 and a quarter more than 92,900. For all cars first registered in 2014, the middle figure was 78,900 miles, so 2014 Audi S3s have been driven about as far as average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2014 Audi S3 and all 2014 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2014 Audi S3 45,300 62,300 77,700 92,900 107,500 697
All 2014 cars 39,700 57,200 78,900 102,900 128,800 2,036,913
miles

Half of the 2014 Audi S3s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 77,700 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2014 Audi S3s are left?

At the end of 2014, 3,097 2014 Audi S3s were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 2,675 were: 2,536 licensed and 139 declared off the road (SORN). That is 86.4% still on the record, against 90.2% for all cars first registered in 2014.

Share still on the record since 2014

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2014. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2014 Audi S3s on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2014, compared with all 2014 cars
Year end 2014 Audi S3All 2014 cars
2014 100.0%100.0%
2015 99.9%99.9%
2016 98.1%99.4%
2017 95.1%96.3%
2018 94.2%96.9%
2019 93.4%96.4%
2020 92.0%95.4%
2021 90.5%95.1%
2022 89.6%94.2%
2023 89.0%93.1%
2024 88.0%91.8%
2025 86.4%90.2%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Other years of the Audi S3

4 years of the Audi S3, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2014 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (85.2% passed first time) and the 2022 cars worst (90.0%).

Audi S3s by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2014 3,097 2,675 85.2% 69.1%
2020 1,409 1,338 89.0% 86.9%
2021 1,529 1,468 90.9% 88.4%
2022 1,606 1,555 90.0% 89.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered. Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 718 MOT tests of 2014 Audi S3 cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 2,675 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Audi S3 cars first registered in 2014; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2014.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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