Car statistics by year

2015 Audi TT

Audi TT cars first registered in 2015: 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 2015, so like is set against like.

A year of the Audi TT. “2015” is the year of first registration.

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Records analysed
8,560 MOT tests of 2015 Audi TT cars
Methodology
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 84.9% All 2015 cars 72.6%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 64,500 miles; all 2015 cars 72,100
  • Left at the end of 2025 2,342 97.2% of the 2,409 at the end of 2015
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 6.0% All 2015 cars 7.2%
  • Tests with an advisory 43.0% All 2015 cars 51.7%
  • MOT tests in 2025 8,560 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2015 Audi TTs do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 10 years old, 84.9% of 2015 Audi TT MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.6% for all cars first registered in 2015. 2015 Audi TTs did better than average for their age, by 12.3 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 85.7% of the time (all 2015 cars 74.3%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Audi TT 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 TT bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Audi TT compared with all cars
First registered Audi TTAll cars
’09 70.9%58.2%
’10 71.3%59.3%
’11 75.1%61.5%
’12 80.7%63.6%
’13 82.0%66.0%
’14 81.1%69.1%
’15 84.9%72.6%
’16 87.5%75.6%
’17 88.3%79.1%
’18 88.8%81.8%
’19 90.7%84.4%
’20 92.0%86.9%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2015 Audi TT

Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm was the most common single reason a 2015 Audi TT failed, on 17.3% of about 1,300 failed tests. By area of the car, tyres failed most often (41.6% of failed tests; all 2015 cars 26.6%). 6.0% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.2% for all cars first registered in 2015. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2015 Audi TT tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 17.3%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 13.9%
Shock absorbers: serious fluid leak Suspension 11.9%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 8.4%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 8.4%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres 7.8%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 6.6%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks 4.6%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres 4.0%
Tyres: bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres 3.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Audi TT vs all 2015 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2015 Audi TT MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2015 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Tyres 41.6%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 24.8%
Brakes 19.2%
Suspension 16.8%
Visibility 10.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks 6.6%
Identification of the vehicle 2.9%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 2.7%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2015 Audi TT

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 43.0% of 2015 Audi TT tests had at least one (all 2015 cars 51.7%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2015 Audi TT tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 18.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 11.8%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 7.3%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 5.2%
Shock absorbers: light misting of oil Suspension 4.7%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened Suspension 4.4%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 2.8%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 2.2%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 2.0%
Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks 1.9%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2015 Audi TT?

Half of the 2015 Audi TTs tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 64,500 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 48,500 and a quarter more than 83,100. For all cars first registered in 2015, the middle figure was 72,100 miles, so 2015 Audi TTs have been driven 10.5% less far than 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, 2015 Audi TT and all 2015 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2015 Audi TT 34,900 48,500 64,500 83,100 101,900 8,228
All 2015 cars 36,100 52,200 72,100 94,600 119,500 2,231,507
miles

Half of the 2015 Audi TTs tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 64,500 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2015 Audi TTs are left?

At the end of 2015, 2,409 2015 Audi TTs were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 2,342 were: 2,307 licensed and 35 declared off the road (SORN). That is 97.2% still on the record, against 93.2% for all cars first registered in 2015.

Share still on the record since 2015

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2015. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2015 Audi TTs on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2015, compared with all 2015 cars
Year end 2015 Audi TTAll 2015 cars
2015 100.0%100.0%
2016 101.7%100.7%
2017 98.3%99.9%
2018 98.6%96.7%
2019 97.8%97.6%
2020 99.2%96.9%
2021 96.8%96.7%
2022 98.2%96.1%
2023 98.0%95.3%
2024 98.1%94.3%
2025 97.2%93.2%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2015

4 of the Audi TT’s 14 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2015. 1 has no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2015 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2015 may have been built in 2014, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Audi TT recalls whose build dates include 2015
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
25 Feb 2026 Replacing Takata driver airbag 17 Sept 2014 to 23 Jan 2017 20,502
8 Aug 2025 Stop-drive TAKATA PSAN 11 Feb 2015 1
1 Feb 2023 If a front airbag is deployed it is possible that the gas generator housing in which the propellant is generated may burst on vehicles manufactured within a limited period. 27 Oct 2014 to 9 Dec 2016 20
25 Mar 2020 In the event of an accident the fuel tank could be damaged and leak 29 Apr 2014 to 24 May 2019 11,950

Every Audi TT recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Audi TT

23 years of the Audi TT, 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 2012 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (80.7% passed first time) and the 2000 cars worst (61.3%).

Audi TTs by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2000 2,664 61.3% 63.1%
2001 3,920 61.0% 61.5%
2002 5,202 60.7% 59.7%
2003 5,671 60.8% 58.9%
2004 5,340 61.5% 57.9%
2005 3,871 61.2% 57.7%
2006 3,018 60.7% 56.9%
2007 7,809 65.7% 57.3%
2008 7,044 68.1% 57.0%
2009 4,700 70.9% 58.2%
2010 3,219 71.3% 59.3%
2011 2,400 75.1% 61.5%
2012 2,520 80.7% 63.6%
2013 4,208 82.0% 66.0%
2014 2,201 2,082 81.1% 69.1%
2015 2,409 2,342 84.9% 72.6%
2016 2,841 2,758 87.5% 75.6%
2017 2,273 2,208 88.3% 79.1%
2018 1,020 970 88.8% 81.8%
2019 1,263 1,230 90.7% 84.4%
2020 738 718 92.0% 86.9%
2021 932 899 91.8% 88.4%
2022 835 817 91.6% 89.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). 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 8,560 MOT tests of 2015 Audi TT cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 2,342 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Audi TT cars first registered in 2015; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2015.
  • 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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