Car statistics by year

2017 Audi TT

Audi TT cars first registered in 2017: 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 2017, so like is set against like.

A year of the Audi TT. “2017” is the year of first registration.

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Records analysed
7,432 MOT tests of 2017 Audi TT cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 88.3% All 2017 cars 79.1%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 49,400 miles; all 2017 cars 58,200
  • Left at the end of 2025 2,208 97.1% of the 2,273 at the end of 2017
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 5.2% All 2017 cars 6.3%
  • Tests with an advisory 39.2% All 2017 cars 45.7%
  • MOT tests in 2025 7,432 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2017 Audi TTs do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 8 years old, 88.3% of 2017 Audi TT MOT tests were passed first time, against 79.1% for all cars first registered in 2017. 2017 Audi TTs did better than average for their age, by 9.2 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 88.4% of the time (all 2017 cars 80.7%).

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
’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%
’21 91.8%88.4%
’22 91.6%89.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2017 Audi TT

Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm was the most common single reason a 2017 Audi TT failed, on 20.0% of about 900 failed tests. By area of the car, tyres failed most often (49.5% of failed tests; all 2017 cars 28.8%). 5.2% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 6.3% for all cars first registered in 2017. 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 2017 Audi TT tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 20.0%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 12.3%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 9.6%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 9.3%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres 8.4%
Shock absorbers: serious fluid leak Suspension 5.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 5.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 4.3%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres 3.9%
Tyres: bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres 3.7%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Audi TT vs all 2017 cars

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

Share of failed 2017 Audi TT MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2017 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Tyres 49.5%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 21.1%
Brakes 17.3%
Visibility 10.4%
Suspension 7.9%
Noise, emissions and leaks 5.5%
Identification of the vehicle 1.8%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 1.8%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2017 Audi TT

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 39.2% of 2017 Audi TT tests had at least one (all 2017 cars 45.7%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2017 Audi TT tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 17.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 10.1%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 9.9%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 5.0%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 2.8%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 2.6%
Shock absorbers: light misting of oil Suspension 2.2%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 2.0%
Tyres: slightly damaged Tyres 1.8%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread Identification of the vehicle 0.9%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2017 Audi TT?

Half of the 2017 Audi TTs tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 49,400 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 36,500 and a quarter more than 63,800. For all cars first registered in 2017, the middle figure was 58,200 miles, so 2017 Audi TTs have been driven 15.1% 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, 2017 Audi TT and all 2017 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2017 Audi TT 26,100 36,500 49,400 63,800 79,400 7,149
All 2017 cars 28,400 41,600 58,200 77,000 98,000 2,218,578
miles

Half of the 2017 Audi TTs tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 49,400 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2017 Audi TTs are left?

At the end of 2017, 2,273 2017 Audi TTs were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 2,208 were: 2,188 licensed and 20 declared off the road (SORN). That is 97.1% still on the record, against 95.8% for all cars first registered in 2017.

Share still on the record since 2017

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2017. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2017 Audi TTs on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2017, compared with all 2017 cars
Year end 2017 Audi TTAll 2017 cars
2017 100.0%100.0%
2018 100.1%100.7%
2019 98.6%100.0%
2020 91.6%95.7%
2021 95.5%97.3%
2022 98.1%97.6%
2023 97.4%97.0%
2024 96.5%96.5%
2025 97.1%95.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2017

2 of the Audi TT’s 14 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2017. 1 has no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2017 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2017 may have been built in 2016, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Audi TT recalls whose build dates include 2017
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
25 Feb 2026 Replacing Takata driver airbag 17 Sept 2014 to 23 Jan 2017 20,502
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 7,432 MOT tests of 2017 Audi TT cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 2,208 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 2017; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2017.
  • 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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