36,558 on UK roads in 2025+792 vs 2024
On the road
36,558
36,558 licensed
Change vs 2024
+2.2%
+792 cars
New in 2025
1,574
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Audi S3 has a steady presence on UK roads, with 36,558 licensed in 2025 - up 2.2% on 2024. 1,574 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Audi S3 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Audi S3 on the road today.
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Audi S3 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 3,869 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
82.2%
3,869 MOT tests in 2025 · 3,367 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
81.6%
2023
81.2%
2024
81.3%
2025
82.2%
▲ 0.6 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Audi S3 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 3,600 cars tracked across years
49.6%
low · <5k
48.3%
avg · 5-15k
2.1%
high · 15k+
Most cover 2,923-7,587 miles a year (median 5,031).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 89,668 → 92,503 → 94,861 → 97,520
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Audi S3 passes first time 82.2% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 5,565 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 95.5% of low-mileage cars pass versus 77.8% past 120k.
Of 598 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Audi S3, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
