2001 Audi Tt MOT pass rate: 64.9% (8,084 tests)

2001-registered Audi Tts passed 64.9% of 8,084 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 1.7 points worse than same-age cars (66.6%). This is one of the lower-scoring Tt years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

64.9%Pass rate, 2001 cars

98.3Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

8,084Tests analysed

117,322 miMedian mileage at test

64.9% / 81.8%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2001 Tt getting worse?

Pass rate of 2001-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	63.4% -2.5 vs same-age
2024	65.3% -1.1 vs same-age
2025	66.5% -1.3 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2001 Tt

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	2,402	22.5%
2	Brakes	1,836	17.2%
3	Suspension	1,826	17.1%
4	Noise, emissions and leaks	1,691	15.8%
5	Body, chassis, structure	903	8.5%
6	Tyres	762	7.1%

All Tt years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2001 (this page)	8,084	64.9%	-1.7 pts	117,322
2002	12,039	64.0%	-1.7 pts	115,052
2003	13,757	64.9%	-0.2 pts	108,411
2004	13,568	65.8%	+1.4 pts	104,254
2005	10,569	66.1%	+1.6 pts	99,531
2006	8,560	67.4%	+3.0 pts	104,978
2007	23,097	71.4%	+6.2 pts	103,512
2008	21,042	73.1%	+8.0 pts	99,907
2009	17,619	76.0%	+9.6 pts	96,334
2010	19,001	76.4%	+9.0 pts	91,092
2011	18,891	79.3%	+10.2 pts	84,511
2012	16,572	84.1%	+12.9 pts	77,307
2013	18,726	85.8%	+12.5 pts	69,647
2014	11,713	86.0%	+10.2 pts	64,195
2015	25,477	87.5%	+8.8 pts	58,694
2016	27,232	89.6%	+8.3 pts	51,032
2017	21,953	90.5%	+6.5 pts	43,216
2018	12,200	91.5%	+5.1 pts	36,703
2019	13,590	92.6%	+4.3 pts	27,865
2020	8,780	92.5%	+2.6 pts	22,526
2021	3,990	91.8%	+1.4 pts	20,298
2022	2,285	92.9%	+1.7 pts	17,909

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Audi Tt years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2001 Audi Tt reliable?

2001-registered examples passed 64.9% of their MOT tests (8,084 tests, 2023–2025), -1.7 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 25 years old with a median 117,322 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2001 Tt?

The median tested example shows 117,322 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.