Audi TT vs BMW 4 Series

On MOT-testable defects the BMW 4 Series comes out ahead: 11.8% of its tests record a failure against 17.4% for the Audi TT, a 5.7-point gap. The biggest single difference is suspension, where the TT records failures noticeably more often.

17.4%
TT fail rate
11.8%
4 Series fail rate
5.66pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricAudi TTBMW 4 Series
MOT tests analysed676,127567,497
Pass rate82.6%88.2%
Fail rate17.4%11.8%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Audi TT 17.4% BMW 4 Series 11.8%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
CategoryTT4 Series
Suspension6.4%1.4%
Lighting & signalling7.3%2.4%
Emissions & environmental3.3%0.0%
Brakes4.8%1.9%
Tyres5.1%7.3%
Visibility0.0%1.6%

Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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