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2021 Audi E-Tron: common problems and MOT failures

What MOT testers find on the Audi E-Tron first registered in 2021: we looked at the 14,283 MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

14,283MOTs of 2021 cars, done in 2023–2025
90%pass first time (all 2021 cars: 87%)
9,400typical miles a year
1.8×the usual rate for nail or damage in a tyre

What goes wrong more than usual on a 2021 Audi E-Tron?

Parts flagged at MOT more often on the 2021 Audi E-Tron than on all cars registered in 2021.

  • Nail or damage in a tyre1.8× usual
    Audi E-Tron
    4% All 2021 cars
    2.2%

    Failed outright at MOT: 0%, against 0% of all 2021 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

    Rough price £70–£150 our estimate

    At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges. Uneven wear can point to tracking or suspension problems.

Better than most

Brake pads: 0.2% here, against 6.1% of all 2021 cars. Brake discs: 2% here, against 6.1% of all 2021 cars.

Common 2021 Audi E-Tron MOT failures and advisories

The share of 2021 Audi E-Tron MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.

  • Tyres
    28% of testsRough price £70–£150

    At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges, and look for cracks or bulges.

  • Wipers, windscreen and mirrors
    4% of testsRough price £15–£250

    At the viewing: Check for chips in the driver's view, and test the wipers and washers.

  • Brakes
    3% of testsRough price £150–£350

    At the viewing: Look for a lip on the disc edges and feel for judder or pulling when braking firmly from about 40mph.

  • Seats and seatbelts
    3% of testsRough price £80–£250

    At the viewing: Pull each seatbelt sharply. It should lock, and retract cleanly.

  • Lights and electrics
    2% of testsRough price £10–£80

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.

  • Suspension
    1% of testsRough price £120–£400

    At the viewing: Listen for knocks over speed bumps, and look behind each front wheel for a snapped coil spring.

Questions to ask the seller before buying a 2021 Audi E-Tron

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

  1. Any recent work on the nail or damage in a tyre? (Flagged at MOT 1.8× as often on the 2021 Audi E-Tron as on other cars the same age.)
  2. Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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Other years

Every year of the Audi E-Tron compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2026–Too new for MOT data
2025–Too new for MOT data
2024–Too new for MOT data
2023140Tyres 28%
20226,070Tyres 31%
202015,604Tyres 27%
20192,990Tyres 27%

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, counting the MOTs of Audi E-Tron cars first registered in 2021. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score