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Audi RSQ3, Buying guide, MOT record and UK numbers

3,425 Audi RSQ3s are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 90.9% of initial MOT tests, 18.6 points above the 72.3% UK average.

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Audi RSQ3 at the MOT

90.9% of 2,309 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the RSQ3 25th of 575 models.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Audi RSQ390.9%
  • All Audi modelsThe RSQ3 is 12.4 pts ahead78.5%
  • All cars72.3%

Where RSQ3s fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Audi RSQ3 tests in 2025.

  • Tyres54.9%
  • Visibility10.1%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment8.9%
  • Noise, emissions and leaks8.6%
  • Identification of the vehicle6.9%

The items testers recorded most often were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (21.6%), condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (19.5%) and condition has ply or cords exposed (8.3%).

The MOT page lists every common RSQ3 MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Audi RSQ3 MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The RSQ3's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Tyres

    Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear.54.9% of RSQ3 failure items

  2. Visibility

    Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly.10.1% of RSQ3 failure items

  3. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.8.9% of RSQ3 failure items

Audi RSQ3s in the UK

3,425 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 347% since the end of 2015.

Change since 2015
+347%from 767 licensed
Typical year of first use
2021half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2021 or earlier
First registered in 2025
4against 798 in 2021
Declared off the road
641.8% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Audi RSQ3s since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

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DateLicensed
End of 2014462
End of 2015767
End of 20161,016
End of 20171,028
End of 20181,008
End of 20191,015
End of 20201,696
End of 20212,435
End of 20223,125
End of 20233,412
End of 20243,493
End of 20253,448
End of June 20263,425

How old they are

Licensed Audi RSQ3s by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year

A further 11 were first used before 2014.

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First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
2024101107
2023336360
2022686751
2021709798
2020647723
20193841
201800
201700
2016224257
2015287334
2014397

RSQ3 engine sizes

2.5 litre engines made up 99% of Audi RSQ3 MOT tests in 2025. Petrol accounts for 100% of licensed RSQ3s.

Other Audi models

The most-tested Audi models in 2025, against the RSQ3's 90.9% MOT pass rate.

All 24 Audi models

Audi RSQ3 FAQs

How many Audi RSQ3s are there in the UK?

3,425 Audi RSQ3s were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 64 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Audi RSQ3 reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 90.9% first-time pass rate for the Audi RSQ3 across 2,309 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.

What should I check before buying a used Audi RSQ3?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, visibility and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check an Audi RSQ3's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

Already found an RSQ3?

Check its finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper history with a £15 vehicle history report.

Across the 1,389 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Audi history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Audi VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.