New registrations in Europe
9,682 new Audi S1 cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2020, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2020 the largest markets were Italy (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 168 (NEDC) |
| 2019 | 6 | 168 (NEDC) |
| 2018 | 1,018 | 167 (NEDC) |
| 2017 | 1,701 | 166 (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 1,974 | — |
| 2015 | 2,854 | — |
| 2014 | 2,127 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Year by year
| Year | New in Europe | Licensed in the UK |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,018 | 300 |
| 2017 | 1,701 | 623 |
| 2016 | 1,974 | 573 |
| 2015 | 2,854 | 838 |
| 2014 S1 | 2,127 | 383 |
New in Europe: registration year (European Environment Agency) · UK: year of manufacture, end of 2025 (DfT/DVLA) · MOT: year of first registration, tests in 2023 (DVSA) · Finland: year of first registration (Traficom) · a year gets its own page when at least three of these cover it
In New Zealand
28 S1 cars are on the New Zealand register; 96% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the Netherlands
131 S1 cars are on Dutch roads; 88% arrived later as imports. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.
| First registered | On the road | Median list price |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 36 | €50,040 |
| 2015 | 45 | €47,707 |
| 2014 | 50 | €47,035 |
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new
Road collisions in Great Britain
From 2021 to 2025, 50 S1 cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 3 of those collisions were fatal and 11 caused serious injuries. As with any count, models with more cars on British roads appear more often.
| Year | Cars in injury collisions | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count
In the United Kingdom
2,719 S1 cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | — |
| 2018 | 300 | 11 |
| 2017 | 623 | 19 |
| 2016 | 573 | 23 |
| 2015 | 838 | 61 |
| 2014 | 383 | 31 |
| 1986 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | 1 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
125 S1 cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 78% passed first time, against 72% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.
| First registered | Tests | Passed first time |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 125 | 78% |
Why they fail
Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).
| Area | S1 | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 8.0% | 6.8% |
| Suspension | 8.0% | 8.2% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6.4% | 10.0% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4.8% | 2.5% |
| Brakes | 3.2% | 6.0% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1.6% | 2.5% |
| Visibility | 0.8% | 4.3% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail