MOT reliability
Audi 8
82 vehicles · 417 completed MOT tests analysed
60%
MOT pass rate
Based on 82 Audi 8 vehicles and 417 completed MOT tests, the Audi 8 has an overall 60% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 141,962 miles.
82
Vehicles
417
MOT tests
7,817
Avg miles / year
2.6
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Audi 8 problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Audi 8 MOT tests:
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Other100%
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Steering7%
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Seatbelts & equipment6%
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Brakes3%
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Emissions & nuisance3%
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Visibility0%
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Body & structure0%
Audi 8 pass rate by age
How the Audi 8's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3 | 67% |
| 11 | 11 | 73% |
| 12 | 60 | 60% |
| 13 | 87 | 62% |
| 14 | 108 | 57% |
| 15 | 71 | 61% |
| 16 | 36 | 61% |
| 17 | 10 | 60% |
| 18 | 11 | 73% |
| 19 | 8 | 75% |
| 20 | 11 | 45% |
Fuel types: Petrol (81), Diesel (1)
Most common Audi 8 MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Audi 8 MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (32 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (20 times)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (18 times)
- Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a) (16 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (15 times)
- Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c) (15 times)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (14 times)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (14 times)
- Fuel pipe/s corroded (14 times)
- Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3) (13 times)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (12 times)
- Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (12 times)
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (12 times)
- Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) (11 times)
- Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a) (11 times)
Audi 8 pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8 | 46 | 59% | 142,665 |
| 1994 | 23 | 130 | 58% | 129,629 |
| 1993 | 24 | 118 | 62% | 153,755 |
| 1992 | 18 | 83 | 63% | 148,128 |
| 1991 | 1 | 4 | 75% | 165,497 |
| 1990 | 1 | 7 | 57% | 100,866 |
| 1989 | 1 | 4 | 75% | 118,062 |
| 1988 | 6 | 25 | 60% | 129,543 |
Audi 8 reliability FAQ
Across 82 Audi 8 vehicles in our MOT data,
60% pass the MOT (a 40% failure rate), with about
2.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Audi 8 MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1); Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1).
The typical Audi 8 in our data has covered around
141,962 miles.
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