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MOT reliability

Audi 80

48,570 vehicles · 247,254 completed MOT tests analysed
63%
MOT pass rate

Based on 48,570 Audi 80 vehicles and 247,254 completed MOT tests, the Audi 80 has an overall 63% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 146,340 miles.

48,570
Vehicles
247,254
MOT tests
6,694
Avg miles / year
2.7
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Audi 80 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Audi 80 MOT tests:

  • Other98%
  • Steering9%
  • Seatbelts & equipment4%
  • Emissions & nuisance4%
  • Brakes3%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension3%
  • Body & structure1%
  • Lamps & electrical1%

Audi 80 pass rate by age

How the Audi 80's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
1250%
21060%
31354%
41567%
52568%
69876%
721874%
838272%
956769%
101,79868%
119,11867%
1223,36065%
1332,29863%
1433,96762%
1529,94662%
1625,90461%
1720,20162%
1815,53362%
1911,56363%
208,55164%

Fuel types: Petrol (38,482), Diesel (10,049), LPG (28), Other (7), Electric (3), Gas Bi-Fuel (1)

Most common Audi 80 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Audi 80 MOT tests:

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (14,492 times)
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (11,099 times)
  3. Fuel pipe/s corroded (10,997 times)
  4. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (10,929 times)
  5. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (10,818 times)
  6. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (10,174 times)
  7. Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c) (8,655 times)
  8. Oil leak (8,612 times)
  9. Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c) (8,312 times)
  10. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (7,404 times)
  11. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (7,009 times)
  12. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (6,927 times)
  13. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (6,273 times)
  14. Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (5,957 times)
  15. Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d) (5,813 times)

Audi 80 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2014 1 1 100% 45,103
2008 3 24 71% 131,008
2006 1 2 50% 260,041
2005 3 14 57% 136,812
2004 3 7 57% 138,309
2003 4 10 50% 135,647
2002 4 29 52% 301,875
2001 6 44 64% 141,640
2000 50 963 72% 101,724
1999 99 1,704 71% 111,186
1998 119 1,858 69% 132,816
1997 128 1,938 69% 125,338
1996 142 1,330 63% 140,674
1995 3,341 27,208 64% 153,377
1994 11,063 79,111 63% 151,321
1993 8,825 54,261 62% 150,772
1992 6,124 30,656 63% 141,365
1991 2,652 12,793 64% 141,093
1990 3,070 13,634 63% 140,764
1989 1,696 7,524 63% 141,241
1988 1,192 5,171 64% 139,493
1987 675 2,948 64% 140,399
1986 276 1,591 67% 125,818
1985 240 1,359 69% 134,267
1984 203 1,355 69% 130,627
1983 126 665 67% 112,716
1982 74 540 69% 99,753
1981 17 92 72% 122,463
1980 13 64 73% 69,724
1979 6 18 78% 83,136
1978 3 9 67% 63,765
1977 5 25 76% 62,130
1976 10 37 73% 73,736
1975 12 85 76% 80,749
1974 5 26 81% 66,930
1973 8 32 78% 51,349
1971 13 76 64% 164,485
1968 1 12 100% 48,575

Audi 80 reliability FAQ

Across 48,570 Audi 80 vehicles in our MOT data, 63% pass the MOT (a 37% failure rate), with about 2.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Audi 80 MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Fuel pipe/s corroded.

The typical Audi 80 in our data has covered around 146,340 miles.

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