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MOT reliability

Audi Coupe

9,955 vehicles · 60,057 completed MOT tests analysed
66%
MOT pass rate

Based on 9,955 Audi Coupe vehicles and 60,057 completed MOT tests, the Audi Coupe has an overall 66% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 140,997 miles.

9,955
Vehicles
60,057
MOT tests
4,892
Avg miles / year
2.8
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Audi Coupe problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Audi Coupe MOT tests:

  • Other94%
  • Steering7%
  • Seatbelts & equipment5%
  • Brakes5%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension4%
  • Emissions & nuisance3%
  • Lamps & electrical1%
  • Body & structure1%

Audi Coupe pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
1250%
21100%
31984%
44785%
57978%
610577%
713365%
812968%
921771%
1096369%
112,47067%
123,67365%
134,41664%
144,63764%
154,93263%
165,16762%
174,71063%
183,91963%
193,41563%
202,91864%

Fuel types: Petrol (9,932), Diesel (15), LPG (7), Other (1)

Most common Audi Coupe MOT faults

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

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2,915 times)
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2,178 times)
  3. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (2,027 times)
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1,975 times)
  5. Oil leak (1,963 times)
  6. Fuel pipe/s corroded (1,958 times)
  7. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (1,940 times)
  8. Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c) (1,667 times)
  9. Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c) (1,632 times)
  10. Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (1,411 times)
  11. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (1,411 times)
  12. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (1,378 times)
  13. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1,367 times)
  14. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1,348 times)
  15. Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a) (1,291 times)

Audi Coupe pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2022 1 1 100% 17,515
2015 1 10 80% 68,275
2011 2 27 93% 125,445
2010 2 5 60% 112,867
2009 3 55 76% 120,122
2008 2 31 84% 126,264
2007 2 22 82% 110,395
2004 2 46 76% 95,776
2003 5 70 73% 98,838
2002 20 377 70% 119,741
2001 24 456 68% 123,198
2000 27 406 68% 132,785
1999 15 97 65% 105,391
1998 9 48 65% 97,372
1997 3 28 68% 169,550
1996 362 4,220 67% 141,203
1995 1,149 11,587 66% 141,937
1994 1,024 8,396 65% 137,129
1993 857 6,413 65% 136,682
1992 578 3,898 65% 140,170
1991 770 5,299 66% 146,164
1990 911 5,538 64% 149,398
1989 647 3,769 64% 150,583
1988 244 1,727 66% 141,483
1987 325 2,066 68% 137,930
1986 304 2,180 68% 141,170
1985 219 1,666 71% 136,581
1984 87 592 65% 124,493
1983 71 530 72% 124,938
1982 48 319 68% 94,970
1981 17 76 70% 101,262
1974 1 14 93% 94,494
1973 4 29 55% 76,185
1972 4 23 70% 54,151
1971 3 21 67% 82,557

Audi Coupe reliability FAQ

Across 9,955 Audi Coupe vehicles in our MOT data, 66% pass the MOT (a 34% failure rate), with about 2.8 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Audi Coupe 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); Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2).

The typical Audi Coupe in our data has covered around 140,997 miles.

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