Audi Coupe: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Audi Coupe passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 0.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 559 individual Audi Coupe tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 77.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 23 in every 100 Audi Coupes presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Audi Coupe tested had covered 130,054 miles and was built around 1992.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Audi Coupe bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Audi Coupe rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Audi Coupes actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Audi Coupe

1. Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits, 2.1% of tests (9.4x the national rate for this defect)
2. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 2.7% of tests (9.19x the national rate for this defect)
3. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.2% of tests (6.53x the national rate for this defect)
4. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 1.9% of tests (4.7x the national rate for this defect)
5. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.1% of tests (4.23x the national rate for this defect)
6. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 2.1% of tests (2.79x the national rate for this defect)
7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 3.7% of tests (2.11x the national rate for this defect)
8. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 1.6% of tests (2.09x the national rate for this defect)
9. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.8% of tests (2.01x the national rate for this defect)
10. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 1.9% of tests (1.98x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,452 DVSA-tracked Audi Coupe tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.71% of these flagged Audi Coupe defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Other Audi models

• Audi A3 - 78.1%
• Audi A4 - 76.3%
• Audi A1 - 79.5%
• Audi A6 - 81.9%
• Audi A5 - 80.4%
• Audi Tt - 78.8%
• Audi Q3 - 83.5%
• Audi Q5 - 84.8%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Volkswagen Golf - 77.1%
• Fiat Ducato - 77.1%
• BMW 540 - 77.1%
• Toyota Alphard - 77%
• Peugeot Horizon - 77%
• Honda Legend - 77%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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