Audi Quattro: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Audi Quattro passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 10.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 537 individual Audi Quattro tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 87.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 13 in every 100 Audi Quattros 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 Quattro tested had covered 111,679 miles and was built around 1991.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Audi Quattro 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 Quattro 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 Quattros actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Audi Quattro

1. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 2.2% of tests (7.41x the national rate for this defect)
2. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 2.8% of tests (1.57x the national rate for this defect)
3. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.9% of tests (1.57x the national rate for this defect)
4. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.1% of tests
5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1% of tests
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1% of tests
7. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.9% of tests
8. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.8% of tests
9. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.7% of tests
10. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.7% of tests (1.53x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,339 DVSA-tracked Audi Quattro tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.15% of these flagged Audi Quattro 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

• BMW 840i Auto - 87.2%
• Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo - 87.2%
• BMW Ix3 Premier Edition Pro - 87.2%
• Vauxhall Corsa Elite Nav Premium Turbo - 87.1%
• Ford Edge - 87.1%
• Vauxhall Corsa Sri Premium Turbo - 87.1%

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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