Audi 80 MOT reliability

Audi 80s passed their MOT first time 64% of the time across 759 tests in 2025. 607 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

64%

MOTs analysed

759

Still licensed (GB)

607

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1999 petrol

32 MOTs

These figures come from 32 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 72%. Typical mileage 101,687 (most between 80,619 and 125,188).

2005: 50% → 2006: 67% → 2007: 60% → 2008: 25% → 2009: 33% → 2010: 33% → 2011: 33% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 0% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 33% → 2017: 71% → 2018: 72% → 2019: 58% → 2020: 60% → 2021: 61% → 2022: 66% → 2023: 73% → 2024: 65% → 2025: 72%

Most common failures

Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (3.1%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (3.1%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (3.1%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (3.1%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (3.1%)

Where 1999 80s fail

Lights & electrics

15.6%

Steering

6.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

6.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

3.1%

Brakes

3.1%

Suspension & axles

3.1%

Visibility & wipers

3.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.