Audi A2 - 2003
324.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2003 is 380.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi A2, model year 2003.
Sample size: 1,270 cars, 2,883 tests and 9,357 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,270 cars
The 2003 Audi A2 shows an overall defect rate of 325 per 100 vehicles, which is 14% lower than the average for cars of the same year, indicating better reliability. Notably, it performs significantly better in the body and structure category, with a defect rate of 36 compared to the average of 63, and also excels in equipment defects, scoring only 4 compared to the average of 13. Mileage trends reveal that defects increase with higher mileage, particularly beyond 124,000 miles, where the A2 shows a defect rate of 442, although this is still comparatively lower than the average. Overall, the Audi A2 stands out for its durability in specific areas while remaining competitive against its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,270 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 12.3% better
148.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 169.3 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 0.0% better
25.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.2 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 21.1% better
23.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.8 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 4.7% better
98.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.8 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 14.6% better
258.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 302.1 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 44.2% better
36.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 65.2 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 69.9% better
4.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.6 / 100 tests
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▼ 5.5% worse
55.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 52.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 616
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 525
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 479
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 479
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 435
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 340
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 307
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 292
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 281
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 225
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 155
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 147
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 119
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 112
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 101
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 90
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
FAIL
Occurrences: 87
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 68