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Audi A3 - 2007

343.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi A3, model year 2007. Sample size: 15,581 cars, 34,404 tests and 118,159 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 15,581 cars

The 2007 Audi A3 shows an overall defect rate of 343 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average for cars of the same year at 352 per 100. Notably, the Audi A3 excels in critical areas such as brakes, steering, and lights, with defect rates significantly lower than average by 28%, 54%, and 23%, respectively. Mileage-related trends indicate that as mileage increases, so does the defect rate, particularly in the highest mileage bracket of 124,000+ miles, where defects reach 465 per 100 vehicles. Overall, this model performs well compared to its peers, particularly in safety-related categories.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 15,581 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 27.1% better
103.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 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
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 56.0% better
8.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • 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
Visibility
▲ 1.9% better
26.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 25.4% better
76.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 12.7% worse
353.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 11.7% worse
61.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • 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
Equipment
▲ 21.1% better
8.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
Other
▼ 9.8% worse
48.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 498 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,954
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,572
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,822
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,397
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,390
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,321
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 4,219
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: 3,728
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,617
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,313

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,390
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,823
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,591
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,555
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,157
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,133
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,121
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 798
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 664
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 660