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Audi A3 - 2013

160.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi A3, model year 2013. Sample size: 30,576 cars, 69,153 tests and 110,757 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 30,576 cars

The 2013 Audi A3 has a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 160 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 27% better than the average of 219 defects. Notably, this model performs particularly well in categories such as brakes, steering, and lights, all showing a much lower defect rate than the average. While the defect rate tends to increase with mileage, the A3 remains consistently lower than the average across all mileage segments. Overall, the Audi A3 stands out for its reliability, especially in critical areas like braking and steering.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 30,576 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 22.4% better
76.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 93.0% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • 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.
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 20.0% better
14.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 55.5% better
22.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 17.7% better
180.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 72.5% better
5.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • 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
▲ 44.2% better
2.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 12.8% better
17.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 379 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: 20,186
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,885
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,120
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,130
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,108
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,913
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,078
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,876
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,598
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,013

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,013
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,078
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,987
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,398
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,224
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,050
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 818
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 779
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 720
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 603