Audi R8 - 2010
63.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi R8, model year 2010.
Sample size: 456 cars, 1,004 tests and 633 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: 456 cars
The 2010 Audi R8 has a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 63 defects per 100 vehicles versus 294. This model performs particularly well in categories such as brakes, steering, and visibility, showing marked improvements of 72% to 98% compared to the average. Despite showing higher defect rates at lower mileages, the R8's performance stabilises at higher mileages, aligning more closely with average rates. Overall, this data illustrates that the Audi R8 stands out as a reliable vehicle with notably fewer issues in critical areas compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 456 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 71.7% better
32.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 94.1% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 80.4% better
4.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- An obstruction: within the driver’s field of view that materially affects his view in front or to the sides outside the swept area of windscreen
- 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
▲ 85.6% better
11.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 100 tests
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Electrical wiring: insecure or inadequately secured
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 76.6% better
66.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 100 tests
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 98.9% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 100 tests
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 97.5% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 69.7% better
9.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 98
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 96
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 68
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 63
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 41
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 37
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 15
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 13
Serious faults (Top 10)
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
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: 2