Audi TT - 2002
382.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2002 is 375.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi TT, model year 2002.
Sample size: 4,525 cars, 9,872 tests and 37,752 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 4,525 cars
The 2002 Audi TT has an overall defect rate of 382 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average for its year at 374 per 100 vehicles. Notably, the model excels in visibility and equipment issues, showing significantly lower defect rates in these categories compared to the average. However, it performs worse in the "Other" defects category, with a rate of 66 compared to the average of 54. Mileage-related trends indicate that as the mileage increases, the defect rate also rises, particularly in the highest mileage bracket, where the Audi TT shows a rate of 540 per 100 vehicles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,525 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 8.8% worse
181.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 11.5% better
22.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 34.1% better
19.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.6 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 5.2% worse
101.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 96.0 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- 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
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 4.8% worse
309.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 295.2 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 13.4% better
59.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- 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
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 65.8% better
5.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- ESC 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
- 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
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 22.8% worse
65.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 53.6 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,638
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,292
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,829
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,658
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,952
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,768
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,432
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,084
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 990
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 817
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 675
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 547
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 458
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 424
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 419
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 342
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 319
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 316
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 291
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 287