Audi TT - 2014
118.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi TT, model year 2014.
Sample size: 4,638 cars, 11,188 tests and 13,303 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: 4,638 cars
The 2014 Audi TT has a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 119 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 39% better than the average of 194. The model shows increasing defect rates with mileage, peaking at 303 defects per 100 vehicles for those over 124,000 miles. Notably, the Audi TT excels in categories such as brakes and steering, with defect rates much lower than the average; for instance, only 55 defects per 100 in brakes compared to 93 for the average. Additionally, it demonstrates strong performance in body structure and lighting, indicating fewer issues in these areas compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,638 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 40.5% better
55.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 96.6% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Excessive roughness in operation of steering
- EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 18.0% better
14.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 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
▲ 58.2% better
16.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp(s): with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 28.7% better
141.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 81.4% better
2.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 42.2% better
2.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 72.0% better
4.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 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
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
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: 2,706
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,404
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,396
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,080
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 864
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 397
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 339
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 328
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 312
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 309
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 309
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 207
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 126
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 113
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 112
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 89
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 83
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 81
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 80
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 78