Audi TT - 2016
101.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi TT, model year 2016.
Sample size: 10,932 cars, 25,159 tests and 25,539 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: 10,932 cars
The 2016 Audi TT shows a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 102 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 33% better than the average of 151 defects per 100 vehicles. Particularly impressive are its steering and body/structure categories, where defects are 98% and 91% lower than the average, respectively. While tyre wear is common across many vehicles, this model stands out for its low rates in visibility and lights & electrics as well. Defect rates increase with mileage, particularly after 124,000 miles, but the Audi TT still performs better than the average in most categories throughout its lifespan.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 10,932 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 13.2% better
67.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 97.5% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively 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
▲ 39.3% better
9.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 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
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 67.7% better
8.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 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
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 29.4% better
112.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 92.3% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
Equipment
▲ 69.7% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 70.8% better
3.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,072
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,622
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,311
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,243
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,011
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 688
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 683
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 594
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 583
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 547
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 683
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 452
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 270
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 268
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 189
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 174
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 157
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 111
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 65