Audi Cabriolet MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Audi Cabriolet took 1,161 MOT tests in Britain and passed 65% of them first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023

1,161

First-time pass rate

65%

All cars

71%

What the Cabriolet fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

• Lights and electrics12.9% (all cars 11.3%)
• Exhaust and emissions11.0% (all cars 3.1%)
• Body and structure10.1% (all cars 3.5%)
• Suspension10.1% (all cars 9.0%)
• Brakes9.1% (all cars 6.8%)
• Visibility6.1% (all cars 4.8%)
• Tyres4.1% (all cars 6.4%)
• Steering4.0% (all cars 1.8%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

1. Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 5.0%
2. Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits 3.7%
3. Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits 3.0%
4. Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 2.8%
5. Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 2.5%
6. Position lamp: not working 2.4%
7. Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases 2.2%
8. Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.1%

Most common advisories

1. Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 16.1%
2. Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 12.3%
3. Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 11.1%
4. Wheel bearings: has slight play 10.6%
5. Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 10.4%
6. Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases 7.5%
7. Non-component advisories: Fuel Pipe/s corroded 7.3%
8. Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 6.9%

Check a particular Cabriolet

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Audi models

• Audi A3
• Audi A4
• Audi A1
• Audi A6
• Audi A5
• Audi Q3
• Audi TT
• Audi Q5
• Audi Q2
• Audi Q7
• Audi A7
• Audi A8
• Audi A2
• Audi E Tron
• Audi S3
• Audi R8
• Audi Q8
• Audi RS
• Audi S4
• Audi Allroad
• Audi S5
• Audi RS4
• Audi SQ5

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.