Audi 80
Registered from 1990 to 2000.
About this model
The Audi 80 is a compact executive car produced by the Audi subdivision of the Volkswagen Group across four generations from 1966 to 1996. It shared its platform with the Volkswagen Passat from 1973 to 1986 and was available as a saloon, and estate — the latter marketed by Audi as the Avant. The coupé and convertible models were not badged as members of the range, but used a derivative of the same platforms.
From the Wikipedia article Audi 80, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1994 1.9 diesel. 33 of 124 tests failed, 27%.
Better than 34% of 1994 cars. The typical one fails 24%, across 127 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 48% | 16 |
| Lights and electrics | 45% | 15 |
| Brakes | 36% | 12 |
| Body and structure | 33% | 11 |
| Visibility | 30% | 10 |
| Tyres and wheels | 24% | 8 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- A lamp missing, 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
- A flexible brake hose excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
Where it stands out against its peers
- Visibility: failed more often than 91% of 1994 cars — 30% of its 33 failed tests, where an ordinary 1994 car has 16%.
- Tyres and wheels: failed more often than 92% of 1994 cars — 24% of its 33 failed tests, where an ordinary 1994 car has 5%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 48% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 36% of its failures
- A flexible brake hose excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Tyres and wheels — 24% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 45% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Body and structure — 33% of its failures
- Visibility — 30% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen