Audi A2
Registered from 1995 to 2005.
About this model
The Audi A2 (internally designated Typ 8Z) is a compact MPV-styled supermini car produced by the German manufacturer Audi from November 1999 (for the 2000 model year) to August 2005. It is a five-door hatchback with four or five seats. Based on the Audi Al2 concept car first shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1997, the A2 was notable for being constructed from aluminium, which made it lightweight and alongside its efficient engines made it highly fuel efficient.
From the Wikipedia article Audi A2, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2004 1.4 diesel. 382 of 1,365 tests failed, 28%.
Better than 48% of 2004 cars. The typical one fails 28%, across 750 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 52% | 199 |
| Brakes | 46% | 176 |
| Lights and electrics | 36% | 137 |
| Tyres and wheels | 20% | 77 |
| Steering | 18% | 68 |
| Body and structure | 11% | 41 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 52% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Brakes — 46% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Tyres and wheels — 20% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Steering — 18% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 36% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 11% of its failures
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
When it starts failing
At 200k+ miles this one fails 30% of its inspections, about what an ordinary car of the same age does.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–80k miles | 18% | 25% | 71 | |
| 80–100k miles | 26% | 28% | 136 | |
| 100–120k miles | 24% | 29% | 190 | |
| 120–140k miles | 27% | 30% | 270 | |
| 140–160k miles | 34% | 31% | 276 | |
| 160–180k miles | 29% | 31% | 177 | |
| 180–200k miles | 30% | 31% | 108 | |
| 200k+ miles | 30% | 30% | 104 |
1,332 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 120k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.