Audi Allroad
Registered from 2001 to 2011.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 3.0 diesel. 48 of 236 tests failed, 20%.
Better than 81% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 44% | 21 |
| Tyres and wheels | 35% | 17 |
| Suspension | 33% | 16 |
| Brakes | 29% | 14 |
| Visibility | 21% | 10 |
| Body and structure | 17% | 8 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
Where it stands out against its peers
- Tyres and wheels: failed more often than 94% of 2007 cars — 35% of its 48 failed tests, where an ordinary 2007 car has 21%.
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.
- Tyres and wheels — 35% of its failures
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Suspension — 33% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 29% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 44% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- Visibility — 21% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Body and structure — 17% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 200k+ miles this one fails 28% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120–140k miles | 19% | 30% | 37 | |
| 140–160k miles | 24% | 30% | 50 | |
| 160–180k miles | 13% | 30% | 45 | |
| 200k+ miles | 28% | 29% | 43 |
175 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 160k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.