2012 Audi A4: MOT pass rate and common faults

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 70.2% to 71.7% (±0.8 points).

• 2012 Audi A470.9%
• All vehicles first used in 201263.5%

That is 7.4 points above the average for all vehicles first used in 2012 (63.5%). These cars were about 13 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2012 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2012, failures are more common in tyres (1.1×), and less common in lights and electrics (0.7×), suspension (0.7×), brakes (0.5×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (0.7×), noise, emissions, leaks (0.6×) and steering (0.1×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2012.

1. Lights and electrics10.4 in 100 tests0.7× compared with 15.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012
2. Suspension10.1 in 100 tests0.7× compared with 14.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012
3. Tyres7.9 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 7.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012
4. Body, chassis, structure4.7 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 4.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012
5. Brakes4.3 in 100 tests0.5× compared with 8.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012
6. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors3.6 in 100 tests0.7× compared with 4.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012
7. Noise, emissions, leaks2.3 in 100 tests0.6× compared with 3.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012
8. Seat belts and airbags0.9 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2012
9. Number plates and VIN0.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2012
10. Steering0.4 in 100 tests0.1× compared with 2.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2012

All vehicles first used in 2012: the 197 models in our data, 1,653,623 tests (96.5% of all 1,714,195 tests on vehicles first used in 2012). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2012 Audi A4

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

Other Audi A4 years

• 2006 Audi A462.9%
• 2007 Audi A464.1%
• 2008 Audi A462.8%
• 2009 Audi A464.9%
• 2010 Audi A465.9%
• 2011 Audi A468.6%
• 2013 Audi A472.5%
• 2014 Audi A472.7%
• 2015 Audi A473.7%
• 2016 Audi A478.5%
• 2017 Audi A478.9%
• 2018 Audi A479.9%
• 2019 Audi A483.7%

Other cars first used in 2012

• 2012 Ford Fiesta58.5%
• 2012 Vauxhall Corsa57.4%
• 2012 Ford Focus61.7%
• 2012 Volkswagen Golf66.9%
• 2012 MINI Hatch71.2%