Audi A2 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Audi

Model: A2

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 49,115 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

68.0%

Share of this model's 49,115 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£295/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

136,177

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

136,193

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

21.6

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

5,087

5,087 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

49,115

49,115 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

5,087On the road

Insight summary

Audi A2 is a rare model in this snapshot, with 5,087 represented vehicles and 0.01% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 68.0% from 49,115 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 46. The current pool shows an average of 136,177 miles and an average age of 21.6 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 136,193 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, parking brake and engine warning light. The practical read is that the Audi A2 looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	3,074
PETROL	2,010
OTHER	3

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,846
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1,538
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1,216
Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))	928
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	863
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	850
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	760
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	696
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	652
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	649
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))	648
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	594
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	588
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	577
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	560
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	551
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	529
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))	518
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	509
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	507
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	499
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	470
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	470
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	467
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	464

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 17,949 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

1,846

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

1,538

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

1,216

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))

928

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

863

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

850

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

760

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

696

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

652

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

649

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

648

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

594

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

588

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

577

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

560

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

551

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

529

Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

518

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

509

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

507

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

499

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

470

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

470

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

467

Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))

464

Audi A2 reliability and MOT data