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Audi E-Tron Vorsprung common MOT failures and failure rate

What a Audi E-Tron Vorsprung fails its MOT on, from real DVSA test data, and the part that resolves each item.

Based on 1,722 MOT tests in DVSA data.

About 11.0% of MOT tests recorded on the Audi E-Tron Vorsprung in DVSA data end in a failure. The same handful of items account for most of them.

Its most common failure is tyres, which makes up 71.6% of the Audi E-Tron Vorsprung's failures, followed by tyres, other, lamps & electrical, visibility/wipers. Each item below links to the part that resolves it. Confirm the exact fitment against your registration or VIN before buying, and have safety-critical work done by a competent mechanic.

What it fails on, and why

Tyres71.6% of failures

Tyres fail for tread below the 1.6mm legal limit across the central three-quarters, uneven or exposed-cord wear, or sidewall damage. The tester inspects all four; a single illegal tyre is a fail.

Other9.5% of failures

This covers a range of smaller items, from a non-working horn to a warning light left on.

Lamps & electrical6.8% of failures

Lighting is the single most common MOT failure and the cheapest to put right. A blown headlight, brake-light or number-plate bulb, a cracked lens, or a headlamp beam that points too high or low will all fail. Most are a two-minute bulb swap.

Visibility/wipers6.3% of failures

Visibility failures include torn or smearing wiper blades, a washer jet that does not reach the screen, and chips or cracks in the driver's swept area. Blades and washer fluid are quick, cheap fixes.

Registration plate5.3% of failures

A missing, damaged, dirty or incorrectly-spaced number plate, or one using the wrong font, will fail. A replacement plate is inexpensive.

Seat belts1.1% of failures

Seat-belt failures are frays, cuts, corroded anchorages, or a belt that will not lock under a sharp pull or retract properly.

Failure rate by year

How the MOT failure rate varies by the car's year of first registration (older examples generally fail more as wear sets in).

202010.8% fail · 102 tests
202110.4% fail · 893 tests
202211.6% fail · 696 tests

The parts that fix each

If your car has just failed, you have 10 working days to fix the items and get a free partial retest. These are the usual parts; confirm the exact fitment against your registration or VIN before buying.

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Other models

Audi A3 MOT failures21.7% failure rateAudi A4 MOT failures23.8% failure rateAudi A6 MOT failures21.4% failure rateFord Fiesta MOT failures27.1% failure rate

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data · DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain