MOT performance
Audi A4: lights, reflectors and electrical MOT failures
8.8% of 527,452 MOT tests on the Audi A4 in 2023–2024 failed on lights, reflectors and electrical, against 11.2% for all cars. Allowing for age, mileage and fuel, Audi A4s failed on lights, reflectors and electrical 38% less often than comparable cars, from 46,554 tests with a lights, reflectors and electrical failure.
527,452 MOT tests on 277,691 vehicles, 2023–2024 · Source: DVSA (Open Government Licence) · Analysis: 73 Auto
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| Figure | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Tests failed on lights, reflectors and electrical | 8.8% | 46,554 of 527,452 tests |
| All cars | 11.2% | n = 65,477,892 |
| vs similar cars | -38% | same age, mileage and fuel |
Lights, reflectors and electrical items that fail most
| Item | Area | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|
| Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect | Lights, reflectors and electrical | 1.85% |
| Headlamp aim: too low | Lights, reflectors and electrical | 1.40% |
By registration year
| Registered | Tests | Failed on it | vs similar cars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7,908 | 1.4% | -64% |
| 2020 | 18,999 | 1.4% | -63% |
| 2019 | 27,467 | 1.4% | -65% |
| 2018 | 27,450 | 1.3% | -73% |
| 2017 | 42,762 | 1.6% | -74% |
| 2016 | 44,494 | 2.1% | -73% |
| 2015 | 33,098 | 5.8% | -39% |
| 2014 | 34,172 | 8.2% | -31% |
| 2013 | 32,504 | 9.2% | -35% |
| 2012 | 27,477 | 10.1% | -38% |
| 2011 | 28,301 | 10.0% | -45% |
| 2010 | 27,190 | 9.9% | -50% |
| 2009 | 27,051 | 11.4% | -45% |
| 2008 | 32,667 | 14.4% | -32% |
| 2007 | 32,873 | 16.5% | -25% |
| 2006 | 28,669 | 16.5% | -27% |
| 2005 | 17,470 | 17.7% | -24% |
| 2004 | 15,044 | 19.6% | -16% |
| 2003 | 8,814 | 19.9% | -14% |
| 2002 | 4,643 | 19.5% | -14% |
| 2001 | 2,102 | 17.0% | -21% |
| 2000 | 2,149 | 13.2% | -34% |
| 1999 | 1,670 | 13.4% | -30% |
| 1998 | 1,087 | 12.1% | -33% |
| 1997 | 592 | 13.3% | -26% |
| 1996 | 394 | 12.2% | -32% |
What this does and doesn't tell you
A higher failure rate on lights, reflectors and electrical can reflect the design, typical use or how often owners replace parts before the MOT. It doesn't tell you about any one car: a specific Audi A4's MOT history does. See MOT check.
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About this data. These are MOT test results, not a measure of mechanical reliability: a car's MOT outcome reflects its condition on the day, which depends on how it has been maintained and driven as well as how it was built. Figures cover class 4 vehicles (cars and light vans), normal tests only (retests excluded), outcomes pass, fail and pass after rectification at the station; vehicles at least 2.5 years old at test. Tests from 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-30. “Compared with similar cars” means compared with the national rate for cars of the same age, mileage band and fuel. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Makes and models are matched to 73 Auto's vehicle catalogue; tests that can't be matched are left out rather than guessed. See how the MOT figures are produced.