Audi TT: which years to avoid

Based on 115,133 real MOT tests from DVSA records. Each year is compared against every other car first registered the same year — otherwise the numbers would only tell you that older cars fail more, which you knew.

The short answer

No model year stands out as one to avoid. Every year sits within 15% of the failure rate for cars of the same age. The 2013 is the strongest, failing 49% less often than average.

Found a Audi TT you like?

Averages tell you what to expect. Its registration tells you what actually happened — every MOT, every advisory, and whether the mileage adds up.

Every TT model year

Shaded rows are the years that differ most from other cars of the same age — worse, better.

MOT failure rate by registration year for the Audi TT
Registered	MOT tests	Fail rate	vs same-age cars
2000	2,060	36.3%	about average
2001	3,175	36.6%	about average
2002	4,655	37.1%	about average
2003	5,266	36.2%	about average
2004	5,043	34.8%	about average
2005	3,856	33.9%	about average
2006	3,075	31.6%	about average
2007	8,189	28.4%	20% better
2008	7,397	25.7%	27% better
2009	6,161	23.6%	30% better
2010	6,552	22.6%	30% better
2011	6,479	19.1%	37% better
2012	5,672	14.8%	47% better
2013	6,359	13.0%	49% better
2014	3,999	11.9%	48% better
2015	8,663	11.9%	39% better
2016	9,258	9.6%	43% better
2017	7,425	8.8%	39% better
2018	4,179	7.4%	39% better
2019	4,669	6.6%	36% better
2020	3,001	7.6%	17% better

How this is worked out

Every MOT test recorded by DVSA in 2023 on a Audi TT, grouped by the year the car was first registered. Retests are excluded, so a car that failed and was fixed still counts as a failure. Each year's rate is then divided by the rate for all cars first registered that year — so 120 means 20% more failures than its contemporaries, not 20% more than a brand new car.

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