Does the Audi Cabriolet fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Audi Cabriolet records 18.42 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 22.20 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.78, 95% interval −4.81 to −2.75). It ranks 530 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Audi Cabriolet by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Audi Cabriolet is “A flexible brake hose excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched ”, recorded 182 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A flexible brake hose excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched | 182 | 2.25 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 148 | 1.83 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 132 | 1.63 |
| A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded | 104 | 1.28 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 96 | 1.19 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,095 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Audi Cabriolet gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
13.3% of Audi Cabriolet MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 1,267 miles later (1,618 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,618 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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