Does the Audi Cabriolet fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?
The Audi Cabriolet records 1.73 seat belts and airbags failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.87 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.14, 95% interval −2.57 to −1.71). It ranks 607 of 627 models on seat belts and airbags (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on seat belts and airbags · check a Audi Cabriolet by registration
What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Audi Cabriolet is “An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction”, recorded 88 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction | 88 | 1.09 |
| Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended | 31 | 0.38 |
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
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