Does the Audi Quattro fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Audi Quattro records 11.19 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 20.14 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−8.95, 95% interval −10.44 to −7.47). It ranks 639 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 Quattro by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Audi Quattro is “Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake”, recorded 53 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 53 | 1.51 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 49 | 1.40 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 37 | 1.06 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 32 | 0.91 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,504 (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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