Audi A5 vs Volkswagen Beetle

Both are coupés & GTs. First-time MOT failure at age 7, and what each one is known to fail on.

The Audi A5 is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 19.4% of the time, against 25.8% for the Volkswagen Beetle.

Audi A5

19.4%

fail at age 7

Rank 138 of 239 · 67k miles at 7 · 116,132 tests

Volkswagen Beetle

25.8%

fail at age 7

Rank 198 of 239 · 45k miles at 7 · 21,836 tests

What each one fails on

Measured

The faults each records most at ages 6 to 9. Same figures as each full report.

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory15.8%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedFail5.7%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory5.0%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory2.0%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail1.6%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageFail1.2%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory11.9%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail8.6%

An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source mFail6.5%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedFail5.2%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory5.2%

A suspension component excessively damaged or corrodedAdvisory3.5%