What year Audi 80 TDI is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 1994 Audi 80 TDI has the highest pass rate at 79.5%, out of 1,215 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Audi 80 TDI MOT failures?

The most common Audi 80 TDI MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Audi 80 TDI — Reliability by Year

3,615 vehicles · MOT data 1992–1995 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Audi 80 TDI was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year

1994

79.5% pass rate · 1,215 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1992

16.7% pass rate · 606 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
1995	50.0%	250,485 mi	182
1994	79.5%	194,931 mi	1,215
1993	70.4%	190,759 mi	1,612
1992	16.7%	115,783 mi	606

Which year Audi 80 TDI is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 115,783 miles (newest year) to 250,485 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Audi 80 TDI.

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