Pass rate
78.7%
Around average — 6.1 pts ahead of the 72.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 75 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £41–£131
2003 Audi All Road MOT pass rate
- 2003
- typical 140,281 mi
Only 75 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
35.8% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2006 85.6% pass
- Avoid 2004 74.6% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 11 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 73.8%
- Typical mileage
- 140k mi
The 2003 Audi All Road MOT pass rate is 78.7% of its MOT tests — 6.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 35.8% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.7× the national share
Suspension accounts for 35.8% of everything recorded on the 2003 Audi All Road, against 21.0% nationally — 14.8 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 72.6% and this one manages 78.7% — 6.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 30% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2003 Audi All Road compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.6%, so this figure is 6.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 73.8%. The median 2003 Audi All Road in this dataset had covered 140,281 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 64% of tests, with a 79.2% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 78.4% of the time, April–September 78.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", noted on 8.00% of tests.
- 75 recorded tests behind this page.
- 78.7% overall pass rate, 73.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Audi All Road, the average is 82.1% — best year 2006 (85.6%), worst 2004 (74.6%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 75
- Typical mileage (median)
- 140,281 mi
- Make and model
- Audi All Road
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the All Road MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 67% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (64% of tests).
What fails a 2003 All Road
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2003 All Road
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the suspension joints 4.0% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 4.0% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 2.7% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2003 All Road through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £41–£131 — and 30% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £41–£131
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 30%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 75 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the All Road, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2003 to 2011. Across them the pass rate runs from 74.6% to 85.6% — a spread of 11 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2003 78.7%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 74.6% ball joint excessively worn
- 2006 85.6% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2007 81.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2008 82.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2009 84.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 82.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 81.2% position lamp not working
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2003 Audi All Road with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2003 cars with a similar record
- Jaguar Xj 78.8%
- Mercedes-Benz Slk 78.3%
- Lexus IS200 78.0%
- BMW Z4 77.5%
- Subaru Impreza 80.0%
- BMW 530 77.1%
Closest pass rates among 2003 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2003 Audi All Road 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 214 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 77 | 35.80% | 20.98% | +14.82 |
| Brakes | 47 | 21.90% | 20.89% | +1.01 |
| Tyres | 30 | 14.00% | 19.76% | −5.76 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 21 | 9.80% | 5.52% | +4.28 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 19 | 8.80% | 12.21% | −3.41 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 9 | 4.20% | 5.57% | −1.37 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 5 | 2.30% | 1.76% | +0.54 |
| Visibility | 3 | 1.40% | 4.97% | −3.57 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 0.90% | 4.18% | −3.28 |
| Steering | 1 | 0.50% | 2.57% | −2.07 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 8.0% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 4.0% | £18–45 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.0% | £3–12 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 4.0% | £5–25 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.7% | £60–250 |
| Decelerometer (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.7% | £45–110 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.7% | £80–250 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.7% | £40–150 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.7% | £5–25 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.7% | £45–110 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 26.7% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 25.3% | £45–95 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 24.0% | £180–450 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 22.7% | £40–150 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 14.7% | £35–85 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 12.0% | £200–700 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1 | 100.0% | 28,543 mi |
| 30-60k | 1 | 100.0% | 49,979 mi |
| 60-90k | 6 | 83.3% | 72,166 mi |
| 90-120k | 13 | 84.6% | 104,646 mi |
| 120k+ | 54 | 75.9% | 160,507 mi |
Source: 75 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2003 All Road MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2003 Audi All Road?
78.7% of the 75 2003 Audi All Road tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.6% for cars first used in 2003. First-attempt pass rate: 73.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2003 Audi All Road?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (8.00%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (4.00%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.00%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2003 Audi All Road MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 75.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2003 Audi All Road in this dataset had covered 140,281 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2003 Audi All Road?
Diesel: 79.2% pass rate across 48 tests. Petrol: 80.0% pass rate across 25 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2003 Audi All Road MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 78.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 78.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.