Reliability snapshot
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A3 1.2 TFSI - 2010 - petrol - 1.2L, turbocharged
A3 1.2 TFSI S-Tronic - 2010 - petrol - 1.2L, turbocharged
A3 1.4 TFSI - 2008 - petrol - 1.4L, turbocharged
A3 1.4 TFSI S-Tronic - 2008 - petrol - 1.4L, turbocharged
A3 1.6 - 2003 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
A3 1.6 - 2006 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
A3 1.6 - 2008 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
A3 1.6 FSI - 2004 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
A3 1.6 FSI - 2006 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
A3 1.6 S-Tronic - 2008 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
A3 1.6 TDI - 2009 - diesel - 1.6L, turbocharged
A3 1.6 Tiptronic - 2006 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
A3 1.8 TFSI - 2006 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
A3 1.8 TFSI - 2008 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
A3 1.8 TFSI S-Tronic - 2008 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
A3 1.8 TFSI S-tronic - 2006 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
A3 1.8 TFSI quattro - 2008 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
A3 1.9 TDI - 2003 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
A3 1.9 TDI - 2008 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
A3 1.9 TDI e - 2007 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
A3 1.9 TDi - 2006 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
A3 2.0 FSI - 2003 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
A3 2.0 FSI Tiptronic - 2003 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
A3 2.0 TDI - 2003 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 2.0 TDI - 2006 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 2.0 TDI - 2008 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 2.0 TDI S-Tronic - 2008 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 2.0 TDI quattro - 2008 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 2.0 TDI quattro - 2009 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 2.0 TDi - 2006 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 2.0 TDi Tiptronic - 2006 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 2.0 TDi quattro - 2006 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 2.0 TFSI - 2006 - petrol - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 2.0 TFSI - 2008 - petrol - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 2.0 TFSI DSG - 2006 - petrol - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 2.0 TFSI S-Tronic - 2008 - petrol - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 2.0 TFSI quattro - 2006 - petrol - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 2.0 TFSI quattro - 2008 - petrol - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 3.2 V6 quattro - 2003 - petrol - 3.2L, naturally aspirated
A3 3.2 V6 quattro DSG - 2003 - petrol - 3.2L, naturally aspirated
A3 3.2 quattro - 2008 - petrol - 3.2L, naturally aspirated
A3 Cabriolet 1.2 TFSI - 2010 - petrol - 1.2L, turbocharged
A3 Cabriolet 1.6 - 2008 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
A3 Cabriolet 1.6 TDI - 2009 - diesel - 1.6L, turbocharged
A3 Cabriolet 1.8 TFSI - 2007 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
A3 Cabriolet 1.8 TFSI S-Tronic - 2010 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
A3 Cabriolet 1.9 TDI - 2007 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
A3 Cabriolet 2.0 TDI - 2007 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 Cabriolet 2.0 TDI S-Tronic - 2007 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 Cabriolet 2.0 TFSI - 2007 - petrol - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 Cabriolet 2.0 TFSI - 2008 - petrol - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 Concept - 2011 - petrol - 2.5L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 1.2 TFSI - 2010 - petrol - 1.2L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 1.2 TFSI S-Tronic - 2010 - petrol - 1.2L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 1.4 TFSI - 2008 - petrol - 1.4L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 1.4 TFSI S-Tronic - 2008 - petrol - 1.4L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 1.6 - 2004 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
A3 Sportback 1.6 - 2008 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
A3 Sportback 1.6 FSI - 2004 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
A3 Sportback 1.6 S-Tronic - 2008 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
A3 Sportback 1.6 TDI - 2009 - diesel - 1.6L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 1.6 TDI - 2010 - diesel - 1.6L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 1.6 Tiptronic - 2004 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI - 2006 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI - 2008 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI S-Tronic - 2008 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI S-tronic - 2006 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI quattro - 2008 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 1.9 TDI - 2004 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 1.9 TDI - 2008 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 1.9 TDI e - 2007 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 2.0 FSI - 2004 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
A3 Sportback 2.0 FSI Tiptronic - 2004 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI - 2004 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI - 2008 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI DSG - 2004 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI S-Tronic - 2008 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI quattro - 2008 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 2.0 TFSI - 2008 - petrol - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 2.0 TFSI DSG - 2004 - petrol - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 2.0 TFSI S-Tronic - 2008 - petrol - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 2.0 TFSI quattro - 2004 - petrol - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 2.0 TFSI quattro - 2008 - petrol - 2.0L, turbocharged
A3 Sportback 3.2 quattro - 2004 - petrol - 3.2L, naturally aspirated
A3 Sportback 3.2 quattro - 2008 - petrol - 3.2L, naturally aspirated
A3 Sportback 3.2 quattro DSG - 2004 - petrol - 3.2L, naturally aspirated
A3 TDI clubsport quattro - 2008 - diesel - 2.0L, turbocharged
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