Audi A4 B8 Common Problems & Reliability | whatbreaks

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used car risk analysis // monte carlo cost projections

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Segment: premium

Fuel: petrol

MPG range: 40-40

Insurance group: 26-26

A4 B8 Gen 1 (2008-2016)

premiumpetrol40 mpgins. grp 26143-245 bhp0-60: 7.5s

Running

~£2069/yr

Deprec.

> Typical values (~14yr old)

Low mi (98k)£6.3k

Avg mi (140k)£4.8k

High mi (196k)£1.5k

> Top failure modes

[MED]Water pump~65k mi£250-450

[MED]Coil springs~110k mi£100-200

[MED]Shock absorbers~112k mi£150-350

[MED]Ball joints~133k mi£80-180

[CRIT]Oil consumption~60k mi£1500-3000

[CRIT]Timing chain~70k mi£1000-2000

suspension▂▁▂▂▂▃▃▄▄▅▅▅▆▆▆▇▇▇▇██10.4%

tyres▁▃▂▄▄▅▆▆▆▆▇▆▇▇▇▇▇▆▆▇█8.9%

electrical▁▁▁▂▂▂▃▃▄▄▅▆▆▆▆▆▇▇█▇█6.9%

0k100k200k+

Reliability factor: 0.80

[CRIT]Oil consumption~60k mi£1500-3000

[CRIT]Timing chain~70k mi£1000-2000

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