We've updated survey results for the A3 to include owner experiences through March 31, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 39, better than average

2008: 59, about average

2007: 82, about average

2006: 72, about average

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

In the case of the A3, the percentage with no repairs is about 56 for the 2006 and 50 for the 2007, while the percentages with 3+ repair trips are 3 and 4, respectively.

Audi A3 Lemon-odds and Nada-odds

Thank you to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in August and November. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years.

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We've updated survey results for the A3 to include owner experiences through June 30, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011: 19, better than average

2009: 66, about average

2008: 61, about average

2007: 70, about average

2006: 71, about average

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

In the case of the A3 these are:

2007: 61, 7

2006: 50, 2

Audi A3 Lemon-odds and Nada-odds

We'll have further updates in November and February. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years.

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We've updated survey our reliability stats for the A3 (on our redesigned site) to include owner experiences through September 30, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011: 12, better than average

2009: 69, about average

2008: 61, about average

2007: 61, about average

2006: 69, about average

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

In the case of the A3 these are:

2007: 68, 3

2006: 48, < 1

Audi A3 Lemon-odds and Nada-odds

Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in February and May. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years.

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We've updated survey our reliability stats for the A3 to include owner experiences through December 31, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011: 9, better than average

2010: 16, better than average

2009: 67, about average

2008: 58, about average

2007: 83, about average

2006: 73, about average

Small sample sizes for the 2009-2011.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

In the case of the A3 these are:

2007: 56, 7

2006: 49, 3

We'll have further updates later this month and in August. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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Audi A3 Lemon-odds and Nada-odds

 

is anyone still maintaining these stats?

 

Yes. I've been too busy to post to forums in the past quarter, but the stats were updated in May and will be updated again at the end of this month. I hope to start posting to forums again after the upcoming update.

 

TrueDelta has updated Car Reliability Survey our reliability stats

We've updated survey our reliability stats for the A3 to include owner experiences through September 30, 2012.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011: 8, better than average

2010: 34, better than average

2009: 37, better than average

2008: 56, about average

2007: 48, about average

2006: 102, worse than average

Small sample sizes for the 2009-2011.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

In the case of the A3 these are:

2006: 30, 3

We'll have further updates in February and May. We'd love to provide more precise stats and cover more model years--just a matter of getting more owners involved.

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We've updated survey our reliability stats for the A3 to include owner experiences through December 31, 2012.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011: 16, low

2010: 38, moderate

2009: 49, moderate

2008: 55, moderate

2007: 34, low

2006: 102, high

Small sample sizes for the 2009-2011.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

In the case of the A3 these are:

2007: 71, < 1

2006: 44, 8

Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in May and August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help:

Audi A3 reliability ratings and comparisons

 

We've updated our reliability stats for the A3 to include owner experiences through March 31, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011 A3: 34, moderate, small sample size
2010 A3: 40, moderate, very small sample size
2009 A3: 47, moderate, small sample size
2008 A3: 67, moderate
2007 A3: 57, moderate
2006 A3: 110, high

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2007 A3: 57, < 1
2006 A3: 45, 11

We'll have further updates in August and in November. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

For the details, including the descriptions of reported repairs, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Audi A3 reliability ratings and comparisons

 

We've updated our reliability stats for the A3 to include owner experiences through June 30, 2013. (Another source is about 14 months behind.)

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011 A3: 25, low, small sample size
2010 A3: 24, low, very small sample size
2009 A3: 68, moderate, small sample size
2008 A3: 56, moderate
2007 A3: 56, moderate
2006 A3: 98, high

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2007 A3: 58, < 1
2006 A3: 43, 13

We'll have further updates in November and February.

To view competitors' scores and descriptions of reported repairs, and to sign up to help:

Audi A3 reliability ratings and comparisons