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Audi 80 vs Toyota Corolla

Two compact cars, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. Side by side from official registers: recalls, complaints and registrations.

At a glance

Audi 80Toyota Corolla
Model years in the US safety record1985–19951981–2026
New cars registered in Europe—604,655 (2010–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom615154,285
On the road in the Netherlands12278,090
In traffic in Finland340107,955
Generations on record—5

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

Audi 80Toyota Corolla
UK MOT first-time pass rate—71%
… against cars of the same age—+4%
New York safety inspections failed—1.7%
… against cars of the same year—−6%
Illogical odometer records (NL)—2.6%
US owner complaints2311,746
Most complaints aboutPower trainAir bags
Model year with most complaints1990 (9)2009 (1,459)
US recall campaigns353
Manufacturer service bulletins425,686
NHTSA defect investigations558

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Safety

Audi 80Toyota Corolla
NHTSA overall rating—5★ (2025)

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).

Fuel, emissions and price

Audi 80Toyota Corolla
Official combined fuel use, Canada—6.7 l/100 km (2026)
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid—5.2 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol—6.8 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe—112 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe—83 kW (111 hp)
Average mass in running order—1,436 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)—€27,800
Average odometer in Finland284,000 km212,000 km

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).