2005 Audi A3

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Engines

The most common engines in 2005 Audi A3 cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 petrol (110 kW, 148 hp), 1.6 petrol (85 kW, 114 hp) and 1.6 petrol (75 kW, 101 hp), out of 7 versions with at least 20 cars.

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

1,946 first registered in 2005 are on Dutch roads; 30% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €39,408.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde903
• Band onvoldoende profiel802
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen788
• Remslang beschadigd, wapeningsmateriaal zichtbaar627
• Stofhoes aandrijfas beschadigd en dicht niet af611
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm568
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld490
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt431

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

5,150 cars built in 2005 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 2,834 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 10,039 of these cars first registered in 2005 took their annual MOT test. 55% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2005 the figure was 56%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

902 of these cars first registered in 2005 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 265,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

656 2005 cars are on the New Zealand register; 74% arrived as used imports, 23% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Audi told its dealers about the 2005 Audi A3: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)