Faults:

Rear wiper stopped working.

Temp sender failed.

Brake sensor (micro switch under the brake pedal)

Radio volume knob plays up.

Middle exhaust section.

Snapped rear spring.

Immobiliser issue (wiped fault log and has been fine ever since, 30 000 miles ago)

General Comments:

Pleasure to drive.

Top build quality.

Comfy safe and solid feeling.

If you want a nice A 2 B motor, it's really nice.

Top second hand car. The faults have been wear and tear, or pretty cheap to fix, no grumbles really.

Amazing reliability. Done nearly 40,000 miles in it.

Handling a bit boring, and not very sporty.

Faults:

Electrical Problems:

-Electric windows working/not working and working incorrectly.

-Brake bulb not working - Due too bad bulb holder - easily fixed

-Indicators - Used to freeze occasionally, seems to have fixed itself!

-Radio - Sometimes will be working fine and after awhile the unit will appear to have turned off, but will still play and you cannot control it, until it decides to switch back on

Burns oil - Don't know why!

General Comments:

No major problems with the car.

The Audi Dealers tend to bring up the price a bit.

The Interior is excellent and very comfortable, all controls are very easy to use and the fact that you can adjust seat height and the steering wheel makes the car very adaptable to all.

Rear view is a bit obstructed due to the car being up higher in the back.

Faults:

Constantly Blown Headlight Bulbs, at the rate of 1 per month.

Rear washer has broken on four occasions.

Faulty Electric windows - go up and down when they feel like it.

Engine idled at 2000 rpm - took FOUR visits to dealer to solve the problem, after new accelerator module and ECU.

Interior lights in boot failed.

Brake calipers stuck on - warped discs.

Nut came off in gearbox - smashed through gearbox housing, subsequent oil leak ruined clutch. (£2100) - 2 weeks after warranty ran out.

General Comments:

Without doubt the biggest waste of money I have ever encountered. Nothing more than a rebadged Skoda, after about 20,000 miles it has developed rattles and squeaks everywhere.

Do yourself a favour - don't buy one of these - all style - no substance.

Faults:

Slight problem engaging second gear when cold, solved by dealer using synthetic oil.

One rear speaker developed a fault (Bose hi-fi fitted), which was replaced by dealer.

General Comments:

Excellent car all round.

My wife had one also (same model, 6 months older), but her car suffered a couple of problems and felt an awful lot slower than mine.

Had a race from the lights with an M3 once and he only got past when we hit 60! There must be something wrong with my car, but whatever it is they all should have it!

Only wish is that traction control was available when I bought it.

After 66,000 miles I still have 2 original tyres (thanks Michelin), same exhaust, clutch and brakes - not bad!

Faults:

After collecting the car from the dealer and arriving home I couldn't open the bonnet as the cable was broken/something that was missed in the PDI. The dealer made a temporary fix but I had to wait three weeks for a new cable from Germany.

General Comments:

The turbo engine is very responsive and smooth.

The climate control well worth having.

The car grips the road well and comes into it's own on country roads.

A very enjoyable car to drive which feels solid and safe.

Faults:

Minor electrical failure after coming out of the car wash (remote locking, lights on warning etc). Took two dealer days to fix it.

General Comments:

Good combination of performance and economy. Very smooth car to drive although the steering is very communicative. Grip and road holding pretty good though.