How do you calculate audit finding closure rate?

Divide findings closed by total findings and multiply by 100. With 42 of 50 findings closed, the closure rate is 84%, leaving 8 findings open.

What is a good audit finding closure rate?

Most mature systems target 90-95% on-time closure. At 84% against a 95% target, you have an 11-point gap to close, which would typically flag as underperforming in a management review.

What is the gap to target?

It is your target closure rate minus your actual rate. Here 95% minus 84% gives an 11-point gap, telling you exactly how much closure progress remains before you hit the goal.

Should overdue findings count differently?

Yes in practice. A simple closure rate treats all open findings equally, but you should segment overdue and high-severity findings separately, since an 84% rate can still hide a critical finding sitting open past its due date.

Closure rate vs on-time closure rate?

Closure rate is total closed over total raised. On-time closure rate only counts findings closed by their due date. On-time is the stricter and more meaningful metric for management-system health.

How do I improve a low closure rate?

Assign clear owners and due dates, review open findings weekly, escalate overdue items, and remove root-cause bottlenecks. Closing the 8 open findings here would move you from 84% to 100% and erase the 11-point gap.

Safety & Workforce calculator

Audit Finding Closure Rate Calculator

Audit Finding Closure Rate measures the share of safety, quality, or compliance audit findings your team has resolved, and how far you sit from your closure target. EHS and quality managers use it to track corrective-action follow-through after internal audits, ISO surveillance visits, or regulatory inspections. Open findings are unmanaged risk and evidence of a weak management system, so this metric is a direct readout of whether your CAPA process actually closes the loop. It gives both a headline closure percentage and the exact point gap you still need to make up.

What this calculator does

Calculate closure rate for Safety & Workforce: closed audit findings as a share of total findings.
Use it to track closure rate against target in Safety & Workforce.
It computes the closure rate as findings closed divided by total findings, then the point gap between that rate and your target.

Formula used

Closure rate = findings closed ÷ total findings × 100
Gap to target = target closure − closure rate

Inputs explained

Audit findings closed:
Total audit findings raised:
Target closure rate:

How to use the result

Use it in monthly management reviews, after audit cycles, or when preparing for a certification body's surveillance visit.
Closure counts do not verify effectiveness — a finding marked closed with a weak fix can recur, so pair the rate with verification and recurrence checks.

Current U.S. benchmarks

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Common questions

How do you calculate audit finding closure rate? Divide findings closed by total findings and multiply by 100. With 42 of 50 findings closed, the closure rate is 84%, leaving 8 findings open.
What is a good audit finding closure rate? Most mature systems target 90-95% on-time closure. At 84% against a 95% target, you have an 11-point gap to close, which would typically flag as underperforming in a management review.
What is the gap to target? It is your target closure rate minus your actual rate. Here 95% minus 84% gives an 11-point gap, telling you exactly how much closure progress remains before you hit the goal.
Should overdue findings count differently? Yes in practice. A simple closure rate treats all open findings equally, but you should segment overdue and high-severity findings separately, since an 84% rate can still hide a critical finding sitting open past its due date.
Closure rate vs on-time closure rate? Closure rate is total closed over total raised. On-time closure rate only counts findings closed by their due date. On-time is the stricter and more meaningful metric for management-system health.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.