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Compliance Audit Score with non-conformance severity rating of 4 score: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop non-conformance severity rating to 4 score, then walk the calculation through step by step. Score compliance audit risk from findings severity, occurrence, and detection.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Non-conformance severity rating: 4 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 8)
  • Recurrence likelihood rating: 6 score (held at the documented default)
  • Audit detectability rating: 7 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Weighted score = severity × 0.40 + occurrence × 0.35 + detection × 0.25.
  • Compliance audit risk score works out to 5.45 score at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Compliance audit severity score works out to 4 score at these inputs.
  • Compliance audit occurrence score works out to 6 score at these inputs.
  • Compliance audit detection score works out to 7 score at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where non-conformance severity rating sits at 8 score and the headline result is 7.05 score, this scenario comes in 22.7% below the baseline at 5.45 score.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to non-conformance severity rating, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. The 1-10 ratings are auditor judgments, so two auditors can score the same finding differently — calibrate your rating scale before trusting the numbers across a team.

Results at a glance

  • Compliance audit risk score: 5.45 score (headline result)
  • Compliance audit severity score: 4 score
  • Compliance audit occurrence score: 6 score
  • Compliance audit detection score: 7 score

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Compliance Audit Score calculator, set non-conformance severity rating to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.