MOT Check for AUDI S3s

The AUDI S3 makes up 63,402 of the overall 20,069,453 AUDI MOT test results. Select your S3 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Rear brake caliper leaking  Occurs:15 times
Oil leaking excessively from engine ai Occurs:11 times
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working  Occurs:85 times
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt gii Occurs:28 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:20 times
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured  Occurs:195 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:65 times
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Occurs:178 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:41 times
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak  Occurs:28 times
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment  Occurs:115 times
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:100 times
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing  Occurs:18 times
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:25 times
Offside Side repeater not working  Occurs:27 times
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:21 times
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:14 times
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings  Occurs:12 times
Nearside Front position lamp incorrect colour  Occurs:25 times
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:37 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:55 times
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:50 times
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:21 times
Offside Rear Braking system leaking  Occurs:17 times
Brakes imbalanced across an axle Occurs:68 times
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