MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A2s year 2002

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Pass percent:61.38%

(The average a diesel AUDI A2 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:31,692 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2261
Registration plate lamp issues	1599
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	972
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	737
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	701
Rear brake binding	529
Registration plate issues	513
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	491
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	488
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	443
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	433
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	417
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	397
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	287
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	287
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	283
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	279
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	274
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	247
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	243
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	241
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	232
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	222
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	210
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	209
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	208
Brake pipe excessively corroded	208
Windscreen has damage	198
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	193
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	175
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	166
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	147
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	140
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	134
Rear brake application uneven	122
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	117
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	112
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	109
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	103
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	102
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	101
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	93
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	91
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	88
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	87
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	84
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	83
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	81
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	79
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	77
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	76
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	76
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	74
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	73
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	69
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	67
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	67
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	66
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	65
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	63
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	62
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	62
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	61
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	61
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	60
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	60
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	59
Windscreen washer not working	58
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	58
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	57
Front brake excessively fluctuating	56
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	56
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	56
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	56
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	56
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	55
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	55
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	54
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	53
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	52
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	52
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	51
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	50
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	49
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	49
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	49
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	49
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	48
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	48
Front brake application uneven	48
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	48
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	47
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	45
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	45
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	45
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	43
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	43
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	42
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	42
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	42
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	42
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	41
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	41
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	40
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	40
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	40
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	40
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	39
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	39
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	39
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	38
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	38
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	37

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A2s year 2002

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