MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A2s year 2003

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Pass percent:64.05%

(The average a diesel AUDI A2 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:21,657 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1441
Registration plate lamp issues	720
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	581
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	388
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	360
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	327
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	280
Rear brake binding	277
Registration plate issues	269
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	247
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	238
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	236
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	224
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	223
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	183
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	164
Brake pipe excessively corroded	157
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	144
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	142
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	138
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	137
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	120
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	118
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	112
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	108
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	103
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	102
Windscreen has damage	100
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	99
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	92
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	87
Rear brake application uneven	87
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	86
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	85
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	85
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	84
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	81
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	78
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	72
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	71
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	70
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	68
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	68
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	67
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	64
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	64
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	59
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	58
Windscreen washer not working	56
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	56
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	56
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	55
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	55
Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	53
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	52
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	52
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	52
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	51
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	51
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	51
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	50
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	49
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	48
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	47
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	47
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	46
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	45
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	43
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	42
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	42
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	41
Front brake excessively fluctuating	40
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	39
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	39
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	39
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	38
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	37
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	37
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	37
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\|	36
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	36
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	36
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	35
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	34
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	34
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	33
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	33
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))	32
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	32
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	31
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	31
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	29
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\|	29
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	29
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	29
Offside 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))	29
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	29
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	28
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
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\|	28
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	27
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\|	27
Front brake application uneven	27
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	26
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	26
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	26
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	25
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	25
Brake hose damaged	25
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	24
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\|	24
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\|	24
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	24
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	24

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 2003

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