MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI A2s year 2003

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Pass percent:66.58%

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

Based on:28,597 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1848
Registration plate lamp issues	908
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	523
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	429
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	393
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	389
Registration plate issues	381
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	375
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	345
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	344
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	304
Rear brake binding	292
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	285
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	261
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	236
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	197
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	190
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	181
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	175
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	169
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	166
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	156
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	154
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	151
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	148
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	147
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	140
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	132
Windscreen has damage	126
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	125
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	125
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	122
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	120
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	120
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	116
Brake pipe excessively corroded	106
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	100
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	99
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	96
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	94
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	94
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	89
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	87
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	86
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	82
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	77
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	76
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\|	74
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	70
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	70
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	70
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	69
Rear brake application uneven	67
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	63
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	61
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	60
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	57
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	56
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\|	56
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	55
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	54
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	54
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	52
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\|	52
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	52
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	51
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	50
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	49
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	49
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	47
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	47
Windscreen washer not working	47
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	45
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	45
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	45
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	45
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	44
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	43
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	42
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	41
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	40
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	39
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	39
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	39
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	39
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	38
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	38
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	38
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	37
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	36
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	36
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\|	36
Front brake excessively fluctuating	36
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	35
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Front brake application uneven	34
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	33
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	33
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	32
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	32
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	31
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	30
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	30
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	30
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	30
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	29
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	29
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	29

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 petrol AUDI A2s year 2003

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