MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A2s year 2004

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Pass percent:66.12%

(The average a diesel AUDI A2 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:25,571 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1700
Registration plate lamp issues	492
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	490
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	467
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	384
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	372
Rear brake binding	322
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	313
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	290
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	243
Registration plate issues	242
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	240
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	213
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	212
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	180
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	179
Brake pipe excessively corroded	177
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	162
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	143
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	139
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	127
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	113
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	111
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	110
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	104
Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	102
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	101
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	99
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	97
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	96
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	93
Windscreen has damage	91
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	91
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	90
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	89
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	87
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	87
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	83
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	82
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	78
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	76
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	76
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	74
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	74
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	73
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	69
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	69
Rear brake application uneven	69
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	65
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	64
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	59
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	59
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	59
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	56
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	56
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	55
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	55
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	52
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	50
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	50
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	49
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	49
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))	49
Windscreen washer not working	47
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	47
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	46
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	45
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	45
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	44
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	44
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	44
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	43
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	42
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	42
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	42
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	42
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	40
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	39
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))	39
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	39
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	39
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	38
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	38
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	38
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	37
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	35
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	34
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	34
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	33
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	33
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
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\|	32
Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	31
Front brake excessively fluctuating	31
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	31
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	31
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	31
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	30
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	30
Nearside 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))	30
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	30
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	29
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	29
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	29
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	29
Offside 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))	28
Front brake application uneven	28
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	28
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	28
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	27
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	27
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\|	27
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	27
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	26
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	26
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	26

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 2004

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