MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI A3s year 2003

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Pass percent:65.70%

(The average a petrol AUDI A3 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:82,670 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5697
Registration plate lamp issues	3196
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3033
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1212
Registration plate issues	1197
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1161
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	949
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	933
Rear brake binding	865
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	827
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	780
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	688
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	658
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	645
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	599
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	592
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	575
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	574
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	539
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	518
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	514
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	495
Brake pipe excessively corroded	493
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	477
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	468
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	461
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	461
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	449
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	442
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	362
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	338
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	336
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	331
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	315
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	277
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	270
Windscreen has damage	256
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	248
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	242
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	233
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	225
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	223
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	220
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	215
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	208
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	208
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	207
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	204
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	203
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	203
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	200
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	199
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	196
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	192
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	186
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	186
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	185
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	180
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	180
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	173
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	170
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	166
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	162
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	162
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	158
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	158
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	154
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	147
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	143
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	143
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	142
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	141
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	137
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	135
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\|	135
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	134
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	132
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	130
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	130
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	128
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	124
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	122
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	121
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	120
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	120
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	118
Windscreen washer not working	117
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	109
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	108
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	108
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	106
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	105
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	104
Front brake application uneven	103
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	102
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	102
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	99
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	98
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\|	96
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	96
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	95
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	94
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	93
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	93
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	92
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	91
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\|	91
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	90
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	89
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	88
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	88
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	87
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	86
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	86

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 A3s year 2003

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