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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A3s year 2007

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mot history
Pass percent:70.18%
(The average a diesel AUDI A3 year 2007 passes without issue)
Based on:247,437 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment10366
Registration plate lamp issues8805
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4692
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2525
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2210
Registration plate issues1928
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1899
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1811
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1789
Rear brake binding1471
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1447
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1415
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1381
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1331
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))1278
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1260
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1222
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1211
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1203
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1201
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1199
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1169
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1120
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1112
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1089
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1003
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|973
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))957
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))950
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))939
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|926
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))923
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))881
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))834
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))788
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))781
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|767
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))766
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))753
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|744
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak717
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))703
Windscreen washer not working 693
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))674
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened660
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))652
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|651
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))643
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))579
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))558
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|537
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|533
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))533
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||521
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))510
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))508
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|489
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|483
Windscreen has damage474
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|472
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|469
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))467
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))464
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|462
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||421
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened412
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|394
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||389
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||378
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||376
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))371
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))350
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|330
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))325
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||325
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))324
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||315
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|311
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))308
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort307
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||301
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))299
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|298
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|297
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))296
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak289
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||289
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|284
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))282
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))277
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||271
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))271
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))271
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|268
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|262
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak258
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement254
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))251
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||247
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))244
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))243
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||237
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|236
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|236
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|230
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))230
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|228
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f))227
Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a))227
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|226
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||225

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.

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