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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A3s year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:71.64%
(The average a diesel AUDI A3 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:253,501 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues10782
Headlamp aim out of alignment10777
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4372
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2712
Registration plate issues1947
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1814
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1721
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1650
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1463
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1424
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1413
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1403
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1380
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1331
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1253
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1168
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1151
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1067
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1066
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1063
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1056
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1034
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1004
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))919
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|867
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|824
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))791
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak786
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|779
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))776
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))755
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))746
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))741
Rear brake binding723
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|722
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))720
Windscreen washer not working 695
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|673
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))657
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))652
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))645
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|642
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))640
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))639
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))623
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))614
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||607
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|560
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))529
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened512
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))509
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))503
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened500
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak500
Windscreen has damage473
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|471
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))453
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))427
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))420
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|414
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|406
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))404
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|401
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))389
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|387
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|386
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))373
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))372
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))367
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|366
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))362
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|361
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))358
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||352
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))348
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))333
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))316
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|305
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))301
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))288
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|286
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||273
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))272
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||270
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))266
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|263
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||260
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||255
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||252
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))252
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|249
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak245
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))243
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))242
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||241
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|230
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|229
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))226
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak225
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))223
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||223

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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