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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A3s year 2009

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mot history
Pass percent:74.25%
(The average a diesel AUDI A3 year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:245,708 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment10395
Registration plate lamp issues9154
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4226
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))3092
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))2131
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2057
Registration plate issues1773
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1704
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1576
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1276
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1253
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1237
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1143
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1092
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))953
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))944
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))880
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))835
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))785
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))688
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))656
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))586
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))586
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|574
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))564
Rear brake binding558
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened557
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|551
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))546
Windscreen washer not working 509
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))499
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|489
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))475
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||467
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))463
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))462
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))460
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened459
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))456
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))455
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))433
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))432
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))430
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|425
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))410
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))408
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))406
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|395
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))383
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|361
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))353
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))352
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||350
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))344
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|344
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))335
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))331
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))329
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|328
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak323
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))319
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak319
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|314
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))310
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))306
Windscreen has damage304
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))303
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|294
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||267
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|267
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))267
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak259
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|258
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||258
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|253
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))253
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|246
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))242
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))239
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||234
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||233
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|233
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))231
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))229
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))229
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))223
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))220
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|216
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak213
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))209
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))200
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))199
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||198
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|198
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||195
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|193
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|192

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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