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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A3s year 2010

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Pass percent:75.34%
(The average a diesel AUDI A3 year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:219,525 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment8080
Registration plate lamp issues4178
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3708
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2375
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2010
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1877
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1815
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1700
Registration plate issues1616
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1595
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1250
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1246
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1188
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1155
Brakes imbalanced across an axle947
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))785
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))769
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))760
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))748
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))670
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))646
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))639
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))634
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))554
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))518
Windscreen washer not working 511
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))501
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|487
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||484
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened478
Rear brake binding448
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened444
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))436
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))424
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))405
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))396
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))393
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))392
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|381
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||373
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))371
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))369
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))365
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))365
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))364
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||362
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|354
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|353
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak353
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))345
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))328
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))321
Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))314
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))313
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))310
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|305
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak301
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))293
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))290
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|289
Windscreen has damage288
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))287
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))282
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))277
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|277
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))266
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))255
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||249
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))240
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))238
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))237
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))234
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||234
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))230
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))222
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))221
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|220
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))214
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))212
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||209
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||208
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|207
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))206
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|200
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))199
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))198
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))190
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|188
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))187
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||187
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||182
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|178
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))177
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))176
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))176
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|176
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))175
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))174
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))173
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||172
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))172
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||169
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))167
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|163
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|163
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|163

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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