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MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI A3s year 2010

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mot history
Pass percent:77.55%
(The average a petrol AUDI A3 year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:135,028 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4519
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2334
Registration plate lamp issues1996
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1352
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1336
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1235
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1049
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))716
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))705
Registration plate issues696
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))587
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))566
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault528
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))512
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (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))463
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))460
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))423
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))420
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))412
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))408
Brakes imbalanced across an axle395
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))349
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))316
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))313
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))309
Windscreen washer not working 296
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))292
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak292
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak290
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))288
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))283
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))274
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||268
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))252
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))251
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))247
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|246
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))238
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|234
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))228
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|227
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))220
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||220
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened218
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))211
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))210
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))200
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))198
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))194
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))187
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||186
Rear brake binding186
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|185
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))184
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))183
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened183
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|180
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))177
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))177
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))160
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))157
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))156
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|153
Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))147
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))138
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||137
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))137
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))136
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))132
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))122
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))121
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))119
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||118
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||117
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))117
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|116
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|116
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|115
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|105
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))104
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|104
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))99
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||98
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||94
Windscreen has damage94
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))94
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))94
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))94
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))93
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))93
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))92
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||92
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))91

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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