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MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI A3s year 2010

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mot history
Pass percent:79.81%
(The average a petrol AUDI A3 year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:113,121 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment3711
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1796
Registration plate lamp issues1740
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))931
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))811
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))751
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))632
Registration plate issues586
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))443
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))397
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))379
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))352
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))327
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))317
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))299
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))297
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||268
Brakes imbalanced across an axle265
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))250
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
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|234
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|227
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))221
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||220
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak218
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak213
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))207
Windscreen washer not working 204
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault192
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 Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))184
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))181
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
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))177
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened169
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened155
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))154
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))154
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 Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))153
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))153
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))149
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))143
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||137
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))137
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))132
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))131
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))126
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))120
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))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
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))117
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||117
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|116
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))116
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))116
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|116
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|115
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))111
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))109
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))108
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|105
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
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))102
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
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))92
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))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
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||90
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))88
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||88
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|87
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|86
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))83
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))83
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|83
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|82
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|80
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|80
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))78
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))78
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|76
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))75
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|74
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|70
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|70

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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