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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A3s year 2011

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mot history
Pass percent:77.13%
(The average a diesel AUDI A3 year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:198,392 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6498
Registration plate lamp issues3149
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3059
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1714
Registration plate issues1590
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1519
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1432
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1404
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1262
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1249
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1241
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1167
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1076
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1048
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))908
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))780
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))669
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))640
Brakes imbalanced across an axle630
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))616
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))564
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))553
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))552
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault550
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))503
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))500
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))449
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))419
Windscreen washer not working 418
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))417
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))412
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))410
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|390
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))389
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened385
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|384
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened380
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))379
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))366
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))338
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))325
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))319
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak311
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|301
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|300
Rear brake binding296
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak295
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))269
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))266
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))263
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))260
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))255
Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))252
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|218
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|213
Windscreen has damage207
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))204
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))202
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))200
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))199
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))190
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))183
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||179
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))178
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))178
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))176
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))175
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))173
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))172
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))169
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))167
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))164
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))162
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))162
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))162
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|162
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||160
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||159
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|159
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))158
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||155
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))155
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||154
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))149
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||147
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))146
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))139
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))138
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|138
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))137

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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