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MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI A3s year 2011

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mot history
Pass percent:80.47%
(The average a petrol AUDI A3 year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:70,052 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1957
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1046
Registration plate lamp issues687
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))556
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))521
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))481
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))452
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))430
Registration plate issues401
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))383
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))339
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))321
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))249
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))222
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))221
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))221
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))206
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))197
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))187
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))185
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))174
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))167
Brakes imbalanced across an axle158
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault155
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))146
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))141
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))137
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))136
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|132
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))130
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))129
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak127
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))124
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))118
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))118
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak112
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))106
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))105
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))103
Windscreen washer not working 103
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))102
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|101
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened98
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))95
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|92
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|87
Rear brake binding87
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened84
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))80
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))75
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))75
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))75
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))70
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||69
Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))66
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))66
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))63
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))63
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|63
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))62
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||61
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))60
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||60
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))56
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))52
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||52
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))51
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))50
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))50
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))49
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))49
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|48
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|48
Windscreen has damage48
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|48
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||47
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))47
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|44
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))43
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))43
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||43
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))42

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.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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