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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A3s year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:78.35%
(The average a diesel AUDI A3 year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:215,722 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6813
Registration plate lamp issues3670
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3226
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1983
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1959
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1928
Registration plate issues1511
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1398
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1323
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1305
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1304
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1235
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1052
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))778
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))768
Brakes imbalanced across an axle668
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))653
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))609
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))595
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))572
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|569
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))487
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))487
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|465
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))451
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))449
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened406
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))403
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))402
Windscreen washer not working 402
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened392
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))376
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))374
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))366
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))360
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|355
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|352
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||349
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|318
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))318
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||292
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))290
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|288
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))276
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))261
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))257
Rear brake binding239
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))235
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))231
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||228
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))223
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault222
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak219
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))214
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak208
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))208
Windscreen has damage205
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))201
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))198
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))195
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||193
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))188
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))170
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))169
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))169
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))169
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))166
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))165
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak165
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))159
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))159
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))155
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))148
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))147
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))145

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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