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MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI A3s year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:84.96%
(The average a petrol AUDI A3 year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:52,624 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1301
Registration plate lamp issues652
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively630
Registration plate issues323
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))313
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))289
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))196
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))174
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))172
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))166
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))151
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))142
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|129
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|111
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))107
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))103
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|101
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||91
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|90
Brakes imbalanced across an axle84
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))77
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||75
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|71
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))67
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened66
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))63
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||62
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))61
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))59
Windscreen washer not working 58
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))54
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|51
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))49
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))49
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened49
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))49
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak49
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||48
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))47
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))45
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))45
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))43
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))43
Rear brake binding42
Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||41
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|40
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak38
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|36
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||36
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))35
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak35
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|34
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))31
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))31
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))31
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))30
Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||30
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))29
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))28
Windscreen has damage28
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))28
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault28
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))25
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|25
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))24
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))24

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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