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MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI A3s year 2013

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Pass percent:87.28%
(The average a petrol AUDI A3 year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:75,510 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1476
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively615
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))488
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))459
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))454
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak445
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak405
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))363
Registration plate issues290
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))289
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))241
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))199
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))197
Windscreen washer not working 150
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))147
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))143
Brakes imbalanced across an axle140
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))136
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened132
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))132
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))131
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))130
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))117
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))104
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))98
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))88
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))84
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))74
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))68
Registration plate lamp issues65
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||61
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))61
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened56
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))54
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))53
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))53
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))52
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))51
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||51
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))50
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))49
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))47
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))45
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))43
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))41
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|41
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))39
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))39
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))39
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||37
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))37
Brake hose excessively deteriorated37
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))36
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))36
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault33
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|33
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))32
Windscreen has damage30
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))30
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))30
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))30
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))30
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))29
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))29

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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