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MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI A3s year 2014

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Pass percent:88.83%
(The average a petrol AUDI A3 year 2014 passes without issue)
Based on:131,138 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2532
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1105
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1025
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively975
Registration plate issues579
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))543
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))505
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))480
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))469
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))335
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))293
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))266
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))266
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))235
Windscreen washer not working 231
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))218
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))217
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))189
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))180
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened173
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))170
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))165
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))163
Brakes imbalanced across an axle162
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))149
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))146
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))118
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))118
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))108
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))108
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))101
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))87
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))87
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))81
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))81
Registration plate lamp issues74
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||71
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))69
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault66
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))64
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))64
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))61
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))60
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))58
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|58
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))57
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened57
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))54
Brake hose excessively deteriorated52
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))50
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))49
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))49
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))46
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))46
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))45
Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))45
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))44

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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