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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A3s year 2016

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mot history
Pass percent:89.35%
(The average a diesel AUDI A3 year 2016 passes without issue)
Based on:112,580 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2022
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1129
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))520
Registration plate issues455
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak433
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))377
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak318
Windscreen washer not working 311
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))233
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened219
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))170
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))166
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))151
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))146
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))143
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))134
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))129
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))128
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))123
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))106
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))106
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))106
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))105
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))104
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))104
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))96
Brakes imbalanced across an axle93
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))90
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))85
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))81
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))80
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))77
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))75
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))57
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))56
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))55
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened54
Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))53
Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))50
Registration plate lamp issues50
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||48
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))47
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))43
Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))43
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))43
Offside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))42
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))41
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))41
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))39
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))37

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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