MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A4s year 2002

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Pass percent:64.16%

(The average a diesel AUDI A4 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:197,233 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	17582
Headlamp aim out of alignment	14767
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	12845
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	12616
Registration plate issues	3457
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2962
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2660
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2524
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2120
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2002
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1959
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1888
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1848
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1575
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1528
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1274
Windscreen has damage	1252
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	1245
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1118
Rear brake binding	1097
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1073
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	988
Brake hose damaged	910
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	884
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	840
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	834
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	762
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	725
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	717
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	701
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	699
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	694
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	675
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	674
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	659
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	653
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	645
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	624
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	618
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	614
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	577
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	574
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	536
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	526
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	521
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	509
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	500
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	462
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	446
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	443
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	420
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	413
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	399
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	395
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	393
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	388
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	381
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	375
Front brake application uneven	366
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	364
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	356
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	349
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	338
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	334
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	331
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	331
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	326
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	324
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	312
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	312
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	311
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	279
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	277
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	276
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	275
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	273
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	271
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	269
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	268
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	267
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	266
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	264
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	262
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	258
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	256
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	247
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	247
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	246
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	241
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	240
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	238
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	235
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	235
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	234
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	230
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	226
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	221
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	218
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	216

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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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A4s year 2002

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