MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI A4s year 2002

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Pass percent:69.24%

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

Based on:117,290 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	7898
Registration plate lamp issues	7452
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	6911
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	4098
Registration plate issues	1929
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1555
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1364
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1043
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1005
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	842
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	759
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	709
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	677
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	614
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	609
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	594
Windscreen has damage	585
Rear brake binding	583
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	567
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	539
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	538
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	418
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	367
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	356
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	353
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	348
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	345
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	341
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	336
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	325
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	310
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	307
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	300
Brake hose damaged	281
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	280
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	279
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	276
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	276
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	258
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	250
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	244
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	239
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	221
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	218
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	214
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	208
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	205
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	204
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	204
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	202
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	189
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	184
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	180
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	174
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	170
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	168
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	166
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	165
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	153
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	147
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	146
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	144
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	143
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	142
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	141
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	138
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	137
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	133
Front brake application uneven	129
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	128
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	128
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	127
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	127
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	126
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	126
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	124
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	122
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	121
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	120
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	120
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	117
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	117
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	116
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	114
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	113
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	112
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	110
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	109

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 petrol AUDI A4s year 2002

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