MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A4s year 2003

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Pass percent:66.15%

(The average a diesel AUDI A4 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:223,690 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	16343
Registration plate lamp issues	14534
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	13932
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	13319
Registration plate issues	3607
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2908
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2881
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2178
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	2056
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	1955
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1857
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1850
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1779
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1660
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1572
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1300
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1285
Windscreen has damage	1223
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1180
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1169
Brake hose damaged	960
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	949
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	904
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	777
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	776
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	774
Rear brake binding	756
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	745
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	712
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	697
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	646
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	640
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	634
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	629
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	616
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	603
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	588
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	552
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	544
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	534
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	531
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	518
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	508
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	506
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	471
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	470
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	466
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	465
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	458
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	457
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	452
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	451
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	407
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	406
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	394
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	390
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	377
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	376
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	364
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	361
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	355
Front brake application uneven	342
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	322
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	322
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	318
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	315
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	311
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	310
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	303
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	298
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	295
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	293
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	289
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	283
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	279
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	278
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	278
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	271
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	269
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	268
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	268
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	268
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	266
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	264
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	264
Front brake excessively fluctuating	262
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	258
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	258
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	257
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	253
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	248
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	245
Windscreen washer not working	244
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	239
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	239
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	233
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	232
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	230
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	229
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	228

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 2003

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