MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI A4s year 2003

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Pass percent:70.16%

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

Based on:168,856 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	11646
Registration plate lamp issues	9116
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	8133
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	5675
Registration plate issues	2833
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1811
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1786
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1777
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	1252
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1247
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1247
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1237
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1129
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1088
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	786
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	734
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	729
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	710
Windscreen has damage	710
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	697
Rear brake binding	669
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	605
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	593
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	502
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	494
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	483
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	476
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	471
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	456
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	441
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	426
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	425
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	388
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	382
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	380
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	370
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	333
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	332
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	324
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	302
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	302
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	292
Brake hose damaged	288
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	277
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	275
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	272
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	267
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	265
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	264
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	255
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	251
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	235
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	230
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	227
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	225
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	216
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	207
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	205
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	205
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	202
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	201
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	201
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	198
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	193
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	188
Front brake application uneven	183
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	178
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	172
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	171
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	171
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	171
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	170
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	169
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	167
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	164
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	161
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	159
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	153
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	152

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 2003

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