MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A4s year 2004

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Pass percent:67.61%

(The average a diesel AUDI A4 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:226,885 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	15703
Registration plate lamp issues	12867
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	5701
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3897
Registration plate issues	3087
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2846
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2784
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	2599
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	2589
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2562
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2452
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1992
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1882
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1587
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1439
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	1225
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1202
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1154
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1135
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1110
Windscreen has damage	1066
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1049
Rear brake binding	829
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	821
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	812
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	739
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	736
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	724
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	717
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	695
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	679
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	651
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	619
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	609
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	601
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	591
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	590
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	583
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	567
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	565
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	564
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	561
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	552
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	502
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	497
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	479
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	463
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	444
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	438
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	417
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	411
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	409
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	408
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	406
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	403
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	402
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	399
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	398
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	393
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	378
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	376
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	369
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	365
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	357
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	354
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	350
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	344
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	342
Windscreen washer not working	332
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	316
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	315
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	314
Front brake application uneven	309
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	305
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	304
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	303
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	297
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	293
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	292
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	276
Front brake excessively fluctuating	275
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	268
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	268
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	266
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	263
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	262
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	257
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	256
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	255
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	253
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	253
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	249
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	247
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	246
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	246
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	241
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	236
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	232
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	230
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	226
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	225
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	225
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	224
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	222
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	221

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 2004

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