MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A4s year 2005

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Pass percent:72.67%

(The average a diesel AUDI A4 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:243,454 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	15255
Registration plate lamp issues	12946
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	4433
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	3006
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2952
Registration plate issues	2529
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1925
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1882
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1748
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1677
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1664
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1553
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1391
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1391
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1327
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1230
Rear brake binding	986
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	966
Windscreen has damage	959
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	886
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	854
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	800
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	759
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	736
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	639
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	627
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	615
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	591
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	581
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	543
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	527
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	501
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	491
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	489
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	488
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	485
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	479
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	466
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	452
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	451
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	426
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	422
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	420
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	411
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	385
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	385
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	364
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	362
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	352
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	348
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	338
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	328
Front brake excessively fluctuating	316
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	315
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	313
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	310
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	309
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	291
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	287
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	284
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	284
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	275
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	272
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	270
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	270
Front brake application uneven	265
Windscreen washer not working	259
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	255
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	255
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	251
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	247
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	244
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	239
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	237
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	237
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	236
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	235
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	235
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	234
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	234
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	226
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	225
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	222
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	214
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	213
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	212
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	210
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	203

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 2005

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