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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A4s year 2006

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mot history
Pass percent:72.82%
(The average a diesel AUDI A4 year 2006 passes without issue)
Based on:266,464 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment16197
Registration plate lamp issues10442
Brake hose excessively deteriorated4253
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3242
Registration plate issues2665
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2512
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1884
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1830
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1778
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1634
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1579
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1480
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1389
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1212
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1190
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1082
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1032
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1007
Windscreen has damage897
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))886
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|884
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|879
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))878
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))832
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))824
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|784
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened784
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|778
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))776
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))743
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))717
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))676
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|675
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))651
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|580
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||560
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened518
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|510
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault507
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))502
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))487
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||473
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|471
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))465
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))458
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|453
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))447
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|439
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))430
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|425
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))422
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|414
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|414
Rear brake binding411
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))408
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))398
Windscreen washer not working 394
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|383
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))372
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))371
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))369
Front brake excessively fluctuating354
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||351
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|346
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))343
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))341
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))324
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))319
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))312
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))307
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))306
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))303
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||297
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))289
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|288
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||277
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))271
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))270
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))262
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort260
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))258
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))257
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))252
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||251
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))248
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))245
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))237
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|236
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4|235
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|235
Battery insecure |1.9.1|234
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||229
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|220
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak219

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.

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