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MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI A4s year 2006

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mot history
Pass percent:75.48%
(The average a petrol AUDI A4 year 2006 passes without issue)
Based on:142,302 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7337
Registration plate lamp issues4553
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1652
Registration plate issues1515
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1382
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1135
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|903
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))787
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|785
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|720
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|637
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))558
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))551
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|530
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))527
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))488
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|464
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))453
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))442
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|386
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||379
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))360
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|349
Brakes imbalanced across an axle339
Windscreen has damage328
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))315
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))315
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))315
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||309
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|305
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))275
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|275
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault265
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))264
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))260
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))250
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))245
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))238
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))237
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|232
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))225
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened222
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|216
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))215
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|214
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))209
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))202
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|197
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))192
Battery insecure |1.9.1|184
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))183
Windscreen washer not working 182
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||181
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||181
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))178
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||175
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))172
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||172
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|168
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|168
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|161
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|161
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))157
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))149
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|148
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened146
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt front arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii))146
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|145
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))144
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))141
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))140
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|138
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))135
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))135
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|135
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|132
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|129
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||124
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|123
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))123
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))119
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt front arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii))118
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|117
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))117
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))116
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))116
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|110

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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