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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A4s year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:74.96%
(The average a diesel AUDI A4 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:259,754 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment15046
Registration plate lamp issues4681
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3491
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2134
Registration plate issues2116
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))2075
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1827
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1820
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1675
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1580
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1187
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1094
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1093
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1049
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))965
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|908
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))862
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))812
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))806
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))723
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))707
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))666
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))658
Windscreen washer not working 654
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))649
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak581
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))579
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||560
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||558
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))554
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak553
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))551
Windscreen has damage528
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|521
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|509
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||480
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault465
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))459
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|454
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))447
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|427
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened415
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|391
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|391
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|391
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))382
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|361
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))359
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|359
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))357
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))346
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))339
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened337
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))334
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))333
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))321
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))319
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))308
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))304
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))302
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))302
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))296
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||291
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))280
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))277
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))275
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|271
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|270
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))263
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))256
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))253
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|243
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|240
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))235
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|233
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|232
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|229
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|226
Front brake excessively fluctuating225
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))224
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|221
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|212
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))211
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|199
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))197

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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