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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A4s year 2012

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Pass percent:83.42%
(The average a diesel AUDI A4 year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:110,383 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4078
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1358
Registration plate issues966
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak927
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak908
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|641
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|640
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))384
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))348
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))330
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))291
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))259
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))223
Brakes imbalanced across an axle222
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))211
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))205
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))195
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))180
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))179
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))178
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))174
Windscreen washer not working 170
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))166
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))163
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))155
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault152
Windscreen has damage142
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))132
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))132
Registration plate lamp issues132
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|125
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))124
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))123
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|122
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))117
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|112
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|108
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))95
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))93
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|91
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||90
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||90
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened80
Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))80
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened77
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|75
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))74
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|72
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))72
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|70
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))70
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))69
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))69
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))67
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|65
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))60
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||59
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||57
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))57
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|55

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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