MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A8s year 1998

Review the list of common AUDI A8 failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your AUDI then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history

Pass percent:45.45%

(The average a diesel AUDI A8 year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:33 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	4
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	3
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	2
Rear brake binding	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Inner Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake cable has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Nearside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Outer Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1

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.

Got suggestions? We’re improving this section all the time. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	4
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	3
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	2
Rear brake binding	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Inner Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake cable has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Nearside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Outer Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1

MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A8s year 1998

Find us on Facebook