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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A8s year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:91.31%
(The average a diesel AUDI A8 year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:8,442 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues150
Headlamp aim out of alignment93
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively74
Registration plate issues69
Windscreen washer not working 12
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))11
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))8
Windscreen has damage6
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))6
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))6
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|5
Brake hose damaged5
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))5
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault5
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))5
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))4
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))4
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|4
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))3
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))3
Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a))3
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||3
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|3
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|3
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii))3
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))3
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))3
Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))3
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3

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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