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MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI A8s year 2012

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Pass percent:91.54%
(The average a petrol AUDI A8 year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:638 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues10
Registration plate issues9
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively6
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))2
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened both nearside and offside front sub frame corroded and holed (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured inner wheel rim cracked (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt gaiter torn and insecure (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))1
Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))1
Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement NSF and OSF lower wishbone bushes deteriorated. |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))1
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` phone holder |8.3.1b|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` road angle |8.3.1e|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction reset (8.2.1.2 (h))1
Offside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Emissions oxygen sensor obviously defective (8.2.1.1 (a))1
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (REAR ARM) (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))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.

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