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MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI S3s year 2005

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mot history
Pass percent:75.44%
(The average a petrol AUDI S3 year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:57 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|1
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |7.1.3|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt front |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle (8.2.1.2 (f))1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Inner 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 Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Front constant velocity joint is insecure |2.5.C.1b|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working flickering (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play retaining nut loose (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working flickering (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (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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