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MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI S4s year 2004

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mot history
Pass percent:75.93%
(The average a petrol AUDI S4 year 2004 passes without issue)
Based on:4,370 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment209
Registration plate lamp issues166
Registration plate issues56
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively51
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|36
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|35
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|31
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|31
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|28
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|26
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault25
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))22
Brake hose excessively deteriorated21
Windscreen has damage21
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))18
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|18
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))16
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|15
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|15
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|14
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))13
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|13
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|12
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))12
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|12
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|12
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))11
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))10
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|9
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||9
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||9
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|9
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|8
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))8
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|8
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))8
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||8
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|7
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|7
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))6
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|6
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|6
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|6
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|6
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|6
Battery insecure |1.9.1|5
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||5
Windscreen washer not working 5
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|5
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|5
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|5
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))5
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))5
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|5
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|5
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|5
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|4
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|4
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|4
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|4
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|4
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))4
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))4
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))4
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|4
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|4
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||4
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|4
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|4
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))4
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|4
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak4
Front brake excessively fluctuating4
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||4

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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