MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI S5s year 2007

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Pass percent:81.61%

(The average a petrol AUDI S5 year 2007 passes without issue)

Based on:1,990 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate issues	72
Headlamp aim out of alignment	66
Registration plate lamp issues	17
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	15
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	12
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	9
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	8
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	7
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	6
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	6
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	6
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	5
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	5
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	5
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	5
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	5
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	5
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	4
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	4
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	4
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	4
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	4
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	4
Windscreen washer not working	4
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	3
Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	3
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	3
Brake hose damaged	3
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	3
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	2
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	2
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Headlamp incorrect colour \|1.7.5b\|	2
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	2
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	2
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	2
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	2
Nearside Rear Brake hose twisted \|3.6.B.4c\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	2
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	2
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i))	2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	2
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))	2
Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged \|4.1.D.1e\|	2
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective \|6.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	2
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	2
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	2

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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Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate issues	72
Headlamp aim out of alignment	66
Registration plate lamp issues	17
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	15
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	12
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	9
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	8
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	7
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	6
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	6
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	6
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	5
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	5
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	5
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	5
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	5
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	5
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	4
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	4
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	4
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	4
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	4
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	4
Windscreen washer not working	4
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	3
Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	3
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	3
Brake hose damaged	3
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	3
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	2
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	2
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Headlamp incorrect colour \|1.7.5b\|	2
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	2
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	2
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	2
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	2
Nearside Rear Brake hose twisted \|3.6.B.4c\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	2
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	2
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i))	2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	2
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))	2
Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged \|4.1.D.1e\|	2
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective \|6.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	2
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	2
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	2

MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI S5s year 2007

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