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MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI S8s year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:83.55%
(The average a petrol AUDI S8 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:377 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment10
Registration plate issues9
Registration plate lamp issues5
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))3
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))2
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))2
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))2
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi |6.1.2 |a||1
Emissions not tested |8.2.1.2 |d||1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1
Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Windscreen has damage1
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush Both |2.5.B.2b|1
Offside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush Both |2.5.B.2b|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
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 Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Most rear |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Oil leaking excessively from engine undertray full of oil and drift , |8.4.1 |a| |i||1
Undertray insecure |8.1.1 |b| |i||1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Front Access panel cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Brake performance not tested brake pipe leak (1.2.1 (g))1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii))1
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Offside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii))1
Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Access panel cannot be secured in the closed position bonnet catch was stuck not allowing bonnet to close, this has been rectified. |6.4.1|1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Headlamp incorrect colour |1.7.5b|1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Rear brake binding1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))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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