MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
270,988 miSignificantly above average — investigate
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50+ data pointsMOT History
Exhaust silencer insecure Exhaust silencer mounting broken off (8.1.1 (b) (i))
Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users Water/antifreeze dripping during test (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
Nearside Rear Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement marked with chalk (6.1.8 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))
Front Outer Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Corroded faces (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Inner Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Offside Front Seat belt slightly damaged Has a hole through with a bolt going through it (7.1.2 (b) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive Engine oil leak close to failing MOT - signs of leakage all underneath the car and onto the exhaust (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Leading to both nearside and offside flexi hoses (1.1.11 (c))
Central Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened and corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened and corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material leading to flexi hose and in the mounting retaining clip (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Corroded face (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Faces corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Leading to flexi hose (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Corroded face (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened Body heavily corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Faces corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Leading to flexi hose (1.1.11 (c))
Oil leak, but not excessive Engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Brake hose ferrule excessively corroded Leading to axle (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn Axle pivot bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Brake hose ferrule excessively corroded Leading to axle (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Offside Rear Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn Axle pivot bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material leading to flexi hose and in the mounting retaining clip (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Corroded face (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Faces corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Leading to flexi hose (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Corroded face (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened Body heavily corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Outer Washer jet blocked
Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Faces corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Leading to flexi hose (1.1.11 (c))
Oil leak, but not excessive Engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Exhaust mounting defective Silencer mounting bkt corroded away (6.1.2 (a))
Exhaust silencer slightly loose first mounting on silencer has corroded off (8.1.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened close to failing MOT standard (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule Both ends of the flexi hose (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Leading to flexi hose (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Deteriorate (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Leading to flexi hose (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Close to failing MOT standard (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule Both ends of flexi hose (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Leading to flexi hose (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Deteriorate (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive Engine oil leak (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))
Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule Both ends of flexi hose (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Exhaust silencer slightly loose first mounting on silencer has corroded off (8.1.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened close to failing MOT standard (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule Both ends of the flexi hose (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Leading to flexi hose (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Deteriorate (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Leading to flexi hose (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Close to failing MOT standard (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Leading to flexi hose (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Deteriorate (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive Engine oil leak (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Headlamp reflector slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both ends of flexi hose (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material leading to flexi hose and at the bottom of the rear floor pan (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush top mount (5.3.2 (c))
Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both ends of flexi hose (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material leading to flexi hose and at the bottom of the rear floor pan (1.1.11 (c))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened rear axle in general (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Nearside & Offside (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Headlamp reflector slightly defective Nearside & Offside (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Front & Rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive Engine oil (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule Nearside & Offside at axle hoses (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Nearside & Offside rear of floor pan (1.1.11 (c))
Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened Rear axle (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both upper arm bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Rear corner (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both upper arm bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured Nearside and Offside (1.4.A.2f)
Rear Vehicle structure has slight corrosion Spare wheel well (6.1.A.1)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Rear mounting (2.4.A.3)
Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured Nearside and Offside (1.4.A.2f)
Rear Vehicle structure has slight corrosion Spare wheel well (6.1.A.1)
Nearside Front Brake hose slightly damaged (3.6.B.4d)
both rear wheel bearings have slight play
Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
Nearside Front Brake hose slightly damaged (3.6.B.4d)
Nearside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
both rear wheel bearings have slight play
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
slight play ns rear wheelbearing. slight wear in steering rack
Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Rear Fuel system component insecure (7.2.1)
slight play ns rear wheelbearing. slight wear in steering rack
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
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R180 VYA is a 1997 Audi A4 in Red with a 1,896cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 25 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 68%.
Across all 1997 Audi A4 models, the average MOT pass rate is 63.6% with a typical mileage of 129,309 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.
The most common reason a Audi A4 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 231,238 recorded failures. If you're considering buying R180 VYA, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Audi A4 typically stays on UK roads for around 31 years. At 29 years old, this Audi A4 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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R180 VYA is a 1997 Audi A4, first registered on 5 August 1997.
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