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TT05 DEW

2005 Audi Tt

Silver Petrol 3189cc
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MOT Status

Expired
Expires19 May 2026
Tests28 (18 pass, 10 fail)
Pass rate64.3%

Mileage

73,138 mi
Last recorded73,138 miles
Recorded on20 May 2025
Typical for 2005 Audi Tt72,237 mi

Below or average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationTT05 DEW
MakeAudi
ModelTt
Year2005
ColourSilver
Fuel typePetrol
Engine3,189cc

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Finance Check (Experian) Insurance Write-off Salvage Auction Stolen Check Previous Owners Ex-Taxi, Police, NHS Mileage Anomaly Import / Export Scrapped Check Plate Changes

MOT History

18 pass 10 fail
Pass 20 May 2025 73,138 miles

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear Bush On Front Arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Fail 11 Apr 2025 73,134 miles

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

Central Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 2 Mar 2024 72,627 miles
Pass 23 Jun 2023 71,662 miles

Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened All 4 brake discs slight pitting/corrosion (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Inner Brake pad wear indicator wiring loom looped

Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted Buckled (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Offside Front Fog light inop

Offside Front Road wheel slightly distorted Buckled (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Offside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted Buckled (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Rear Anti-roll bar damaged but not seriously weakened Plastic sleeves that sit inside bushes split but no movement and secure (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both sides corrosion (1.1.11 (c))

Suspension components corrosion

Underbody, sills corrosion and vehicle has been under sealed

Fail 22 Jun 2023 71,662 miles

Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Split (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened All 4 brake discs slight pitting/corrosion (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Inner Brake pad wear indicator wiring loom looped

Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted Buckled (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Offside Front Fog light inop

Offside Front Road wheel slightly distorted Buckled (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Offside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted Buckled (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Rear Anti-roll bar damaged but not seriously weakened Plastic sleeves that sit inside bushes split but no movement and secure (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both sides corrosion (1.1.11 (c))

Suspension components corrosion

Underbody, sills corrosion and vehicle has been under sealed

Pass 17 Jun 2022 66,584 miles

Nearside Front Brake pad wear wires looped

Offside Front Fog light inop

Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Cracking and 3 mm (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear Anti-roll bar damaged but not seriously weakened Plastic sleeves breaking up around bushes (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Road wheel slightly distorted Both sides buckled, n/s being to worst (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Suspension components corrosion

Fail 16 Jun 2022 66,579 miles

Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively Judder/smearing (3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid Leak around washer bottle area (3.5 (a))

Nearside Front Wheel bearing so rough it is likely to overheat or break up (5.1.3 (b) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Front Brake pad wear wires looped

Offside Front Fog light inop

Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Cracking and 3 mm (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear Anti-roll bar damaged but not seriously weakened Plastic sleeves breaking up around bushes (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Road wheel slightly distorted Both sides buckled, n/s being to worst (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Suspension components corrosion

Pass 25 Jun 2021 59,979 miles

Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing Both sides (5.3.2 (b))

Headlight washers poor

Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted Buckled (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Offside Front Service brake grabbing slightly (1.2.1 (c))

Rear Anti-roll bar damaged but not seriously weakened Plastic sleeves broken but no movement (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Sills corrosion especially on jacking points

Fail 24 Jun 2021 59,979 miles

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn De- bonded (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing Both sides (5.3.2 (b))

Fuel tank plastic trims loose

Headlight washers poor

Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted Buckled (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Offside Front Service brake grabbing slightly (1.2.1 (c))

Rear Anti-roll bar damaged but not seriously weakened Plastic sleeves broken but no movement (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Sills corrosion especially on jacking points

Pass 25 Jun 2020 57,495 miles
Pass 6 Mar 2019 55,812 miles
Fail 5 Mar 2019 55,793 miles

Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut mounting damaged and seriously weakened excess play (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut mounting damaged but not seriously weakened slight play (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 24 Mar 2018 54,309 miles
Fail 19 Mar 2018 54,290 miles

Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated x2 (3.6.B.4d)

Offside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)

Pass 24 Feb 2017 52,470 miles

Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)

Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded from calipers (3.6.B.2c)

Fail 23 Feb 2017 52,458 miles

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush rear bush (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)

Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)

Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded from calipers (3.6.B.2c)

Pass 3 Feb 2016 50,753 miles

Oil leak

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

Fail 3 Feb 2016 50,753 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Oil leak

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

Pass 18 Feb 2014 47,312 miles

Nearside Front Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)

Offside Front Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)

Rear registration plate delaminated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)

Pass 7 Feb 2013 43,978 miles

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Pass 20 Jun 2012 39,423 miles
Fail 23 Dec 2011 34,291 miles

registration plate character(s) incorrectly spaced (6.3.4a)

Pass 23 Dec 2011 34,291 miles
Pass 30 Aug 2011 30,493 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

engine management light staying on

offside front tyre has slight side wall damage

Pass 21 Aug 2010 23,333 miles
Fail 20 Aug 2010 23,333 miles

Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)

Nearside Headlamp aim too low and too far to the left. (1.8)

Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

Pass 17 Jun 2009 15,506 miles

Offside Lower Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

Pass 23 Jun 2008 10,397 miles

all four tyres have slight damage to sidewalls

both front tyres are lightly perished

How Reliable is the Audi Tt?

Based on 2,336,395 MOT tests across 161,515 vehicles.

78.1%
Pass Rate
4,869
Miles/Year
27
Year Lifespan
161,515
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 59,061
position lamp(s) not working 54,144
coil spring broken 21,869
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 16,796
Registration plate lamp not working 16,355
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TT05 DEW is a 2005 Audi Tt in Silver with a 3,189cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 28 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 64.3%.

Across all 2005 Audi Tt models, the average MOT pass rate is 74.0% with a typical mileage of 72,237 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Audi Tt fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 59,061 recorded failures. If you're considering buying TT05 DEW, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Audi Tt typically stays on UK roads for around 27 years. At 21 years old, this Audi Tt is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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TT05 DEW is a 2005 Audi Tt, first registered on 28 June 2005.

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