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Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement inner (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement outer (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement inner (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement outer (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Rear Inner Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced both sills (6.1.1 (c) (i))
Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush both front shock absorber lower bushes starting to split (5.3.2 (c))
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive rusting adjacent to front upper suspension mountings (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bushes in all 4 front suspension upper arms starting to split (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear exhaust heat shield rattling
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) light wear in both joints ()
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive rusting on both rear sills and chassis (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Bonnet primary retaining device slightly deteriorated both bonnet catches stiff (3.1 (c))
Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule rusting on all hose ends (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bushes on all front upper and lower arms starting to perish/split (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view cracked (3.2 (a) (i))
Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive rusting on sills/rear chassis/front inner wings/front chassis (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken piece missing (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Bonnet primary retaining device slightly deteriorated both bonnet catches stiff (3.1 (c))
Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule rusting on all hose ends (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bushes on all front upper and lower arms starting to perish/split (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view cracked (3.2 (a) (i))
Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive rusting on sills/rear chassis/front inner wings/front chassis (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule rusting on all hoses (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) wear in both inner rack joints ()
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all front suspension upper and lower suspension arm bushes worn/perished/splitting - both sides of vehicle (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive rusting on rear subframe, rear chassis, rear sills, front inner wings (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive slight engine oil leaks (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front suspension - upper and lower arm bushes - worn/perished/delaminating - both sides (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive rusting on front inner wings adjacent to upper suspension mounts (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive rusting on rear chassis adjacent to subframe mounts (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all front upper and lower arm bushes perished/splitting (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive rusting on rear sills/ rear chassis/ front inner wings (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing all tyres starting to perish - fronts on outside edge (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all front upper and lower arm bushes perished/splitting (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive rusting on rear sills/ rear chassis/ front inner wings (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing all tyres starting to perish - fronts on outside edge (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement light wear and perishing in front and rear suspension arm bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive rusting adjacent to front suspension upper mountings (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Headlamp levelling device obviously defective lamp on instrument panel warning that system is defective (1.7.2)
Nearside Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. (1.8)
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) both ()
Dash indicates fault with lighting system
Fuel flap cover loose
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Wiper blades smearing screen, recommend replacement.
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Nearside Headlamp insecure Bolt snapped, allowing lamp to move (1.7.3)
Dash indicates fault with lighting system
Fuel flap cover loose
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Wiper blades smearing screen, recommend replacement.
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
Dash indicates; Service required and fault with adaptive lights.
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
rear tyres slightly out of shape inner edge
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Top MOT Failure Points
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A5 MUO is a 2008 Audi A5 in Silver with a 2,967cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 22 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 68.2%.
Across all 2008 Audi A5 models, the average MOT pass rate is 79.9% with a typical mileage of 90,826 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 A5 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 17,175 recorded failures. If you're considering buying A5 MUO, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Audi A5 typically stays on UK roads for around 19 years. At 18 years old, this Audi A5 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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What year was A5 MUO registered?
A5 MUO is a 2008 Audi A5, first registered on 20 October 2008.
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