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SC53FKA
2003 AUDI A4
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 1896cc
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- Registration SC53FKA
- Manufacturer AUDI
- Model A4
- Year 2003
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1896cc
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MOT History 26 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
26
Total Tests
18
Passes
8
Failures
69.23%
Pass Rate
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108 Total Defects Recorded
7 Apr 2026
Pass
Mileage: 204,549 MI
Expiry date: 6 Apr 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
30 Mar 2026
Fail
Mileage: 204,531 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Central Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
31 Mar 2025
Pass
Mileage: 201,067 MI
Expiry date: 30 Mar 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened Rear axle (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Outer Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Outer Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Chip in windscreen (3.2 (a) (i))
20 Mar 2025
Fail
Mileage: 201,067 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Inner Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Damaged (6.1.1 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened Rear axle (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Outer Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Outer Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Chip in windscreen (3.2 (a) (i))
6 Mar 2024
Pass
Mileage: 193,116 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
7 Mar 2023
Pass
Mileage: 187,441 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c))
1 Mar 2022
Pass
Mileage: 186,994 MI
Expiry date: 28 Feb 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Front Oil leak, but not excessive All around engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Central Rear Oil leak, but not excessive on rear differential (8.4.1 (a) (i))
3 Dec 2020
Pass
Mileage: 179,469 MI
Expiry date: 2 Dec 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement n/s and o/s cracking (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- windscreen washer bottle leaking needs attention
- intermittent noise from engine when running needs attention (ASAP)
- engine oil leak needs attention
- Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated n/s and o/s (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
1 Dec 2020
Fail
Mileage: 179,469 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Lower rear arm bush bolt loose needs attention Dangerous
- Nearside Front Road wheel more than one fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated n/s and o/s (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- windscreen washer bottle leaking needs attention
- engine oil leak needs attention
- Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement n/s and o/s cracking (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
18 Aug 2020
Fail
Mileage: 179,462 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- pedal too hard when foot brake applied during brake test needs attention Dangerous
- Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush o/s and n/s (5.3.2 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corroded with slight leak (5.3.2 (b))
- Oil leak, but not excessive needs attention (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement n/s and o/s (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (i))
12 Sep 2019
Pass
Mileage: 173,112 MI
Expiry date: 11 Sep 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Exhaust emissions only just met minimum requirements
- Engine management lamp illuminated
- Supplementary restraint system warning lamp does not illuminate (7.1.6 (a))
- Rear differential/driveshaft seal/bearing slightly leaking oil
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Parking brake lever worn, but not excessively Excessive free play (1.1.6 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
18 May 2018
Pass
Mileage: 162,753 MI
Expiry date: 17 May 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
17 May 2018
Fail
Mileage: 162,752 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Driver's airbag obviously defective (5.4.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
5 Jun 2017
Pass
Mileage: 151,060 MI
Expiry date: 23 Jun 2018 13 Jun 20265 Jun 2017
Fail
Mileage: 151,048 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Driver's airbag obviously defective (5.4.1)
3 Jun 2016
Pass
Mileage: 134,165 MI
Expiry date: 23 Jun 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush front rear arm inner bush (2.4.G.2)
- park brake only just met efficiency @ 16% may need adjustment
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit inner edge of tyre wearing thin (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit inner edge of tyre wearing thin (4.1.E.1)
3 Jun 2016
Fail
Mileage: 134,162 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
- Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush front rear arm inner bush (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit inner edge of tyre wearing thin (4.1.E.1)
- park brake only just met efficiency @ 16% may need adjustment
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit inner edge of tyre wearing thin (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush front rear arm inner bush (2.4.G.2)
19 Jun 2015
Pass
Mileage: 118,927 MI
Expiry date: 23 Jun 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
24 Jun 2014
Pass
Mileage: 111,307 MI
Expiry date: 23 Jun 2015 13 Jun 20261 Aug 2013
Pass
Mileage: 106,021 MI
Expiry date: 31 Jul 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
5 Jul 2012
Pass
Mileage: 96,364 MI
Expiry date: 10 Jul 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.C.1b)
11 Jul 2011
Pass
Mileage: 89,047 MI
Expiry date: 10 Jul 2012 13 Jun 202630 Jun 2010
Pass
Mileage: 81,237 MI
Expiry date: 29 Jun 2011 13 Jun 202630 Apr 2009
Fail
Mileage: 70,340 MI
13 Jun 202630 Apr 2009
Pass
Mileage: 70,340 MI
Expiry date: 29 Apr 2010 13 Jun 20268 Mar 2007
Pass
Mileage: 54,924 MI
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SC53FKA was registered on 2003-11-28
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