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SW53LCM
2004 AUDI A4
Colour: Blue
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 1896cc
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- Registration SW53LCM
- Manufacturer AUDI
- Model A4
- Year 2004
- Colour Blue
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1896cc
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MOT History 29 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
29
Total Tests
19
Passes
10
Failures
65.52%
Pass Rate
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169 Total Defects Recorded
23 Jul 2025
Pass
Mileage: 194,345 MI
Expiry date: 8 Aug 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear exhaust heat shield loose
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Registration plate insecure but not likely to fall off (0.1 (a))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened ALL (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement ALL (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
25 Jul 2024
Pass
Mileage: 185,403 MI
Expiry date: 8 Aug 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Registration plate insecure but not likely to fall off (0.1 (a))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
25 Jul 2023
Pass
Mileage: 176,915 MI
Expiry date: 8 Aug 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Registration plate insecure but not likely to fall off (0.1 (a))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Coolant leak back of engine ()
24 Jul 2023
Fail
Mileage: 176,915 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Outer Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Registration plate insecure but not likely to fall off (0.1 (a))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Coolant leak back of engine ()
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
11 Jul 2022
Pass
Mileage: 167,757 MI
Expiry date: 8 Aug 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all arms (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Registration plate insecure but not likely to fall off (0.1 (a))
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
26 Jul 2021
Pass
Mileage: 160,757 MI
Expiry date: 8 Aug 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Rear Registration plate insecure but not likely to fall off (0.1 (a))
- Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
21 Jul 2021
Fail
Mileage: 160,742 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm inner 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))
- Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()
- Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Registration plate insecure but not likely to fall off (0.1 (a))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
30 Jul 2020
Pass
Mileage: 154,424 MI
Expiry date: 8 Aug 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
30 Jul 2020
Fail
Mileage: 154,424 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
23 Jul 2019
Pass
Mileage: 143,121 MI
Expiry date: 8 Aug 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play front ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- rear axle beam rusty
- exhaust system corroded
- both front top suspension arm inner bushes worn
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement d bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Coil spring corroded both rears (5.3.1 (b) (i))
23 Jul 2019
Fail
Mileage: 143,121 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Coil spring corroded both rears (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- rear axle beam rusty
- exhaust system corroded
- both front top suspension arm inner bushes worn
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement d bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play front ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))
18 Jul 2019
Fail
Mileage: 142,998 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Repair immediately
20 Jul 2018
Pass
Mileage: 128,992 MI
Expiry date: 8 Aug 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing o/s/f & n/s/f casings corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing n/s/r & o/s/r casings corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement inner & outer bush's (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement inner & outer bush's (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords cuts in tread area (5.2.3 (d) (i))
28 Jul 2017
Pass
Mileage: 119,506 MI
Expiry date: 8 Aug 2018 11 Jun 202623 Jul 2016
Pass
Mileage: 110,883 MI
Expiry date: 8 Aug 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- exhaust system rusty
- wear in front & rear brake discs
- both rear brake hoses perished & rusty
23 Jul 2016
Fail
Mileage: 110,883 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- exhaust system rusty
- wear in front & rear brake discs
- both rear brake hoses perished & rusty
21 Jul 2015
Pass
Mileage: 100,051 MI
Expiry date: 8 Aug 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
5 Aug 2014
Pass
Mileage: 93,647 MI
Expiry date: 8 Aug 2015 11 Jun 20269 Aug 2013
Pass
Mileage: 88,994 MI
Expiry date: 8 Aug 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
9 Aug 2012
Pass
Mileage: 84,064 MI
Expiry date: 8 Aug 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Nearside front brake juddering slightly (3.7.A.2b)
9 Aug 2012
Fail
Mileage: 84,064 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions (4.1.D.1f)
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Power steering fluid level below minimum (2.3.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Nearside front brake juddering slightly (3.7.A.2b)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
21 Mar 2011
Pass
Mileage: 76,061 MI
Expiry date: 20 Mar 2012 11 Jun 202621 Mar 2011
Fail
Mileage: 76,061 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside front brake juddering slightly (3.7.A.2b)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
18 Mar 2010
Pass
Mileage: 72,426 MI
Expiry date: 17 Mar 2011 11 Jun 202618 Mar 2010
Fail
Mileage: 72,426 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h)
4 Mar 2009
Pass
Mileage: 64,624 MI
Expiry date: 4 Mar 2010 11 Jun 20263 Mar 2009
Fail
Mileage: 64,580 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h)
- Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
5 Mar 2008
Pass
Mileage: 53,953 MI
Expiry date: 4 Mar 2009 11 Jun 20268 Feb 2007
Pass
Mileage: 40,713 MI
Expiry date: 7 Feb 2008Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
- Offside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
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SW53LCM was registered on 2004-01-12
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