MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI A6s year 2001

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Pass percent:60.57%

(The average a petrol AUDI A6 year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:29,086 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1895
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1119
Registration plate lamp issues	957
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	746
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	688
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	682
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	508
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	503
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	478
Registration plate issues	464
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	434
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	425
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	424
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	406
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	373
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	363
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	359
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	274
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	243
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	225
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	212
Rear brake binding	189
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	189
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	185
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	181
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	179
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	179
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	170
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	167
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	164
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	163
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	161
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	159
Windscreen has damage	157
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	153
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	144
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	141
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	137
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	135
Brake pipe excessively corroded	132
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	131
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\|	127
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	125
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	122
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	119
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	115
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	110
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	105
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	97
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	94
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	86
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	84
Brake hose damaged	82
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	78
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	78
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	77
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	75
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	74
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	67
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	64
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	62
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	62
Front brake application uneven	61
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	60
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	60
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	59
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	58
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	57
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	56
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	55
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	55
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	52
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	50
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	49
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	47
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	47
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	46
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	46
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	46
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	43
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	43
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	41
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	40
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	38
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	38
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	37
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	37
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	35

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI A6s year 2001

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