MOT History from tests of petrol AUDI A6s year 2005

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Pass percent:75.16%

(The average a petrol AUDI A6 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:18,161 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	754
Registration plate lamp issues	725
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	336
Registration plate issues	185
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	124
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	116
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	105
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	104
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	96
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	85
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	81
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	77
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	66
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	62
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	60
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	59
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	57
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	55
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	53
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	51
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	46
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	46
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	44
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	43
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	43
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	42
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	42
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	41
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	40
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	39
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	37
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	36
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	35
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	34
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	33
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	32
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	31
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	31
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	30
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	29
Windscreen has damage	29
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	28
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	27
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	25
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	25
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))	25
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	24
Central Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	23
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	23
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	22
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	21
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	21
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	21
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	20
Windscreen washer not working	20
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	20
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	20
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	20
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	20
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	20
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	19
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	19
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	18
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	18
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	18
Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	18
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	18
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	17
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	17
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	17
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	17
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	16
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	16
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	16
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	16
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	16
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	15
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	14
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	14

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 2005

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