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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A6s year 2006

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mot history
Pass percent:75.33%
(The average a diesel AUDI A6 year 2006 passes without issue)
Based on:113,347 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5877
Registration plate lamp issues3713
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2011
Registration plate issues1154
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|617
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))528
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|513
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|431
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))430
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|421
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|410
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|403
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|402
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|379
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|373
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))348
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|343
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))342
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|319
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))311
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))300
Brakes imbalanced across an axle300
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|299
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|293
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|285
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|285
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))271
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|270
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))270
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|265
Windscreen has damage227
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|220
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|213
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|210
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault198
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened197
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))195
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|195
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))195
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|193
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||189
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))187
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort186
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|184
Windscreen washer not working 182
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))179
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|179
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))177
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak172
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))171
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|168
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|167
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))166
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened165
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak151
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|150
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))147
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))141
Central Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|137
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))136
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))135
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))132
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|132
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak129
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))128
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))127
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))127
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|125
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|125
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|124
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|123
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||122
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|119
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|118
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|118
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))117
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||114
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|114
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|113
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))110
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||110
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))109
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))108
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))107
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|107
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|104
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak103
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||100
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))99
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||98
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))94
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|92
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|91
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))91
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7|90
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|89
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|88
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))87
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||87
Brake hose excessively deteriorated86
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|86
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4|84
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|84

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.

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