MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A6s year 2006

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Pass percent:76.01%

(The average a diesel AUDI A6 year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:106,619 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5548
Registration plate lamp issues	3529
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1888
Registration plate issues	1113
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	617
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
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
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	365
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	343
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	319
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
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	283
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	270
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	265
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	264
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	240
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	234
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	230
Windscreen has damage	227
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
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	209
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	196
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	195
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	193
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	189
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))	187
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	186
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	185
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	184
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	179
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
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	154
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	153
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	150
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	148
Windscreen washer not working	144
Central Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	137
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	133
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	132
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
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	123
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	122
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	122
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	119
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 below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	118
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
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	110
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	107
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	107
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	104
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	104
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	102
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	100
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	99
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	98
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	98
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	96
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	95
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
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	90
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	90
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	89
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	89
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	88
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	87
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	86
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	86
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	85
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	84
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	84
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	81
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	80
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	79
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	78
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	77
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	77

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 diesel AUDI A6s year 2006

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