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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A6s year 2008

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Pass percent:74.91%
(The average a diesel AUDI A6 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:125,068 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6539
Registration plate lamp issues4646
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2061
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))952
Registration plate issues884
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))642
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|639
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))634
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))612
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))565
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))517
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))499
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))473
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|436
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|407
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|406
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|383
Windscreen washer not working 382
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|375
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|326
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|325
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|322
Brakes imbalanced across an axle318
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))307
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|307
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|302
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|289
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|277
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|270
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||249
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))232
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||230
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened229
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|229
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))219
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|205
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|201
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||199
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|197
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||195
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||192
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))191
Windscreen has damage190
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|190
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|185
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|180
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))180
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|179
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault179
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||175
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|174
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))174
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak173
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))171
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))164
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))164
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))162
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))161
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|159
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))159
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))158
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|156
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|154
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))153
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))151
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|151
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))149
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))148
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|148
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak145
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))145
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))137
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))137
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened130
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))128
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))122
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))120
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||120
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|117
Central Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|113
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|113
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|106
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||100
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))96

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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