Audi A6 - 2001
422.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2001 is 372.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi A6, model year 2001.
Sample size: 209 cars, 426 tests and 1,800 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 209 cars
The 2001 Audi A6 has an overall defect rate of 423 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 14.5% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the model shows a significant increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the 0–31,000 miles category, where it reports 1,125 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 350. The Audi A6 performs better than average in equipment defects, with a rate of 11.74% versus 15.69%. However, it struggles with lights and electrics, showing a defect rate of 106.57%, which is higher than the average of 88.1%, and also has a concerning rate of 71.83% in other categories, exceeding the average of 55.15%.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 209 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 11.9% worse
186.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 10.0% better
22.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.0 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
Visibility
▼ 11.9% worse
32.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 21.0% worse
106.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 88.1 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 17.7% worse
344.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 292.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 4.7% better
68.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 71.9 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 27.3% better
11.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 29.1% worse
71.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 55.6 / 100 tests
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 197
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 127
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 124
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 106
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 94
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 74
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 68
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 58
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 54
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 51
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 9