Audi A6 - 2007
316.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi A6, model year 2007.
Sample size: 5,858 cars, 12,014 tests and 38,010 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 5,858 cars
The 2007 Audi A6 has an overall defect rate of 316 per 100 vehicles, which is 10% better than the average for its year, where the average stands at 352 per 100. Notably, the A6 shows significantly fewer defects in critical areas such as brakes and steering, with defect rates of 104 per 100 and 7 per 100 respectively, compared to the average of 143 and 19 per 100. While defects increase with mileage, particularly in the highest mileage category where the A6 records 422 per 100, it still performs better than the yearly average across all mileage segments. Overall, the A6 demonstrates strong reliability, particularly in its braking and steering systems.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,858 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 26.5% better
104.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 66.5% better
6.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 11.7% better
23.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 2.2% better
100.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 2.6% worse
322.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 49.6% better
27.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
▲ 20.2% better
8.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 10.3% better
39.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of 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: 6,182
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,448
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,119
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,795
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,241
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,207
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,200
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,181
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,166
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 983
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 983
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 512
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 401
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 365
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 327
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 266
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 259
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 180
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 177
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 175