Audi A6 - 2014
129.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi A6, model year 2014.
Sample size: 12,122 cars, 26,642 tests and 34,518 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: 12,122 cars
The 2014 Audi A6 shows a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the yearly average, with 130 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 33% better than the average of 194. This model tends to have higher defect rates with increased mileage, particularly in the highest category where it reaches 269 defects per 100 vehicles. Notably, the Audi A6 excels in the brakes, steering, lights and electrics, and equipment categories, all showing considerably fewer defects than the average. There are no highlighted areas where the model performs worse, indicating a strong overall reliability in comparison to other vehicles of the same year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 12,122 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 53.3% better
43.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▲ 92.4% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive roughness in operation of steering
Visibility
▲ 9.3% better
15.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 65.8% better
13.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
- A direction indicator: lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 17.8% better
163.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 23.1% better
12.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
Equipment
▲ 66.7% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 44.6% better
8.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,257
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,108
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,106
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,762
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,571
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,001
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 879
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 878
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 822
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 806
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 879
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 878
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 706
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 496
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 352
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 291
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 256
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 230
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 219
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 164