Audi A6 - 2019
87.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi A6, model year 2019.
Sample size: 10,063 cars, 22,610 tests and 19,814 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: 10,063 cars
The 2019 Audi A6 exhibits a lower overall defect rate of 88 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 18% better than the average for cars of the same age, standing at 106 defects per 100. The defect rates increase with mileage, particularly in the 93,000-124,000 miles category, yet the A6 maintains a relatively strong performance across all mileage segments. Notably, the model excels in several categories, including brakes, steering, and lights & electrics, where it shows significantly lower failure rates compared to the average. There were no standout categories where the Audi A6 performed worse than average, indicating a generally robust reliability profile for this model.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 10,063 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 23.2% better
47.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 96.4% better
0.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 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
- Relative movement between steering wheel and column: indicating looseness
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 18.8% better
11.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window excessively tinted: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 81.2% better
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 3.5% better
109.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 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 spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 71.4% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A door hinge, catch or pillar: excessively deteriorated
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▲ 38.9% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 54.9% better
2.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- 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
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 6,786
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,974
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,358
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,152
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 959
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 788
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 751
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 706
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 540
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 512
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 751
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 340
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 284
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 217
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 196
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 106
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 85
Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
FAIL
Occurrences: 76
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 52
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 47