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MOT reliability

Audi S6

431 vehicles · 4,984 completed MOT tests analysed
78%
MOT pass rate

Based on 431 Audi S6 vehicles and 4,984 completed MOT tests, the Audi S6 has an overall 78% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 119,579 miles.

431
Vehicles
4,984
MOT tests
6,515
Avg miles / year
1.7
Faults per test
2%
Dangerous-fault share

Audi S6 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Audi S6 MOT tests:

  • Other70%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension20%
  • Brakes9%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Lamps & electrical5%
  • Body & structure3%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%
  • Visibility2%

Audi S6 pass rate by age

How the Audi S6's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
2888%
324688%
426387%
530883%
634079%
734582%
834977%
936177%
1038176%
1138476%
1236473%
1329476%
1426577%
1524074%
1620272%
1716679%
1813575%
199168%
205772%

Fuel types: Petrol (418), Other (6), Diesel (5), LPG (2)

Most common Audi S6 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Audi S6 MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (152 times)
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (139 times)
  3. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (135 times)
  4. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (128 times)
  5. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (126 times)
  6. Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components (105 times)
  7. Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay (91 times)
  8. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (75 times)
  9. Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d) (68 times)
  10. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (68 times)
  11. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (64 times)
  12. Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (61 times)
  13. Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (58 times)
  14. Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (57 times)
  15. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (57 times)

Audi S6 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2021 1 2 100% 42,700
2018 2 12 92% 45,131
2017 1 1 100% 60,164
2016 5 23 91% 69,295
2015 5 14 93% 50,930
2014 15 126 93% 75,372
2013 30 271 90% 98,035
2012 13 103 91% 75,230
2011 1 13 100% 102,688
2010 8 89 93% 88,352
2009 8 73 84% 90,976
2008 25 454 79% 112,208
2007 52 813 79% 112,688
2006 72 1,165 80% 123,958
2005 2 14 86% 125,406
2004 1 3 67% 125,226
2003 9 164 73% 130,163
2002 19 282 70% 139,489
2001 19 301 71% 140,715
2000 44 671 71% 147,571
1999 2 15 80% 129,691
1998 1 5 40% 171,685
1997 8 81 73% 138,962
1996 19 152 69% 146,410
1995 14 93 65% 155,700
1994 5 19 68% 166,723
1992 1 8 100% 153,602

Audi S6 reliability FAQ

Across 431 Audi S6 vehicles in our MOT data, 78% pass the MOT (a 22% failure rate), with about 1.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Audi S6 MOT issues are: Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)); Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1).

The typical Audi S6 in our data has covered around 119,579 miles.

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