Audi A6: reliability by registration year
2003-2022 · 20 registration years · 115,574 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every A6 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,818 | 90.5% | 91.4% | Tyre tread depth (front) 27.1% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2022 A6: Tyre tread depth (front) (27.1%) · Tyre condition (rear) (20.8%) | ||||
| 2021 | 4,270 | 90.7% | 92.1% | Tyre condition (rear) 17.8% |
| 2020 | 3,222 | 89.9% | 91.2% | Tyre condition (rear) 16.3% |
| 2019 | 8,209 | 88.0% | 89.4% | Tyre tread depth (front) 16.0% |
| 2018 | 7,674 | 85.5% | 87.5% | Tyre condition (front) 16.0% |
| 2017 | 8,782 | 85.1% | 87.3% | Tyre condition (rear) 15.6% |
| 2016 | 12,385 | 83.3% | 85.8% | Tyre condition (front) 13.2% |
| 2015 | 10,578 | 82.0% | 85.1% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 12.8% |
| 2014 | 10,009 | 79.4% | 83.0% | Tyre condition (front) 10.9% |
| 2013 | 9,698 | 79.1% | 82.7% | Tyre condition (rear) 11.2% |
| 2012 | 7,442 | 77.9% | 81.9% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 11.6% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2012 A6: Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (11.6%) · Tyre tread depth (front) (9.8%) · Coil spring (rear) (9.3%) | ||||
| 2011 | 6,249 | 72.6% | 77.3% | Tyre condition (rear) 10.4% |
| 2010 | 5,905 | 69.0% | 75.0% | Anti-roll bar linkage pins and bushes (front) 10.8% |
| 2009 | 3,678 | 68.6% | 75.9% | Diesel engine warning light 11.2% |
| 2008 | 4,491 | 65.4% | 72.7% | Tyre condition (front) 10.2% |
| 2007 | 4,234 | 65.4% | 72.9% | Headlight aim 10.2% |
| 2006 | 2,326 | 64.3% | 72.8% | Tyre condition (front) 11.1% |
| 2005 | 1,307 | 63.3% | 71.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 12.3% |
| 2004 | 754 | 61.7% | 69.9% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 18.4% |
| 2003 | 543 | 63.2% | 69.1% | |