Audi A6 — reliability by registration year

2003–2022 · 20 registration years · 115,574 first tests

2022 breaks the run — 3.0 pp worse than the years either side 2012 breaks the run — 2.0 pp better than the years either side

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.

Audi A6 first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 3,818 90.5% 91.4% Tread depth (front) 27.1%
3.0 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2022 A6s most often: Tread depth (front) (27.1%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (20.8%)
2021 4,270 90.7% 92.1% Tyres — Condition (rear) 17.8%
2020 3,222 89.9% 91.2% Tyres — Condition (rear) 16.3%
2019 8,209 88.0% 89.4% Tread depth (front) 16.0%
2018 7,674 85.5% 87.5% Tyres — Condition (front) 16.0%
2017 8,782 85.1% 87.3% Tyres — Condition (rear) 15.6%
2016 12,385 83.3% 85.8% Tyres — Condition (front) 13.2%
2015 10,578 82.0% 85.1% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 12.8%
2014 10,009 79.4% 83.0% Tyres — Condition (front) 10.9%
2013 9,698 79.1% 82.7% Tyres — Condition (rear) 11.2%
2012 7,442 77.9% 81.9% Pins and bushes (front) 11.6%
2.0 pp better than the years either side What failed 2012 A6s most often: Pins and bushes (front) (11.6%) · Tread depth (front) (9.8%) · Coil spring (rear) (9.3%)
2011 6,249 72.6% 77.3% Tyres — Condition (rear) 10.4%
2010 5,905 69.0% 75.0% Linkage pins and bushes (front) 10.8%
2009 3,678 68.6% 75.9% Malfunction indicator lamp 11.2%
2008 4,491 65.4% 72.7% Tyres — Condition (front) 10.2%
2007 4,234 65.4% 72.9% Headlamp aim 10.2%
2006 2,326 64.3% 72.8% Tyres — Condition (front) 11.1%
2005 1,307 63.3% 71.4% Position lamp (front) 12.3%
2004 754 61.7% 69.9% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 18.4%
2003 543 63.2% 69.1%

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