# Audi A6 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Audi A6 passes its MOT first time 80% of the time, from 122,798 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 80%
- MOT tests analysed: 122,798 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 118,045 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2025 | Hybrid | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2025 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 273 | 93% |
| 2024 | Diesel | 60 (few mots) | 92% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 445 | 95% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 88 (few mots) | 94% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 80 (few mots) | 96% |
| 2023 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 2,535 | 91% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 1,267 | 91% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 288 | 90% |
| 2022 | ED | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 2,426 | 90% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 1,677 | 92% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 486 | 92% |
| 2021 | ED | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 2,292 | 89% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 829 | 92% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 342 | 96% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 7,997 | 88% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 730 | 90% |
| 2019 | ED | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 5,977 | 86% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 2,100 | 85% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 8,377 | 85% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 826 | 88% |
| 2017 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 12,158 | 83% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 766 | 89% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 10,292 | 82% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 731 | 92% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 9,913 | 79% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 448 | 92% |
| 2014 | Hybrid | 8 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 9,742 | 79% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 233 | 90% |
| 2013 | Hybrid | 28 (few mots) | 93% |
| 2013 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 7,468 | 78% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 182 | 88% |
| 2012 | Hybrid | 15 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 6,321 | 73% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 183 | 83% |
| 2011 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 5,859 | 69% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 283 | 74% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 3,467 | 68% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 350 | 81% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 4,389 | 65% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 283 | 71% |
| 2008 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 4,016 | 65% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 395 | 69% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 2,088 | 64% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 315 | 67% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 1,067 | 62% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 295 | 70% |
| 2005 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 568 | 60% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 229 | 69% |
| 2004 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 341 | 59% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 228 | 72% |
| 2003 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 179 | 55% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 131 | 63% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 97 (few mots) | 57% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 70 (few mots) | 70% |
| 2001 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 118 | 58% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 50 (few mots) | 68% |
| 2000 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 88 (few mots) | 55% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 30 (few mots) | 63% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 43 (few mots) | 70% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 12 (very few mots) | 58% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 29 (few mots) | 69% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 22 (few mots) | 50% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 52 (few mots) | 75% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 25 (few mots) | 84% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 29 (few mots) | 79% |
| 1995 | Diesel | 9 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 72% |
| 1994 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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