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2006 Audi A4: MOT pass rate and common faults

10,426 initial MOT tests in 2025 on cars first used in 2006 · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

62.9%passed first time

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 61.9% to 63.8% (±1.0 points).

That is 5.9 points above the average for all vehicles first used in 2006 (57.0%). These cars were about 19 years old at the test.

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Failure areas compared with all 2006 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2006, failures are more common in tyres (1.1×) and steering (2.1×), and less common in lights and electrics (0.7×), suspension (0.8×), brakes (0.8×), body, chassis, structure (0.9×) and windscreen, wipers, mirrors (0.5×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2006.

  1. Lights and electrics15.9 in 100 tests0.7× compared with 22.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  2. Suspension14.1 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 17.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  3. Brakes9.9 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 12.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  4. Tyres8.0 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 7.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  5. Body, chassis, structure7.6 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 8.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  6. Steering6.8 in 100 tests2.1× compared with 3.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  7. Noise, emissions, leaks6.4 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 6.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  8. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors3.7 in 100 tests0.5× compared with 7.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  9. Seat belts and airbags1.8 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2006
  10. Wheels0.7 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2006
  11. Number plates and VIN0.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2006

All vehicles first used in 2006: the 133 models in our data, 620,189 tests (89.5% of all 693,219 tests on vehicles first used in 2006). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Typical mileage at test133,500

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

After an MOT advisory

2006 Audi A4 cars that passed their 2024 MOT first time with an advisory, and what their next MOT found, against similar cars that passed with nothing noted in that area. Only cars first used in 2006.

Tyres

Of 2006 Audi A4 cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a tyre advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 10.2% failed on tyres, against 5.1% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,173 and 3,464 cars.

  • With a tyre advisory10.2%
  • Similar cars, nothing noted5.1%

Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 30.7% of those with a tyre advisory and 26.7% of the others.

Brakes

Of 2006 Audi A4 cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a brake advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 11.2% failed on brakes, against 6.7% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,132 and 3,505 cars.

  • With a brake advisory11.2%
  • Similar cars, nothing noted6.7%

Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 30.0% of those with a brake advisory and 26.9% of the others.

Suspension

Of 2006 Audi A4 cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a suspension advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 14.3% failed on suspension, against 10.1% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,293 and 3,118 cars.

  • With a suspension advisory14.3%
  • Similar cars, nothing noted10.1%

Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 32.7% of those with a suspension advisory and 26.1% of the others.

Similar cars are the same model, first-use year and mileage band. Areas are the DVSA's top-level groups, so the later fail may not be the fault that was advised. These figures describe what happened to these cars. They don't show what a repair would have changed.

Audi A4, all first-use years togetherHow we worked this outAll models compared, with the data

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2006 Audi A4

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