2000 Audi A6: MOT pass rate and reliability
72.9% of 2000 Audi A6s pass the MOT first time, measured across 214 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 150,494 miles.
How the 2000 compares
- Against all Audi A6s (82.3%, 119,486 tests): -9.4 points
- Against all 2000 cars (67.3%): +5.6 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Audi A6 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2000 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Audi A6:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.9% | 214 | 150,494 |
| 2001 | 72.5% | 207 | 161,484 |
| 2002 | 65.2% | 422 | 162,271 |
| 2003 | 67.1% | 705 | 156,604 |
| 2004 | 67% | 1,055 | 154,265 |
| 2005 | 71.9% | 1,796 | 163,902 |
| 2006 | 72.6% | 3,249 | 165,796 |
| 2007 | 74.1% | 5,539 | 161,746 |
| 2008 | 73.8% | 5,650 | 156,141 |
| 2009 | 75.7% | 4,320 | 151,759 |
| 2010 | 75.9% | 6,658 | 144,752 |
| 2011 | 77.1% | 6,932 | 136,543 |
| 2012 | 81.8% | 8,069 | 126,035 |
| 2013 | 82.8% | 10,452 | 116,326 |
| 2014 | 83.1% | 10,698 | 107,565 |
| 2015 | 85.3% | 11,289 | 98,712 |
| 2016 | 86.4% | 13,254 | 87,034 |
| 2017 | 87.7% | 9,436 | 76,829 |
| 2018 | 89.1% | 8,253 | 63,530 |
| 2019 | 90.5% | 8,159 | 54,552 |
| 2020 | 92.4% | 1,698 | 42,827 |
| 2021 | 91.1% | 1,002 | 36,855 |
What this means if you are buying a 2000 A6
The 2000 is a weaker year for this model, passing 9.4 points less often than the Audi A6 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2000 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 26-year-old car fails on
A 2000 car is 26 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is very high mileage. Clutches, dual-mass flywheels and head gaskets have usually been through at least one repair by this point, so ask for evidence rather than assume the car is original everywhere. On a 2000 Audi A6 the average at test was 150,494 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2020 at 92.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2002 at 65.2%. That 27.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2000 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2001 Audi A6 - 72.5%
- 2002 Audi A6 - 65.2%
- 2003 Audi A6 - 67.1%