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SW56EYR
2006 AUDI A6
Colour: Black
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 1968cc
General Information
- Registration SW56EYR
- Manufacturer AUDI
- Model A6
- Year 2006
- Colour Black
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1968cc
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MOT History 30 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
30
Total Tests
17
Passes
13
Failures
56.67%
Pass Rate
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80 Total Defects Recorded
18 Aug 2025
Pass
Mileage: 127,142 MI
Expiry date: 17 Aug 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
8 Aug 2025
Fail
Mileage: 126,926 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
4 Aug 2025
Fail
Mileage: 126,772 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
23 Jul 2025
Fail
Mileage: 126,521 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
26 Jul 2024
Pass
Mileage: 120,311 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jul 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
19 Jul 2024
Fail
Mileage: 120,301 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Inner Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 225 50 17 (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
18 Jul 2023
Pass
Mileage: 116,136 MI
Expiry date: 19 Jul 2024 11 Jun 202618 Jul 2023
Fail
Mileage: 116,136 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
20 Jul 2022
Pass
Mileage: 106,404 MI
Expiry date: 19 Jul 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Upper Suspension arm mounting modified but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (c) (i))
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
9 Jul 2021
Pass
Mileage: 96,787 MI
Expiry date: 8 Jul 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- covers and undertrays fitted preventing full inspection
- Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
8 Jul 2020
Pass
Mileage: 90,790 MI
Expiry date: 7 Jul 2021 11 Jun 20266 Jul 2020
Fail
Mileage: 90,790 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
4 Dec 2019
Pass
Mileage: 87,625 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
4 Dec 2019
Fail
Mileage: 87,625 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick worn to metal (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Emissions not tested not tested due to engine noise suspect tensioner. acceleration may cause problems.? (8.2.2.2 (e)) Repair immediately
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (l))
30 Nov 2018
Pass
Mileage: 79,378 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect has reduced damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front subframe rear bushes slightly worn and breaking up-unable to check the front bushes due to covers (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both front on inner edges (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush both front shock absorber bottom bushes (5.3.2 (c))
30 Nov 2018
Fail
Mileage: 79,378 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers damaged to the extent that it does not function has no damping effect (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn both front links (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush both front shock absorber bottom bushes (5.3.2 (c))
- Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both front on inner edges (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect has reduced damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front subframe rear bushes slightly worn and breaking up-unable to check the front bushes due to covers (5.3.4 (a) (i))
15 Dec 2017
Pass
Mileage: 73,833 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2018 11 Jun 202614 Dec 2017
Fail
Mileage: 73,833 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside rear brake excessively fluctuating (3.7.B.3)
- Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- rear brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)
- Offside rear brake excessively fluctuating (3.7.B.3)
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
12 Dec 2016
Pass
Mileage: 68,713 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Front tyres wearing badly inner and outer edges
9 Dec 2016
Fail
Mileage: 68,711 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
- Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front tyres wearing badly inner and outer edges
3 Dec 2015
Pass
Mileage: 64,204 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
3 Dec 2015
Fail
Mileage: 64,204 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front registration plate deteriorated (6.3.1d)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- exhaust heat shield insecure
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
5 Dec 2014
Pass
Mileage: 60,611 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2015 11 Jun 202613 Dec 2013
Pass
Mileage: 56,086 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2014 11 Jun 202612 Dec 2013
Fail
Mileage: 56,084 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2)
6 Dec 2012
Pass
Mileage: 50,958 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
6 Dec 2011
Pass
Mileage: 46,076 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
6 Dec 2011
Fail
Mileage: 46,076 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Inner Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Inner Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Front registration plate character(s) likely to be misread (6.3.4b)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
6 Dec 2010
Pass
Mileage: 41,797 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
7 Dec 2009
Pass
Mileage: 32,595 MI
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SW56EYR was registered on 2006-12-16
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