Linkage pin or bush excessively worn on the Audi A6
Linkage pin or bush excessively worn on the Audi A6 is recorded on 13,012 tests — 3.0% of all its MOT tests, against 0.5% across every car in the data. That is 6.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.5% of tests record it — this model is 6.0× that share |
| The 170 models compared | 23 of 170, highest first |
| The model's own record | 428,117 tests · every year of the A6 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Audi A6 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2002, 3.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.3%. The share has fallen 3.3 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 3.6%; best 2015 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 117 | 3,214 | 3.6% |
| 2003 | 152 | 8,148 | 1.9% |
| 2004 | 297 | 11,967 | 2.5% |
| 2005 | 643 | 20,274 | 3.2% |
| 2006 | 1,088 | 35,652 | 3.0% |
| 2007 | 1,819 | 61,026 | 3.0% |
| 2008 | 1,901 | 62,079 | 3.1% |
| 2009 | 1,471 | 45,936 | 3.2% |
| 2010 | 2,343 | 71,964 | 3.3% |
| 2011 | 1,609 | 74,856 | 2.1% |
| 2012 | 204 | 56,072 | 0.4% |
| 2013 | 499 | 107,604 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 355 | 110,004 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 223 | 75,884 | 0.3% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £40–£150 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Linkage pin or bush excessively worn: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Audi A6 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Audi model →