Pass rate
88.0%
Above average — 14.9 pts ahead of the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 593 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£85
2008 Audi RS6 MOT pass rate
- 2008
- typical 96,506 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
25.9% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2015 91.7% pass
- Avoid 2003 82.5% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 9.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 86.8%
- Typical mileage
- 97k mi
The 2008 Audi RS6 MOT pass rate is 88.0% of its MOT tests — 14.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.9% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.0× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 10.8% of everything recorded on the 2008 Audi Rs6, against 5.5% nationally — 5.3 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 25.9%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 73.1% and this one manages 88.0% — 14.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2008 Audi RS6 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 14.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 86.8%. The median 2008 Audi RS6 in this dataset had covered 96,506 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 87.1% of the time, April–September 89.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 3.20% of tests.
- 593 recorded tests behind this page.
- 88.0% overall pass rate, 86.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Audi RS6, the average is 87.4% — best year 2015 (91.7%), worst 2003 (82.5%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 593
- Typical mileage (median)
- 96,506 mi
- Make and model
- Audi RS6
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the RS6 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 79% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the RS6
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 120 | 92.5% |
| West Midlands | 68 | 85.3% |
| North West | 65 | 86.2% |
| East of England | 59 | 86.4% |
| Yorkshire | 59 | 91.5% |
| South West | 55 | 81.8% |
| East Midlands | 46 | 91.3% |
| Scotland | 37 | 86.5% |
| London | 33 | 81.8% |
| North East | 25 | 88.0% |
| Wales | 24 | 91.7% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2008 RS6
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2008 RS6
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 3.2% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the windscreen 1.7% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the suspension joints 1.2% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2008 RS6 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£85 — and 37% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£85
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 37%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 593 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the RS6, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2003 to 2015. Across them the pass rate runs from 82.5% to 91.7% — a spread of 9.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2003 82.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2004 86.5% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2008 88.0%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 88.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 90.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2014 88.0% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2015 91.7% has a bulge, caused by separation…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2008 Audi RS6 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2008 cars with a similar record
- Mercedes-Benz Sl 86.7%
- Porsche Boxster 89.4%
- BMW M3 90.0%
- Porsche 911 91.0%
- Toyota Estima 84.8%
- Porsche Cayman 84.8%
Closest pass rates among 2008 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2008 Audi RS6 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 673 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 176 | 25.90% | 20.98% | +4.92 |
| Brakes | 136 | 20.00% | 20.89% | −0.89 |
| Tyres | 118 | 17.40% | 19.76% | −2.36 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 79 | 11.60% | 12.21% | −0.61 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 73 | 10.80% | 5.52% | +5.28 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 34 | 5.00% | 5.57% | −0.57 |
| Visibility | 25 | 3.70% | 4.97% | −1.27 |
| Non-component advisories | 16 | 2.40% | 4.18% | −1.78 |
| Steering | 8 | 1.20% | 2.57% | −1.37 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 8 | 1.20% | 0.82% | +0.38 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.2% | £5–20 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.7% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.7% | £80–200 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.2% | £40–150 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.0% | £45–95 |
| Linkage pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.0% | £40–150 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 0.84% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.84% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.84% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.84% | £30–80 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 9.3% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 8.3% | £200–700 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 7.1% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 6.9% | £45–110 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 5.1% | £30–75 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 4.2% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 12 | 91.7% | 20,321 mi |
| 30-60k | 42 | 90.5% | 52,923 mi |
| 60-90k | 187 | 88.8% | 76,621 mi |
| 90-120k | 229 | 87.3% | 103,481 mi |
| 120k+ | 123 | 87.0% | 135,500 mi |
Source: 593 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2008 RS6 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 Audi RS6?
88.0% of the 593 2008 Audi RS6 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 86.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 Audi RS6?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (3.20%), headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.69%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (1.69%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 Audi RS6 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.7% of the time, falling to 87.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 Audi RS6 in this dataset had covered 96,506 mi.
Does the season affect the 2008 Audi RS6 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 87.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 89.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.