Pass rate
97.6%
Above average — 6.9 pts ahead of the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 84 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £43–£102
2020 Audi S6 Vorsprung MOT pass rate
- 2020
- typical 40,541 mi
Only 84 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Tyres
53.1% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 97.6% pass · this year
- Avoid 2020 97.6% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 97.6%
- Typical mileage
- 41k mi
The 2020 Audi S6 Vorsprung MOT pass rate is 97.6% of its MOT tests — 6.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 53.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Audi S6 Vorsprung does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.7× the national share
Tyres make up 53.1% of everything recorded on the 2020 Audi S6 Vorsprung, against 19.8% nationally — 33.3 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- 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 90.7% and this one manages 97.6% — 6.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 33% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 2020 Audi S6 Vorsprung compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 6.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 97.6%. The median 2020 Audi S6 Vorsprung in this dataset had covered 40,541 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 95.9% of the time, April–September 100.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction", noted on 1.19% of tests.
- 84 recorded tests behind this page.
- 97.6% overall pass rate, 97.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Audi S6 Vorsprung, the average is 97.6% — best year 2020 (97.6%), worst 2020 (97.6%).
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
- 84
- Typical mileage (median)
- 40,541 mi
- Make and model
- Audi S6 Vorsprung
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Indicator Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the S6 Vorsprung MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 83% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the S6 Vorsprung
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 15 | 100.0% |
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 2020 S6 Vorsprung
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 2020 S6 Vorsprung
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 1.2% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
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 tyre tread 1.2% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
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Check the windscreen 1.2% 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.
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 2020 S6 Vorsprung through its MOT
Across the 3 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £43–£102 — and 33% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 3 common items
- £43–£102
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 67%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 33%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 84 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 →
Compare the 2020 Audi S6 Vorsprung 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 2020 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2020 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 2020 Audi S6 Vorsprung 3 failure items · 6 advisories · 6 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 17 | 53.10% | 19.76% | +33.34 |
| Brakes | 7 | 21.90% | 20.89% | +1.01 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 9.40% | 4.18% | +5.22 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3 | 9.40% | 1.76% | +7.64 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 3.10% | 5.52% | −2.42 |
| Visibility | 1 | 3.10% | 4.97% | −1.87 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Rectified | 1.2% | £3–12 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.2% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.2% | £80–200 |
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 | 11.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 3.6% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 3.6% | £18–45 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.6% | £45–95 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 3.6% | £20–80 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 2.4% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 19 | 100.0% | 19,966 mi |
| 30-60k | 48 | 97.9% | 42,553 mi |
| 60-90k | 12 | 91.7% | 68,706 mi |
| 90-120k | 3 | 100.0% | 99,626 mi |
| 120k+ | 2 | 100.0% | 126,737 mi |
Source: 84 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.
2020 S6 Vorsprung MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Audi S6 Vorsprung?
97.6% of the 84 2020 Audi S6 Vorsprung tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 97.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Audi S6 Vorsprung?
The three most recorded items are malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.19%), tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.19%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (1.19%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Audi S6 Vorsprung MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Audi S6 Vorsprung in this dataset had covered 40,541 mi.
Does the season affect the 2020 Audi S6 Vorsprung MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 95.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 100.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.