diff --git a/sqlmesh/core/linter/helpers.py b/sqlmesh/core/linter/helpers.py
index 6d0d796c97..59fd478f78 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/core/linter/helpers.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/core/linter/helpers.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from sqlmesh.core.linter.rule import Position, Range
 from sqlmesh.utils.pydantic import PydanticModel
+from sqlglot import tokenize, TokenType
 import typing as t
 
 
@@ -113,3 +114,41 @@ def read_range_from_file(file: Path, text_range: Range) -> str:
         result.append(line[start_char:end_char])
 
     return "".join(result)
+
+
+def get_range_of_model_block(
+    sql: str,
+    dialect: str,
+) -> t.Optional[Range]:
+    """
+    Get the range of the model block in an SQL file.
+    """
+    tokens = tokenize(sql, dialect=dialect)
+
+    # Find start of the model block
+    start = next(
+        (t for t in tokens if t.token_type is TokenType.VAR and t.text.upper() == "MODEL"),
+        None,
+    )
+    end = next((t for t in tokens if t.token_type is TokenType.SEMICOLON), None)
+
+    if start is None or end is None:
+        return None
+
+    start_position = TokenPositionDetails(
+        line=start.line,
+        col=start.col,
+        start=start.start,
+        end=start.end,
+    )
+    end_position = TokenPositionDetails(
+        line=end.line,
+        col=end.col,
+        start=end.start,
+        end=end.end,
+    )
+
+    splitlines = sql.splitlines()
+    return Range(
+        start=start_position.to_range(splitlines).start, end=end_position.to_range(splitlines).end
+    )
diff --git a/sqlmesh/core/linter/rules/builtin.py b/sqlmesh/core/linter/rules/builtin.py
index 02c2bb628e..8bf6e33720 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/core/linter/rules/builtin.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/core/linter/rules/builtin.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from sqlglot.expressions import Star
 from sqlglot.helper import subclasses
 
-from sqlmesh.core.linter.helpers import TokenPositionDetails
+from sqlmesh.core.linter.helpers import TokenPositionDetails, get_range_of_model_block
 from sqlmesh.core.linter.rule import Rule, RuleViolation, Range, Fix, TextEdit
 from sqlmesh.core.linter.definition import RuleSet
 from sqlmesh.core.model import Model, SqlModel
@@ -93,7 +93,21 @@ class NoMissingAudits(Rule):
     """Model `audits` must be configured to test data quality."""
 
     def check_model(self, model: Model) -> t.Optional[RuleViolation]:
-        return self.violation() if not model.audits and not model.kind.is_symbolic else None
+        if model.audits or model.kind.is_symbolic:
+            return None
+        if model._path is None or not str(model._path).endswith(".sql"):
+            return self.violation()
+
+        try:
+            with open(model._path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+                content = file.read()
+
+            range = get_range_of_model_block(content, model.dialect)
+            if range:
+                return self.violation(violation_range=range)
+            return self.violation()
+        except Exception:
+            return self.violation()
 
 
 BUILTIN_RULES = RuleSet(subclasses(__name__, Rule, (Rule,)))
diff --git a/tests/core/linter/test_helpers.py b/tests/core/linter/test_helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be6ebf2c27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/linter/test_helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from sqlmesh import Context
+from sqlmesh.core.linter.helpers import read_range_from_file, get_range_of_model_block
+from sqlmesh.core.model import SqlModel
+
+
+def test_get_position_of_model_block():
+    context = Context(paths=["examples/sushi"])
+
+    sql_models = [
+        model
+        for model in context.models.values()
+        if isinstance(model, SqlModel)
+        and model._path is not None
+        and str(model._path).endswith(".sql")
+    ]
+    assert len(sql_models) > 0
+
+    for model in sql_models:
+        dialect = model.dialect
+        assert dialect is not None
+
+        path = model._path
+        assert path is not None
+
+        with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+            content = file.read()
+
+        as_lines = content.splitlines()
+
+        range = get_range_of_model_block(content, dialect)
+        assert range is not None
+
+        #  Check that the range starts with MODEL and ends with ;
+        read_range = read_range_from_file(path, range)
+        assert read_range.startswith("MODEL")
+        assert read_range.endswith(";")