Audi A5 MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 81.3% of 121,955 MOT tests on the Audi A5 ended in a pass, 4.8 points above the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 84.1% against 82.0%, ranking 52nd of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Audi A5 MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 21,407 tests | 89.2% | 23,000 · 17k to 31k |
| 37,334 tests | 89.8% | 29,000 · 21k to 39k |
| 410,475 tests | 88.4% | 37,000 · 29k to 49k |
| 512,971 tests | 86.7% | 47,000 · 35k to 61k |
| 610,287 tests | 84.1% | 57,000 · 43k to 71k |
| 79,577 tests | 82.5% | 67,000 · 51k to 85k |
| 810,673 tests | 82.0% | 75,000 · 59k to 97k |
| 910,992 tests | 80.4% | 85,000 · 65k to 109k |
| 1010,036 tests | 78.2% | 93,000 · 73k to 119k |
| 119,651 tests | 77.6% | 101,000 · 79k to 125k |
| 1210,433 tests | 75.4% | 107,000 · 85k to 135k |
| 139,275 tests | 74.0% | 113,000 · 91k to 141k |
| 144,958 tests | 74.2% | 123,000 · 97k to 151k |
| 153,409 tests | 73.3% | 131,000 · 105k to 157k |
| 16477 tests | 78.0% | 141,000 · 117k to 165k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Audi A5. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used A5
The parts that come up most often in Audi A5 MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
- Shock absorbersPush down hard on each corner: it should rise once and settle. Oil on the shock absorber body is a sign of a leak.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Wipers, washers and windscreenRun the wipers and washers, and look for chips or cracks in the windscreen, above all in front of the driver.
Check a specific A5
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
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Other Audi models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Audi models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.