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MOT pass rates, common failures, and reliability data for the Audi A5. Check any A5 by registration number below.
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84.3%
Avg Pass Rate
-5.4%
vs Audi Avg
17
Year Ranges
Good
Reliability
The Audi A5 has an average MOT pass rate of 84.3%, which is 5.4 percentage points below the Audi brand average of 89.7%. This is a strong result, indicating that the A5 is well-engineered and tends to age well mechanically. Owners can expect fewer surprises at MOT time.
The most common reasons a Audi A5 fails its MOT are number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, a spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened. If you are preparing your A5 for its MOT, checking these areas first could save you a retest fee. Our detailed fault analysis includes estimated repair costs for each failure type.
Before buying a used Audi A5, we recommend checking the full MOT history, write-off status, outstanding finance, and stolen vehicle status. These checks can be done for free using the registration number.
How the Audi A5 performs at MOT across different model years.
Based on 85 vehicles
117k mi
Based on 695 vehicles
The most common reasons a Audi A5 fails its MOT, aggregated across all year ranges.
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2.5%
11.1%
45k mi
Based on 7,279 vehicles
3.1%
11.0%
42k mi
64k mi
Based on 29,899 vehicles
3.7%
12.2%
42k mi
68k mi
Based on 34,283 vehicles
3.4%
13.2%
71k mi
Based on 43,333 vehicles
3.3%
14.7%
80k mi
Based on 23,687 vehicles
5.1%
15.5%
Based on 29,737 vehicles
5.3%
17.5%
142k mi
Based on 30,407 vehicles
5.2%
18.2%
148k mi
Based on 30,473 vehicles
5.3%
19.1%
150k mi
Based on 26,864 vehicles
5.3%
19.6%
160k mi
Based on 27,672 vehicles
5.4%
20.1%
Based on 28,623 vehicles
6.0%
22.3%
Based on 17,126 vehicles
5.3%
22.8%
Based on 11,813 vehicles
5.1%
19.0%
Based on 4,186 vehicles
4.4%
19.1%
Based on 142,462 vehicles
82k mi