Audi A5 MOT reliability

Audi A5s passed their MOT first time 77% of the time across 126,382 tests in 2025. 123,324 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

77%

MOTs analysed

126,382

Still licensed (GB)

123,324

Body type

Coupe

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2022 petrol

2,886 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 24,269 (most between 17,574 and 33,137).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 92% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.9%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.1%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (1.0%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.8%)

2022 diesel

1,515 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 33,393 (most between 25,638 and 42,471).

2023: 100% → 2024: 96% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.9%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.8%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.8%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.7%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (0.9%)

2022 hybrid

16 MOTs

These figures come from only 16 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 23,688 (most between 17,883 and 31,892).

2024: 100% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low (6.3%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (6.3%)

2022 ed

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 36,827 (most between 33,717 and 45,452).

Most common failures

Where 2022 A5s fail

Wheels & tyres

7.2%

Lights & electrics

1.6%

Suspension & axles

1.0%

Visibility & wipers

0.8%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.5%

Brakes

0.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.