Audi A5 MOT pass rate: 79.6% (113,772 tests, 2025)

The Audi A5 passed 79.6% of its 113,772 MOT tests in 2025 — 2.1 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 11 years old with 86,727 miles on the clock.

79.6%Pass rate (2025)

113,772MOT tests analysed

86,727 miMedian mileage at test

11 yrsMedian age at test

How the A5 compares

Audi A5

79.6%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Audi average (all models)

81.8%

What fails most on the Audi A5

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the A5:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Tyres	13,589	28.0%
2	Suspension	13,356	27.5%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	6,423	13.2%
4	Brakes	5,235	10.8%
5	Body, chassis, structure	3,725	7.7%
6	Visibility	3,005	6.2%

Pre-MOT checklist for A5 owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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A5 pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2018, 2019, 2020. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2007. Full ranking and method: Audi A5 years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2007	3,958	76.0%	+10.9 pts	137,779
2008	11,637	74.4%	+9.3 pts	130,076
2009	17,266	75.0%	+8.6 pts	121,659
2010	29,772	75.0%	+7.6 pts	116,464
2011	28,468	76.1%	+6.9 pts	108,625
2012	27,443	78.2%	+7.0 pts	103,399
2013	31,522	78.5%	+5.1 pts	96,444
2014	31,639	80.6%	+4.8 pts	88,280
2015	30,666	82.1%	+3.3 pts	78,499
2016	24,709	82.5%	+1.1 pts	69,062
2017	41,424	84.0%	-0.0 pts	59,706
2018	33,784	85.8%	-0.5 pts	48,649
2019	29,370	87.4%	-1.0 pts	39,116
2020	6,674	88.9%	-1.0 pts	31,488

Check a specific A5 before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Audi models

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FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Audi A5?

In 2025, 79.6% of 113,772 first MOT tests on the Audi A5 were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the A5 fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is tyres (28.0% of its recorded defects), followed by suspension.

Is the Audi A5 reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 79.6% it performs above the national average at a median age of 11 years and 86,727 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.