Audi A5 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Audi A5 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 539 individual Audi A5 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 92.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 7 in every 100 Audi A5 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-As presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Audi A5 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A tested had covered 26,369 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Audi A5 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Audi A5 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.1% of tests
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.6% of tests
3. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.6% of tests
4. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.6% of tests (3.69x the national rate for this defect)
5. A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud, 0.5% of tests (2.14x the national rate for this defect)
6. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.5% of tests
7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.3% of tests
8. Wiper not operating or missing, 0.2% of tests (4.38x the national rate for this defect)
9. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
10. Audible warning inoperative, 0.2% of tests

From 1,001 DVSA-tracked Audi A5 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.39% of these flagged Audi A5 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Other Audi models

• Audi A3 - 78.1%
• Audi A4 - 76.3%
• Audi A1 - 79.5%
• Audi A6 - 81.9%
• Audi A5 - 80.4%
• Audi Tt - 78.8%
• Audi Q3 - 83.5%
• Audi Q5 - 84.8%

Models with a similar pass rate

• MG Hs Excite Phev Auto - 92.6%
• Volvo Xc60 R-Design T8 Phev Awd Auto - 92.6%
• Volkswagen Id3 Tech - 92.6%
• Volkswagen Golf Active Tsi - 92.6%
• Ford Fiesta St-Line Edition T Mhev - 92.5%
• Ford Puma St-Line X First Ed Mhev - 92.5%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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