Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,065 individual Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 88.9% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sas 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 Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa tested had covered 26,990 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 Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa 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 Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.3% of tests (1.43x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.4% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.2% of tests
4. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.5% of tests
5. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.4% of tests (2.26x the national rate for this defect)
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.4% of tests
7. Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured and affecting the driver's view of the road or of an obligatory external mirror, 0.3% of tests (5.74x the national rate for this defect)
8. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.3% of tests
9. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.2% of tests (1.31x the national rate for this defect)
10. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.1% of tests

From 2,183 DVSA-tracked Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 10.97% of these flagged Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa year:

• 2020 Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa - 89.5% first-time pass, 351 tests
• 2021 Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa - 89.3% first-time pass, 708 tests

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

• BMW 225xe M Sport Premium Auto - 88.9%
• Renault Clio Rs Line Tce Auto - 88.9%
• Audi Q3 S Line 35 Tdi S-A - 88.9%
• MG Zs Excite T-Gdi Auto - 88.9%
• Subaru Brz - 88.9%
• Mercedes-Benz C 300 Amg Line Ed Prem D A - 88.9%

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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