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. The Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa sits 12.2 points above the national average, ranked 880 of 2,005 models. On one bought as 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, 5.8% of tests (1.83x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.3% of tests (1.55x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.1% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this defect)
4. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.6% of tests (3.05x the national rate for this defect)
5. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.6% of tests
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.5% of tests
7. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.5% of tests
8. 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, 0.4% of tests (1.94x the national rate for this defect)
9. 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 (4.33x 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, 0.2% of tests

From 1,064 DVSA-tracked Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 13.5% 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 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 25.3% of tests, also fails
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 17.6% of tests, also fails
3. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 4.5% of tests, also fails
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3% of tests, also fails
5. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.1% of tests
6. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.9% of tests
7. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.8% of tests
8. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.8% of tests, also fails
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.4% of tests
10. Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off, 0.2% of tests (2.62x the national rate for this advisory)

From 1,064 DVSA-tracked Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa tests, 2024.

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

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa's first-time pass rate has fallen 0.2 points, from 89.5% to 89.3%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. 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
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• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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