Audi Q5 S Ln Ed 1 50 Tfsi E Quat Sa: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Audi Q5 S Ln Ed 1 50 Tfsi E Quat Sa passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 17.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 549 individual Audi Q5 S Ln Ed 1 50 Tfsi E Quat Sa tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 93.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 6 in every 100 Audi Q5 S Ln Ed 1 50 Tfsi E Quat 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 Q5 S Ln Ed 1 50 Tfsi E Quat Sa tested had covered 33,218 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 Q5 S Ln Ed 1 50 Tfsi E Quat Sa sits 17.1 points above the national average, ranked 166 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.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Audi Q5 S Ln Ed 1 50 Tfsi E Quat Sa rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Audi Q5 S Ln Ed 1 50 Tfsi E Quat Sas at UK salvage auction.

Common failure reasons

We hold no separate DVSA failure-reason breakdown for the Audi Q5 S Ln Ed 1 50 Tfsi E Quat Sa itself, which fails on much the same things as most cars. National car failure mix, DVSA latest quarter:

1. Lights and electrics, 10.36% of tests
2. Suspension, 8.65% of tests
3. Tyres, 6.23% of tests
4. Brakes, 6.1% of tests
5. Visibility (wipers, washers, glass), 4.65% of tests

Most common MOT advisories on a Audi Q5 S Ln Ed 1 50 Tfsi E Quat 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 Q5 S Ln Ed 1 50 Tfsi E Quat Sa before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 22.2% of tests
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 7.7% of tests
3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 1.6% of tests
4. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.7% of tests
5. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.4% of tests
6. An obstruction significantly affecting the driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible, 0.2% of tests (2.22x the national rate for this advisory)
7. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.2% of tests
8. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.2% of tests
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.2% of tests
10. Any part of the noise suppression system insecure, 0.2% of tests (1.46x the national rate for this advisory)

From 549 DVSA-tracked Audi Q5 S Ln Ed 1 50 Tfsi E Quat Sa tests, 2024.

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

• Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Eblue Mhev - 93.8%
• Volkswagen Tiguan Elegance Tdi 4motion Sa - 93.8%
• Auto-Sleepers Unclassified - 93.8%
• Volkswagen T-Roc Black Edition Tsi Evo Sa - 93.7%
• Peugeot 2008 GT Puretech S/S Auto - 93.7%
• Volvo Xc40 R-Design T5 Recharge Auto - 93.7%

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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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