Audi Q5 Sport 40 Tdi Mhev Quat S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Audi Q5 Sport 40 Tdi Mhev Quat S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,725 individual Audi Q5 Sport 40 Tdi Mhev Quat S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Audi Q5 Sport 40 Tdi Mhev Quat 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 Q5 Sport 40 Tdi Mhev Quat S-A tested had covered 30,624 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 Q5 Sport 40 Tdi Mhev Quat 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 Q5 Sport 40 Tdi Mhev Quat S-A

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.6% of tests (1.78x the national rate for this defect)
2. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 1.1% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.8% of tests
4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.1% of tests
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.5% of tests
6. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.3% of tests
7. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.2% of tests (1.61x the national rate for this defect)
8. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests
9. Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit, 0.2% of tests
10. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.2% of tests

From 3,009 DVSA-tracked Audi Q5 Sport 40 Tdi Mhev Quat S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 9.72% of these flagged Audi Q5 Sport 40 Tdi Mhev Quat 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

• Peugeot 2008 GT Line Puretech S/S - 89.6%
• BMW 420i M Sport Auto - 89.6%
• Mercedes-Benz Eqa 250 Amg Line - 89.6%
• Land Rover Discovery R-Dynam Hse D Mhev A - 89.6%
• Vauxhall Crossland X Sri Nav - 89.6%
• Peugeot 3008 GT Prem P-Tech S/S A - 89.6%

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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