2011 Audi S5: MOT pass rate and reliability
83.9% of 2011 Audi S5s pass the MOT first time, measured across 211 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 83,943 miles.
How the 2011 compares
- Against all Audi S5s (82.4%, 1,483 tests): +1.5 points
- Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): +15.2 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Audi S5 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2011 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Audi S5:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 78% | 277 | 105,026 |
| 2010 | 78.9% | 279 | 95,424 |
| 2011 | 83.9% | 211 | 83,943 |
What this means if you are buying a 2011 S5
The 2011 sits close to the Audi S5 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 15-year-old car fails on
A 2011 car is 15 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2011 Audi S5 the average at test was 83,943 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
2011 is the strongest year on record for this model at 83.9%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2008 Audi S5 - 78%
- 2010 Audi S5 - 78.9%