Audi Sq5: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Audi Sq5 passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 555 individual Audi Sq5 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 87.9% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 Audi Sq5s 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 Sq5 tested had covered 87,159 miles and was built around 2014.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Audi Sq5 sits 11.2 points above the national average, ranked 1,010 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 Sq5 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 Sq5s at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Audi Sq5

1. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 3.1% of tests
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.4% of tests
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.4% of tests
4. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 2.2% of tests
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.5% of tests
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.1% of tests
7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.9% of tests
8. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.6% of tests
9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.4% of tests
10. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests

From 545 DVSA-tracked Audi Sq5 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.27% of these flagged Audi Sq5 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Audi Sq5

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 Sq5 before it actually fails on it.

1. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 23.9% of tests (1.78x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 5.5% of tests (1.73x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 20.2% of tests, also fails
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 8.6% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 7.9% of tests
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 6.1% of tests, also fails
7. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.5% of tests
8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1.3% of tests
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.3% of tests
10. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 0.9% of tests

From 545 DVSA-tracked Audi Sq5 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

• Skoda Octavia Se Tech Tsi Iv S-A - 87.9%
• Kia Ceed 2 Nav Crdi Isg - 87.9%
• Peugeot 2008 GT Bluehdi S/S - 87.9%
• Mercedes-Benz Glc - 87.8%
• MINI John Cooper Works - 87.8%
• Porsche Panamera - 87.8%

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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