Audi A5 — reliability by registration year
2007–2022 · 16 registration years · 120,862 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every A5 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,172 | 88.6% | 90.4% | Tyres — Condition (front) 24.6% |
| 2021 | 5,045 | 87.7% | 89.4% | Tyres — Condition (front) 23.0% |
| 2020 | 4,584 | 86.8% | 88.2% | Tyres — Condition (front) 23.3% |
| 2019 | 9,390 | 83.9% | 85.3% | Coil spring (rear) 20.4% |
| 2018 | 10,837 | 81.1% | 82.8% | Coil spring (rear) 37.6% |
| 2017 | 13,186 | 79.6% | 81.6% | Coil spring (rear) 39.5% |
| 2016 | 7,930 | 78.4% | 81.4% | Tyres — Condition (front) 19.3% |
| 2015 | 9,804 | 77.8% | 80.9% | Tyres — Condition (front) 17.4% |
| 2014 | 10,081 | 76.2% | 79.8% | Tyres — Condition (front) 14.0% |
| 2013 | 9,981 | 73.6% | 77.3% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 15.7% |
| 2012 | 8,576 | 73.2% | 77.3% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 16.0% |
| 1.7 pp better than the years either side What failed 2012 A5s most often: Drive shafts — Joints (front) (16.0%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (13.1%) · Pins and bushes (front) (10.2%) | ||||
| 2011 | 8,786 | 69.6% | 74.3% | Pins and bushes (front) 14.5% |
| 1.6 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2011 A5s most often: Pins and bushes (front) (14.5%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (11.9%) · Coil spring (front) (8.7%) | ||||
| 2010 | 8,998 | 69.1% | 74.2% | Coil spring (front) 12.7% |
| 2009 | 5,098 | 69.6% | 74.8% | Coil spring (front) 11.7% |
| 2008 | 3,279 | 67.8% | 73.6% | Coil spring (front) 13.3% |
| 2007 | 1,115 | 70.7% | 76.8% | Tyres — Condition (front) 15.3% |