Model Reports 4 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Audi A5 2007: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 71 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2007 Audi A5 were passes. Most common reason for a fail: Tyre condition (front).

Summary

The 2007 Audi A5 follows the pattern of the model years either side.

At a glance

How 1,115 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
71 in every 100
Did not pass first time
29 in every 100327 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
18 yearsabout 140,686 miles
First tests counted
1,115

What failed most often

  1. Tyre condition (front)15 in every 100 failed tests

How we count this. Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Only Class 4 cars on their first MOT of the year are counted. A car that fails and is fixed at the test station still counts as a fail in the first-attempt rate. These are raw results, not adjusted for age, mileage, or peer mix. The MOT does not test engine or gearbox internals.

Note:

These are patterns across 2007 Audi A5 vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. A wear pattern follows age and use more than the way the car was built. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Tyres

One wear pattern: tyre condition (front), 2.7 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 326 of 327 failed first attempts (99.7%) that recorded an odometer reading in 2025. Mileage is needed to compare like with like.

We only list faults with at least 20 failures and a rate of about 2.0 times that of similar cars, which keeps one-off results out of the list.

Tyre condition (front)

Failed on 50 first tests2.7 times as often as similar carsWear pattern

What it means

Exposed or damaged ply or cords are graded Dangerous. A cut in excess of the requirements and deep enough to reach the ply or cords is Major, and testers may open the cut with a blunt instrument to check its depth. A tyre contacting the vehicle through flexing or suspension movement is not a defect; fouling fails only at the time of test.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Suspension

One fault: coil spring (front), 2.3 times as often as on similar cars.

Coil spring (front)

Failed on 38 first tests2.3 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

A missing bump stop rubber is not a reason to fail a coil spring. When the vehicle is jacked and lowered, a spring that does not correctly locate as the suspension returns to its normal running position is rejected as insecurely attached. A missing spring is Major, and graded Dangerous where directional control is affected.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Advisories

Other things testers noted as worn or close to failing, more often than on similar cars.

An advisory is a note from the tester about something that has not failed yet. It is an early warning, not a fail.

Suspension arm pins and bushes (front)

Noted on 96 first tests3.1 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Suspension sub-frame (rear)

Noted on 59 first tests2.3 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Counts cover advisories recorded on failed first tests only, compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

MOT pass rates

How first tests ended, and how the pass rates are counted.

Passed first time
71in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
6in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
23in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 70.7% of 1,115 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 76.8%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 6 fixed and the 23 not fixed make the 29 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

Same model, other years

Passed first time in every 100, all tested in 2025.

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Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
2007 This car71 in every 1001,115
200868 in every 1003,279
200970 in every 1005,098
201069 in every 1008,998
201170 in every 1008,786
201273 in every 1008,576
201374 in every 1009,981
201476 in every 10010,081
201578 in every 1009,804
201678 in every 1007,930
201780 in every 10013,186
201881 in every 10010,837
201984 in every 1009,390
202087 in every 1004,584
202188 in every 1005,045
202289 in every 1004,172

FAQs

Short answers about how to read this model-year guide.

The 2007 Audi A5 follows the pattern of the model years either side. Its main cause of failure was Tyre condition (front), about 15 in every 100 failed tests. In 2025, 70.7% of 1,115 first MOTs on the 2007 Audi A5 passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 76.8%. Among 327 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Coil spring (front) appears more often than on similar cars (11.7% of those tests; 38 observed failures; about 2.3× more often than similar cars). There is no single reliability score here; this is a pre-purchase checklist built from DVSA open data, not a guarantee for any individual car.
Ranked by how often they were actually recorded, the items that most often failed a 2007 Audi A5 at the first attempt were Tyre condition (front) (15.3%), each as a share of the year's failed first attempts. That is what goes wrong most often on the car. The common faults table shows a different measure: faults that are unusual compared with similar cars.
Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Coil spring (front) (11.7% of those tests; 38 observed failures; about 2.3× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Coil spring (front) shows up more often than on similar cars (11.7% of those tests; 38 observed failures; about 2.3× more often than similar cars). That does not prove a design fault. Age, mileage, and how the car was used still matter. Treat it as a pre-purchase checkpoint, not a manufacturer service bulletin.
Common MOT problem areas for the 2007 Audi A5 include Coil spring (front). These are the faults that stand out compared with similar cars, not a complete list of what can go wrong on any individual car.
Advisories flag issues noted at the test and are not a fail rate. We show advisory patterns that appear more often than on similar cars among failed first-attempt tests, separate from common failure rows. Use them as early-warning checks, not as a pass/fail score.
This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2007 Audi A5 (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are compared with cars of a similar age and mileage. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics, not a full service history or manufacturer service-bulletin list.
No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.

About this data

How this page is built and what it can (and can't) say.

These figures come from UK MOT open data for this model year. We surface common failure patterns against similar cars, not a full reliability score, and not a pass/fail verdict on any individual vehicle.

2024 2025

What we include

UK Class 4 cars only. Normal MOT tests (not retests); first test per vehicle per calendar year; results pass, PRS, or fail.

Same-day repairs

PRS means the car failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

How we compare

We compare this model year with other Class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year. This model family is left out of the peer group so the car is not measured against itself.

What this does not cover

  • MOTs do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronics; this is not a full reliability score.
  • Common faults come from MOT defect stats, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
  • Age and mileage matching reduces, but does not remove, differences in how cars were used and maintained.
  • If the data for a car is too thin to say anything useful, we say so rather than guess.

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