Audi Q5: reliability by registration year
2009-2022 · 14 registration years · 113,010 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Q5 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 | 9,151 | 92.5% | 93.7% | Tyre condition (rear) 24.0% |
| 2021 | 10,889 | 90.7% | 91.9% | Tyre condition (rear) 18.6% |
| 2020 | 8,411 | 90.7% | 92.1% | Tyre condition (rear) 16.4% |
| 2019 | 11,545 | 89.1% | 90.8% | Tyre condition (rear) 12.5% |
| 2018 | 12,565 | 86.4% | 88.3% | Coil spring (rear) 15.6% |
| 2017 | 9,554 | 82.2% | 84.4% | Coil spring (rear) 26.8% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2017 Q5: Coil spring (rear) (26.8%) · Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (11.0%) · Diesel engine warning light (7.8%) | ||||
| 2016 | 10,748 | 82.6% | 85.2% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 16.1% |
| 2015 | 10,012 | 81.7% | 84.7% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 15.6% |
| 2014 | 8,263 | 79.7% | 82.8% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 15.1% |
| 2013 | 5,820 | 76.9% | 80.4% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 15.0% |
| 2012 | 4,283 | 74.6% | 78.5% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 26.8% |
| 2011 | 5,072 | 71.5% | 76.4% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 27.8% |
| 2010 | 3,312 | 68.4% | 72.9% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 30.7% |
| 2009 | 3,385 | 66.4% | 72.3% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 24.9% |