Audi A5 - 2019
95.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi A5, model year 2019.
Sample size: 11,699 cars, 27,337 tests and 26,115 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 11,699 cars
The 2019 Audi A5 has an overall defect rate of 96 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 10% lower than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the A5 demonstrates significant strengths in various categories, particularly in steering, where it has a defect rate of just 0.07 compared to the average of 2.59. Additionally, it performs well in visibility and body/structure defects, with rates considerably lower than the average. The mileage-related trends indicate that the defect rate increases with higher mileage, but the A5 maintains a competitive position across all mileage segments when compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 11,699 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 15.7% better
52.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 96.4% better
0.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
- Steering
- Steering linkage fouling any part of the vehicle
- Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 41.3% better
8.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 79.2% better
3.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A direction indicator: lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 10.3% worse
124.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 91.4% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▲ 61.1% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 68.6% better
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,103
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,710
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,610
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,738
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,512
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,096
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,033
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,005
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 787
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 602
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,005
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 787
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 602
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 535
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 288
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 154
Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 72
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 69
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 69