Audi A5 - 2020
87.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi A5, model year 2020.
Sample size: 5,968 cars, 13,646 tests and 11,930 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: 5,968 cars
The 2020 Audi A5 has an overall defect rate of 87 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly lower than the yearly average of 90 per 100, indicating a minor improvement in reliability. While tyre wear is a common concern, this model stands out positively in key areas such as steering, visibility, and body structure, showing significantly lower defect rates compared to the average. However, it does exhibit a higher incidence of issues related to wheels, suspensions, and axles, which is a notable area of concern. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, consistent with industry patterns.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,968 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 20.3% better
40.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 93.3% better
0.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 44.0% better
7.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 67.0% better
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- 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
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 23.3% worse
120.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
Body/Structure
▲ 79.2% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 40.0% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 67.6% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
- 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
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
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: 3,320
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,397
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,315
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 949
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 748
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 555
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 455
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 368
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 360
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 353
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 455
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 353
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 281
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 123
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 101
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 92
Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
FAIL
Occurrences: 53
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 47
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 37
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 35