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Audi A5 S Line 35 TDI MHEV S A — Reliability by Year

4,832 vehicles · MOT data 2020–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Audi A5 S Line 35 TDI MHEV S A was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
2022
94.1% pass rate · 802 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2020
92.0% pass rate · 1,142 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 165
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 32,589 mi 1,099
2022
94.1%
33,690 mi 802
2021
92.5%
35,374 mi 1,624
2020
92.0%
36,093 mi 1,142

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Audi A5 S Line 35 TDI MHEV S A is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 33,690 miles (newest year) to 36,093 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Audi A5 S Line 35 TDI MHEV S A.

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