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Audi A5 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

16.1% of 51,920 MOT tests of the Audi A5 first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.2 (95% CI 102.0–106.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Audi A5 built in 2016 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time16.1%all ages tested2019–202451920
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 102.0–106.4)104.2index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202451920
Rank among this model's 14 build years12of 141 = fails least for its age2019–202451920
Tested in 20248336testsmedian 69,257 miles20248336
line · Audi A5 built 2016 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2016 13.1% vs model normal 11.7% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2016 against Audi A5 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 13.1% vs 11.7%; age 4: 14.1% vs 12.7%; age 5: 14.5% vs 14.4%; age 6: 16.3% vs 16.4%; age 7: 19.8% vs 18.4%; age 8: 19.5% vs 19.9%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2016 Audi A5 by registration · All Audi A5 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2016 Audi A5 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Audi A5 built 2016: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
39,42813.112.4–13.811.7111.9
48,59614.113.4–14.912.7111
58,59614.513.8–15.314.4101
68,53316.315.5–17.116.499.2
78,43119.818.9–20.618.4107.4
88,33619.518.7–20.419.998.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 51,920 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2016 Audi A5?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is tyres: 12.2 items per 100 first tests, against 12.1 across all build years of the Audi A5. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Audi A5 built 2016 against the Audi A5 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2016, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres12.212.16,323
Visibility45.62,054
Brakes34.31,532
Suspension36.81,532
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment26.31,022

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 51,920 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 14 published build years of the Audi A5, 2016 ranks 12 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 102.1. 2017: index 91.2.

Audi A5 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
200792.088.5–95.5better9,994
2008106.2104.0–108.4worse29,193
2009102.1100.2–104.0worse40,056
2010102.7101.2–104.2worse65,904
2011100.799.1–102.3no different61,416
201299.197.5–100.8no different58,657
2013101.399.7–103.0no different66,297
2014100.498.7–102.2no different65,894
2015102.1100.2–104.0worse64,121
2016104.2102.0–106.4worse51,920
201791.289.4–93.0better77,277
201895.793.2–98.1better47,329
2019101.798.4–104.9no different30,320
2020113.5107.3–119.7worse9,896

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 678,274 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Audi A5 2016 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/audi-a5/2016/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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