130,464 on UK roads in 2025+2,855 vs 2024
On the road
130k
130,464 licensed
Change vs 2024
+2.2%
+2,855 cars
New in 2025
7,717
first-time registrations
Electrified
1.2%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Audi A5 is a common sight on UK roads, with 130,464 licensed in 2025 - up 2.2% on 2024. 7,717 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (58%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Audi A5 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Audi A5 on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Audi A5 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 135,207 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
79.6%
135,207 MOT tests in 2025 · 113,920 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
83.3%
2023
81.7%
2024
80.8%
2025
79.6%
▼ 3.7 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Audi A5 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 120,975 cars tracked across years
29%
low · <5k
64.2%
avg · 5-15k
6.8%
high · 15k+
Most cover 4,609-10,065 miles a year (median 7,028).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 74,665 → 80,389 → 86,456 → 92,370
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
66,709 tests
77.4%
Petrol
47,205 tests
82.8%
A 2025 Audi A5 passes first time 79.6% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 7,803 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 89.3% of low-mileage cars pass versus 73.9% past 120k.
Of 23,192 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Audi A5, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
