Audi S5
Registered from 2007 to 2020.
About this model
The Audi S5 is one of two high-performance variants of Audi's A5. The B8 and B9 generations were marketed as the coupé, cabriolet, and five-door fastback sedan versions of the B8 and B9 Audi S4 saloon and estate models, while the B10 S5 is the direct replacement of the B9 S4 models.
From the Wikipedia article Audi S5, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 4.2 petrol. 49 of 324 tests failed, 15%.
Better than 93% of 2008 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 922 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 43% | 21 |
| Tyres and wheels | 41% | 20 |
| Lights and electrics | 20% | 10 |
| Brakes | 16% | 8 |
| Visibility | 10% | 5 |
| Steering | 8% | 4 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
Where it stands out against its peers
- Tyres and wheels: failed more often than 97% of 2008 cars — 41% of its 49 failed tests, where an ordinary 2008 car has 21%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 43% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyres and wheels — 41% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Brakes — 16% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Steering — 8% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 20% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Visibility — 10% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 120–140k miles this one fails 13% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–80k miles | 16% | 24% | 44 | |
| 80–100k miles | 17% | 27% | 83 | |
| 100–120k miles | 15% | 29% | 97 | |
| 120–140k miles | 13% | 29% | 55 |
279 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 100k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.0 diesel · 1866 kg · 2805 mm wheelbase · 7.0 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 3.0 petrol · 1739 kg · 2801 mm wheelbase · 7.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2017 | 3.0 petrol · 365 hp · 1691 kg · 2733 mm wheelbase · 7.1 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2015 | 3.0 petrol · 329 hp · 1826 kg · 2818 mm wheelbase · 7.6 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2014 | 3.0 petrol · 329 hp · 1822 kg · 2818 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 3.0 petrol · 329 hp · 1820 kg · 2818 mm wheelbase · 7.9 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 3.0 petrol · 329 hp · 1820 kg · 2818 mm wheelbase · 7.9 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 4.2 petrol · 1735 kg · 2758 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (NEDC) |