What are the inspection figures for Audi A5 and Audi A6, per age band?

Audi A5 vs Audi A6: 3-5 years: 98 versus 76. 6-8 years: 96 versus 71. 9-11 years: 80 versus 65. 12-14 years: 76 versus 63. 15-19 years: 73 versus 78. 100 = country average for that age band in this country.

Where do these figures come from?

DVSA MOT-statistiek (data through 03/09/2026) Both models use the same source and the same reference date.

Audi A5 vs Audi A6

Figures per shared age band: numerator, denominator and country index for both models, from the same source.

Age	Audi A5		Audi A6		Difference (percentage points)
Age	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Difference (percentage points)
3-5 years	276 of 2209 (12.5%)	98	156 of 1611 (9.7%)	76	+2.81
6-8 years	6459 of 35004 (18.5%)	96	3443 of 25254 (13.6%)	71	+4.82
9-11 years	6496 of 28893 (22.5%)	80	6232 of 34296 (18.2%)	65	+4.31
12-14 years	7830 of 28418 (27.6%)	76	5541 of 24165 (22.9%)	63	+4.62
15-19 years	5911 of 19278 (30.7%)	73	7042 of 21434 (32.9%)	78	-2.19

100 = country average for that age band in this country.

Recalls and complaints

Audi A5

No recalls or complaints registered for this model.

Audi A6

No recalls or complaints registered for this model.

What this does not show

The country index is an average across the entire fleet of this model in this country, not a failure probability for one specific vehicle.
A complaint share is a share of reported complaints, not a failure probability for all vehicles of this model.
The age correction is already built into each band; differences between generations or trims within the same model are not.
These figures apply to United Kingdom and are not directly comparable to a figure from another country.

Frequently asked questions

What are the inspection figures for Audi A5 and Audi A6, per age band?
Audi A5 vs Audi A6: 3-5 years: 98 versus 76. 6-8 years: 96 versus 71. 9-11 years: 80 versus 65. 12-14 years: 76 versus 63. 15-19 years: 73 versus 78. 100 = country average for that age band in this country.
Where do these figures come from?
DVSA MOT-statistiek (data through 03/09/2026) Both models use the same source and the same reference date.

Methodology

Each row compares inspections from the same age band, in the same country.

The country index rescales the model's defect rate so that 100 equals the country average for that band.

Two models are only compared if they share at least two age bands.

What counts as a failed inspection differs per country; never compare a figure on this page with a figure from another country.

Citation

Audi A5 vs Audi A6, United Kingdom, data through 3 September 2026. https://uk.plateop.com/modellen/vergelijk/audi-a5-vs-audi-a6

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