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

Audi A5 vs Volkswagen Passat: 3-5 years: 98 versus 99. 6-8 years: 96 versus 89. 9-11 years: 80 versus 88. 12-14 years: 76 versus 96. 15-19 years: 73 versus 93. 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 Volkswagen Passat

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

Age	Audi A5		Volkswagen Passat		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	561 of 4464 (12.6%)	99	-0.08
6-8 years	6459 of 35004 (18.5%)	96	5242 of 30836 (17%)	89	+1.45
9-11 years	6496 of 28893 (22.5%)	80	11032 of 44634 (24.7%)	88	-2.24
12-14 years	7830 of 28418 (27.6%)	76	13813 of 39808 (34.7%)	96	-7.15
15-19 years	5911 of 19278 (30.7%)	73	14261 of 36681 (38.9%)	93	-8.22

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

Recalls and complaints

Audi A5

No recalls or complaints registered for this model.

Volkswagen Passat

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 Volkswagen Passat, per age band?
Audi A5 vs Volkswagen Passat: 3-5 years: 98 versus 99. 6-8 years: 96 versus 89. 9-11 years: 80 versus 88. 12-14 years: 76 versus 96. 15-19 years: 73 versus 93. 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 Volkswagen Passat, United Kingdom, data through 3 September 2026. https://uk.plateop.com/modellen/vergelijk/audi-a5-vs-volkswagen-passat

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