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2012 Audi A5
This blue 2012 Audi A5 has passed 9 of its 11 first-attempt MOT tests; 2012 A5s tested in 2025 passed 73.5% of first attempts. Its most recent test, on 2 April 2026, was a pass with 2 advisories, front cv boot seeping grease no. Mileage of 187,296 is above three-quarters of 2012 A5s tested in 2025.
CO2 band: C — 120 g/km
Rates for cars first registered between 1 March 2001 and 31 March 2017, single 12-month payment, correct as at April 2026. Check the current figures on GOV.UK.
Read from the last two years of this car's own test record, grouped by area. Each line quotes what the tester wrote and the date of the test.
Advisory, 6 Mar 2025: Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened
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Advisory, 6 Mar 2025: Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively
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Typical UK garage price for brake pad replacement: £100–£300. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.
Advisory, 2 Apr 2026: Nearside Front noise possibly from suspension top mount no play or damage found
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Advisory, 6 Mar 2025: Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush cracking
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Advisory, 6 Mar 2025: Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush splitting
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Typical UK garage price for coil spring replacement: £175–£400. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.
Advisory, 2 Apr 2026: Offside Front cv boot seeping grease no split or hole found
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Advisory, 6 Mar 2025: osf backing plate loss
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Nothing recorded against these in the last two years of tests.
Tyres: last recorded 8 Mar 2024 (advisory), outside the two-year window. Lamps & visibility: last recorded 8 Mar 2024 (major item), outside the two-year window. Structure & corrosion: last recorded 8 Mar 2024 (advisory), outside the two-year window.
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Against every Audi A5 first used in 2012 and tested in Great Britain in the 2025 test year (8,898 first-attempt tests) — the most recent full year available.
| Measure | This car | Typical 2012 A5 | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass rate, first attempts | 9 of 11 (82%) | 73.5% in 2025 | Higher than the group figure |
| Fails, first attempts | 2 of 11 | 22.6% of first tests | Lower than the group figure |
| Fixed during the test (PRS) | 0 | 4.0% of first tests | None on this record |
| Mileage at its latest test (2 Apr 2026) | 187,296 miles | 109,402 (middle half 85,654–135,186) | Above the middle half; not an outlier |
| Clean passes (no advisories) | 4 of 11 | 34.0% of first tests | In line with the group figure |
"Typical" is every Audi A5 first used in 2012, any fuel or use — not adjusted for mileage. This car's figures are from its own record only. A first attempt is any test not within 10 days after a failed test of this car. A first attempt whose faults were all put right during the test counts as fixed during the test (PRS), not as a fail, as in DVSA's figures.
Bars: share of 2012 A5 first tests that did not pass first time in 2025 carrying each item, in DVSA's wording. Right-hand note: what this car's own record shows in that area.
This car: 187,296 miles at its latest test — above the middle half.
More on this year of A5: 2012 Audi A5 MOT statistics · all A5 years · Audi
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No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
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This is the public record for one vehicle, drawn from two government sources: DVLA for the registration — make, year, colour, fuel, emissions, tax and MOT status — and DVSA for every MOT result and mileage reading since 2005. Nothing here costs anything, and nothing here identifies the keeper.
What it cannot tell you is the commercial history: outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and stolen markers. Those come from Experian and are not public. They are the difference between a car you can drive and a car you can lose — see SortedCars Reports, or read the longer guide on the free car check.
The DVLA and DVSA data on this page contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVLA or DVSA.