2020 Audi A5 S Line 35 TDI Mhev S-A 2.0L Diesel · SK70 ACU

The Audi A5 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent DVSA test on 24 September 2025 at 74,126 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. Prior tests on 25 September 2024 at 42,615 miles and 5 September 2023 at 22,789 miles also passed cleanly. The single failure on 4 September 2023 at 22,789 miles carries no recorded defects, indicating an administrative or unlogged rectification rather than a mechanical fault, and the vehicle passed the following day. Mileage accumulation on this 2020 derivative runs high for its six-year life, averaging roughly 12,354 miles per year against the recorded 74,126 miles. The jump from 22,789 miles in September 2023 to 42,615 miles by September 2024 shows around 19,800 miles covered in that year, then a further 31,511 miles to September 2025. Such accelerated use in the later period suggests the prior owner relied on the car for frequent long-distance travel rather than short urban cycles. The MOT data itself is sparse and clean, offering no advisories on tyres, brake discs, suspension bushes, or corrosion across the record. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of consumable wear given the steep mileage rise since 2023. High annual distances strain dampers, coil springs, and binding calipers even where testers logged nothing. The absence of advisories does not exempt the car from imminent tyre tread or wiper blade replacement at this odometer reading. Verify the 4 September 2023 failure reason with DVSA, as a defect-free fail is atypical and may mask a missed paperwork item or a cleared fault. Beyond that anomaly, the structural integrity and exhaust emissions history show no recurring problems, and the upkeep pattern implies the vehicle was maintained to pass rather than patched between tests.