2014 Audi A5 1.8L Petrol · DA14 LFF

The 2014 Audi A5 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 24 October 2025 at 90,668 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, and the three prior annual tests from October 2022 through October 2024 also passed cleanly. The only blemish is a failed test on 1 November 2022 at 76,609 miles, which the DVSA record shows with no defects listed, followed three days later by a pass at 76,689 miles. This suggests an administrative or measurement discrepancy rather than a mechanical fault, and the subsequent clean passes confirm the vehicle has held its condition. The mileage pattern sits at a typical level for a twelve-year-old car. From the 1 November 2022 fail at 76,609 miles to the 24 October 2025 pass at 90,668 miles, the Audi covered just 14,059 miles across three years, averaging under 4,700 miles per year. Earlier, the 4 November 2022 pass at 76,689 miles and the 26 October 2023 pass at 82,435 miles show roughly 5,700 miles annually. The record is sparse on advisories, with no corrosion, suspension bushes, brake discs, or exhaust emissions issues ever flagged across the visible history. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of structural integrity and consumable wear despite the clean sheet. The absence of recorded advisories means the tester logged no worn tyres, wiper blades, or binding calipers, but MOT pass criteria do not capture incipient fatigue in coil springs or deteriorating suspension mounts. Given the low annual use, check for moisture ingress and standing-related degradation to brake components and underbody protection. The recurring clean results imply the previous keeper maintained basic statutory compliance, though the unexplained November 2022 fail-and-repass within 80 miles warrants a glance at the original test station notes. No worsening trend exists in the data. The car reads as a low-stress, lightly used example with no signal of deferred mechanical upkeep.