2008 Audi A5 1.8L Petrol · LO08 OMB

The 2008 Audi A5 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 5 July 2025 at 122,665 miles passed with no defects recorded, and the three prior successful tests in July 2024, June 2023 and May 2021 likewise showed clean sheets. The only blemish is a failure on 14 June 2023 at 118,224 miles that recorded no defects, immediately followed by a pass the next day at 118,226 miles; this points to an administrative or procedural rejection rather than a mechanical fault. Mileage accumulation sits at a typical level for an eighteen-year-old vehicle, averaging roughly 6,815 miles per year against the current 122,665 miles. The record shows a gap between the May 2021 test at 112,786 miles and the June 2023 pass at 118,226 miles, during which only about 5,440 miles were covered across two years. From mid-2023 onward the annual increments are modest: 1,616 miles to July 2024 and 2,823 miles to July 2025, suggesting light recent use. The sparse but clean history gives no evidence of neglected consumables or deferred repairs across the recorded period. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs and brake discs given the vehicle's age and low recent mileage, as standing periods can accelerate corrosion and seizing of calipers unseen in a pass-only record. The June 2023 same-week fail-and-pass with zero defects warrants a check of the DVSA test station notes to confirm no suppressed advisory existed. No recurring structural, exhaust emission or mechanical faults appear in the data, so the A5 shows no pattern of worsening condition, but a pre-purchase underside check for structural rust remains prudent on any 2008 chassis.