2016 Audi A4 2.0L Diesel · LO16 KCC

The 2016 Audi A4 presents a mixed maintenance picture at 135,482 miles. The most recent MOT on 29 December 2025 passed, but the tester flagged both front tyres worn close to the legal limit and wearing unevenly on their edges. This is not a critical failure, yet it is a telling one. Edge wear on both fronts points to a long-term alignment or suspension geometry issue rather than simple neglect. The trend across the record is broadly stable, with no serious mechanical failures in recent years, but the latest advisory suggests a car that has not had its front-end geometry checked or corrected in good time. The mileage accumulation is high for a ten-year-old car, averaging roughly 13,500 miles per year. Looking at the intervals, the car covered about 8,500 miles between January 2023 and December 2023, then a further 12,800 miles between December 2023 and December 2024, and roughly 12,100 miles between December 2024 and December 2025. That is consistent, heavy use with no obvious long-term standstill gaps. The MOT history itself is fairly sparse, with only five tests recorded over a period where more would be expected for a car used this hard, so some maintenance events may sit outside the DVSA record. A buyer should focus the in-person inspection on the front suspension and steering components. The paired front tyre wear suggests worn track rod ends, deteriorated front lower arm bushes, or a misaligned tracking setup that has been left unchecked. While the car has not failed on structural corrosion or braking defects in recent years, high-mileage A4s of this generation can develop subframe corrosion, particularly around the front mounting points, and rear brake calipers are known to bind if not serviced regularly. The engine MIL fault recorded in December 2023 was cleared at the retest the same day, but a live diagnostic scan is still advisable to confirm no stored emissions-related fault codes remain. Overall, the record shows a mechanically sound car that has been used hard but not catastrophically neglected, with the front-end wear being the most pressing concern for immediate attention.