2017 Audi Q5 2.0L Diesel · SA12 EMS
2017 Audi Q5 (2.0L, diesel). First registered 31 Mar 2017. Recorded mileage 95,861 miles. MOT expired on 05 Nov 2026.
- Make & Model
- AUDI Q5
- Year / Origin
- 2017 · Glasgow
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 05 Nov 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 95,861 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- ULEZ Compliant (Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 2.0L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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SA12 EMS Key Findings
- 5 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 28/10/2025
- 95,861 miles recorded at latest MOT
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
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SA12 EMS MOT History
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5 MOT tests are recorded for this 2017 Audi Q5 (SA12 EMS) between March 2022 and October 2025.
The record contains 5 passes and 0 failures.
No failures or advisories appear anywhere in the recorded tests, so the documented MOT record is relatively clean.
SA12 EMS Mileage History
- 29/03/202262,939 mi
- 10/10/202270,198 mi+7,259 mi
- 04/10/202381,561 mi+11,363 mi
- 06/11/202486,311 mi+4,750 mi
- 28/10/202595,861 mi+9,550 mi
Average of roughly 9,185 miles per year across 5 recorded odometer readings.
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