2018 Audi A5 2.0L Diesel · VU18 ACZ

The 2018 Audi A5 presents a currently roadworthy status following its most recent test on 27 June 2025 at 132,389 miles, where it passed with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend across the supplied record reads as stable, with every annual examination clearing the vehicle on the pass attempt after a same-day failure logged with no defects cited. The repeated pattern of a failure and immediate pass on identical dates in 2024 and 2025 suggests administrative or documentation issues at the testing station rather than escalating mechanical decay. Mileage stands at 132,389 on the latest certificate, against 94,488 recorded on 24 May 2023 and 114,933 on 1 July 2024. That equates to roughly 20,400 miles between the 2023 and 2024 tests and a further 17,456 by June 2025, both above the implied annual average of 16,549 for the vehicle's age. The eight-year life has seen consistent high use with no standing periods evident; such accumulation loads suspension bushes, drivetrain joints, and brake friction components harder than a lower-mileage equivalent. The DVSA entries flag no advisories or recorded defects across any examination, so no recurring wear items such as corroded subframes, worn coil springs, or binding calipers appear in the history. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion given the mileage, and verify the brake disc thickness and tyre condition that consumable checks alone will not reveal from a clean sheet. The twin failure entries carrying zero defects on 1 July 2024 at 114,933 miles and 27 June 2025 at 132,387 miles warrant a check of the test certificates themselves. Previous owners kept the car tested yearly without lapse, implying basic statutory compliance, though the high annual distances imply the car served as a commuter or fleet unit rather than a lightly cared-for private motor.