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How many Audi A5 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 131,186 licensed and 8,020 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Audi A5 generic-model group.

Looking at a A5?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Wondering whether one particular A5 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the A5 disappearing?

131,186 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the A5 is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 10% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 8,020 are declared SORN — 1 in 17 of the 139,206 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.

A5 MOT pass rate

In 2024, 77.8% of 100,694 Audi A5 MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average. Pass rate moves with age: 86% of cars aged 3–5 years passed first time, against 70.2% aged 15–30 years.

  • Condition — 5.8% of tests. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
  • Tread Depth — 3.5% of tests. Tyres below the 1.6mm legal limit. Budget for tyres, and treat it as a sign of how the car was maintained.
  • Headlamp Aim — 2.6% of tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
  • Springs — 2.3% of tests. A broken or sagging coil spring. Replaced in pairs, so it is not the cheapest failure.

Full age bands and failure notes are on the Audi A5 MOT pass rate page.

Before you buy

  • Condition — 5.8% of tests in 2024. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
  • Tread Depth — 3.5% of tests in 2024. Tyres below the 1.6mm legal limit. Budget for tyres, and treat it as a sign of how the car was maintained.
  • Headlamp Aim — 2.6% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
  • Springs — 2.3% of tests in 2024. A broken or sagging coil spring. Replaced in pairs, so it is not the cheapest failure.
  • Check the actual A5 — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1131,1868,020
2025 Q4130,4647,658
2025 Q3129,3227,097
2025 Q2128,8096,824
2025 Q1127,9156,795
2024 Q4127,6096,276
2024 Q3128,0305,678
2024 Q2127,8225,398
2024 Q1127,1115,215
2023 Q4127,1904,940
2023 Q3127,1194,448
2023 Q2126,5574,180
2023 Q1125,2564,019
2022 Q4125,2983,967
2022 Q3124,8143,581
2022 Q2124,2353,426
2022 Q1123,3403,418
2021 Q4122,7333,411
2021 Q3122,7983,129
2021 Q2121,8253,176
2021 Q1119,3723,370
2020 Q4118,7143,315
2020 Q3117,4893,056
2020 Q2116,3043,361
2020 Q1116,3143,018
2019 Q4116,8942,530
2019 Q3115,9662,220
2019 Q2114,5032,174
2019 Q1111,9871,844
2018 Q4110,1711,748
2018 Q3110,1181,535
2018 Q2107,2811,680
2018 Q1104,4911,626
2017 Q4102,3441,745
2017 Q3100,5731,281
2017 Q297,7781,039
2017 Q194,795954
2016 Q492,742982
2016 Q391,436865
2016 Q290,340860
2016 Q188,292779
2015 Q485,690802
2015 Q384,202642
2015 Q281,668711
2015 Q179,395624
2014 Q476,256572
2014 Q374,928523

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Common questions

How many Audi A5 cars are left in the UK?

131,186 were licensed and 8,020 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Audi A5 cars are SORN?

8,020 are declared SORN — 1 in 17 of the 139,206 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the A5 disappearing?

131,186 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the A5 is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 10% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 8,020 are declared SORN — 1 in 17 of the 139,206 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Audi A5 MOT pass rate?

In 2024, 77.8% of 100,694 Audi A5 MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average.

What does the A5 fail its MOT on?

The most common initial failure categories in 2024 are condition (5.8% of tests), tread depth (3.5% of tests), headlamp aim (2.6% of tests).

Does this say whether one A5 is a good buy?

No. These are population figures for the model group. Enter that vehicle's registration for its own free MOT, tax and mileage record.

Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.