RF57XHL - AUDI A5
MOT: ValidGB
·Last updated about 1 month ago
Vehicle Overview
Technical Details
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 19 MOT tests
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
19
Passed Tests
15
Failed Tests
4
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 27 February 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 175,194 mi
Expires: 26 February 2026
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting damaged but its strength is not seriously reduced (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Front Sub-frame damaged but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Undertray not fully secure (8.1.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Sill covers fitted
- Advisory Rear Service brake imbalance requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension component mounting repair covered in underseal (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
- Advisory Front Service brake imbalance requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
Failed - 18 February 2025 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 175,183 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage attachment bracket/mounting likely to fail (5.3.3 (b) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))
- Major Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Chassis/inner arch area (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting damaged but its strength is not seriously reduced (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Front Sub-frame damaged but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Undertray not fully secure (8.1.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Sill covers fitted
- Advisory Rear Service brake imbalance requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Failed - 26 November 2024 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 175,003 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage attachment bracket/mounting likely to fail bolt broken (5.3.3 (b) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Offside Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))
- Major Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Sub-frame damaged but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory brake pad light on
Passed - 04 December 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 164,980 mi
Expires: 03 December 2024
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 22 October 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 154,998 mi
Expires: 21 October 2023
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Shock absorbers has a reduced damping effect both (5.3.2 (d))
- Advisory Nearside Front top suspension arms bushes perishing
- Advisory Offside Front top suspension arms bushes perishing
Passed - 21 October 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 153,225 mi
Expires: 21 October 2022
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
Passed - 22 October 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 152,684 mi
Expires: 21 October 2021
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both rear (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Passed - 16 September 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 144,935 mi
Expires: 15 September 2020
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
Passed - 31 July 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 130,216 mi
Expires: 31 July 2019
Passed - 01 August 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 120,097 mi
Expires: 31 July 2018
Passed - 21 October 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 113,293 mi
Expires: 20 October 2017
Passed - 01 April 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 109,295 mi
Expires: 31 March 2017
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Advisory Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Advisory engine management lamp is staying on
- Advisory Nearside Rear child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of the seat and its belt
- Advisory Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Failed - 01 April 2016 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 109,295 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed tyre has worn to ply/cords on its inner edge (4.1.D.1b)
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Steering locking device insecure tie rod to track rod end locking nut (2.2.C.1g)
- Major Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed tyre has worn to ply on its inner edge (4.1.D.1b)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Advisory Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Advisory engine management lamp is staying on
- Advisory Nearside Rear child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of the seat and its belt
- Advisory Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Passed - 26 February 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 99,234 mi
Expires: 25 February 2016
Passed - 29 November 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 86,525 mi
Expires: 28 November 2014
Passed - 16 January 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 79,882 mi
Expires: 15 January 2014
Passed - 03 January 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 71,949 mi
Expires: 11 January 2013
Passed - 10 January 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 57,314 mi
Expires: 11 January 2012
Failed - 10 January 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 57,314 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for RF57XHL?
The MOT expires on 26 February 2026.
What is the tax status of RF57XHL?
The tax status is Untaxed and is due on 26 August 2025.
What are the specifications of RF57XHL?
This is a 2008 AUDI A5 in Grey. It runs on Diesel with a 2967cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of RF57XHL?
This vehicle produces 191 g/km of CO2 emissions.