What is the oil consumption risk on a Audi A5?

Excessive oil consumption (piston rings) Typical repair cost: £1500–£3000. Severity: critical.

What is the timing chain risk on a Audi A5?

Timing chain tensioner failure (2.0 TFSI) Typical repair cost: £1000–£2000. Severity: critical.

Multitronic/DSG gearbox failure Typical repair cost: £1200–£2500. Severity: critical.

Segment: premium, mainstream

Fuel: petrol

MPG range: 38-38

Insurance group: 28-28

premiumpetrol38 mpgins. grp 28177-245 bhp0-60: 6.5s

Running

~£2086/yr

Deprec.

> Typical values (~14yr old)

Low mi (98k)£6.9k

Avg mi (140k)£5.4k

High mi (196k)£2.1k

> Top failure modes

[MED]Water pump~65k mi£250-450

[MED]Shock absorbers~104k mi£150-350

[MED]Coil springs~119k mi£100-200

[CRIT]Oil consumption~60k mi£1500-3000

[CRIT]Timing chain~70k mi£1000-2000

[CRIT]Mechatronic unit~80k mi£1200-2500

tyres▁▅▅▅▆▇▇▇▇▇▇▇█▇▇▇█████11.2%

suspension▁▂▂▁▂▂▃▃▄▅▅▅▆▆▇▇▇█▇█▇7.9%

electrical▂▂▁▁▂▂▂▃▄▄▅▅▆▆▆▆▆▆▇█▆5.9%

0k100k200k+

Reliability factor: 0.80

mainstreampetrol

Running

~£1558/yr

Deprec.

> Top failure modes

[MED]Coil springs~55k mi£100-200

tyres▃▄▅▅▅▅▆▅▆▅▆▅█▃▄▁▇▁▁9.0%

suspension▁▁▂▂▃▃▃▃▄▃▃▄▃▃▄▁▆█3.3%

brakes▁▁▂▂▂▂▃▃▄▃▃▃▂▂▁▁█▁2.0%

0k100k200k+

[CRIT]Oil consumption~60k mi£1500-3000

[CRIT]Timing chain~70k mi£1000-2000

[CRIT]Mechatronic unit~80k mi£1200-2500