Audi Q2: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Audi Q2 passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 70,347 individual Audi Q2 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 91.9% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Audi Q2s presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Audi Q2 tested had covered 38,034 miles and was built around 2019.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Audi Q2 sits 15.2 points above the national average, ranked 405 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

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Most common MOT failures on a Audi Q2

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.9% of tests
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.1% of tests
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.6% of tests
4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.7% of tests
5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.5% of tests
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
8. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.2% of tests
9. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 0.2% of tests
10. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.2% of tests

From 70,271 DVSA-tracked Audi Q2 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6% of these flagged Audi Q2 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Audi Q2

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Audi Q2 before it actually fails on it.

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 25.4% of tests (1.65x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 13.5% of tests (1.44x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. An obstruction significantly affecting the driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible, 0.1% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this advisory)
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 20.2% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 11.6% of tests
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.7% of tests, also fails
7. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 2.6% of tests, also fails
8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1% of tests
9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.3% of tests
10. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.3% of tests

From 70,271 DVSA-tracked Audi Q2 tests, 2024.

Audi Q2 pass rate by model year

From its 2016 to its 2022 model year, the Audi Q2's first-time pass rate has risen 7 points, from 90.1% to 97.1%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Audi Q2 year:

• 2016 Audi Q2 - 90.1% first-time pass, 688 tests
• 2017 Audi Q2 - 90.2% first-time pass, 12,124 tests
• 2018 Audi Q2 - 90.8% first-time pass, 14,517 tests
• 2019 Audi Q2 - 92.5% first-time pass, 16,298 tests
• 2020 Audi Q2 - 93.2% first-time pass, 13,382 tests
• 2021 Audi Q2 - 94.3% first-time pass, 12,636 tests
• 2022 Audi Q2 - 97.1% first-time pass, 444 tests

Audi Q2 by fuel type

The Audi Q2's two most-tested fuel types split by 1.7 points: petrol passes first time 92.6% of the time (54,800 tests) against 90.9% for diesel (15,303 tests).

• Petrol Audi Q2 - 92.6% first-time pass, 54,800 tests
• Diesel Audi Q2 - 90.9% first-time pass, 15,303 tests

Other Audi models

• Audi A3 - 78.1%
• Audi A4 - 76.3%
• Audi A1 - 79.5%
• Audi A6 - 81.9%
• Audi A5 - 80.4%
• Audi Tt - 78.8%
• Audi Q3 - 83.5%
• Audi Q5 - 84.8%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Kia Picanto Titanium Edition - 92%
• Volvo Xc60 Momentum B5 Mhev Awd Auto - 92%
• BMW X3 Xdrive30d M Sport Mhev Auto - 92%
• Nissan Juke N-Connecta Dig-T - 91.9%
• MG Hs Exclusive S-A - 91.9%
• Ford Focus St-Line Edition Mhev - 91.9%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• Britain's most and least reliable cars: 33 million MOT tests analysed
• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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