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Audi Q2
MOT 2023
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Q2

62,312 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Q2s pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 15.1 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

90.8%

Pass-after-fix

1.8%

Fail

7.0%

Avg miles

33,815

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Q2: a strong MOT record by UK norms

Across 62,312 MOT tests, the Q2 returns 90.8% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is windscreen damage. Tyre tread under the limit and a seriously damaged tyre round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 33,815, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    1,256 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  2. 02

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    1,210 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  3. 03

    A tyre seriously damaged

    1,149 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  4. 04

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    762 occurrences · 1.2% of tests

  5. 05

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    425 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  6. 06

    A tyre seriously damaged

    301 occurrences · 0.5% of tests

  7. 07

    Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn

    299 occurrences · 0.5% of tests

  8. 08

    Wiper blade defective

    245 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  9. 09

    A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage

    140 occurrences · 0.2% of tests

  10. 10

    Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.

    133 occurrences · 0.2% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£200–£350

If every one of this Q2's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Owner reports · Honest John

What owners actually report.

Verbatim faults logged by owners on honestjohn.co.uk over recent years. We didn't summarise — these are the words people typed in.

What's good

Five different engines for UK. 1.0-litre three-cylinder TFSI, 1.4 litre four cylinder TFSI (2.0 litre TFSI from 2017); 1.6 and 2.0 litre TDI with outputs of 116PS and 150PS. Six-speed manual transmission or 7-speed S tronic. Quattro standard with 2.0 TFSI and optional with 150PS TDI.

Where it falls short

| Q2 1.0 TFSI (115PS) | SE | 6-speed manual | £20,230 |

Buying or keeping a Q2?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Q2 and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.