77,789 tests in 2025
Audi Q2 reliability and MOT pass rate
92% passed first time. The 8% fail rate is 14.6 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 6 years old with 39,098 miles.
Pass rate
92%
22.6% of all cars failed; 8% of these did.
Fixed on the day
1.9%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
39,098 mi
6 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 37,445 | 6.6% |
| 6-9 years | 39,984 | 9.3% |
| 10-13 years | 1 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Q2 fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Tyres2,646 dangerous51.1%
- Brakes1,550 dangerous27.9%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2 dangerous10.8%
- Visibility1 dangerous9.8%
- Suspension16 dangerous6.7%
- Noise, emissions and leaks5 dangerous4.7%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems3.3%
- Road Wheels7 dangerous2%
Is the Q2 getting worse?
The fail rate rose 1.5 points to 7.9% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 44,557 | 4 | 6.4% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 58,887 | — | 7.5% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 60,147 | — | 7.8% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 75,824 | — | 7.9% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Q2 at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Q2 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords1,211 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,185 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,153 tests
- 4Condition: has ply or cords exposed352 tests
- 5Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn278 tests
- 6Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure273 tests
- 7Washers: not working231 tests
- 8Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak196 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Q2 collects 2.14 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm9,116 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure8,994 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick8,908 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened6,298 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre2,322 tests
- 6Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt2,239 tests
- 7Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak2,051 tests
- 8Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn1,750 tests
Questions
What is the Audi Q2 MOT pass rate?
92% of the 77,789 Audi Q2 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 8% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 1.9% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Audi Q2 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", recorded on 1,211 failed tests, followed by "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick" and "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm". By section, tyres appears in 51.1% of failures, brakes appears in 27.9% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 10.8% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 6.6%; at 6-9 years it was 9.3%. The median Audi Q2 tested in 2025 was 6 years old with 39,098 miles.
Is the Audi Q2 getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 1.5 points to 7.9% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Q2 trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 5 safety recalls naming the Audi Q2: Audi Q2 recalls.
Other Audi models
Checking a particular Q2?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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