Does the Audi Q2 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Audi Q2 records 2.26 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.41 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.15, 95% interval −1.23 to −1.08). It ranks 406 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Audi Q2 is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 2,620 times in 2019–2024.

Audi Q2: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	2,620	1.17
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	917	0.41
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.	442	0.20
Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured	363	0.16
Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator	239	0.11

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 223,649 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Audi Q2 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

5.1% of Audi Q2 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 8,161 miles later (20,007 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 20,007 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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