Pass rate, every year
299 tests across 2 model years, 2019–2020.
+12.3 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
299 tests across 2 model years, 2019–2020.
+12.3 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2019 96.7%
The strongest of the 2 years on record. See the 2019 page →
Worst year to buy
2020 92.4%
4.3 points below the 2019 peak. See the 2020 page →
The Audi SQ2 Vorsprung MOT pass rate is 93.3%, +12.3 percentage points above the UK average. That is 299 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2019 and 2020. This page lists the most common Audi SQ2 Vorsprung MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
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The Audi SQ2 Vorsprung passed on its first attempt in 92.9%, and its overall record sits +12.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Audi SQ2 Vorsprung in the 2023–2025 data: 299 tests across 2 model years (2019–2020). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 299 |
| Overall pass rate | 93.3% |
| Passed on first attempt | 92.9% |
| Average mileage at test | 31,576 mi |
| Model years covered | 2019–2020 (2 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +12.3 pts above |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Audi SQ2 Vorsprung, the Tyres section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Tyres | 43% |
| Visibility | 26% |
| Brakes | 22% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 9% |
Shares are over the Audi SQ2 Vorsprung's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 43% of the recorded Audi SQ2 Vorsprung failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (1.3%), "Has ply or cords exposed" (1.0%), "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (1.0%) among the Audi SQ2 Vorsprung's tyres faults.
Around 26% of the recorded Audi SQ2 Vorsprung failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (1.7%), "Driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction" (0.3%) among the Audi SQ2 Vorsprung's visibility faults.
Around 22% of the recorded Audi SQ2 Vorsprung failures fall in the Brakes section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Brake performance not tested unable to be tested" (0.7%), "Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened" (0.3%), "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (0.3%) among the Audi SQ2 Vorsprung's brakes faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Audi SQ2 Vorsprung, each with how many of the model's 299 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Audi SQ2 Vorsprung model year on record is 2019 (96.7% across 61 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (92.4%). The gap between them is 4.3 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 SQ2 Vorsprung | 238 | 92.4% |
| 2019 SQ2 Vorsprung | 61 | 96.7% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Audi SQ2 Vorsprung's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Audi SQ2 Vorsprung.
the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
the exhaust and emissions — “catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Audi SQ2 Vorsprung. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
93.3% of the 299 recorded Audi SQ2 Vorsprung MOT tests ended in a pass, +12.3 percentage points above the national average. 92.9% of those passed on the first attempt.
2019 is the strongest Audi SQ2 Vorsprung year on record at 96.7%, while 2020 is the weakest at 92.4%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Audi SQ2 Vorsprung failures are "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" and "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" — together around 3% of tests, mostly in the Visibility section.