2018 Audi Q2 1.4L Petrol · WF18 FSZ

The 2018 Audi Q2 passed its most recent MOT on 12 November 2025 at 117,413 miles, but the maintenance trend is not reassuring. The car has shifted from two consecutive clean passes in 2023 and early 2024 to a pattern of recurring tyre wear advisories and a suspension defect. In the November 2025 test, the tester flagged all three fitted tyres as worn close to the legal limit or worn on edge, indicating either aggressive driving, poor wheel alignment, or neglect of routine tyre inspections. The February 2024 pass at 108,828 miles included an advisory for slight play in the offside front lower anti-roll bar linkage ball joint, a classic early indicator of front-end wear on a high-mileage Q2. Child seat obstructions at the most recent test prevented full inspection of the rear adult seatbelts, which is a minor administrative note but worth verifying in person. The mileage accumulation is notably uneven. Between 14 February 2023 at 73,218 miles and 6 February 2024 at 93,034 miles, the car covered 19,816 miles in under twelve months, a sharp spike compared to the earlier average of roughly 10,000 miles per year between 2022 and 2023. After that burst, the pace slowed again, with only 15,785 miles added over the following nineteen months to the November 2025 test. This uneven pattern suggests periods of intensive use followed by extended low-mileage running, which can accelerate certain types of wear such as brake disc corrosion, exhaust condensation-related degradation, and localised tyre wear from infrequent alignment checks. A buyer should prioritise a thorough inspection of the front suspension and steering geometry. The anti-roll bar linkage ball joint advisory from February 2024 has not been re-tested since, meaning the play may have progressed to a failure point. Front and rear tyre wear patterns, particularly edge wear, point to possible misalignment or worn suspension bushes that have not been corrected. The rear seatbelt check should be completed with child seats removed to confirm full retraction and locking function. Given the high mileage and the pattern of recurring tyre advisories, the brake discs, pads, and calipers deserve close scrutiny for uneven wear or binding, especially on the rear axle where tyre distortion was flagged in 2022. A pre-purchase inspection focusing on front-end component condition and four-wheel alignment is strongly recommended.