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Audi Q2 - Reliability and safety

The Q2 includes impressive levels of safety kit, while component-sharing with other VW Group models should help reliability

Overall Auto Express Rating

4.0 out of 5

Reliability and Safety Rating

3.5 out of 5

Price
£29,065 to £49,510
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The Audi Q2 comes with an impressive roster of safety kit as standard, plus some super-advanced stuff that’s on the options list. Euro NCAP tested the Q2 in 2016 and awarded it a full five-star rating, with adult and child occupant protection scores of 93 per cent and 86 per cent, respectively.

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Audi’s pre sense safety kit is standard and includes Autonomous Emergency Braking, which will put the anchors on if it spots a pedestrian stepping out in front of the car.

Other big car options include adaptive cruise control, lane departure warnings and lane-keeping assist, plus traffic sign recognition and alerts if there’s traffic coming when you’re reversing.

Plus, of course, there is set to be the usual array of airbags as well as standard traction and stability controls and anti-lock brakes.

Owners are keen on Audi’s upmarket image, but responses from customers have revealed that they are less keen on other aspects of the ownership experience. The manufacturer finished in 30th place out of 32 car makers in our 2023 Driver Power brand survey, with a one-place rise to 22nd in 2022. The Q2 was voted into 53rd position on a 75-car list in 2021's best car to own poll, following up with 55th spot overall in 2022, although it didn’t feature in 2023. 

Warranty

The standard Audi warranty lasts for three years or 60,000 miles, although the mileage cap is removed in years one and two.

Servicing

Audi service schedules tend to range from 9,000 miles for minor checks to 19,000 miles for a full service. To keep a check on costs, Audi dealers will sell you one of many fixed-price deals.

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A keen petrol-head, Alastair Crooks has a degree in journalism and worked as a car salesman for a variety of manufacturers before joining Auto Express in Spring 2019 as a Content Editor. Now, as our senior news reporter, his daily duties involve tracking down the latest news and writing reviews.

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