It's not a knock that sounds bad, loud or dangerous, more annoying if anything, all ball joints and bushes look OK, apart from 1 front lower (rear) control arm which I can move slightly by hand. As I have read elsewhere about the undersized pads etc which can cause a noise sounding like its coming from the suspension I just wasnt sure if it's common on q5s as its my first time owning an audi, I have worked in a garage for a year, so I will be doing the repairs myself, once I find out exactly what is causing it, I definitely arnt replacing parts unnecessarily in the hope that it solves it.
I have a 2017 SQ5 and suffer something similar when i'm driving on an uneven road at around at 30mph or less. Audi Poole technician heard the noise but they couldn't diagnose the problem. I've read on other forums that the disc rotors are the problem, but proving it is hard. I read that Audi Aberdeen had 4 or 5 cars with the same issue back in 2013/2014, all had rotors changed and the noises stopped.
Knocking noise from suspension?
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I have a 2017 SQ5 and suffer something similar when i'm driving on an uneven road at around at 30mph or less. Audi Poole technician heard the noise but they couldn't diagnose the problem. I've read on other forums that the disc rotors are the problem, but proving it is hard. I read that Audi Aberdeen had 4 or 5 cars with the same issue back in 2013/2014, all had rotors changed and the noises stopped.