Should You Buy an Audi A4 Allroad? (Test Drive & Review 2012 B8 2.0 TDI) 

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I was just watching some of your earliest videos and while they were always good, it's amazing how far you've come in terms of screen presence. How natural, honest and easy you are in front of the camera is a huge part of what makes your channel so watchable.

As someone who drives a lot of rental cars due to all the damn travel, I can say that Volume knob is something I miss the most when I don't have my allroad to cart me around :) - great vid! I recently picked this up to join my 2014 Q5 TDI, 2017 Q7 3.0T family and I must say... I love it the most!

I have an Audi 2005 allroad. My suspension is coils not air. As long as I do the normal maintenance, there has been no unexpected problems. One of the most reliable automobiles I have ever owned.

best reviews on the market nowadays! Honest, professional opinions with good sarcasm. thumb!

Great review! I got myself a 2010 A4 Allroad a few years ago and it has been the most reliable ride I've ever had. Mine is a 2,0 TFSI wich is sadly famous for a design flaw in the piston rings. Happily, mine was completely serviced, transmission serviced on time every time and the best part: the 2010 has an actual quattro, no Haldex, just a rugged failsafe torsen lock 💪🏻

Great job man. Really a pleasure to listen to your reviews. Feels honest and on point.

It's nice to see this pro-looking production coming back to one of your videos

Love your videos. It's interesting to see fun, informative videos on used cars that are interesting purchases for us who don't need new cars. I've been endlessly browsing classifieds based on your videos but for now I'm sticking to my 300.000 km Fabia Scout 1.2 TSI. Keep up the good work and keep the format you have going. It's perfect.

That was a clever bit of editing with the A4 Allroad written on the actual road in the intro!

Best auto channel ❤

My mate has an Audi A6 from 2008 and it looked great. I'm certainly adding the A4 on my ever increasing list

Great videos Matt, thank you. Just to be slightly pedantic, most Audi quattro models above the A3 use the 'Torsen' AWD system, the 'Haldex' units are in their transverse engined cars. I owned an A3 Tdi Quattro sportback for 9 years, it was a fantastic car and yes I had the Haldex serviced every 40k miles. It became a spare car to my LR Disco 4 which I have now owned over 8 years. I have owned a couple of Audi A4 Avant's too, all my audis were 100% reliable. Not something I can say about my Disco;-). Advice; keep modern cars in manufacturer warranty (if possible), and service well before the specified service intervals, my disco received it's new engine at 4 years of age courtesy of LR, it now gets its oil changed much more frequently than officially required! It's still utterly brilliant though.

Great review as always Matt. I've been watching your channel for a while and I love the direct, no nonsence reviews. I picked up a 2015 Allroad Sport 3.0 tdi earlier this year. What a beast ! Awesome cross country cruiser, effortless driving. Engine ticks over at approx. 1600 rpm at legal motorway speeds. So refined and relaxed. It has 112k miles, full service histiry etc... drives like new.

I lost my 2012 A4 Allroad 2.0TDi manual in snazzy Volcano Red (sort of orangey bronze), exactly one year ago 😢. Mrs Smallwag parked it in a French ditch after nodding off on a long, straight D route. Was a great car and as Matt says 45mpg… spot on.

This is such a great and practical video with tons of advice, especially in the used car portion you were discussing in the end. I’m in the market for a family car in the us and it sucks that we don’t have many fun to drive options. Audis wagons look great and they look fun to drive and they’re non-cvt. Wagons here are limited and they have cvts and their rear passenger space is very tight. Great video.

I think Audis styling keeps their cars looking young even after several years have passed, loved the new video style

I had to rewind to see the road markings again! Nice touch, so subtle.

Thank you for the review, it’s noticeable the time you put into it! Great result, dependable car. Cheers!

Love the A4 All Road written on the road! You’re a proper RU-vidr now 🥳

Great review and loved the little trick with the road markings….

Great video as always mat I have Mazda CX-5 and that has a volume knob near the arm rest as well

Hello and thank you. I found that review really helpful, it helped me make up my mind.

Great video and smart with little interactive bits like the engine bay and the name of the car on the road. Always watch these when looking for my next car. Honest and no mess

I had such one - loaded with extras - same 2.0 tdi and for skiing was great!

Nice touch with the writing on the road as again amazing production

Always liked the look of those All roads, good car for a family. Going looking at an Octavia Vrs diesel estate tomorrow, hope its as nice as the pictures

I have a B8 facelift S4 Avant for the past two years. Hasn't missed a beat. Ideally go for facelift versions of the B8 to avoid earlier gearbox issues and make sure you have a full service history, including auto box services on time and should serve you well, great car.

Loved that review Matt, top tip for the engine "out" on the V6. Was going to buy one of these 10 years ago but I found that the manual B8 pedals were way off centre - had to walk away.

you are a consummate presenter, better than mainstream tv - the script is neat and witty without trying to hard, well done keep it up

Love the AUDI A4 ALLROAD on the road at 0:25 Sneakily put in there Matt! 👏😂

That was fun. Thanks mate for doing it short , sweet and with humour . Loved it .

Now I’m impressed. You paid the local council to paint the name of this car into the tarmac. I guess it’s not what you know…. Some rather polished production skills on display! I like these estate cars, and the All-Road adds that class-less touch that means it will look good anywhere. A real pity that estate cars will be a thing of the past, they just make so much sense. Times are changing… another good review. Thankyou.

Literally been on Autotrader for the past few days, mulling over B8 A4 Avants and Allroads in search of a new family work horse to add to our fleet. I swear you made this one just for me Matt, perfect timing. Fantastic video as always.

Another great video Matt. You’ve mastered the dynamic, engaging presentation, always witty humorous delivery 👌👏👍

Love your videos enjoy watching them my grandad had one of those and has a new one they are a brilliant all rounder

Hmm. Been looking at these and it’s a distinct possibility. Thank you.

Ha. I just bought this same exact car 2 months ago. Everything you say. Bang on. Mine has Alcantara interior. But I’d agree with everything you say and very happy with mine

Lovely one mate. I'll probably look 👀 for one of those but 3.0 litres TDI when I'm back in UK. Thanks for the video it does help a lot building confidence 👍 what to buy and why :)

Love the Audi A4 All-road road markings at the start, nice touch!

Matt, your humour is, really quite inspired! Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. I can’t think of any cars you don’t like very much. Nothing though compares with the Jag I bought from you 18 months ago. I’ve also found a good use for those cup holders - luckily I live in the middle of the country eh?

Great review as usual Matt, recognised those roads out of your window. Roby mill, Newburgh, parbold. Drove over there today visiting my dads. Keep up the good work mate.

Very nice touch with the road graphics 👌

Brilliant review once again. You have opened up my options again as i was sold on a freelander 2 for my next family and quickly needed more space than my current focus lol. But love the more option of engines on the audi a4 allroad. And my girlfriend doesn’t understand engines so possibly could get a 3.0l lol

Got the 2.0l 252hp TFSI A4 Allroad in 2017. Great car, comfy, quick and the alcantara interior I optioned is still intact. No issues whatever just yet. Only 'complaint' is that the engine doesn't sound sporty enough, or nice enough, when pushing. I upgraded the gearbox software, and that made a significant difference to how the box responds and that's a great addition.

Loving your videos, any chance you could do a video on catalytic converter thefts? Maybe discussing which cars are easier targets and which ones are well protected? This is a huge issue pretty much worldwide sadly

Great review Mat. I had an almost identical 2.0 TDI one of these for 3 years which I bought to use as a company car. I had it serviced religiously every 6 months, cam belt at 60,000 miles (100,000km here in Australia) I do a mixture of city and freeway driving at our pathetic Police State 100km/h speed limits. I kept the car for 3 years and 40,000 miles and I thrashed it. Not even one pixel on the dash ever went wrong with it. I always put the DSG gearbox into N when waiting at traffic lights on the advice of someone who rebuilds DSG gearboxes to prevent clutch wear.. His advice is to drive a DSG as much like a manual as possible.

Great advice, thank you

Great video as always I was thinking it would be good to have a video listing cars that you’ve never owned or had in as a dealer but would like to (that list maybe a small one)

Good review of the A4 and just a note Volume control in MX5 in same place with a push for mute - really ergonomic

Love your work 👍

Finally, it’s up! Glad you said nothing too bad about them after I bought one a while back. Great video. Still… I should have maybe gone 3.0L….

I like how you review average cars all us viewers could own, you are very different and it makes you unique.

Just bought one with high mileage for 3.5k and yeah it's pretty alright as a family car, feels solid. Think I'll map it for a bit more oomph but the standard engine is enough to be kept amused for now.

Tend to agree with the general consensus of your video. Well-built cars, quiet, and responsive but expensive to maintain. I have a friend who is Audi's workshop manager and drives a Toyota.

Funny enough I seen one yesterday for the first time in years. It was in white and made me think of your a6 all road review

An "under the radar" car this one, and a nice example. Looks like the test drive was around my way in Wigan? Proper roads! 😉

HI Mate, lengthwise mounted engine audis has Torsen quattro system at least up to 2016/17, transversely engine mounted audis has Haldex quattro system. Overall petrol, manual with s-line interior is a great looking in my opinion car. Cheers!

I have to say you are very professional.

I always liked these👍

Fabulously produced video Matt, you’re a natural. As for the Allroad it was like re-visiting an old friend. Grab yourself a well maintained, nicely specced version and you simply can’t go wrong. “Cheers guys and thank you for watching”

Great video as always Matt! Just noticed and wanted to share that the ratio of views/likes is likely rare!

Really nice camerawork on this one.

Another great video 👍your rocking the BROSS haircut 💇‍♂️. Very 80s , but love the A4 allroad,

We had our first baby just before Christmas. I've been trying to decide what car to get as the Polo is a bit small (her pram fills the boot). I considered these A4 Allroads, but ultimately opted for a 2014 VW Alltrack. Bit cheaper to buy, pano sunroof is nice and it should haul all our stuff to the alps without issue next year :) Great video as ever Matt

Another cracking review Matt

got to agree with you Matt.The most thing that impressed me too driving Audi was the volume control near the armrest.

Hi Matt. Would you consider doing a review on the Mercedes CLS shooting brake which you mentioned on the best estate cars under £10k. What a great looking car and proper ‘champagne motoring on lemonade money’ !! Cheers

Hi Matt, the Alfa giulia also have a volume control in the centre as well

The a4 is a good car, recently been in my aunt and uncles, even in se teknik it’s comfortable headroom isn’t the best, though i am 5 ft 9. Boot is huge on the sedan and its very well equipped.

Nice tour around Wrightington Lancs here😉

Another great video matt looks a nice motor and like you I'd prefer the 3ltr with leather 👍

I've had my 2017 A4 Allroad 3.0TDI since 2018 and it has been an excellent car. Comfortable and totally reliable. Put your foot down and it's a rocket. Yes regularly get 40+ mpg and on a good motorway run will get 50mpg. After the Audi Connect licence expired I moved over to Android Auto and it works perfectly - though shame the Google maps don't get duplicated onto the driver's digital cockpit. Feels like time for a change - but what to get??

As someone who produces videos, I appreciate the car make and model on the road 😃

Great content and review as always Matt! Have you ever considered doing one of your hair stylist?

Driving through Charnock Richard I see, welcome to Lancashire Matt didn’t think you came so far north

This and Yeti are two of my favorite cars so spot on there lol.

One of the best videos yet, and that cheeky puerile grin.

Here in Perth Australia my misses wanted to replace her old Ford Escape which she doesn't really like. She found a 2013 Black VW Passat Alltrack with the 2 litre TDI for $15K Aus with 119K kilometres on it. We went and checked it out and it was owned by this old Welsh guy in a nice suburb with the white picket fence etc. etc. Had full stamped service history and drove nicely. Everything seemed to work OK and it was neat and tidy, always garaged, so we took a punt on it and grabbed it. She can't believe the economy difference between her 2.3 litre 4 cylinder Escape and this. It's literally HALF the fuel consumption. I purchased a 2018 VW Passat estate 18 months ago and use it for work. Mine is the 132TSI petrol but is very smooth and economical too. Hopefully I get reasonable life out of them both. I know VW can be a mixed bag with reliability, but we look after our cars and generally have them for a long time. I had a second hand Octavia TDI for 10 years, and it proved extremely reliable selling it with over 250,000km on the odometer and still going strong.

Mazda's have their volume controls down there, Matt and I agree with you, it's the natural place for it.

love this guy's videos ....top draw👌

Always really liked these but had been put off by them seeming to have too many things that could go wrong. Good to know the air suspension has been ditched in favour of more conventional means. FYI, Mazda allows the "i-Drive" rotary knob on the centre console to be used a volume control, or at least my '63 plate 6 had that function, maybe not all do.

"I could make a joke there, but that would be predictable and puerile..."... Yep... One of the things we LOVE about your channel, so, don't keep us waiting for it... 😃👍

You’ve got great presence on screen, would love to see you do something on tv

Hi Matt I really enjoyed my A4 allroad took it to the Yorkshire Dales when we was on holiday there and took it on some of the many cam roads there and it was perfect didn’t get stuck once even though there was quite a lot of mud and loose Gravel it never broke a sweat although i did fit Pirelli Scorpion Verde tires on it they were amazing hope you are well best wishes ian

I am genuinely looking at one of these at the moment

I have a B9 Allroad which I'm very happy with. It is a massive upgrade over the B8

Mazda also put the volume control in the centre console, so do the newest BMW's (iX & 2 Series), and I'm sure other manufacturers do it as well that I can't think off the top my head

Thx good review.

Another good video 🚘🚙🚗⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍👍

I had 2 A4 allroads, the one you drive here but lift and the actual pre-lift model. In both I had 2.0 petrol and it was a good choice until you needed to refuel after high speed highway drive with family and 3 bikes on the roof. Range dropped from regular 550-600 km to 350 km at best, but all in best comfort and a lot of horse power 😂. It is overall fantastic car, well built, reliable, very fast, comfy. Can recommend always. Monsun gray was beautiful, second was white and was a looker too Cheers mate for bringing good memories.

It’s a solid good looking very practical car. 👍

When you said no other company’s have the volume button on the centre console Mazda has that

Good as usual! King Charles.... It just, I wont ever get used to say that

Very nice car indeed. Shame the spares are a tad on the expensive side but thats what Audi owners have come to expect but if you are looking for an estate car that will get you from A-B on an icy/snowy morning look no further.

have a great weekend matt

Merc S class. W221 has a volume wheel in the centre console.

0:26 that edit was clean

They are very good all round cars....drive well

Very Nice car which I've eyed up buying one more than a few times 🙂