Audi A3 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Audi A3 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 17 model years, from 2006 to 2024. Across those years its best rated version returned 35 mpg (2015) and its thirstiest returned 24 mpg (2006). The EPA record holds 30 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Subcompact Cars.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Audi A3 placed highest in 2010 at #1 of 22, and lowest in 2016 at #19 of 71. It spent 17 of its 17 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 30 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 5 of 7 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What A3 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2024 Audi A3 burns 359 to 359 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2024 model year is $1,950 to $1,950 a year in fuel, or $1,500 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Small Station Wagons

Across the 142 nameplates EPA classifies as Small Station Wagons, the median best combined rating is 27 mpg. At 32 mpg the Audi A3 is 5 mpg better the median, which is worth about $233 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Small Station Wagons rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Audi nameplates

Every Audi model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.