Audi A4 Avant quattro MPG by year — every rating on record

The Audi A4 Avant quattro has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 15 model years, from 1998 to 2012. Across those years its best rated version returned 24 mpg (2011) and its thirstiest returned 18 mpg (2000). The EPA record holds 49 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Station Wagons.

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 A4 Avant quattro placed highest in 2000 at #5 of 10, and lowest in 2012 at #16 of 23. It spent 8 of its 15 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 49 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 4 of 5 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What A4 Avant quattro fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2012 Audi A4 Avant quattro burns 479 to 479 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 2012 model year is $3,250 to $3,250 a year in fuel, or $5,000 more 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 24 mpg the Audi A4 Avant quattro is 3 mpg below the median, which is worth about $186 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.