Audi A4 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Audi A4 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 24 model years, from 1996 to 2020. Across those years its best rated version returned 30 mpg (2019) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (1996). The EPA record holds 54 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact 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 A4 placed highest in 2006 at #13 of 51, and lowest in 2015 at #55 of 102. It spent 18 of its 24 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 54 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 10 of 12 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What A4 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2020 Audi A4 burns 383 to 383 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 2020 model year is $2,600 to $2,600 a year in fuel, or $1,750 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Compact Cars

Across the 498 nameplates EPA classifies as Compact Cars, the median best combined rating is 26 mpg. At 30 mpg the Audi A4 is 4 mpg better the median, which is worth about $206 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Compact Cars 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.