Audi A5 Cabriolet quattro MPG by year — every rating on record

The Audi A5 Cabriolet quattro has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 15 model years, from 2010 to 2024. Across those years its best rated version returned 27 mpg (2018) and its thirstiest returned 23 mpg (2010). The EPA record holds 16 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 A5 Cabriolet quattro placed highest in 2012 at #16 of 62, and lowest in 2017 at #41 of 88. It spent 15 of its 15 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 16 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 6 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What A5 Cabriolet quattro fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2024 Audi A5 Cabriolet quattro burns 426 to 426 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 $2,850 to $2,850 a year in fuel, or $3,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Subcompact Cars

Across the 461 nameplates EPA classifies as Subcompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 24 mpg. At 27 mpg the Audi A5 Cabriolet quattro is 3 mpg better the median, which is worth about $186 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Subcompact 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.