Audi A8 L MPG by year — every rating on record

The Audi A8 L has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 23 model years, from 2000 to 2023. Across those years its best rated version returned 28 mpg (2014) and its thirstiest returned 15 mpg (2005). The EPA record holds 47 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Large 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 A8 L placed highest in 2014 at #4 of 64, and lowest in 2017 at #40 of 74. It spent 20 of its 23 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 47 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 3 of 5 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What A8 L fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2023 Audi A8 L burns 523 to 523 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 2023 model year is $3,500 to $3,500 a year in fuel, or $6,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Large Cars

Across the 305 nameplates EPA classifies as Large Cars, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 22 mpg the Audi A8 L is 1 mpg better the median, which is worth about $87 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Large 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.