Tank Ledger

Audi Allroad quattro MPG by year — every rating on record

The Audi Allroad quattro has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 8 model years, from 2003 to 2018. Across those years its best rated version returned 25 mpg (2018) and its thirstiest returned 16 mpg (2004). The EPA record holds 14 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Station Wagons.

In the EPA record this nameplate also appears as Allroad quattro and allroad quattro. The figures below cover every one of them.

25best combined mpg (2018)
16worst combined mpg (2004)
25latest year best (2018)
14configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model yearConfigurationsBest combinedWorst combinedClass rank that yearDrivetrainsFuelEPA class
2003217 mpg17 mpg#25 of 81 (70th pct)4-Wheel or All-Wheel DrivePremiumSport Utility Vehicle - 4WD
2004317 mpg16 mpg#27 of 85 (69th pct)4-Wheel or All-Wheel DrivePremiumSport Utility Vehicle - 4WD
2005317 mpg16 mpg#30 of 87 (66th pct)4-Wheel or All-Wheel DrivePremiumSport Utility Vehicle - 4WD
2013222 mpg22 mpg#15 of 17 (13th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremium, Premium or E85Small Station Wagons
2014122 mpg22 mpg#14 of 16 (13th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremium or E85Small Station Wagons
2015124 mpg24 mpg#14 of 17 (19th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremium or E85Small Station Wagons
2016124 mpg24 mpg#15 of 18 (18th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremium or E85Small Station Wagons
2018125 mpg25 mpg#17 of 23 (27th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremiumSmall Station Wagons

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Audi Allroad quattro placed highest in 2014 at #14 of 16, and lowest in 2005 at #30 of 87. It spent 3 of its 8 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 14 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

YearConfigurationEngine detailCityHighwayCombinedGallons/yrBarrels/yrEPA fuel cost/yrCO2 g/miGHG
20182.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AM-S7) PremiumSIDI, turbocharged, start-stop223025460.011.9$3,1003505/10
20162.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (S8) Premium or E85SIDI; FFV, turbocharged, FFV212824479.212.4$3,2503765/10
20152.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (S8) Premium or E85SIDI; FFV, turbocharged, FFV212824479.212.4$3,2503766/10
20142.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (S8) Premium or E85SIDI; FFV, turbocharged, FFV202622522.713.5$3,5003966/10
20132.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (S8) PremiumSIDI, turbocharged202622522.713.5$3,5003966/10
20132.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (S8) Premium or E85SIDI; FFV, turbocharged, FFV202622522.713.5$3,5003966/10
20054.2L 8-cyl 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive Automatic (S5) Premium4.2L 8-cyl141916718.818.6$4,850555.4375n/a
20052.7L 6-cyl 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive Manual 6-spd Premium2.7L 6-cyl, turbocharged142117676.517.5$4,550522.7647058823529n/a
20052.7L 6-cyl 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive Automatic (S5) Premium2.7L 6-cyl, turbocharged152017676.517.5$4,550522.7647058823529n/a
20044.2L 8-cyl 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive Automatic (S5) Premium4.2L 8-cyl141916718.818.6$4,850555.4375n/a
20042.7L 6-cyl 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive Manual 6-spd Premium2.7L 6-cyl, turbocharged142117676.517.5$4,550522.7647058823529n/a
20042.7L 6-cyl 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive Automatic (S5) Premium2.7L 6-cyl, turbocharged152017676.517.5$4,550522.7647058823529n/a
20032.7L 6-cyl 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive Manual 6-spd Premium2.7L 6-cyl, turbocharged142117676.517.5$4,550522.7647058823529n/a
20032.7L 6-cyl 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive Automatic (S5) Premium2.7L 6-cyl, turbocharged152017676.517.5$4,550522.7647058823529n/a

How the rating has moved between model years

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

ChangeBest combinedDeltaGallons a year at the newer rating
2005 → 201317 → 22 mpg+5 mpg523 gal
2014 → 201522 → 24 mpg+2 mpg479 gal
2016 → 201824 → 25 mpg+1 mpg460 gal

What Allroad quattro fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2018 Audi Allroad quattro burns 460 to 460 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.

Pump priceMost efficientThirstiestSpread
$3.00/gal$1,380$1,380$0
$3.50/gal$1,610$1,610$0
$4.00/gal$1,840$1,840$0

EPA’s own estimate for the 2018 model year is $3,100 to $3,100 a year in fuel, or $4,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD

Across the 219 nameplates EPA classifies as Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 25 mpg the Audi Allroad quattro is 4 mpg better the median, which is worth about $307 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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