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Audi Q4 Sportback 55 e-tron quattro MPG by year — every rating on record

The Audi Q4 Sportback 55 e-tron quattro has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 3 model years, from 2024 to 2026. Across those years its best rated version returned 100 mpg (2024) and its thirstiest returned 97 mpg (2026). The EPA record holds 3 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD.

In the EPA record this nameplate also appears as Q4 Sportback 55 e-tron quattro and Q4 55 e-tron quattro. The figures below cover every one of them.

100best combined mpg (2024)
97worst combined mpg (2026)
97latest year best (2026)
3configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model yearConfigurationsBest combinedWorst combinedClass rank that yearDrivetrainsFuelEPA class
20241100 mpg100 mpg#1 of 166 (100th pct)All-Wheel DriveElectricityStandard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
20251100 mpg100 mpg#4 of 192 (98th pct)All-Wheel DriveElectricityStandard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
2026197 mpg97 mpg#11 of 191 (95th pct)All-Wheel DriveElectricityStandard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Audi Q4 Sportback 55 e-tron quattro placed highest in 2024 at #1 of 166, and lowest in 2026 at #11 of 191. It spent 3 of its 3 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 3 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

YearConfigurationEngine detailCityHighwayCombinedGallons/yrBarrels/yrEPA fuel cost/yrRangeCO2 g/miGHG
2026All-Wheel Drive Automatic (A1) ElectricityEV1058997118.60.1$800251 min/a10/10
2025All-Wheel Drive Automatic (A1) ElectricityEV10792100115.00.1$750258 min/a10/10
2024All-Wheel Drive Automatic (A1) ElectricityEV10792100115.00.1$750258 min/a10/10

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 0 of 1 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

ChangeBest combinedDeltaGallons a year at the newer rating
2025 → 2026100 → 97 mpg-3 mpg119 gal

What Q4 Sportback 55 e-tron quattro fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2026 Audi Q4 Sportback 55 e-tron quattro burns 119 to 119 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$356$356$0
$3.50/gal$415$415$0
$4.00/gal$474$474$0

EPA’s own estimate for the 2026 model year is $800 to $800 a year in fuel, or $7,250 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD

Across the 317 nameplates EPA classifies as Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, the median best combined rating is 22 mpg. At 97 mpg the Audi Q4 Sportback 55 e-tron quattro is 75 mpg better the median, which is worth about $1,415 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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Every Audi model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.