Audi Q5 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Audi Q5 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 13 model years, from 2009 to 2021. Across those years its best rated version returned 27 mpg (2020) and its thirstiest returned 20 mpg (2009). The EPA record holds 26 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD.

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 Q5 placed highest in 2014 at #8 of 62, and lowest in 2017 at #46 of 78. It spent 12 of its 13 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 26 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 5 of 7 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Q5 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2021 Audi Q5 burns 426 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.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2021 model year is $2,850 to $3,100 a year in fuel, or $4,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD

Across the 311 nameplates EPA classifies as Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, the median best combined rating is 27 mpg. At 27 mpg the Audi Q5 is exactly at the median.

• All Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD 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.