Audi S5 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Audi S5 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 15 model years, from 2008 to 2025. Across those years its best rated version returned 24 mpg (2018) and its thirstiest returned 16 mpg (2008). The EPA record holds 25 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize 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 S5 placed highest in 2019 at #36 of 85, and lowest in 2025 at #72 of 86. It spent 2 of its 15 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 25 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 2 of 4 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What S5 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2025 Audi S5 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 2025 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 Subcompact Cars

Across the 461 nameplates EPA classifies as Subcompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 24 mpg. At 22 mpg the Audi S5 is 2 mpg below the median, which is worth about $152 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.