Audi A4
Compact car · every model year 2016–2025
| Year | Powertrains | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Crash | Best efficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hybrid | A | 0 | 0 | ★★★★★ | 29 mpg | |
| 2024 | Hybrid | A | 0 | 6 | ★★★★★ | 30 mpg | |
| 2023 | Hybrid | A | 1 | 11 | — | 28 mpg | |
| 2022 | Hybrid | C | 3 | 6 | — | 29 mpg | |
| 2021 | Hybrid | C | 4 | 12 | ★★★★★ | 28 mpg | |
| 2020 | Gas | C | 3 | 157 | ★★★★★ | 30 mpg | |
| 2019 | Gas | A | 1 | 13 | ★★★★★ | 30 mpg | |
| 2018 | Gas | A | 1 | 44 | ★★★★★ | 31 mpg | |
| 2017 | Gas | F | 6 | 85 | ★★★★★ | 31 mpg | |
| 2016 | Gas | A | 0 | 11 | ★★★★★ | 27 mpg |
What changed year to year
- 2025: best combined mpg 30 → 29
- 2024: best combined mpg 28 → 30
- 2023: best combined mpg 29 → 28
- 2022: best combined mpg 28 → 29
- 2021: added hybrid; dropped gas; best combined mpg 30 → 28
- 2019: best combined mpg 31 → 30
- 2018: 5 → 3 EPA configurations
- 2017: best combined mpg 27 → 31; 3 → 5 EPA configurations
Best A4 years to buy used
- 2025 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 0 complaints
- 2024 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 6 complaints
- 2016 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 11 complaints
- 2023 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 11 complaints
- 2019 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 13 complaints
Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.