Audi A5
Midsize car · every model year 2016–2027
| Year | Powertrains | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Crash | Best efficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Gas | A | 0 | 0 | — | 26 mpg | |
| 2026 | Gas | A | 0 | 1 | — | 26 mpg | |
| 2025 | Hybrid Gas | B | 2 | 9 | ★★★★★ | 29 mpg | |
| 2024 | Hybrid | A | 0 | 8 | ★★★★★ | 30 mpg | |
| 2023 | Hybrid | A | 0 | 8 | — | 28 mpg | |
| 2022 | Hybrid | B | 2 | 7 | — | 29 mpg | |
| 2021 | Hybrid | D | 5 | 7 | ★★★★★ | 28 mpg | |
| 2020 | Gas | D | 4 | 60 | ★★★★★ | 27 mpg | |
| 2019 | Gas | C | 3 | 12 | ★★★★★ | 27 mpg | |
| 2018 | Gas | F | 6 | 37 | ★★★★★ | 27 mpg | |
| 2017 | Gas | D | 3 | 2 | — | 26 mpg | |
| 2016 | Gas | F | 3 | 7 | — | 26 mpg |
What changed year to year
- 2026: dropped hybrid; best combined mpg 29 → 26; 3 → 1 EPA configurations
- 2025: added gas; best combined mpg 30 → 29; 4 → 3 EPA configurations
- 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 27 → 28; 3 → 4 EPA configurations
- 2019: 4 → 3 EPA configurations
- 2018: best combined mpg 26 → 27; 3 → 4 EPA configurations
Best A5 years to buy used
- 2024 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 8 complaints
- 2023 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 8 complaints
- 2022 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 7 complaints
- 2025 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 9 complaints
- 2019 — Safety C, 3 recalls, 12 complaints
Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.