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Audi · Large SUV

2026 Audi Q4 e-tron

Electric
Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
3 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26
A
Safety Signal
92 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
RecallsNHTSA campaigns 1
Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA 0
Crash ratingNHTSA overall 5★
EV rangebest configuration, EPA 288 mi
Starting MSRP3 trims · manufacturer $50,600
20262025202420232022

The 2026 Audi Q4 e-tron is sold in the U.S. as an electric large SUV with 3 EPA-rated configurations. Its longest-range version, the Q4 45 e-tron, is EPA-rated at 288 miles with 115 MPGe combined efficiency. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall. Manufacturer pricing runs from $50,600 to $59,000 across 3 trims.

Audi Q4 e-tron — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Audi Q4 e-tron · Photo: © M 93 · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons

Trims & pricing

Source: manufacturer press kitWhich trim should I buy? → Compare a trim →
TrimPowertrainDriveMSRPHPMPG combSeatsCargo (2nd row)Wheels
Q4 45 e-tronElectricRWD$50,600282 hp115 MPGe524.8 cu-ft19 in
Q4 55 e-tron quattroElectricAWD$56,000335 hp100 MPGe524.8 cu-ft19 in
Q4 Sportback 55 e-tron quattroElectricAWD$59,000335 hp100 MPGe526.1 cu-ft20 in
Warranty basic 4 yr / 50,000 mi · powertrain 4 yr / 50,000 mi

MSRP excludes destination. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombRangekWh/100miCharge (240V)Annual fuel*
Q4 45 e-tronElectricRWD170 kW Asynchron 3-Phase125104115 MPGe288 mi29.412 h$650
Q4 55 e-tron quattroElectricAWD80 and 210 kW Asynchron 3-Phase1058997 MPGe251 mi34.69.5 h$800
Q4 Sportback 55 e-tron quattroElectricAWD80 and 210 kW Asynchron 3-Phase1058997 MPGe251 mi34.69.5 h$800

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 49612, 50182, 50183.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database
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Seat Belts

694T 69UM
1,042 vehicles 91% reported repaired built Jun 23, 2025 – Jul 1, 2025
Problem Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 GTI, Golf R, Audi A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, S5, S6 Sportback E-Tron, 2026 Q4 Sportback E-Tron, and Q4 E-Tron vehicles. The torsion bar in one or both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production. Risk In a crash, a damaged torsion bar in a retractor could fail. If this happens, the seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Fix Dealers will replace one or both front seat belts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 30, 2025, and October 31, 2025. Owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834 or Volkswagen at 1-800-893-5298. Audi's number for this recall is 69UM; Volkswagen’s number for this recall is 694T. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 26, 2025.
Filed with NHTSADefect report PDFOwner letter PDFRemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 25V638000 reported Sep 24, 2025 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific Q4 e-tron

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2026 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Audi publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Audi’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2026 Audi Q4 e-tron, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

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Parts & accessories for the 2026 Audi Q4 e-tron

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Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

No owner complaints on file with NHTSA for this model year.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP
ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆11%
SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆11%
SUV RWDnot rated★★★★☆★★★★★not rated11%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications
Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 381
Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-09-25
Kindsas classified by NHTSA 358 service bulletins, 23 others

Most often about: Electrical System, Unknown Or Other, Structure, Service Brakes, Suspension.

  • TSB_2083409_1 Service bulletin
    2026-09-25 · Unknown Or Other
  • This bulletin states that technicians are required to report to the manufacturer when a vehicle has flooded, and specify the height to which the vehicle has been flooded.
  • TSB_2052680_2 Service bulletin
    2026-09-25 · Unknown Or Other
  • This bulletin provides information for reporting safety related information to the manufacturer.
  • TSB_2074846_5 Service bulletin
    2026-09-22 · Steering
  • This bulletin provides information about vibrations and rotational steering vibrations.
  • TSB_2020552_15 Service bulletin
    2026-09-22 · Visibility/Wiper
  • This bulletin provides service information regarding exterior glass cleaning.
  • TSB_2078648_4 Service bulletin
    2026-09-18 · Structure — Body
  • This bulletin provides information about billing for a broken sunroof glass panel.
  • TSB_2083309_1 Service bulletin
    2026-09-17 · Unknown Or Other
  • This bulletin provides informaiton when there is an electrical drive system warning lamp; DTC P0A2B00 (41505).
  • TSB_2030471_9 Service bulletin
    2026-09-15 · Unknown Or Other
  • This bulletin provides information when the license plate mounting bracket threded inserts are stripped.
  • TSB_2073860_2 Service bulletin
    2026-09-14 · Structure — Body
  • This bulletin provides information when there are stails/marks on the sill panel trim.

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Q4 e-tron by model year

all years, side by side →
Year Safety Recalls Complaints
2026 this page A 1 0 288 mi2025 C 2 7 288 mi2024 D 4 27 265 mi2023 C 4 30 265 mi2022 D 5 8 241 mi

Common questions about the 2026 Q4 e-tron

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

How much does the 2026 Audi Q4 e-tron cost?

Manufacturer pricing runs from $50,600 for the Q4 45 e-tron RWD to $59,000 for the Q4 Sportback 55 e-tron quattro AWD, across 3 trims. Those are MSRPs from the manufacturer's own press material; they exclude destination, options, taxes and whatever the dealer adds. Every trim and price is listed above.

Does the 2026 Audi Q4 e-tron have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 1 recall campaign for the 2026 Audi Q4 e-tron. The most serious on file is 25V638000, covering Seat Belts. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2026 Audi Q4 e-tron?

NHTSA gave the 2026 Audi Q4 e-tron 5 stars overall in its New Car Assessment Program tests — 4-star frontal crash, 5-star side crash, 4-star rollover. WhichTrim also grades it A (92/100) on its recall record, which is a different question from crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2026 Audi Q4 e-tron?

Across the 3 EPA-rated configurations of the 2026 Audi Q4 e-tron, the longest EPA range is 288 miles on a charge. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

Are there service bulletins for the 2026 Audi Q4 e-tron?

The manufacturer has filed 381 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2026 Audi Q4 e-tron, most often covering electrical system, unknown or other, structure. The most recent is dated 2026-09-25. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

Which 2026 Audi Q4 e-tron trim is the best value?

$8,400 separates the cheapest of the 3 trims from the most expensive, so the answer depends on which of the differences you would actually use. Every trim has its own page here with the manufacturer's full specification and equipment list, plus a short summary of exactly what it adds over the base trim — worth reading before a dealer frames the walk-up for you. The trim-by-trim ladder shows what every step up costs and what it makes standard.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

DataHeldSourceWhat it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations3 configurationsEPA certification recordsEvery configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificatesnoneEPA emission certificatesThe EPA published no certificate we could match to a configuration on this page.
Recalls1NHTSA recall campaignsA complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaintsnoneNHTSA complaint databaseNo owner has filed one. On a car that sold in small numbers this says very little either way.
Crash ratings3 testedNHTSA NCAPOnly the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them.
Service bulletins381NHTSA manufacturer communicationsEverything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
InvestigationsnoneNHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationNo defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reportsnoneNHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSAnoneNHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patternsWe had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable.
Trims, pricing & equipment3 trimsManufacturer press kitTranscribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Where to go next

pages beside this one
Ranking Safest 2026 large SUVs Every large SUV of this model year by NHTSA recall record, best first.Report card Every 2026 vehicle graded A The 2026 model year graded A–F; this one sits in the A group.Other years The 2025 Q4 e-tron The Q4 e-tron model year with the cleanest record on file — grade C, 2 recalls.Recall Watch Watch this Q4 e-tron by VIN Give it the VIN and you hear the night a campaign is filed — from $29 a month for a lot, free for ten.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.

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