Audi RS
Wagon · every model year 2019–2026
| Year | Powertrains | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Crash | Best efficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hybrid Gas | A | 1 | 1 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2025 | Hybrid Gas | A | 1 | 1 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2024 | Hybrid Gas | A | 1 | 0 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2023 | Hybrid Gas | A | 2 | 0 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2022 | Hybrid Gas | F | 7 | 1 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2021 | Hybrid Gas | F | 13 | 10 | — | 21 mpg | |
| 2020 | Gas | A | 1 | 1 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2019 | Gas | F | 7 | 8 | — | 22 mpg |
What changed year to year
- 2026: 4 → 3 EPA configurations
- 2025: 5 → 4 EPA configurations
- 2022: best combined mpg 21 → 23; 4 → 5 EPA configurations
- 2021: added hybrid; best combined mpg 23 → 21; 1 → 4 EPA configurations
- 2020: best combined mpg 22 → 23; 3 → 1 EPA configurations
Best RS years to buy used
- 2024 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 0 complaints
- 2025 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 1 complaints
- 2023 — Safety A, 2 recalls, 0 complaints
- 2020 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 1 complaints
- 2022 — Safety F, 7 recalls, 1 complaints
Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.