Real-world fuel economy

Audi A5 MPG: what owners actually get

Owners report 37.1 mpg from a Audi A5, about 77% of the official figure. On its NEDC-tested engines that is 76%, worse than typical: the median NEDC-tested car in this 8,216-engine dataset returns 82%. The tables below give the figure for every engine and generation we hold. Add your own at the bottom and the averages get better for the next buyer.

37.1mpg

Real-world average, all engines

77%

of the official combined figure

16–65

Range reported by owners (mpg)

1,416

Owner submissions

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Audi A5

2007–2016 · real average 36.1 mpg · owners report 16.0–55.0 mpg · 604 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
1.8 TFSI	39.8–49.6	–	33.5	75%	28.0–41.0
1.8 TFSI 170	49.6	–	36.3	73%	30.0–41.0
1.8 TFSI 170 multitronic	48.7	–	30.4	63%	25.0–39.0
1.8 TFSI 177	46.3–51.4	–	–	–	–
1.8 TFSI 177 multitronic	45.6–49.6	–	–	–	–
1.8 TFSI multitronic	39.2–48.7	–	33.5	76%	30.0–36.0
2.0 TDI	53.3–61.4	–	44.7	78%	34.5–55.0
2.0 TDI 177	55.4–61.4	–	42.3	73%	32.0–52.0
2.0 TDI 177 multitronic	60.1	–	38.7	64%	33.6–44.0
2.0 TDI 177 quattro	55.4	–	40.9	74%	33.0–48.0
2.0 TDI 177 quattro S tronic	53.3	–	38.3	72%	32.0–45.5
2.0 TDI 177 S tronic	53.3	–	44.0	83%	32.2–50.0
2.0 TDI 190	57.6–62.8	–	52.2	87%	52.0–52.3
2.0 TDI 190 multitronic	56.5–62.8	–	38.2	64%	–
2.0 TDI 190 quattro	53.3–57.6	–	42.6	77%	39.0–47.0
2.0 TDI 190 quattro S tronic	51.4–53.3	–	30.0	57%	–
2.0 TDI multitronic	60.1	–	40.9	68%	34.8–44.0
2.0 TDI quattro	47.9–55.4	–	41.4	80%	32.0–49.0
2.0 TDIe	64.2	–	50.4	79%	48.0–53.2
2.0 TDIe 163	67.3	–	–	–	–
2.0 TFSI	42.8–44.8	–	33.6	77%	29.7–38.0
2.0 TFSI 180	42.8–44.1	–	36.0	83%	30.0–42.0
2.0 TFSI 180 multitronic	39.8	–	29.8	75%	27.5–32.2
2.0 TFSI 225	40.4	–	–	–	–
2.0 TFSI 225 quatro S tronic	38.7	–	29.2	75%	25.0–35.0
2.0 TFSI 225 quattro	41.5–44.1	–	29.1	68%	24.5–37.0
2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S tronic	40.4–42.8	–	–	–	–
2.0 TFSI 230 quattro	39.2–41.5	–	–	–	–
2.0 TFSI 230 quattro S tronic	38.7–40.9	–	–	–	–
2.0 TFSI multitronic	39.8–47.1	–	30.9	71%	30.0–32.5
2.0 TFSI quattro	38.2–41.5	–	29.2	73%	23.0–34.4
2.0 TFSI quattro S tronic	37.7–40.4	–	26.0	67%	21.0–32.0
2.7 TDI	44.1	–	40.8	93%	33.0–51.0
2.7 TDI Automatic	44.1	–	38.4	87%	30.0–45.0
3.0 TDI 204 multitronic	57.6	–	42.4	74%	40.0–44.8
3.0 TDI 204 quattro S tronic	57.6	–	–	–	–
3.0 TDI multitronic	57.6	–	47.9	83%	–
3.0 TDI quattro	42.8–48.7	–	36.8	80%	28.0–45.0
3.0 TDI quattro S tronic	42.8–49.6	–	36.0	78%	28.0–43.0
3.0 TFSI quattro	34.9	–	–	–	–
3.2 FSI	34.4	–	–	–	–
3.2 FSI quattro	31.0–31.7	–	24.8	79%	24.5–25.0
3.2 FSI quattro tiptronic	30.7	–	–	–	–
S5 3.0 TFSI 333 quattro S tronic	35.8	–	27.0	75%	23.0–32.0
S5 3.0 TFSI quattro S tronic	36.7	–	25.9	71%	–
S5 4.2 V8	23.3–26.4	–	20.2	81%	16.0–25.8

Audi A5 Cabriolet

2009–2017 · real average 34.4 mpg · owners report 18.0–54.0 mpg · 138 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
1.8 TFSI	38.2–45.6	–	34.9	83%	–
1.8 TFSI 177	42.2–47.9	–	29.9	66%	–
1.8 TFSI 177 multitronic	42.2–47.1	–	38.8	87%	–
1.8 TFSI multitronic	37.7–45.6	–	35.0	84%	33.0–40.9
2.0 TDI	51.4–57.6	–	42.2	77%	34.0–51.6
2.0 TDI 143	58.9	–	–	–	–
2.0 TDI 150	56.5–60.1	–	–	–	–
2.0 TDI 177	57.6	–	42.8	74%	–
2.0 TDI 177 multitronic	56.5	–	43.7	77%	–
2.0 TDI 190	53.3–58.9	–	–	–	–
2.0 TDI 190 multitronic	54.3–60.1	–	37.8	66%	–
2.0 TDI multitronic	56.5	–	–	–	–
2.0 TDI quattro	52.3	–	–	–	–
2.0 TFSI	41.5–42.8	–	33.6	80%	–
2.0 TFSI 225	40.9–44.8	–	–	–	–
2.0 TFSI 225 multitronic	42.8–45.6	–	–	–	–
2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S tronic	40.9	–	–	–	–
2.0 TFSI 230	40.9–42.8	–	–	–	–
2.0 TFSI 230 multitronic	42.8	–	–	–	–
2.0 TFSI 230 quattro multitronic	42.2	–	–	–	–
2.0 TFSI 230 quattro S tronic	38.7	–	–	–	–
2.0 TFSI quattro	36.7–39.2	–	25.9	68%	–
2.0 TFSI quattro S tronic	37.2	–	30.5	82%	–
2.7 TDI	43.5	–	35.1	81%	–
3.0 TDI 204 multitronic	54.3	–	–	–	–
3.0 TDI 245 quattro	44.1	–	36.3	82%	–
3.0 TDI multitronic	54.3	–	45.5	84%	–
3.0 TDI quattro	41.5–47.9	–	33.0	74%	25.9–39.0
3.0 TDI quattro S tronic	42.8	–	36.4	85%	–
3.0 TFSI quattro	33.2	–	21.6	65%	21.5–21.7
3.2 FSI	32.8	–	–	–	–
3.2 FSI quattro	29.7	–	24.1	81%	–
S5 3.0 TFSI 333 quattro S tronic	34.9	–	21.8	62%	20.0–24.0
S5 3.0 TFSI quattro	29.1–34.9	–	21.3	66%	18.0–22.7
S5 3.0 TFSI quattro S tronic	33.2	–	24.1	73%	21.8–27.5

Audi A5 Sportback

2009–2017 · real average 38.2 mpg · owners report 18.0–57.0 mpg · 361 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
1.8 TFSI 170	48.7	–	34.5	71%	28.0–41.5
1.8 TFSI 170 multitronic	47.9	–	32.7	68%	30.0–36.6
1.8 TFSI 177	44.1–46.3	–	–	–	–
1.8 TFSI 177 multitronic	44.1–45.6	–	–	–	–
2.0 TDI	55.4	–	46.0	83%	38.0–51.3
2.0 TDI 143	54.3	–	45.0	83%	44.0–46.0
2.0 TDI 143 multitronic	48.7–58.9	–	44.2	82%	37.0–47.7
2.0 TDI 150 multitronic	56.5–58.9	–	42.2	73%	37.1–49.3
2.0 TDI 177	60.1	–	44.9	75%	39.7–54.0
2.0 TDI 177 multitronic	58.9	–	41.7	71%	35.3–48.0
2.0 TDI 177 quattro	55.4	–	41.0	74%	36.6–45.3
2.0 TDI 177 quattro S tronic	53.3	–	38.3	72%	30.0–47.0
2.0 TDI 190	56.5–61.4	–	42.9	73%	42.0–44.0
2.0 TDI 190 multitronic	56.5–62.8	–	39.4	66%	33.0–47.0
2.0 TDI 190 quattro	53.3–57.6	–	41.8	75%	39.5–44.2
2.0 TDI 190 quattro S tronic	50.4–55.4	–	38.4	73%	36.5–40.0
2.0 TDIe	62.8	–	51.4	82%	43.7–57.0
2.0 TDIe 136	67.3	–	51.1	76%	45.0–57.2
2.0 TFSI	43.5–44.8	–	35.8	81%	30.0–43.0
2.0 TFSI 211	43.5	–	35.3	81%	26.3–42.0
2.0 TFSI 211 multitronic	39.2	–	27.1	69%	22.4–31.0
2.0 TFSI 225 quattro	39.8–42.8	–	28.6	69%	24.0–32.0
2.0 TFSI 225 quattro S tronic	42.2	–	26.8	64%	24.0–29.0
2.0 TFSI 230 quattro	39.8–40.9	–	28.3	70%	26.5–30.0
2.0 TFSI 230 quattro S tronic	39.2–40.9	–	26.0	65%	–
2.0 TFSI multitronic	39.2–45.6	–	24.3	57%	23.0–25.0
2.0 TFSI quattro	38.7–41.5	–	31.7	79%	30.1–34.0
2.0 TFSI quattro S tronic	37.7–40.9	–	31.8	81%	29.9–34.0
2.7 TDI	43.5	–	40.0	92%	39.0–41.0
3.0 TDI 204 multitronic	57.6	–	43.5	76%	40.0–46.5
3.0 TDI 245 quattro S tronic	46.3–49.6	–	38.8	81%	–
3.0 TDI multitronic	57.6	–	44.0	76%	35.0–50.0
3.0 TDI quattro	42.2–48.7	–	39.8	88%	35.0–44.8
3.0 TDI quattro S tronic	42.8–49.6	–	40.2	87%	32.8–49.0
3.2 FSI quattro	30.4	–	–	–	–
S5 3.0 TFSI quattro S tronic	35.8	–	29.1	81%	23.0–36.0
S5 3.0 TFSI quattro S tronic Sportback	35.8	–	28.9	81%	23.8–33.0
S5 Sportback 3.0 TFSI	30.1	–	21.3	71%	17.9–26.0
S5 Sportback 3.0 TFSI S tronic	35.8	–	23.3	65%	21.0–26.0

Audi A5

2016–2025 · real average 37.2 mpg · owners report 21.0–58.0 mpg · 135 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
1.4 TFSI 150 S tronic	52.3–53.3	–	42.7	81%	41.0–46.0
2.0 TDI 190	64.2–68.9	–	50.0	75%	48.0–52.0
2.0 TDI 190 quattro S tronic	62.8–64.2	–	48.8	77%	42.0–57.0
2.0 TDI 190 S tronic	67.3–70.6	–	49.9	72%	40.5–55.0
2.0 TDI 190 Ultra	68.9	–	50.8	74%	43.5–56.0
2.0 TDI 190 Ultra S tronic	70.6	–	54.1	77%	50.0–58.0
2.0 TFSI 190	49.6–50.4	–	42.4	85%	40.8–45.3
2.0 TFSI 190 S tronic	50.4–55.4	–	36.8	70%	29.7–48.0
2.0 TFSI 252 quattro S tronic	44.1–47.9	–	32.5	71%	25.0–36.5
3.0 TDI 218 quattro S tronic	60.1–61.4	–	48.1	79%	48.0–49.2
3.0 TDI 286 quattro S tronic	51.4	–	41.2	80%	39.9–42.5
3.0 TDI 341 quattro tiptronic	–	39.2–40.4	–	–	–
35 TDI MHEV S tronic	–	54.3	–	–	–
35 TDI S tronic	–	42.8–58.9	53.5	105%*	49.0–58.0
35 TFSI MHEV S tronic	–	41.5–45.6	–	–	–
35 TFSI S tronic	47.9	39.2–40.4	27.7	70%*	25.0–33.0
40 TDI MHEV S tronic	–	50.4–54.3	–	–	–
40 TDI S tronic	54.3–62.8	45.6–54.3	–	–	–
40 TFSI	47.1	39.2–40.4	–	–	–
40 TFSI S tronic	47.9	39.2–45.6	36.0	85%*	28.2–42.0
45 TFSI MHEV S tronic	–	34.9–36.7	–	–	–
45 TFSI S tronic	41.5	36.2–37.2	32.9	90%*	29.0–36.7
50 TDI S tronic	51.4	–	–	–	–
S5 3.0 TFSI 354 quattro Tiptronic	36.7–38.2	–	27.4	73%	23.0–35.0
S5 TDI	–	40.4–40.9	–	–	–

Audi A5 Sportback

2016–2025 · real average 40.5 mpg · owners report 21.0–65.0 mpg · 165 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
1.4 TFSI 150 S tronic	50.4–52.3	–	41.0	80%	32.0–50.0
2.0 TDI 150	65.7–67.3	–	49.5	74%	39.0–60.0
2.0 TDI 150 S tronic	65.7–67.3	–	–	–	–
2.0 TDI 190	64.2–68.9	–	54.9	83%	43.3–65.0
2.0 TDI 190 quattro S tronic	61.4–62.8	–	46.2	74%	37.8–60.0
2.0 TDI 190 S tronic	65.7–68.9	–	52.2	78%	41.0–62.1
2.0 TFSI 190	48.7	–	30.7	63%	26.0–36.0
2.0 TFSI 190 S tronic	50.4–51.4	–	36.8	72%	31.0–43.0
2.0 TFSI 252 quattro S tronic	43.5–47.9	–	29.2	64%	24.0–33.5
2.9 TFSI quattro	–	28.8–29.7	–	–	–
3.0 TDI 218 quattro S tronic	58.9–61.4	–	48.0	80%	41.8–53.0
3.0 TDI 286 quattro S tronic	50.4	–	–	–	–
35 TDI MHEV S tronic	–	53.3	53.3	100%*	51.5–55.0
35 TDI S tronic	61.4–62.8	47.9–57.6	53.4	101%*	47.7–60.5
35 TFSI MHEV S tronic	–	40.9–44.8	38.5	90%*	28.0–44.9
35 TFSI S tronic	47.1–47.9	38.7–39.8	37.1	94%*	31.0–46.6
40 TDI MHEV S tronic	–	49.6–54.3	–	–	–
40 TDI quattro S tronic	53.3–54.3	44.8–45.6	40.5	90%*	38.0–42.0
40 TDI S tronic	61.4–62.8	49.6–54.3	49.7	96%*	43.0–56.0
40 TFSI	47.1	38.7–39.8	39.3	100%*	35.0–45.0
40 TFSI S tronic	47.1–47.9	38.7–44.8	39.3	94%*	29.7–47.3
45 TFSI MHEV S tronic	–	34.4–36.2	–	–	–
45 TFSI quattro S tronic	41.5	36.2–36.7	37.3	102%*	35.0–39.5
50 TDI quattro tiptronic	50.4	–	–	–	–
S5 3.0 TFSI quattro S tronic Sportback	37.7	–	27.0	72%	21.2–33.2
S5 TDI quattro	–	39.8–40.4	–	–	–

Audi A5 Cabriolet

2017–2022 · real average 36.0 mpg · owners report 24.0–52.0 mpg · 13 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
2.0 TDI 190 quattro S tronic	57.6–60.1	–	51.5	88%	51.0–52.0
2.0 TDI 190 S tronic	61.4–62.8	–	–	–	–
2.0 TFSI 190	47.1–47.9	–	–	–	–
2.0 TFSI 190 S tronic	47.9–50.4	–	42.0	85%	40.4–43.5
2.0 TFSI 252 quattro S tronic	42.2–44.8	–	–	–	–
3.0 TDI 218 quattro S tronic	55.4–57.6	–	–	–	–
3.0 TDI 286 quattro Tiptronic	47.9	–	–	–	–
35 TFSI S tronic	–	38.7–40.4	–	–	–
40 TDI quattro S tronic	52.3–57.6	43.5–47.1	–	–	–
40 TDI S tronic	52.3–58.9	44.1–48.7	–	–	–
40 TFSI	46.3	37.2–38.2	–	–	–
40 TFSI S tronic	45.6–46.3	37.2–40.4	33.0	85%*	–
45 TFSI S tronic	40.4–40.9	32.8–34.9	–	–	–
50 TDI S tronic	51.4	44.1	–	–	–
S5 2.0 TFSI 354 quattro Tiptronic	35.3	–	28.6	81%	24.0–32.0

All figures in miles per gallon (UK). “Owners report” is the spread of individual submissions for that engine. * Measured against the WLTP figure rather than NEDC.

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