Real-world fuel economy

Audi Q5 MPG: what owners actually get

Owners report 36.3 mpg from a Audi Q5, about 80% of the official figure. On its NEDC-tested engines that is 81%, about 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.

36.3mpg
Real-world average, all engines
80%
of the official combined figure
21–60
Range reported by owners (mpg)
660
Owner submissions
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Audi Q5

2008–2017 · real average 34.8 mpg · owners report 21.0–45.0 mpg · 462 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
2.0 TDI 143 quattro45.6–50.4–35.273%27.0–42.1
2.0 TDI 150 quattro49.6–50.4–43.186%38.9–45.0
2.0 TDI 177 quattro47.9–36.075%30.0–45.0
2.0 TDI 177 quattro S tronic47.1–34.673%26.0–42.1
2.0 TDI 190 quattro S tronic47.1–48.7–35.173%28.0–43.0
2.0 TDI quattro45.6–36.981%30.1–44.3
2.0 TDI quattro S tronic40.4–34.986%25.9–42.0
2.0 TFSI 180 quattro34.9–37.7–28.779%23.5–31.8
2.0 TFSI 225 quattro36.2–37.2–30.884%28.5–33.0
2.0 TFSI 225 quattro tiptronic38.2–39.2–29.777%26.0–33.6
2.0 TFSI 230 quattro35.8–37.2–29.681%28.8–30.1
2.0 TFSI 230 quattro tiptronic37.7–39.2––––
2.0 TFSI quattro34.9–27.378%20.9–32.0
2.0 TFSI quattro S tronic32.8–29.891%25.0–35.0
3.0 TDI 245 quattro44.1–35.681%30.0–40.0
3.0 TDI 258 quattro46.3–47.1–34.875%29.0–40.0
3.0 TDI 258 quattro S tronic45.6–47.1–38.583%34.9–44.0
3.0 TDI 313 quattro42.8–34.881%–
3.0 TDI quattro37.6–33.188%27.0–37.0
3.0 TFSI quattro33.2–26.279%24.9–27.5
3.2 FSI quattro30.4––––
SQ5 3.0 BiTDI 326 quattro42.8–35.382%32.0–38.0

Audi Q5

2016–2025 · real average 39.6 mpg · owners report 24.0–60.0 mpg · 194 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
2.0 TDI 150 quattro48.7––––
2.0 TDI 190 quattro47.9–43.491%–
2.0 TDI 190 quattro S tronic47.1–56.5–43.384%34.0–50.0
2.0 TFSI 252 quattro S tronic40.4–40.9–32.881%24.6–39.2
3.0 TDI 286 quattro S tronic48.7–40.483%39.5–41.3
3.0 TDI 341 quattro–33.6–34.4–––
40 TDI quattro S tronic50.4–51.437.2–39.245.4119%*42.0–54.0
45 TFSI MHEV quattro S tronic–31.0–33.633.2103%*32.0–34.0
45 TFSI quattro S tronic37.7–39.230.7–33.230.495%*26.0–35.0
50 TFSI quattro S tronic117.7–128.4104.6–117.7–––
50 TFSIe–156.9–188.334.020%*28.0–40.0
55 TFSI quattro S tronic117.7–128.4108.6–117.751.646%*46.0–60.0
55 TFSIe–166.259.636%*–
SQ5 Plus 3.0 BiTDI 340 quattro34.0–42.8–33.387%25.0–37.7
SQ5 TDI 347 quattro41.5–42.832.8–34.433.9101%*24.4–38.0

Audi Q5 Sportback

2021–on · real average 42.1 mpg · owners report 40.0–43.0 mpg · 4 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
3.0 TDI 341 quattro–34.0–34.4–––
40 TDI MHEV–41.5–44.842.198%*40.0–43.3
45 TFSI MHEV–31.4–33.6–––
50 TFSIe–156.9–188.3–––
55 TFSIe–156.9–166.2–––

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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Audi Q5 fuel economy questions

What is the real-world MPG of a Audi Q5?

Owners report an average of 36.3 mpg across all Audi Q5 engines with data, about 80% of the official combined figure. The engine tables on this page give the figure for each engine and generation.

Why is the Audi Q5 real MPG lower than the official figure?

Official figures come from a laboratory test cycle, not the road. Cold starts, short trips, hills, load, tyres and driving style all cost fuel the test does not see. A gap of 10 to 30 per cent is normal; a much bigger gap on one engine usually points at a fault, a heavy right foot, or a diesel that never gets warm.

Where did the Honest John Audi Q5 Real MPG page go?

The site closed in August 2026 and its Real MPG section went with it. This page is where the Audi Q5 figures now live: rebuilt from the archived dataset, with the official figures kept alongside, and reopened for new submissions.

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Where the Audi Q5 figures come from

If you used the Honest John Real MPG section before the site closed in 2026, this is where the Audi Q5 figures now live. The owner-reported averages above were rebuilt from the archived dataset (archived page, 2026-08) alongside the official NEDC and WLTP figures and new submissions from CarAdCheck readers, and the section is open so they keep improving. Real-world figures also feed the running-cost estimate in our free advert check.

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