Last updated: 2026-10-10
Most Reliable Audi Models — Ranked in 2026
We ranked every Audi model and year in our database by reliability score. The average Audi scores 68/100 across all models and years. The 2026 Audi A5 is the most reliable Audi with a score of 82/100.
Audi Reliability Rankings
| # | Vehicle | Best Year | Score | Rating | Recalls | Complaints / 10k | Maint. Rating | Est. Repair Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026 Audi A5 | 2026 | 82/100 | Excellent | 0 | — | 3.5 | $739/yr |
| 2 | 2026 Audi Q3 | 2026 | 82/100 | Excellent | 0 | — | 3.5 | $859/yr |
| 3 | 2023 Audi A5 | 2023 | 81/100 | Excellent | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | $739/yr |
| 4 | 2025 Audi A4 | 2025 | 81/100 | Excellent | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | $739/yr |
| 5 | 2025 Audi Q8 e-tron | 2025 | 78/100 | Good | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | $291/yr |
| 6 | 2025 Audi A5 | 2025 | 77/100 | Good | 0 | 0.6 | 3.5 | $739/yr |
| 7 | 2023 Audi A4 | 2023 | 77/100 | Good | 0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | $739/yr |
| 8 | 2018 Audi A5 | 2018 | 77/100 | Good | 0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | $739/yr |
| 9 | 2025 Audi Q5 | 2025 | 76/100 | Good | 0 | 3.2 | 3 | $928/yr |
| 10 | 2026 Audi Q5 | 2026 | 76/100 | Good | 0 | — | 3 | $928/yr |
| 11 | 2025 Audi e-tron GT | 2025 | 75/100 | Good | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | $291/yr |
| 12 | 2025 Audi Q3 | 2025 | 75/100 | Good | 1 | 1.3 | 3.5 | $859/yr |
| 13 | 2024 Audi Q3 | 2024 | 75/100 | Good | 2 | 5.3 | 3.5 | $859/yr |
| 14 | 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron | 2024 | 75/100 | Good | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | $291/yr |
| 15 | 2018 Audi Q3 | 2018 | 74/100 | Good | 1 | 14.9 | 3.5 | $859/yr |
| 16 | 2021 Audi Q3 | 2021 | 74/100 | Good | 2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | $859/yr |
| 17 | 2022 Audi A5 | 2022 | 74/100 | Good | 3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | $739/yr |
| 18 | 2023 Audi Q3 | 2023 | 74/100 | Good | 1 | 0.5 | 3.5 | $859/yr |
| 19 | 2019 Audi A5 | 2019 | 73/100 | Good | 3 | 5.2 | 3.5 | $739/yr |
| 20 | 2022 Audi A4 | 2022 | 72/100 | Good | 4 | 2.0 | 3.5 | $739/yr |
| 21 | 2019 Audi Q3 | 2019 | 72/100 | Good | 3 | 6.7 | 3.5 | $859/yr |
| 22 | 2018 Audi A4 | 2018 | 71/100 | Good | 4 | 10.2 | 3.5 | $739/yr |
| 23 | 2021 Audi A4 | 2021 | 71/100 | Good | 5 | 7.4 | 3.5 | $739/yr |
| 24 | 2021 Audi A5 | 2021 | 71/100 | Good | 5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | $739/yr |
| 25 | 2023 Audi Q5 | 2023 | 71/100 | Good | 2 | 1.1 | 3 | $928/yr |
| 26 | 2026 Audi Q4 e-tron | 2026 | 71/100 | Good | 1 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | 2026 Audi Q7 | 2026 | 70/100 | Good | 0 | — | 2.5 | $1185/yr |
| 28 | 2024 Audi Q5 | 2024 | 70/100 | Good | 5 | 6.6 | 3 | $928/yr |
| 29 | 2020 Audi A5 | 2020 | 70/100 | Good | 5 | 31.9 | 3.5 | $739/yr |
| 30 | 2026 Audi Q8 | 2026 | 70/100 | Good | 0 | — | 2.5 | $1127/yr |
| 31 | 2025 Audi Q4 e-tron | 2025 | 70/100 | Good | 1 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | 2022 Audi Q3 | 2022 | 70/100 | Good | 5 | 12.2 | 3.5 | $859/yr |
| 33 | 2024 Audi Q7 | 2024 | 70/100 | Good | 3 | 0.0 | 2.5 | $1185/yr |
| 34 | 2020 Audi Q3 | 2020 | 69/100 | Good | 2 | 22.8 | 3.5 | $859/yr |
| 35 | 2019 Audi Q5 | 2019 | 69/100 | Good | 5 | 6.0 | 3 | $928/yr |
| 36 | 2020 Audi Q5 | 2020 | 69/100 | Good | 6 | 4.4 | 3 | $928/yr |
| 37 | 2025 Audi Q7 | 2025 | 68/100 | Good | 2 | 5.4 | 2.5 | $1185/yr |
| 38 | 2022 Audi Q5 | 2022 | 68/100 | Good | 8 | 6.1 | 3 | $928/yr |
| 39 | 2024 Audi e-tron GT | 2024 | 67/100 | Good | 10 | 3.5 | 3 | $291/yr |
| 40 | 2025 Audi Q8 | 2025 | 67/100 | Good | 2 | 0.9 | 2.5 | $1127/yr |
| 41 | 2022 Audi Q7 | 2022 | 67/100 | Good | 3 | 6.4 | 2.5 | $1185/yr |
| 42 | 2023 Audi Q8 | 2023 | 67/100 | Good | 3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | $1127/yr |
| 43 | 2021 Audi Q5 | 2021 | 66/100 | Good | 16 | 20.9 | 3 | $928/yr |
| 44 | 2023 Audi Q7 | 2023 | 66/100 | Good | 3 | 8.7 | 2.5 | $1185/yr |
| 45 | 2020 Audi A4 | 2020 | 65/100 | Good | 3 | 66.5 | 3.5 | $739/yr |
| 46 | 2020 Audi Q7 | 2020 | 65/100 | Good | 5 | 8.7 | 2.5 | $1185/yr |
| 47 | 2023 Audi e-tron GT | 2023 | 65/100 | Good | 15 | 65.6 | 3 | $291/yr |
| 48 | 2022 Audi Q8 | 2022 | 65/100 | Good | 7 | 5.9 | 2.5 | $1127/yr |
| 49 | 2024 Audi Q4 e-tron | 2024 | 65/100 | Good | 3 | 33.0 | 3 | |
| 50 | 2024 Audi Q8 | 2024 | 64/100 | Good | 8 | 15.5 | 2.5 | $1127/yr |
| 51 | 2022 Audi e-tron GT | 2022 | 64/100 | Good | 20 | 13.3 | 3 | $291/yr |
| 52 | 2020 Audi Q8 | 2020 | 63/100 | Good | 4 | 20.7 | 2.5 | $1127/yr |
| 53 | 2019 Audi Q7 | 2019 | 62/100 | Good | 4 | 17.0 | 2.5 | $1185/yr |
| 54 | 2020 Audi e-tron | 2020 | 62/100 | Good | 4 | 1.4 | 2 | $987/yr |
| 55 | 2018 Audi Q5 | 2018 | 60/100 | Good | 7 | 28.0 | 3 | $928/yr |
| 56 | 2021 Audi Q8 | 2021 | 60/100 | Good | 14 | 22.3 | 2.5 | $1127/yr |
| 57 | 2021 Audi Q7 | 2021 | 59/100 | Mixed | 9 | 24.1 | 2.5 | $1185/yr |
| 58 | 2018 Audi Q7 | 2018 | 58/100 | Mixed | 3 | 35.9 | 2.5 | $1185/yr |
| 59 | 2021 Audi e-tron | 2021 | 55/100 | Mixed | 9 | 38.7 | 2 | $987/yr |
| 60 | 2019 Audi Q8 | 2019 | 53/100 | Mixed | 5 | 72.3 | 2.5 | $1127/yr |
| 61 | 2018 Audi e-tron | 2018 | 50/100 | Mixed | 6 | — | 2 | $987/yr |
| 62 | 2025 Audi e-tron | 2025 | 50/100 | Mixed | 12 | — | 2 | $987/yr |
| 63 | 2022 Audi e-tron | 2022 | 49/100 | Mixed | 32 | 69.3 | 2 | $987/yr |
| 64 | 2019 Audi e-tron | 2019 | 48/100 | Mixed | 5 | 132.2 | 2 | $987/yr |
| 65 | 2024 Audi e-tron | 2024 | 48/100 | Mixed | 16 | — | 2 | $987/yr |
| 66 | 2023 Audi e-tron | 2023 | 46/100 | Mixed | 22 | 196.7 | 2 | $987/yr |
Model Summaries
Audi A4
Reliability is good and repair costs match other luxury midsize cars, so the A4 is a sound used buy if you pick the right year. Favor 2023 and skip 2020, when the MMI screen rebooted on its own and took out the backup camera and parking sensors. Electrical trouble is the main complaint, so test the screen and camera before buying.
Average score: 73/100. Best year: 2023 (77/100). 6 years tracked.
Audi A5
Reliability for the A5 is good, and it ranks above average among sedans on the site. The 2023 model year is the pick, with no complaints or recalls on file. The 2020 year is the one to skip, because its MMI screen reboots on its own and takes the backup camera and collision warnings down with it.
Average score: 76/100. Best year: 2023 (81/100). 8 years tracked.
Audi Q3
Reliability rates good for the Q3, and above average among SUVs. Electrical faults lead the complaints, including a failed clock spring that kills the steering wheel buttons and lights the airbag warning. Some owners also report the engine stalling while driving. Favor 2024, and look harder at 2020 and 2022, the two lowest-rated years.
Average score: 74/100. Best year: 2024 (75/100). 9 years tracked.
Audi Q4 e-tron
Electrical faults are the main worry here, with owners reporting sudden shutdowns, no-starts and cars that will not go into gear. Reliability is good and close to average among SUVs. The 2024 model year is the pick because it has the longest record. The 2025 and 2026 years look quiet mostly because they are young.
Average score: 69/100. Best year: 2024 (65/100). 3 years tracked.
Audi Q5
Reliability is good for a midsize SUV and close to average against other SUVs, though yearly repair costs run above the luxury midsize average. Favor 2023 and avoid 2018. The biggest worries are water ruining the rear-seat gateway control module, which can cut power and light up warnings, and rear coil springs that break with no warning light.
Average score: 69/100. Best year: 2023 (71/100). 9 years tracked.
Audi Q7
Used Q7 buyers get a model that rates good but sits below average among SUVs. Skip 2018, with heavy oil use and broken rear coil springs, and 2021, where the mild hybrid starter generator can fail and shut the car off on the freeway. The 2024 is the site's pick, and later years look clean but have had less time to collect complaints.
Average score: 65/100. Best year: 2024 (70/100). 9 years tracked.
Audi Q8
A failing 48-volt starter generator is the Q8's biggest weakness, since it can shut the SUV down while moving, and acceleration lag from a stop is the other common complaint. Reliability rates good but below average among SUVs, and 2019 draws the most complaints while 2023 is the better used pick. Repairs average about $1127 a year.
Average score: 64/100. Best year: 2023 (67/100). 8 years tracked.
Audi Q8 e-tron
Reliability for this electric SUV rates good, and above average among SUVs on the site. Owner complaints are absent for both tracked years, 2024 and 2025, so no recurring symptom has shown up yet. The 2024 is the pick because it has been on the road longer, though it carries two recalls. The 2025 has none, but it is newer and has had less time to collect complaints.
Average score: 77/100. Best year: 2024 (75/100). 2 years tracked.
Audi e-tron
Used E-Trons rank well below average among SUVs, with a mixed record overall. The main risk is electrical: a sudden warning to stop safely, then the motors shut down and the car needs a tow. Some owners also report the car rolling freely when they lift off the accelerator. The 2020 is the year to favor, while 2022 carries the heaviest recall load.
Average score: 51/100. Best year: 2020 (62/100). 8 years tracked.
Audi e-tron GT
Reliability is good, though this electric sedan ranks below average among sedans on the site. Owners of 2022 and 2023 cars report the most trouble: a failed high-voltage cabin heater, and a car that shifts itself into neutral or loses power with a drive system warning. The 2024 is the better pick, with far fewer complaints and 10 recalls against 20 for the 2022.
Average score: 68/100. Best year: 2024 (67/100). 4 years tracked.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the most reliable Audi?
- Based on our data, the 2026 Audi A5 is the most reliable Audi with a score of 82/100 ("Excellent"). It has 0 recalls and 0 owner complaints.
- Are Audi vehicles reliable?
- Audi vehicles have an average reliability score of 68/100 across all models and years in our database. Individual models vary, so checking the specific model year you're considering is important.
- Which Audi models should I avoid?
- Based on our data, these Audi model-years are statistical outliers within their lines: 2020 A5 (70/100), 2020 A4 (65/100), 2018 Q5 (60/100), 2021 Q7 (59/100), 2018 Q7 (58/100), 2019 Q8 (53/100). These have higher recall counts and complaint volumes relative to their siblings.
- How do Audi repair costs compare?
- Repair costs vary by model. Check the detailed rankings table above for estimated annual repair costs for each Audi model year.
How we score Audi model years
Scores weight complaint severity at 35%, repair costs at 30%, recall impact at 20%, and the spread of complaints across systems at 15%, with complaint counts adjusted for US sales. Read the full methodology.
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