Audi Ownership Cost Hub 2026

Audi at a glance

Our dataset covers 11 Audi models spanning Sedan, SUV, Coupe body styles. The lineup starts at about $37,000 and reaches roughly $150,000 at the top trim, with an average starting price near $57,636. 4 of them are battery-electric, and 0 more are hybrid or plug-in hybrid.

What a Audi costs, cheapest to priciest

Sticker price is only the starting point, but it sets the floor for sales tax, insurance, and depreciation. The Q3 is the most affordable entry point at about $37,000, while the e-tron GT tops the range at roughly $150,000 in its highest trim.

Most fuel-efficient Audi models

Running costs are a large part of ownership, and efficiency varies widely within a single brand. Based on EPA figures in our dataset, the most efficient Audi models are:

• Q6 e-tron — 104 MPGe (electric) · most efficient in the lineup
• Q4 e-tron — 103 MPGe (electric)
• e-tron GT — 82 MPGe (electric)
• Q8 e-tron — 81 MPGe (electric)
• A4 — 28 MPG combined
• A5 — 27 MPG combined

How to compare Audi models on total cost

Two Audi models with similar sticker prices can differ by thousands of dollars over five years once you add fuel or electricity, insurance, maintenance, and depreciation. Use the cost-of-ownership calculator on any model page to see a pre-filled five-year total based on real EPA efficiency and segment-average depreciation. Audi is a premium marque, and premium vehicles typically lose value more quickly than mainstream brands — depreciation is usually the single largest ownership cost, so it deserves close attention.

You can also model financing directly with our Auto Loan Calculator and compare running costs across brands on the full vehicle directory.

What a Audi costs to own over five years

Sticker price and ownership cost are different numbers. Running our standard ownership model over 3 representative Audi models — the cheapest in the lineup, a mid-range pick, and the most expensive — gives a five-year net cost between $63,541 and $124,279, or roughly $12,708 to $24,856 a year. Net cost means everything you pay out — down payment, loan payments, fuel or electricity, insurance, maintenance and registration — minus the vehicle's projected value at the end of year five.

Assumptions: 12,000 miles a year, 20% down, a 5-year loan at 6.39% APR, 7% sales tax and $150 registration (national baselines), gasoline at $4.06 a gallon (AAA) and electricity at $0.16 a kWh (EIA), plus segment-average insurance, maintenance and depreciation. The projection also uses segment-average depreciation curves, so it is an estimate for a typical Audi in that class rather than a forecast for one specific car. Every input is editable on the model pages and in our total cost of ownership calculator.

Depreciation is normally the largest single line. On the Q3, the model above projects roughly $22,800 of value lost over five years — about 57% of its $40,000 price — which is why a low sticker price and a low ownership cost are not the same thing.

How Audi compares across our 32-brand dataset

Price position is easier to judge against the whole market than in isolation. Across the 32 brands and 300 models in our dataset, Audi ranks 13th on entry price at $37,000 for the Q3, and 4th on top-trim price at $150,000 for the e-tron GT. Ranks are counted from the cheapest end (1st = lowest entry price; ties share a rank) and the median entry price across the dataset is $38,000.

Efficiency sets the floor under running costs. The most efficient Audi in our dataset is the A4 at 28 MPG combined, which ranks 1616th of 244 gasoline, hybrid and plug-in hybrid models. Note that MPGe and MPG use different scales, so electric models are ranked only against other electric models.

4 of the 11 Audi models in our dataset are battery-electric (36%), against 56 of 300 models (19%) across the whole dataset.

Browse every marque on the brand directory or compare individual models side by side on the full vehicle directory.

Frequently asked questions about Audi ownership costs