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Audi Q3

Every model year 2016–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side.

YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2026GasA14—25 mpg
2025GasA14★★★★★25 mpg
2024GasB218★★★★★25 mpg
2023GasA12—25 mpg
2022GasD532—26 mpg
2021GasB215★★★★★25 mpg
2020GasB264★★★★★22 mpg
2019GasC310★★★★★22 mpg
2018GasA126—23 mpg
2017GasB38—23 mpg
2016GasB328—23 mpg

What changed year to year

  • 2026: 2 → 1 EPA configurations
  • 2023: best combined mpg 26 → 25
  • 2022: best combined mpg 25 → 26
  • 2021: best combined mpg 22 → 25; 1 → 2 EPA configurations
  • 2019: best combined mpg 23 → 22; 2 → 1 EPA configurations

Best Q3 years to buy used

  1. 2025 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 4 complaints
  2. 2023 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 2 complaints
  3. 2018 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 26 complaints
  4. 2024 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 18 complaints
  5. 2017 — Safety B, 3 recalls, 8 complaints

Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.