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Audi Q8

Every model year 2019–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side.

YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2027HybridA0019 mpg
2026HybridA10★★★★★19 mpg
2025HybridB23★★★★★19 mpg
2024HybridB322★★★★★19 mpg
2023HybridB2720 mpg
2022HybridB3220 mpg
2021HybridF730★★★★★20 mpg
2020HybridB328★★★★★18 mpg
2019HybridC5108★★★★★19 mpg

What changed year to year

  • 2024: best combined mpg 20 → 19
  • 2021: best combined mpg 18 → 20
  • 2020: best combined mpg 19 → 18

Best Q8 years to buy used

  1. 2025 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 3 complaints
  2. 2023 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 7 complaints
  3. 2022 — Safety B, 3 recalls, 2 complaints
  4. 2024 — Safety B, 3 recalls, 22 complaints
  5. 2020 — Safety B, 3 recalls, 28 complaints

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