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Audi S3

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

YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2026GasA00—26 mpg
2025GasA00—26 mpg
2024HybridA02—26 mpg
2023GasA10—26 mpg
2022GasF72—27 mpg
2020GasA11★★★★★25 mpg
2019GasA12★★★★★25 mpg
2018GasA15★★★★★25 mpg
2017GasB29★★★★★24 mpg
2016GasC314★★★★★26 mpg

What changed year to year

  • 2025: added gas; dropped hybrid
  • 2024: added hybrid; dropped gas
  • 2023: best combined mpg 27 → 26
  • 2022: best combined mpg 25 → 27
  • 2018: best combined mpg 24 → 25
  • 2017: best combined mpg 26 → 24

Best S3 years to buy used

  1. 2025 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 0 complaints
  2. 2024 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 2 complaints
  3. 2023 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 0 complaints
  4. 2020 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 1 complaints
  5. 2019 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 2 complaints

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