New to the forum and I have the fever. I am moving and my new commute is 80 miles a day. I have an 07 G35 that I adore but 22 mpg will do some serious damage to my budget. I have read the stickies regarding the reliability and am comfortable with the issues as they are well known and easy to deal with. My question to you is what year/trim would you go with knowing what you know now. I plan on chipping and installing a new audio head unit. Unleash your wisdom!

 

If you are looking for a high mpg car I would look at another brand. If you're going to chip it then you may end up getting the same 22mpg in a different body. There are many products out there that get between 35-40mpg and they don't start with Audi. Don't get me wrong but these are great fun cars and are good performers but I wouldn't consider buying one for it's mpg.

 

My a4 without a chip on a long trip can get around 28-30 mpg. Mine is CPO and when purchased it had 28k miles on it. I paid about 22k for the car and it has been great. I also would say if a chip is going to affect the mpg I wouldn’t do it.

 

You will get slightly better MPG if you get chipped. PROVIDING you can keep your foot off the gas. If I was commuting I would look into a TDI Golf or A3 personally. Very nice and over 40mpg.

 

MPGs are important but style and comfort are of paramount concern as well. I figured the A4 would be able to satisfy all of my requirements. I know that the cars are different(especially with Quattro) but I had an 07 Passat 6MT that I used to squeeze 33mpg out of. I was hoping to replicate that to some extent again and look good doing it. I personally like the Golf TDI however my wife despises hatchbacks and the new Jetta is a bit to American for me.

 

I just bought my 08 A4 a few months ago and mileage came into my decision a lot. Get front wheel drive and the 2.0 engine. That will get you the best gas mileage of the A4 options, that's what I did. Getting me 30 mpg on average right now considering I'm not in traffic a lot and end up not going over 60 mph.

 

Audi A4 Gas Mileage – 1996-2010



Year

Manf.

Model

Engine

Disp.

Fuel

Trans.

City

Hwy



2010

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(AV) Auto

23

30



2010

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(S6) Auto

21

27



2010

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

22

30



2010

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(S6) Auto

21

27



2009

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(AV) Auto

23

30



2009

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(S6) Auto

21

27



2009

Audi

A4 Cabriolet

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(AV) Auto

23

30



2009

Audi

A4 Cabriolet Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(S6) Auto

21

27



2009

Audi

A4 Cabriolet Quattro

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(S6) Auto

17

25



2009

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

3.2 liter

P

(S6) Auto

17

26



2009

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(S6) Auto

21

27



2009

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

22

30



2008

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(AV) Auto

18

27



2008

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(AV) Auto

21

30



2008

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

20

31



2008

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

20

28



2008

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(S6) Auto

17

25



2008

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(M6) Manual

15

25



2008

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(S6) Auto

19

27



2008

Audi

A4 Cabriolet

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(AV) Auto

21

30



2008

Audi

A4 Cabriolet Quattro

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(S6) Auto

17

25



2008

Audi

A4 Cabriolet Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(S6) Auto

19

27



2008

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

20

28



2008

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(S6) Auto

19

27



2008

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(S6) Auto

17

25



2008

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(M6) Manual

15

25



2007

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

23

34



2007

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(AV) Auto

24

32



2007

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(AV) Auto

21

29



2007

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(S6) Auto

19

27



2007

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(S6) Auto

22

30



2007

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(M6) Manual

17

27



2007

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

22

31



2007

Audi

A4 Cabriolet

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(AV) Auto

24

32



2007

Audi

A4 Cabriolet Quattro

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(S6) Auto

19

27



2007

Audi

A4 Cabriolet Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(S6) Auto

22

30



2007

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(S6) Auto

22

30



2007

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(S6) Auto

19

27



2007

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

22

31



2007

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(M6) Manual

17

27



2006

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(AV) Auto

24

32



2006

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

23

34



2006

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(AV) Auto

21

29



2006

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

22

31



2006

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(S6) Auto

19

27



2006

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(M6) Manual

17

27



2006

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(S6) Auto

22

30



2006

Audi

A4 Cabriolet

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(AV) Auto

23

30



2006

Audi

A4 Cabriolet Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(S5) Auto

18

25



2006

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(S6) Auto

22

30



2006

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

2.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

22

31



2006

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(M6) Manual

17

27



2006

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

3.1 liter

P

(S6) Auto

19

27



2005

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(AV) Auto

23

29



2005

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

22

31



2005

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(AV) Auto

21

29



2005

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(S5) Auto

18

26



2005

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

18

26



2005

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M6) Manual

21

30



2005

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(S5) Auto

20

29



2005

Audi

A4 Cabriolet

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(AV) Auto

23

30



2005

Audi

A4 Cabriolet

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(AV) Auto

21

29



2005

Audi

A4 Cabriolet Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(S5) Auto

18

26



2005

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(S5) Auto

20

29



2005

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(S5) Auto

18

26



2005

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M6) Manual

21

30



2005

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

18

26



2004

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

22

31



2004

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(AV) Auto

20

28



2004

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(AV) Auto

23

29



2004

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(S5) Auto

18

25



2004

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

17

26



2004

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(S5) Auto

20

28



2004

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M6) Manual

21

30



2004

Audi

A4 Cabriolet

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(AV) Auto

20

27



2004

Audi

A4 Cabriolet

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(AV) Auto

23

30



2004

Audi

A4 Cabriolet Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(S5) Auto

18

25



2004

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

17

26



2004

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(S5) Auto

18

25



2004

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M6) Manual

21

30



2004

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(S5) Auto

20

28



2003

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

22

31



2003

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(AV) Auto

20

28



2003

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(AV) Auto

23

29



2003

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

21

29



2003

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

18

25



2003

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(S5) Auto

18

26



2003

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(S5) Auto

20

28



2003

Audi

A4 Cabriolet

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(AV) Auto

20

27



2003

Audi

A4 Cabriolet

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(AV) Auto

23

30



2003

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

21

29



2003

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

18

25



2003

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(S5) Auto

20

28



2003

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(S5) Auto

18

26



2002

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(AV) Auto

20

29



2002

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

22

31



2002

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(AV) Auto

19

27



2002

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(L5) Auto

17

25



2002

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

18

25



2002

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

21

29



2002

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

19

28



2002

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(M6) Manual

18

25



2002

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

19

28



2002

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

21

29



2002

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

3.0 liter

P

(L5) Auto

17

25



2001

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(S5) Auto

20

29



2001

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(S5) Auto

18

26



2001

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

23

32



2001

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(S5) Auto

20

27



2001

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(S5) Auto

17

24



2001

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

18

24



2001

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

22

30



2001

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(S5) Auto

18

25



2001

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

18

24



2001

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(S5) Auto

20

27



2001

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

22

30



2000

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

24

32



2000

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

20

29



2000

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

18

26



2000

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

21

30



2000

Audi

A4 Avant

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

18

26



2000

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

18

25



2000

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

22

29



2000

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

19

28



2000

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

17

24



2000

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

18

25



2000

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

22

29



2000

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

19

28



2000

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

18

25



1999

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

23

32



1999

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

20

29



1999

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

21

31



1999

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

18

29



1999

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

21

29



1999

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

17

27



1999

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

19

27



1999

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

18

27



1999

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

19

27



1999

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

17

27



1999

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

21

29



1999

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

18

27



1998

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

21

31



1998

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

23

32



1998

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

18

29



1998

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

20

29



1998

Audi

A4 Avant

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

18

29



1998

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

19

27



1998

Audi

A4 Avant Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

17

27



1998

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

17

27



1998

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

19

27



1998

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

21

29



1998

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

19

27



1997

Audi

A4

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

21

30



1997

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

19

27



1997

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

18

28



1997

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

18

27



1997

Audi

A4 Quattro

4 cylinder

1.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

20

29



1997

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

19

26



1996

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

18

28



1996

Audi

A4

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

19

27



1996

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(L5) Auto

18

27



1996

Audi

A4 Quattro

6 cylinder

2.8 liter

P

(M5) Manual

19

27


Note: the EPA tweaked their testing procedure, starting with the 2008 model year, with the end result being that the 2008 MPG estimates are now lower than previous years. As always, YMMV.

 

I get 35mpg avg on my 20 mile daily commute. Stock 2.0T.

 

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