Audi Q3

Based on the 2023 car with 25,857 miles you entered above — worth about £21,500 today — here is the cost of owning it for the next 5 years, at roughly 8,619 miles a year.

Uses current UK pump and home-charging prices (DESNZ weekly), typical-driver insurance and manufacturer service intervals. "Fuel per mile" is just the energy input — so an EV at ~9p and a diesel at ~22p make running-cost comparison direct. A guide; your own costs will vary.

How it compares

Where this car ranks against the 340 vehicles in our index — higher is better.

Percentile rank across our full index. A measure is shown only where the data spreads meaningfully across the index.

Petrol, diesel, hybrid or EV?

How the available versions compare on price, running cost, and the headaches each tends to develop.

Fuel/energy costs based on this week’s UK averages (w/c 22/06/2026) · Petrol 153.3p/L, Diesel 172.5p/L, Electricity 27.0p/kWh · DESNZ

Indicative annual comprehensive premiums for this car, by driver age band and risk profile. Pick the combination closest to your circumstances.

Expected annual costs

Adjust the annual mileage to match how you'll actually use the car. Insurance is what you selected above (age 33-39, typical risk, 3 yrs NCB).

Excludes depreciation and unscheduled repairs (see next section).

Unexpected costs

What out-of-warranty repairs typically run, by mileage band. Your selected mileage is highlighted.

What a full set of four will cost you (including fit and balance), and which brand each tier of buyer should pick. A typical set lasts about 24,000 miles.

What to fit

Optional extras worth paying for

Factory options ranked by how much of their original cost they recover at resale. Anything above 70% return tends to make money back; below 40% is paying for your own enjoyment.

Parts most likely to fail

Drawn from owner reports and warranty data. Filtered for relevance to 25,857 miles.

"Parts low/medium/high" indicates how easy the replacement part is to source — discontinued or specialist parts mean longer workshop time and bigger bills.

Safety rating

Euro NCAP's independent crash-test rating for the Audi Q3, from its 2018 assessment.

The passenger compartment of the Q3 remained stable in the frontal offset test.

Independent crash-test data from Euro NCAP. Star ratings reflect the test protocol of the year shown — newer protocols are stricter, so a 5-star from 2024 represents a higher bar than a 5-star from 2014.

MOT outlook

How this model fares at its MOT as it ages — from 1,143,001 real DVSA test records.

Theft risk

A general indicator from UK 2025 theft data and this car’s characteristics — not a prediction for any one vehicle.

Clean-air zones

Whether driving a Audi Q3 into a UK clean-air zone will cost you anything. Rules use the same Euro standard across most zones — petrol from 2006 and diesel from 2015 onwards are exempt; pure electric is always exempt.

Charging zones for cars

Zones that don't charge private cars

• Bath — City centre (Private cars and motorbikes are not charged).
• Bradford — Outer ring road and the Aire Valley (Private cars are not charged).
• Sheffield — Inside the A61 inner ring road (Private cars are not charged).
• Newcastle & Gateshead — City centres and the Tyne, Swing, High Level and Redheugh bridges (Private cars are not charged).
• Portsmouth — Part of the city centre (Applies to taxis, PHVs, buses, coaches and HGVs only).

Model-level guidance only. To check a specific registration, use the official gov.uk clean-air zone checker. Zone charges and boundaries are set by local councils and change over time.

Company car tax

What HMRC's Benefit-in-Kind charge looks like if you ran this Audi Q3 as a company car, by tax year and income-tax band. Calculated from a CO₂ of 175 g/km, using £40,000 as the P11D value.

P11D value is approximated from the latest new price; the exact figure on your tax code will depend on options fitted. The 4% diesel surcharge applies only to non-RDE2 (pre-2021) diesels — we assume RDE2 compliance for current models. Bands and rates from HMRC's Autumn Budget 2024 confirmation through 2029/30.

Servicing & the dealer network

How well-supported Audi is across the UK — a practical read on how easy servicing, parts and warranty work will be to find.

Approximate figures, curated from public UK industry sources (NFDA, Car Dealer Magazine). Franchised networks shrink year on year — these indicate network size, not an exact count.

Dimensions & weight

How many are still out there

Of every Audi Q3 ever registered in the UK, this is what's actively on the road, parked off the road on a SORN, or gone for good.

Source: DfT VEH0124 vehicle licensing statistics (year-end 2025) · Updated 1 Jul 2026

Common questions

Audi Q3, answered

Is the Audi Q3 ULEZ compliant?

Most petrol Audi Q3s from 2006 and diesels from September 2015 meet the Euro standards for London ULEZ and other UK clean-air zones, so they are generally exempt from the daily charge. Pure-electric versions are always exempt.

What insurance group is the Audi Q3 in?

The Audi Q3 sits in insurance group 30 of 50. Your actual premium still depends on age, postcode, annual mileage and no-claims history.

Is the Audi Q3 reliable?

Our reliability score for the Audi Q3 is 81 out of 100 (excellent), derived from DVSA MOT records, with a first-time MOT pass rate of about 90% at the reference age.

What economy does the Audi Q3 get?

Expect roughly around 40 mpg combined for a typical Audi Q3, based on official figures and our running-cost model. Real-world figures vary with driving style, load and conditions.

What are the common problems on the Audi Q3?

On the Audi Q3, the issues that come up most by mileage include Suspension, Tyres & wheels and Brakes. The section above breaks down each one with its typical mileage, repair cost and severity.

How many Audi Q3s are on UK roads?

About 173,674 Audi Q3s are currently taxed and on the road in the UK, from DfT vehicle-licensing data.