Is the Audi Q3 Sportback ULEZ compliant?

Whether a Audi Q3 Sportback is ULEZ compliant depends on its engine and registration date: petrol from 2006 and diesel from September 2015 generally qualify, and electric versions are always exempt.

What insurance group is the Audi Q3 Sportback in?

The Audi Q3 Sportback 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 Sportback reliable?

Our reliability score for the Audi Q3 Sportback is 70 out of 100 (good), derived from DVSA MOT records.

What economy does the Audi Q3 Sportback get?

Expect roughly around 40 mpg combined for a typical Audi Q3 Sportback, 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 Sportback?

On the Audi Q3 Sportback, the issues that come up most by mileage include 12V battery, Brake discs & pads and Suspension bushes & drop links. The section above breaks down each one with its typical mileage, repair cost and severity.

Is the Audi Q3 Sportback reliable?

The Audi Q3 Sportback scores 70/100 on Forecourt's MOT-based reliability measure.

How much does a used Audi Q3 Sportback cost?

A 2023 Audi Q3 Sportback with around 23,400 miles is worth roughly £22,650 today (typical range £20,100–£25,200). Dealer forecourt prices sit higher and part-exchange offers lower; newer or lower-mileage examples cost more.

How quickly does the Audi Q3 Sportback depreciate?

A new Audi Q3 Sportback typically loses about 36% of its value over the first three years, then depreciates more slowly. Buying at three to five years old avoids the steepest part of the curve.

What insurance group is the Audi Q3 Sportback?

The Audi Q3 Sportback sits in insurance group 30 of 50 — the middle of the scale. Exact premiums depend on the trim (some versions sit a few groups higher or lower), your age, postcode and no-claims history.

What goes wrong on a used Audi Q3 Sportback?

The most common age-related issues we track for the Audi Q3 Sportback are: 12v battery (typically around 40k-70k, £150-£260 to put right); brake discs & pads (typically around 35k-60k, £250-£500 per axle to put right); suspension bushes & drop links (typically around 60k-100k, £150-£400 to put right). A full service history and a recent MOT with no advisories are the best protection.

What does the Audi Q3 Sportback cost to run?

Expect around 40 mpg combined, £195 a year in road tax, about £290 for a standard annual service. The full cost-of-ownership table above breaks this down per year and per mile for the exact year and mileage you choose.

Ranked #108 car in the UK · Coupe SUV · 4,920 units sold last year

Audi Q3 Sportback

The Audi Q3 Sportback is the coupe-roofed version of the Q3 - the same premium compact SUV underneath, with a sleeker, lower roofline for kerb appeal. UK cars are diesel, mild-hybrid petrol and a plug-in hybrid. It trades a little rear headroom and boot height for style, and it's the fashion-led choice against a BMW X2. Well-built and comfortable rather than sporty, it's a posh, easy compact SUV with the four-ring badge.

Body: Coupe SUV
Years: 2019–2026
Fuel: Diesel / Mild Hybrid / Plug-in Hybrid
Economy: 40 mpg
Insurance: Group 30

The short version

46/100

Forecourt score

Value 70 · Reliability 34 · Insurance 22

The Audi Q3 Sportback holds its value well and is dearer to run than most. Its MOT-based reliability is good, 70 out of 100, ahead of 34% of the cars we track. On three-year value retention it ranks better than 70% of models.

The Forecourt score blends how this car ranks against the catalogue on value retention, reliability and insurance cost (weighted 40/40/20). Higher is better; running cost is not yet folded in.

Pick your version

Estimates are tuned to the version you choose.

Fuel

Mild Hybrid · 1498cc

Power

150 ps

Drivetrain

FWD

Cam drive

Dry belt

Quoted MPG

44 mpg

Volume Q3 Sportback. 1.5 EA211 evo with mHEV. Belt-driven.

Tell us about the one you're looking at

Year of registration2023

20192026

Mileage on the clock23,400 mi

0Expected: 23,400180k

Conditiongood

PoorFairGoodExcellent

Tidy and well looked-after for its age — the typical car.

Region

Remembered as you browse other cars.

Know the registration?

Optional — fills in the exact year and ULEZ status for your specific car. The registration isn’t stored.

Estimated market value

£22,650

Range £18,800 – £26,850

medium confidence

When new (2023)£37,500Age-based value£24,000Mileage adjustment+£0Condition & region+£20Market calibration+£130Forecourt price£24,150Private sale£21,150Part-exchange£18,600

The depreciation curve

How a 2023-registration Audi Q3 Sportback loses value over time.

Marker = your selection
Dashed = mileage either side

What it costs to own

Over

Based on the 2023 car with 23,400 miles you entered above — worth about £22,650 today — here is the cost of owning it for the next 5 years, at roughly 7,800 miles a year.

5-year total

£23,130

Per year

£4,626

All-in per mile

£0.59

Fuel per mile

19.6p

If a company carAround £518/mo Benefit-in-Kind tax at the 40% rate (£259/mo at 20%) — 37% band

Depreciation£5,140

Fuel / energy£7,645

Servicing£2,570

Road tax£975

Insurance£6,800

If you're a company-car driver

At 37% BIK, a 40% taxpayer would pay about £518/month in company-car tax (£259/month at 20%) — on top of the running costs above. Full BIK table below for context.

Best age to buy — around 4 years

A 4-year-old example loses roughly £3,650 a year — under half the £7,350 a one-year-old sheds. The steepest drop is behind it.

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.

Holds its valuebetter than 70%

Reliabilitybetter than 34%

Fuel economybetter than 33%

Cheap to insurebetter than 22%

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.

Petrol

The default choice: lowest purchase price and easy upkeep, at the cost of higher fuel bills than a hybrid.

New price: £54,000
Annual fuel / energy: £1,395
3-yr depreciation: 51%

Watch for

·Carbon build-up on direct-injection engines
·Ignition coils and spark plugs with age
·Cam or wet-belt service where fitted

Diesel

Makes sense for high motorway mileage; less so for short urban hops, where the DPF struggles.

New price: £57,800
Annual fuel / energy: £1,378
3-yr depreciation: 54%

Watch for

·DPF clogging on mostly-short journeys
·EGR valve and turbo wear with mileage
·AdBlue system upkeep on newer engines

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

Estimated insurance

Group 30 of 50 (upper-mid — pricier to insure) · Comprehensive · 3 years NCB

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

No-claims bonus3 years

0 yearsBaseline: 3 years15+

Risk profile:

Estimated annual premium · typical, age 33-39

£1,360/ year

Roughly £113 per month

Typical

Average UK driver — 3 years NCB, average postcode, no recent claims.

Age band	Lower risk	Typical	Higher risk
Age 17-25	£3,101	£3,876	£5,039
Age 26-32	£1,618	£1,904	£2,323
Age 33-39Selected	£1,197	£1,360	£1,605
Age 40-49	£1,016	£1,129	£1,309
Age 50+	£906	£1,006	£1,188

How we estimate this

Indicative annual comprehensive premium estimates. The 'Typical' figure represents an average UK driver in each age band; Lower and Higher risk show the realistic spread driven by factors UK insurers legitimately price on (postcode, occupation, claims history, NCB, voluntary excess, modifications). Based on 10,000 miles/yr, £250 voluntary excess, and the no-claims bonus selected above. Always get individual quotes before buying.

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).

Annual mileage7,800 mi/yr

2,000UK avg for this model: 7,80030,000

Routine service

£290

Annual main-dealer service

Major service

£280

Every 2 years, annualised

Road tax

£195

Standard rate, post year-one

Fuel

£1,201

40 mpg, £1.49/L

Insurance

£1,360

Age 33-39, group 30

Clean-air zones

⚠ Depends on variant

Based on London ULEZ standards — Birmingham, Bath, Bristol, Sheffield, Glasgow and other UK clean-air zones generally follow the same rules.

Total expected£3,326 / year

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.

0-30k miles

£120

per year · low risk

30-60k miles

£360

per year · low risk

60-100k miles

£780

per year · medium risk

100k+ miles

£1,350

per year · high risk

Tyres

215/65 R17 · 235/55 R18 · 235/50 R19

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.

Budget

£400

set of 4, fitted · £85 per tyre

Mid-range

£580

set of 4, fitted · £130 per tyre

Premium

£840

set of 4, fitted · £195 per tyre

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.

Option	New cost	Added used value	Return
Tow bar (factory-fit) Niche, but the buyers who want one will pay for it.	£650	£450	69%
Parking sensors & reversing camera Near-expected now — its absence costs more than its presence returns.	£500	£300	60%
Heated seats / cold-weather pack	£450	£200	44%
Adaptive / matrix LED headlights	£900	£400	44%
Metallic or premium paint Almost universal — an unusual colour is the bigger resale risk.	£600	£200	33%
Panoramic / opening roof	£1,100	£350	32%
Advanced driver-assistance pack	£1,500	£450	30%
Larger alloy wheels	£700	£200	29%
Premium sound system	£800	£200	25%

Parts most likely to fail

Drawn from owner reports and warranty data. Filtered for relevance to 23,400 miles.

Watch now

Failure typically happens around your current mileage.

Upcoming

A known weak point — but you haven't reached its usual mileage yet.

Already due

Past its usual failure mileage. Either already fixed, or about to.

12V batteryUpcoming

Typical at 40k-70kCost £150-£260low severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

Brake discs & padsUpcoming

Typical at 35k-60kCost £250-£500 per axlelow severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

Suspension bushes & drop linksUpcoming

Typical at 60k-100kCost £150-£400medium severityParts medium

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

Exhaust & emissions componentsUpcoming

Typical at 70k-110kCost £200-£700medium severityParts medium

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

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

Reliability

70/ 100

Good

MOT outlook

Insufficient MOT history at this car's reference age — too few tests to compute a reliable percentile.

Things owners say

01The mild-hybrid petrols suit most; the diesel for high miles, the PHEV for low-BIK use if charged.
02The sloping roof costs some rear headroom and boot height versus the standard Q3 - check it fits.
03Shares its platform with the VW Tiguan and SEAT/Cupra family - familiar, well-supported mechanicals.

Safety recalls

Manufacturers occasionally issue safety recalls to fix a fault free of charge. You can check whether the Audi Q3 Sportback, or your exact vehicle, has any outstanding recalls on the official DVSA service.

Check on GOV.UK

Opens the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency recall checker. Choose the make, model and year of manufacture — no registration needed.

Theft risk

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

Whole-car theft

Higher

Desirable SUVs like this are relay-theft targets — keyless entry can be exploited from the driveway in under a minute.

Parts theft

Higher

Hybrid versions are a catalytic-converter target — a hybrid cat is rich in precious metals and can be cut out in about a minute.

Worth doing

Keep keys in a Faraday pouch and away from the front door to block relay attacks.
A catalytic-converter guard or forensic marking makes a hybrid far less appealing to cut.
A visible steering lock is a cheap, strong deterrent on a frequently-targeted car.

Clean-air zones

Whether driving a Audi Q3 Sportback 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

City	Area	Daily charge	Likely outcome
London	All of Greater London (within the M25)	£12.50	Likely exempt Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
Birmingham	Inside the A4540 Middleway	£8.00	Likely exempt Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
Bristol	City centre and part of the Portway	£9.00	Likely exempt Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
Glasgow	City centre	—	Likely exempt Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
Edinburgh	City centre	—	Likely exempt Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
Aberdeen	City centre	—	Likely exempt Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
Dundee	City centre	—	Likely exempt Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.

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 Sportback as a company car, by tax year and income-tax band. Calculated from a CO₂ of 174 g/km, using £42,000 as the P11D value.

Tax year	BIK %	Tax @ 20%	Tax @ 40%	Monthly @ 20%	Monthly @ 40%
2025-26	37%	£3,108	£6,216	£259	£518
2026-27	37%	£3,108	£6,216	£259	£518
2027-28	38%	£3,192	£6,384	£266	£532
2028-29	39%	£3,276	£6,552	£273	£546
2029-30	39%	£3,276	£6,552	£273	£546

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.

Franchised UK dealers

~115

Large network

Premium mainstream

Network size relative to the UK's largest (Audi is 2.6% of all franchised outlets)

Servicing, parts and warranty work are easy to find UK-wide, and most independent garages know the brand well — which keeps maintenance competitive.

For context, the UK has roughly 4,500 franchised car-dealer outlets in total, plus about 15,500 independent garages.

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

Length

4,600 mm

Width

1,880 mm

Height

1,650 mm

Kerb weight

1,750 kg

Boot

500–1,600 L

Fuel tank

60 L

Common questions

Audi Q3 Sportback, answered

Is the Audi Q3 Sportback ULEZ compliant?: Whether a Audi Q3 Sportback is ULEZ compliant depends on its engine and registration date: petrol from 2006 and diesel from September 2015 generally qualify, and electric versions are always exempt.
What insurance group is the Audi Q3 Sportback in?: The Audi Q3 Sportback 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 Sportback reliable?: Our reliability score for the Audi Q3 Sportback is 70 out of 100 (good), derived from DVSA MOT records.
What economy does the Audi Q3 Sportback get?: Expect roughly around 40 mpg combined for a typical Audi Q3 Sportback, 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 Sportback?: On the Audi Q3 Sportback, the issues that come up most by mileage include 12V battery, Brake discs & pads and Suspension bushes & drop links. The section above breaks down each one with its typical mileage, repair cost and severity.

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Common questions

Audi Q3 Sportback, answered from the data

Is the Audi Q3 Sportback reliable?: The Audi Q3 Sportback scores 70/100 on Forecourt's MOT-based reliability measure.
How much does a used Audi Q3 Sportback cost?: A 2023 Audi Q3 Sportback with around 23,400 miles is worth roughly £22,650 today (typical range £20,100–£25,200). Dealer forecourt prices sit higher and part-exchange offers lower; newer or lower-mileage examples cost more.
How quickly does the Audi Q3 Sportback depreciate?: A new Audi Q3 Sportback typically loses about 36% of its value over the first three years, then depreciates more slowly. Buying at three to five years old avoids the steepest part of the curve.
What insurance group is the Audi Q3 Sportback?: The Audi Q3 Sportback sits in insurance group 30 of 50 — the middle of the scale. Exact premiums depend on the trim (some versions sit a few groups higher or lower), your age, postcode and no-claims history.
What goes wrong on a used Audi Q3 Sportback?: The most common age-related issues we track for the Audi Q3 Sportback are: 12v battery (typically around 40k-70k, £150-£260 to put right); brake discs & pads (typically around 35k-60k, £250-£500 per axle to put right); suspension bushes & drop links (typically around 60k-100k, £150-£400 to put right). A full service history and a recent MOT with no advisories are the best protection.
What does the Audi Q3 Sportback cost to run?: Expect around 40 mpg combined, £195 a year in road tax, about £290 for a standard annual service. The full cost-of-ownership table above breaks this down per year and per mile for the exact year and mileage you choose.

Answers are generated from this car's Forecourt data — DVSA MOT records, DfT licensing statistics and our valuation model — and update with the weekly data refresh.