Real MPG: Audi A3 (2008 - 2012)

Number of RealMPGs submitted

20–72

Real MPG

43.8

Average

Good choice of engines. Some petrol engines now chain cam. Comfortable and well built interior. cheap to run 1.6 TDI. Feels very refined especially on the motorway.

Doesn't handle as well as some other premium hatchbacks. All diesels remain belt cam.

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Engine	Official MPG (NEDC)	Official MPG (WLTP)	Real MPG Avg.	Real MPG %
1.2 TFSI	51.4 mpg	-	44.6 mpg	87%	Submit
1.2 TFSI S tronic	53.3 mpg	-	43.4 mpg	81%	Submit
1.4 TFSI	49.6 mpg	-	40.5 mpg	82%	Submit
1.4 TFSI S tronic	53.3 mpg	-	45.2 mpg	85%	Submit
1.6	39.2–42.2 mpg	-	35.5 mpg	87%	Submit
1.6 FSI	42.8 mpg	-	37.6 mpg	88%	Submit
1.6 S tronic	42.2 mpg	-	34.4 mpg	82%	Submit
1.6 TDI	68.9–74.3 mpg	-	51.3 mpg	72%	Submit
1.6 TDI S tronic	67.3 mpg	-	55.5 mpg	82%	Submit
1.8 TFSI	42.8 mpg	-	35.5 mpg	83%	Submit
1.8 TFSI S tronic	43.5 mpg	-	36.3 mpg	84%	Submit
1.9 TDI	54.3–55.4 mpg	-	50.8 mpg	93%	Submit
1.9 TDIe	62.8 mpg	-	59.1 mpg	94%	Submit
2.0 FSI	35.8–38.2 mpg	-	31.2 mpg	84%	Submit
2.0 TDI	60.1 mpg	-	49.1 mpg	82%	Submit
2.0 TDI 140	64.2 mpg	-	52.4 mpg	82%	Submit
2.0 TDI 140 S tronic	57.6 mpg	-	45.5 mpg	79%	Submit
2.0 TDI quattro	47.1–54.3 mpg	-	42.4 mpg	84%	Submit
2.0 TDI S tronic	57.6 mpg	-	47.2 mpg	82%	Submit
2.0 TFSI	39.8 mpg	-	29.5 mpg	74%	Submit
2.0 TFSI quattro S tronic	37.7 mpg	-	27.7 mpg	73%	Submit
2.0 TFSI S tronic	39.2 mpg	-	29.9 mpg	76%	Submit
3.2 V6 quattro	26.9 mpg	-	27.4 mpg	102%	Submit
S3 2.0 TFSI quattro	33.2 mpg	-	27.6 mpg	83%	Submit
S3 2.0 TFSI quattro S tronic	34.0 mpg	-	25.2 mpg	74%	Submit
S3 Sportback 2.0 TFSI quattro	33.2 mpg	-	25.9 mpg	78%	Submit
S3 Sportback 2.0 TFSI quattro S tronic	33.6 mpg	-	25.6 mpg	76%	Submit

*Based on WLTP MPG values

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Audi A3 (2008 - 2012)

Good choice of engines. Some petrol engines now chain cam. Comfortable and well built interior. cheap to run 1.6 TDI. Feels very refined especially on the motorway.