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2024 Audi Q5 Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class Hybrid

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$2,279/ year to fuel
26 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,116/ year to fuel
28 MPG

The 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,116 a year to fuel (28 MPG), versus $2,279 for the 2024 Audi Q5 Hybrid (26 MPG). That's roughly $163 a year, or about $814 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Audi Q5 Hybrid
  • Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class Hybrid

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Audi Q5 HybridMercedes-Benz GLA-Class Hybrid
$2,279 Your annual fuel cost $2,116
26 MPG Combined efficiency 28 MPG
23 MPG City 25 MPG
29 MPG Highway 34 MPG
346 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 313 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 6/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 6/10
Hybrid Powertrain Hybrid
Premium gasoline Fuel Premium gasoline
2.0L 4-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
7-speed dual-clutch Transmission 8-speed dual-clutch
AWD Drivetrain FWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Audi Q5 Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class Hybrid across model years

  • Audi Q5 Hybrid
  • Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class Hybrid

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

Among 119 2024 small SUVs, the Audi Q5 Hybrid ranks 94th and the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class Hybrid 87th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2024 Audi Q5 Hybrid or the 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class Hybrid. The Audi Q5 Hybrid is rated 26 MPG combined and the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class Hybrid 28 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2024 Audi Q5 Hybrid vs. the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,279 for the Audi Q5 Hybrid and $2,116 for the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class Hybrid.

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