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2025 Audi Q5 Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz GLC-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.
The 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,194 a year to fuel (27 MPG), versus $2,279 for the 2025 Audi Q5 Hybrid (26 MPG). That's roughly $84 a year, or about $422 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Audi Q5 Hybrid
- Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Hybrid
Side by side
| Audi Q5 Hybrid | Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $2,279 | Your annual fuel cost | $2,194 |
| 26 MPG | Combined efficiency | 27 MPG |
| 23 MPG | City | 24 MPG |
| 29 MPG | Highway | 32 MPG |
| 346 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 323 g/mi |
| 5/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 5/10 |
| 5/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 5/10 |
| 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 | 9-speed automatic |
| AWD | Drivetrain | RWD |
✓ 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 GLC-Class Hybrid across model years
- Audi Q5 Hybrid
- Mercedes-Benz GLC-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 133 2025 small SUVs, the Audi Q5 Hybrid ranks 110th and the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Hybrid 104th for lowest fuel cost.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Audi Q5 Hybrid or the 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Hybrid. The Audi Q5 Hybrid is rated 26 MPG combined and the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Hybrid 27 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Audi Q5 Hybrid vs. the Mercedes-Benz GLC-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 $2,194 for the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Hybrid.
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