2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Audi Q5 vs BMW X4
MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.
AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 7-speed dual-clutch · 25 MPG
The 2025 Audi Q5 is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,370 a year to fuel (25 MPG), versus $2,469 for the 2025 BMW X4 (24 MPG). That's roughly $99 a year, or about $494 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Audi Q5
- BMW X4
Side by side
| Audi Q5 | BMW X4 | |
|---|---|---|
| $2,370 | Your annual fuel cost | $2,469 |
| 25 MPG | Combined efficiency | 24 MPG |
| 22 MPG | City | 21 MPG |
| 30 MPG | Highway | 27 MPG |
| 358 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 372 g/mi |
| 5/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 5/10 |
| 5/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 5/10 |
| Gas | Powertrain | Gas |
| Premium gasoline | Fuel | Premium gasoline |
| 2.0L 4-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 2.0L 4-cyl turbo |
| 7-speed dual-clutch | Transmission | 8-speed automatic |
| AWD | Drivetrain | AWD |
✓ 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 vs BMW X4 across model years
- Audi Q5
- BMW X4
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 ranks 116th and the BMW X4 119th for lowest fuel cost.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Audi Q5 or the 2025 BMW X4?
Measured by cost to drive, the Audi Q5. The Audi Q5 is rated 25 MPG combined and the BMW X4 24 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Audi Q5 vs. the BMW X4 per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,370 for the Audi Q5 and $2,469 for the BMW X4.
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