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2025 Audi SQ5 vs BMW X4 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
$2,693/ year to fuel
22 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,576/ year to fuel
23 MPG

AWD · 3.0L 6-cyl turbo · 8-speed automatic · 23 MPG

The 2025 BMW X4 Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,576 a year to fuel (23 MPG), versus $2,693 for the 2025 Audi SQ5 (22 MPG). That's roughly $117 a year, or about $585 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Audi SQ5
  • BMW X4 Hybrid

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Audi SQ5BMW X4 Hybrid
$2,693 Your annual fuel cost $2,576
22 MPG Combined efficiency 23 MPG
19 MPG City 22 MPG
26 MPG Highway 26 MPG
404 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 377 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 5/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 5/10
Gas Powertrain Hybrid
Premium gasoline Fuel Premium gasoline
3.0L 6-cyl turbo Engine / motor 3.0L 6-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 SQ5 vs BMW X4 Hybrid across model years

  • Audi SQ5
  • BMW X4 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 SQ5 ranks 128th and the BMW X4 Hybrid 126th for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Audi SQ5 is a conventional gas model, while the BMW X4 Hybrid is a full hybrid.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Audi SQ5 or the 2025 BMW X4 Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the BMW X4 Hybrid. The Audi SQ5 is rated 22 MPG combined and the BMW X4 Hybrid 23 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Audi SQ5 vs. the BMW X4 Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,693 for the Audi SQ5 and $2,576 for the BMW X4 Hybrid.

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