Audi

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Model families

Model	Segment	Generations covered	Variants	Price span
A4 B8 · B8 Avant	compact executive	2	10	€2,900–€18,900
A3 8P · 8PA · 8P7 · 8V · 8V Sportback	premium compact	5	31	€1,800–€23,800
A6 C6 · C6 Avant	executive	2	10	€2,650–€12,000
Q5 8R	compact SUV	1	3	€7,000–€22,900

Only families with researched data appear here. See coverage for what is planned next.

Brand-wide ownership notes

Audi of this era is a VW Group parts bin in a nicer suit. That's mostly good news. Parts are cheap and plentiful, and independent specialists are everywhere, but it means the known VW Group failure modes apply: the EA888 petrol chain tensioner and oil consumption, common-rail diesel emissions hardware, and the multitronic CVT. The quattro cars are particularly more expensive to keep than the front-drivers, and the CVT is the single biggest financial risk in the range.

Chassis

Chassis	Body	Years	Character
B8	sedan	2008–2015	The sensible one of the segment, quieter and better built inside than an E90, less interesting to drive, and carrying two expensive risks the BMW does not. The early 2.0 TFSI's oil consumption and the multitronic CVT.
B8 Avant	wagon	2008–2016	The body most B8s were sold in outside the UK, and the one worth buying. The estate costs little more than the saloon, loses nothing dynamically, and holds value slightly better.
8P	hatchback	2003–2013	The three-door, launched first in 2003. The tidiest-looking 8P and the one that established the car as a premium Golf.
8PA	hatchback	2004–2013	The five-door on a slightly longer wheelbase. The version most 8Ps were sold in, and the one to buy for the extra usability at no real penalty.
8P7	convertible	2008–2013	A cloth-roofed cabriolet launched with the 2008 facelift: later, rarer and softer than the hatches, and only ever sold in facelift specification.
8V	hatchback	2012–2020	A Golf Mk7 in a tailored suit, quieter inside and priced accordingly, sharing every engine and every fault.
8V Sportback	hatchback	2012–2020	The five-door, which is the body almost everyone bought and the sensible default.
C6	sedan	2004–2011	The quiet one of the executive three, better built inside than an E60 and less interesting to drive, with a gearbox question that decides the whole purchase.
C6 Avant	wagon	2005–2011	The body most C6 buyers wanted, and the one where the optional air suspension turns up most often.
8R	SUV	2008–2017	An A4 Avant with more height and quattro as standard, and it drives almost exactly like one. It's the least compromised of the German compact SUVs.