2023 Audi Q3

Car and Driver (opens in a new tab) says all Q3 models receive standard LED headlamps for 2023, that all-wheel drive is standard and every Q3 is powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder, the base 40 with 184 horsepower and the 45 with 228, both with an eight-speed automatic. Motor1 (opens in a new tab) notes that adaptive cruise assist became standard equipment for the 2024 model year, so it is not standard on the 2023 car. KBB lists fuel economy from 21/28 to 23/30 mpg city and highway, and EPA rates the 2023 Q3 at 24 to 25 mpg combined and $2,500 to $2,600 a year in fuel.

NHTSA lists one recall campaign for the 2023 Q3, 24V251000, in which an electrical connection in the front passenger seat for the occupant-detection system control module may loosen and deactivate the front passenger air bag. Owners have filed one complaint with NHTSA, naming the electrical system and engine.

Kelley Blue Book (opens in a new tab) lists used 2023 Q3 prices from $24,400 for the 40 TFSI Premium Plus to $26,600 for the 45 TFSI S line Premium Plus at a dealership, with trade-in values of about $18,300 to $21,000 and private-party values of about $23,000 to $25,000.

EPA rates the 2023 Q3 at 24 to 25 mpg combined and $2,500 to $2,600 a year in fuel. The 2023 BMW X1 rates 28 at $2,750, the Mercedes-Benz GLA 22 to 28 at $2,750 to $3,500, the Volvo XC40 26 to 85 at $900 to $3,000, the top figure being its electric version, and the Lexus UX 39 to 42 at $1,500 to $1,600. On EPA figures the Q3 is the least efficient of the gasoline compacts here apart from the GLA's low end, and the Lexus UX hybrid is far more efficient.