2025 Audi SQ8 e-tron AWD
Showing the 2025 SQ8 e-tron AWD: as EPA lists it. Recalls and complaints cover the whole model year. Every version
Owner complaints, recalls, fuel economy and safety ratings from public NHTSA and EPA data, updated Oct 17, 2026.
- Fuel economy
- 60–70 MPGecombined; city 59–68, highway 60–72; the AWD
- Five years of fuel
- $6,610–$7,720U.S. average; Ohio $7,040–$8,230 at local prices; the AWD; fuel only, not other costs of owning it; 15,000 miles a year, at EIA electricity prices for Jul 2026
- NHTSA overall safety rating
- Not ratedlowest across the versions NHTSA tested
- Recall campaigns
- 0none on file
- Owner complaints
- 0filed with NHTSA; not adjusted for sales
Versions
NHTSA's VIN data lists no trims for the 2025 SQ8 e-tron, so these are the versions EPA tested, by its names. Recalls and complaints cover the whole model year: whether a recall applies to a car depends on its VIN, on NHTSA's recall lookup.
- (20 inch wheels) AWD 70 MPGe combined
- (21/22 inch wheels) AWD 60 MPGe combined
- AWD 60–70 MPGe combined
Problems owners report
Owners have filed 0 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 SQ8 e-tron. These are unverified owner reports, counted by the part of the car they name; one complaint can name several parts. Counts aren't adjusted for how many were sold, so they don't show how reliable a car is.
Complaints by model year
Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, and counts aren't adjusted for sales, so a shorter bar doesn't mean a more reliable year.
Every SQ8 e-tron year side by side
Recalls
NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2025 SQ8 e-tron. NHTSA's recall lookup checks a specific VIN.
Service bulletins and investigations
Carmakers sent NHTSA 235 service bulletins and notices that cover the 2025 SQ8 e-tron, the latest on Apr 22, 2026. They tell dealers how to fix known issues.
The parts they mention most: electrical system (134), unknown or other (31), structure (25), suspension (12), power train (9).
NHTSA hasn't opened a defect investigation that covers this model year.
Specs
EPA class: standard sport utility vehicle. EPA greenhouse gas score: 10 out of 10. Each version EPA tested:
| Version | Engine | Transmission | Fuel | City / hwy / comb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ8 e-tron (20 inch wheels) All-Wheel Drive | 138 and 157 kW Asynchron 3-Phase | Automatic (A1) | Electricity 242 miles of range | 68 / 72 / 70 MPGe |
| SQ8 e-tron (21/22 inch wheels) All-Wheel Drive | 138 and 157 kW Asynchron 3-Phase | Automatic (A1) | Electricity 208 miles of range | 59 / 60 / 60 MPGe |
| SQ8 Sportback e-tron (20 inch wheels) All-Wheel Drive | 138 and 157 kW Asynchron 3-Phase | Automatic (A1) | Electricity 242 miles of range | 68 / 72 / 70 MPGe |
| SQ8 Sportback e-tron (21/22 inch wheels) All-Wheel Drive | 138 and 157 kW Asynchron 3-Phase | Automatic (A1) | Electricity 208 miles of range | 59 / 60 / 60 MPGe |
Sources and dates
- U.S. EPA fuel economy data, file of Sep 29, 2026
- NHTSA owner complaints, file of Oct 17, 2026
- NHTSA recalls, file of Oct 17, 2026
- NHTSA manufacturer communications, file of Oct 17, 2026
- NHTSA defect investigations, file of Oct 17, 2026
- NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, file of Aug 7, 2026
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, file of Oct 12, 2026
Fuel cost: EPA mpg with fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026 and electricity prices for Jul 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oct 2026). Complaints are unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA. About the data