Key Takeaways
All 51 Audis score between 4.2 and 4.6 out of 5 overall, a spread of only 0.4 points; 25 of them (49%) score exactly 4.3.
Six models share the top score of 4.6, and every one of them has a full 5.0 for performance: R8 Coupe, R8 Spyder, RS 3 Sportback, RS Q8, RS6 Avant and RS7.
The A8 leads for comfort at 4.8, 0.53 points above the range average of 4.27; the S8 (4.7), Q8 and SQ8 (4.6) follow.
Value for money tops out at 4.5, shared by 14 models from the Q3 Sportback to the R8 Coupe, so the score is not a ranking from cheap to dear.
The RS 3 Sportback scores 0.5 points higher for design and 0.4 higher for value than the mechanically identical RS3 Sedan; we have flagged the pair for review.
The finding: the overall score is a blunt instrument
YallaMotor's expert reviews score every Audi on five scales: an overall rating and four sub-scores for performance, comfort, design and value for money.
Across all 51 models the overall score runs only from 4.2 to 4.6, and 25 models, or 49% of the range, sit on exactly 4.3. Read on its own, the overall score tells you almost nothing about which Audi to choose.
The sub-scores separate the Audi range far more than the overall score does
Lowest to highest score out of 5 across 51 models, by rating.
Rating | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|
Overall | 4.2 | 4.6 |
Performance | 4.0 | 5.0 |
Comfort | 4.0 | 4.8 |
Design | 4.0 | 5.0 |
Value for money | 4.0 | 4.5 |
Source: YallaMotor expert ratings for 51 Audi models, 2024 model-year reviews; YallaMotor calculation.
The sub-scores spread wider. Performance runs from 4.0 to 5.0, design from 4.0 to 5.0, comfort from 4.0 to 4.8 and value from 4.0 to 4.5. So the useful method is to shortlist by overall score and then choose on the sub-score that matters to you.
Six at the top, all with a perfect performance score
Six models share the highest overall score of 4.6: the R8 Coupe, R8 Spyder, RS 3 Sportback, RS Q8, RS6 Avant and RS7. Each has a performance score of 5.0. Eight models in the range reach 5.0 for performance; the other two, the RS3 Sedan and the RS5 Cabriolet, score 4.5 overall.
YallaMotor analysis: Performance pays for the top spots, and costs comfort
The six top-scoring cars score between 4.0 and 4.5 for comfort, below the A8, S8, Q8 and SQ8. A family buyer who shortlists by the overall score alone will end up looking at performance cars.
Comfort has one leader; value has fourteen
The A8 scores 4.8 for comfort, 0.53 points above the range average of 4.27 and the highest comfort score of any Audi. The S8 follows at 4.7, then the Q8 and SQ8 at 4.6. For long highway runs between the emirates, or for a car that is driven for you, the ratings point at the A8 and S8.
Value for money is flatter. The highest score is 4.5, and 14 models share it, from the Q3 Sportback to the R8 Coupe. Seven models sit at the lowest score of 4.0: the RS3 Sedan, A3 Sportback, A5 Coupe, Q7, S6, Q3 and SQ5.
Watch out: A 4.5 value score does not mean cheap
The review pages carry no prices, and the value score is a judgement of what each car offers for its money. The R8 Coupe and the Q3 Sportback share the same 4.5. Check the price on the model page before you read anything into it.
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By badge: RS first, Q last
RS and R8 models average highest overall; the Q group lowest
Mean overall score by range group, out of 5.
Range group | Models | Mean overall score |
|---|---|---|
RS and R8 | 13 | 4.50 |
e-tron | 4 | 4.40 |
S and SQ | 12 | 4.33 |
A | 12 | 4.31 |
TT | 3 | 4.30 |
Q | 7 | 4.29 |
Source: YallaMotor expert ratings; groups assigned from model names; YallaMotor calculation.
The e-tron group is the surprise in second place. Its four models average 4.40 overall, above every petrol group except RS and R8, because the e-tron GT and the Q8 e-tron both score 4.5 and neither of the older e-tron SUVs drops below 4.3.
Grouped by badge, the RS and R8 models average 4.50 overall, the four e-tron models 4.40, the S and SQ models 4.33, the A range 4.31, the three TTs 4.30 and the seven core Q models 4.29. The gap between the top and bottom group is 0.21 points, which again says the badge order follows the performance weighting.
Performance: any of the six 4.6 cars. Among SUVs the RS Q8 is the highest rated at 4.6, and our video reviews put it at 591 hp with 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds.
Comfort: the A8 at 4.8, then the S8 at 4.7.
Electric: the e-tron GT and the Q8 e-tron, both 4.5 overall, the highest-scoring electric Audis.
Value: the Q3 Sportback at 4.5, the only one of the seven core Q models to reach the ceiling.
Our 2025 video review of the RS Q8
Our 2025 video review of the RS Q8, the highest-rated Audi SUV in the table.
The full table, and where our own scores disagree
The table below holds every score. Sort it in your head by the column that matters: a performance buyer reads the second column, a family reads comfort, and anyone on a budget should read value with the warning above in mind. The overall column is the least useful of the five, because 25 models share one number.
YallaMotor expert ratings for 51 Audi models
Model | Group | Overall (/5) | Performance (/5) | Comfort (/5) | Design (/5) | Value (/5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Audi R8 Coupe | RS and R8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
Audi R8 Spyder | RS and R8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
Audi RS 3 Sportback | RS and R8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Audi RS Q8 | RS and R8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Audi RS6 Avant | RS and R8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Audi RS7 | RS and R8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Audi A7 Sportback | A | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Audi A8 | A | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Audi e-tron GT | e-tron | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
Audi Q8 | Q | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Audi Q8 e-tron | e-tron | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
Audi RS3 Sedan | RS and R8 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Audi RS4 Avant | RS and R8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Audi RS5 Cabriolet | RS and R8 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Audi RS5 Coupe | RS and R8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Audi S8 | S and SQ | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Audi SQ8 | S and SQ | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Audi SQ7 | S and SQ | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
Audi A3 Sedan | A | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Audi A3 Sportback | A | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Audi A5 Cabriolet | A | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Audi A5 Coupe | A | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
Audi A5 Sportback | A | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Audi A6 | A | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Audi A7 | A | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Audi e-tron | e-tron | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Audi e-tron Sportback | e-tron | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Audi Q5 | Q | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Audi Q5 Sportback | Q | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Audi Q7 | Q | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Audi RS Q3 | RS and R8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Audi RS Q3 Sporback | RS and R8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Audi RS5 Sportback | RS and R8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Audi S3 Sedan | S and SQ | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Audi S3 Sportback | S and SQ | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Audi S4 | S and SQ | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Audi S5 Coupe | S and SQ | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Audi S5 Sportback | S and SQ | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
Audi S6 | S and SQ | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
Audi S7 | S and SQ | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Audi TT | TT | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Audi TT Roadster | TT | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Audi TTS Coupe | TT | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Audi A1 | A | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
Audi A1 Sportback | A | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Audi A4 | A | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
Audi Q2 | Q | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Audi Q3 | Q | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Audi Q3 Sportback | Q | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
Audi SQ5 | S and SQ | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Audi SQ5 Sportback | S and SQ | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
All 51 expert ratings, sorted by overall score. Groups are assigned from the model name.
Two body styles of the RS 3 are scored differently
The RS 3 Sportback scores 4.5 for design and 4.4 for value; the RS3 Sedan, the same car with a boot, scores 4.0 for both. The gaps are 0.5 and 0.4 points. These are editorial ratings, and where two body styles differ this much we treat the scores as a range. The pair has been flagged to the reviews editor.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Audi has the highest YallaMotor expert rating?
Six models share the top overall score of 4.6: the R8 Coupe, R8 Spyder, RS 3 Sportback, RS Q8, RS6 Avant and RS7. All six score 5.0 for performance.
Which Audi is the most comfortable, according to the ratings?
The A8, with a comfort score of 4.8. The S8 scores 4.7 and the Q8 and SQ8 score 4.6.
Which Audi is the best value for money?
Fourteen models share the highest value score of 4.5, including the Q3 Sportback, e-tron GT, S8 and R8 Coupe. The score does not rank prices, because the review pages carry none.
Are these ratings based on tests?
No. They are YallaMotor's editorial scores on a five-point scale from 2024 model-year reviews, last updated in March 2025, and they are not measured test results or reliability data.
How We Worked This Out
Scores come from the rating panel on each of YallaMotor's 51 Audi expert-review pages (2024 model-year reviews, updated March 2025) and were extracted from the pages' structured rating fields. Averages, spreads and counts are our arithmetic over those 51 records. Groups are assigned from the model name: RS and R8; S and SQ; e-tron; Q; A; TT. The RS Q8's power and acceleration figures come from our video review descriptions, not from the rating pages. The review records hold no prices or review text, so value scores are not compared with cost.
