Audi A8

The 2026 A8 in brief

The 2026 Audi A8 is a large car offered with a 3.0L 6-cyl turbo engine, including a hybrid version and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 209 inches long and 77 inches wide on a 123-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,475 lb.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 22 MPG combined (19 city / 27 highway), 15% worse than the 2026 large car average of 25.9 MPG, for an estimated $3,750 a year in fuel.

It has 1 recall campaign on file.

The Audi A8 has 23 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2027, classed as Large Cars, Midsize Cars.

Its most efficient year was 2016 at 28 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 18 to 28 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the engine (93), electrical system (24), unknown or other (21).

Buying used? 2024 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2021 is the year to avoid.

2021 has the most recalls (10); all years together count 21 campaigns and 177 owner complaints.

How the 2005 A8 compares

The 2005 Audi A8 is a midsize car offered with 2 engines (4.2L 8-cyl and 6.0L 12-cyl) and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

It measures about 199 inches long and 75 inches wide on a 116-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,288 lb (4dr Sedan AWD).

About the Audi A8

The Audi A8 is a full-size luxury saloon manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Audi from 1994 to 2026. Succeeding the Audi V8, and produced through four generations, the A8 has been offered with either front- or permanent all-wheel drive and in short- and long-wheelbase variants. The first two generations employed the Volkswagen Group D platform, with the current generation deriving from the MLB platform. After the original model's 1994 release, Audi released the second generation in late 2002, the third in late 2009, and the fourth and current iteration in 2017.

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