Audi A4 — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the Audi A4 deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | ICE |
|---|---|
| Power | 261 |
| Range | UNVERIFIED (petrol) |
| Battery | UNVERIFIED (12V mild hybrid) |
| 0–100 km/h | UNVERIFIED |
| Fast charge | UNVERIFIED (not EV) |
| New price US | ~$43,000 (2025 final MY, UNVERIFIED) |
| New price EU | UNVERIFIED |
| New price CN | UNVERIFIED |
| Used price signal | ~one-third off MSRP by mid-2020s (market data) |
| Value call | buy used 2021-2022 facelift with Garrett turbo deep in depreciation |
| Sweet-spot year | 2021-2022 |
| Years to avoid | 2017-2020 (water pump + 2020 IHI turbo) |
| Reliability flag | above average - B9.5 sorted the big issues |
| Biggest risk | no fire/drama; watch coolant + oil on early cars |
| Community verdict | the quiet reliable one - buy the facelift |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | B9.5 facelift (mature) · 2.0 TFSI with Garrett turbo (wastegate issue resolved); 12V mild hybrid added · Strong year per forums · Rear-axle alignment campaign · UNVERIFIED |
| 2022 | B9.5 · Same · Strong · Occupant-sensor (2023 MY overlap) · UNVERIFIED |
| 2023 | B9.5 · Same · Strong · Passenger occupant-classification sensor · UNVERIFIED |
| 2024 | B9.5 · Same · Strong · UNVERIFIED |
| 2025 | Final year; replaced by A5 liftback · Same · Strong; last of the line · UNVERIFIED |
| 2026 | Not sold (badge retired; A5 takes over) |
Sweet-spot year: 2021-2022
Years to skip: 2017-2020 (water pump + 2020 IHI turbo)