2025 Audi Q4 e-tron Consumer Reviews
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Premium - $51,095 MSRP
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$46,633 Federal EV Tax Credit: not eligible The Premium trim does not qualify for the Clean Vehicle Credit.
Prices based on sales in GA thru 4/14/25
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2025 Q4 e-tron, so we've included reviews for other years of the Q4 e-tron since its last redesign.
A Little Annoying, but Great EV Overall!
Andy A, 11/12/2024
2023 Audi Q4 e-tron Premium Plus 4dr SUV AWD w/50 (electric DD)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
This is the 3rd EV my family has had, the others being a BMW i4 and a Tesla Model Y Long Range, and while I still prefer the i4 over this, a growing family meant I had to replace my beloved i4 with this Audi, and I'm only mildly disappointed. The Q4 is similar in size to Model Y LR, but unlike the Tesla, this actually feels like a real car and not a refrigerator. Drives much better than the Tesla, feels equally as planted, has tech you actually need and not gimmicks. Besides that, it is quieter than the Tesla Model Y LR, and it just feels like a car made by a company who has a lot of experience making cars. It's nice not having to deal with random things going wrong like broken window switches and a misaligned trunk, like with what I had to deal with on a Tesla... In general, EVs from established German automakers just feel a lot more like a quality product, and this is no exception. It's excellent in snow, refined, has a tilt and sliding sunroof (when did automakers decide that people didn't want sunroofs anymore?), it's got a great stereo, and it feels upscale in an old school luxury sort of way. The climate control is also way better than a Tesla. With the Tesla I never really felt super cool on hot days, but the Q4's air conditioning gets ice cold even on the hottest days, and the heater almost radiates heat. Besides that, I love how compact it is, and it is actually pretty fun to drive. Not as much fun as the i4, but way more fun than a Tesla, which I wouldn't say is fun to drive at all. The Q4 is still pretty heavy like most EVs, and you feel that, but it's a lot lighter than other SUVs like the iX. The two drive modes are also pretty fun. With the car in 'D' mode, you can adjust levels of regen with the car, and it sort of feels like driving an old school manual with its levels of regenerative braking. The range in very similar to the Tesla Model Y LR in my experience, which highlights another difference I noticed between Tesla and German automakers. German range figures are very true to real world where I feel as though Tesla's figures are overstated. On the highway with both the Q4 and Model Y LR, I get about 180 miles or so going from 80 to 10% on the battery while averaging around 75-80 mph. The most annoying downside of the Q4 for me really had to do with the initial setup of it. It uses driver profiles, so settings can be different depending on whether or not you are using the main or guest profile. It's confusing and annoying, but once you get over that initial hurdle it's almost smooth sailing from there. I find the infotainment system system annoying and a little incomplete, but I do love using old school switches for the climate control, and you get used to the weird touch switches for other things like volume and sunroof controls. I'm just thankful there are switches for these things and you don't have to go searching around in menus. One of the most noticeable things about driving the Q4 is that you don't get that face ripping warp tunnel sort of acceleration performance. It's definitely quick enough and has great passing power when you need it, even at high speeds, but you don't get that novel sort of face ripping acceleration like with other EVs. To me that sort of thing got old pretty quick, but I guess some people still like having that sort of thing... I miss a few Tesla things that you don't get with the Q4. It's annoying, but you still have to carry a key around with the Audi (in the US at least), and I loved not having to carry around keys with a Tesla. The Tesla network is also far superior to the CCS network, and to me THE biggest advantage to having a Tesla, but since I don't plan on road tripping too much with the Q4, it's a non-issue for me. I also think that Tesla's autopilot is better in some ways than the "autopilot" that the Q4 uses. I think Tesla's lane centering is better. It feels as though you are in the middle of the lane more often. The Q4 by comparison feels like you are ping ponging between the edges of the lane a lot more, and that is a little unnerving. However, I prefer the distance control on the Q4 in that it counts the amount of seconds you are behind the car ahead of you, and not the car lengths. With the Tesla you would leave huge gaps when traffic slows down. The Q4's distance control feels a lot more intuitive in the way it slows down. It feels a lot more gradual and less urgent. I also have never experienced that phantom braking thing in the Q4, where I have experienced that in the Tesla a handful of times, and that could be a potentially dangerous situation. Overall I trust the Q4 more when it comes to distance control and the Tesla more when it comes to lane centering. I also prefer the Q4's touch steering wheel as opposed to having to apply steering force when it comes to driver monitoring. In summary, I will never buy a Tesla again mostly because it feels like an appliance, and I think that Tesla drivers have no imaginations, and I would buy a Q4 E-Tron again. It's a nice car despite it's somewhat incomplete Infotainment experience. If I didn't have kids however, I would go i4 any day of the week. That to me is a perfect car!
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Please don't buy this car
Reyan, 08/19/2024
2023 Audi Q4 e-tron Premium Plus 4dr SUV w/40 (electric DD)
1 of 9 people found this review helpful
The car weight is too high and they have not put the proper tire to manage the weight. We have bought the car for 6 months before and we changed tier 2 times, even if you hit small stone the tier will blow up and we just escaped from 2 major accident because of the tier blow up, very worst product from Audi without doing all the test released to consumer.
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I HATE THIS CAR WITH A PASSION.
Madison Zhou, 08/03/2023
2023 Audi Q4 e-tron Premium 4dr SUV w/40 (electric DD)
6 of 53 people found this review helpful
Aside from the car having a pretty nice design, and looking pretty good from both the inside and outside, this car is highly impractical, and I do not recommend this car at all, unless you also have another car that is not electric. If you are on a roadtrip, or making any trip than let’s say 300 km, your trip will be lengthened by at least a few hours, because you have to charge your car. E-Cars are definitely great, but the infrastructure in most countries does not allow for a good system of charging stations, and you are instead left to figure out each individual charging stations systems, and e.g app in order to get where you are trying to go. I swear to god, just take my advice and don’t go on long car trips, because you will in fact regret it a lot!!!!!
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Mostly great - No Regrets
Bill Bolduc, 12/23/2024
2024 Audi Q4 e-tron Premium 4dr SUV AWD w/55 (electric DD)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Overall, I really like the Q4. For context, I previously had a Tesla Model 3 and while I loved the speed and tech, it felt cheaply built and had a rough ride. In contrast, the Audi looks and feels much more premium and the ride is comfortable. It’s a vehicle I like and feel proud driving. Given it’s modest size, the interior is spacious and seating position is excellent. The tech is fine with good integration of wireless Apple Car Play and a nice 12 inch display. Fit and finish is high quality (though there are more hard plastic parts than past Audis I’ve owned). It’s also very quiet. A couple of drawbacks: I got a false warning the pedestrian sound was not working and the dealership could not duplicate that. It hasn’t come on recently though. Also, the regen breaking could be improved, especially compared to the one pedal driving I could do with my old Tesla. Handling was just average. And the “Premium” base model for the 55 lacks some features that should be standard, like memory seats, satellite radio, and a dedicated heat pump. Those omissions are unfortunate for an Audi at the price point (though I got a great deal on the lease).
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Great Car....but!
KAS, 01/07/2025
2024 Audi Q4 e-tron Premium Plus 4dr SUV AWD w/50, Prod. End 11/23 (electric DD)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Beautiful car in and out. Problems I had were with range an suspension. Range seemed to be less than what was advertised taking into account weather. App is defaulted to 80% charging so if you need 100% you have to change the setting in the app. Forget, you're screwed if you have a longer trip planned.
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