Overall reader verdict 4 out of 5 stars

  • What's it like to drive
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Running costs
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Quality, practicality and equipment
    4 out of 5 stars

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Audi Q5 (08-) 4X4
3 reader reviews for Audi Q5 4x4.

  • 2.0 TDI 170 SE 5dr

    Simon Mathews , Herts . Date: 23/11/2011
    • Overall verdict
      5 out of 5 stars
    • What's it like to drive
      4 out of 5 stars
    • Running costs
      4 out of 5 stars
    • Quality, practicality and equipment
      5 out of 5 stars
    • Average MPG
      40

    My car

    We bought our Diesel Q5 in March 2009 for the birth of our 2nd child as a replacement for my elderly Mk1 Audi TT. It proved wonderfully practical (and surprisingly frugal) for a family with 2 young children. Rear access to get kids in and out is excellent. The height of the seats means you won't have to bend down to put wriggling children into baby seats and ISOFix points ensure extra safety. The boot is cavernous and I've had everything from Ikea flat-pack wardrobes to 7ft Christmas trees in there. Handling: It is not a sporty, involved drive or good for fast corners. It is quiet and serene. My wife loves driving it - the steering is light for such a big car and the brakes are fantastic. You can hardly hear the engine and wind noise is minimal. If driven sensibly the 2.0L Diesel can easily return 40+MPG on motorway trips. I made the 250 mile round trip to Sheffield up the M1 many times and returned 50.4 MPG average. Options: We specced Sat Nav (ok, but only 5 digit postcodes), privacy glass, Parking plus (crucial for tight parking spaces), motorised boot and folding mirrors. Reliability has been excellent. She’s done 25K and the only thing that went wrong was the filler flap locked shut and the mechanism was replaced by Audi under warranty. Offroad: In the snow the Quattro system has performed faultlessly with only standard tires. Looks: We went for Black, with black windows, standard chrome trim & 18” alloys. She turns a lot of heads for all the right reasons.

  • 2.0 TDI 170 SE Start/Stop 5dr

    rahul goyal , lancs . Date: 15/01/2011
    • Overall verdict
      3 out of 5 stars
    • What's it like to drive
      4 out of 5 stars
    • Running costs
      3 out of 5 stars
    • Quality, practicality and equipment
      3 out of 5 stars
    • Average MPG
      38

    My car

    I have owned this car from new since 2009 october. I specced it to a high level including the bang and Olufsen sound system and S tronic,panoramic sunroof,sports /memory seats etc. first the pros=The car drives very good for a high 4X4.The quattro systems is pretty good on bends and inspires confidence to drive through bends.Mpg around 38 on mixed driving motorway and city.sound system is excellent especially jazz and FM. The bluetooth is very good MMi is excellent. now come the cons=I have had to send the car to Audi for ECU replacement within 6 weeks of ownership, the sunroof failed to close just before the summer months and took audi 6 weeks to repair.I have recently had the first servicing and the intercooler/turbo needs to be changed in 18000 miles. Plastics lower down very ard and not becoming of a 'premium' 4x4 some switches on the dash very hard plastics I guess VW share the components with their other brands including Skoda as I have seen the same switchgear on them again not becoming of a premium SUV.I fel the car is good but had expected a bit more from a car costing in excess of 38k.I feel let down by the various problems and also the generic component sharing between VW group vehicles of which I have found a lot of examples in and out the car and they read 'VW group components'and I feel there needs to be a clear demarcation between 'premium' and mass produced badges why otherwise would someone shell out for a Audi when you can buy the same in a skoda/VW.

  • 2.0 TFSI SE Auto 5dr

    Paul Jeffers , Hants . Date: 14/02/2009
    • Overall verdict
      4 out of 5 stars
    • What's it like to drive
      4 out of 5 stars
    • Running costs
      4 out of 5 stars
    • Quality, practicality and equipment
      4 out of 5 stars
    • Average MPG
      30

    My car

    Q7 was way to big and the X3 is simply ugly and badly assembled. Introduce the Q5, great to look at and comfy to drive, I'd say the steering was a little light and the interior space is somewhat shy of the Freelander. Be warned of the larger alloys, it's a firm ride anyway so the larger wheels will make your spine shoot out the top of your head. There's a certain pose appeal to this car aswell which makes the drive all that sweeter. Mine is the 2.0T, I've always gone for the diesel due to mid range torgue but this isn't a car for the traffic light race, it's quiet, smooth, attractive and safe with reasopnable economy, the diesel is the more sensible option and that would be my recommendation to others, but for me, it simply works and does it rather well. Let's see what the new X3 will bring us next year, good luck BMW, you'll need it to beat this little baby.

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