Audi A3

base stats

• power 221 hptop version
• efficiency 88 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
• popularity 96,788 in NL#21 most common
• price € 48.264new, 2026
• weight 1,396 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

• ⛽petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
• 🔌plug-in Bigger battery you charge from a plug; short trips can be fully electric.
• 🍃hybrid Petrol engine + small battery that charges itself. Great for city driving.
• 🛢️diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.
• 💨CNG Runs on compressed natural gas; very few fuel stations in NL.

spec sheet

built

1996–now

body

hatchback, sedan, estate / wagon, convertible

engine

1.3 L–3.2 L

cylinders

4–6

turbo

some versions

power

89–221 hp

drive

4x4, all-wheel drive, front-wheel drive

gearbox

automatic, manual

seats

5

doors

4

weight

1,396 kg

fuel use

3.3–9.4 L/100 km

CO₂

88–230 g/km

US rating

21–39 mpg

EV range

up to 692 km

US size class

Compact Cars, Small Station Wagons, Subcompact Cars

avg new price NL

€ 40.047

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

96,788 are registered in the Netherlands today, #21 of all models. Most common build year: 2015 (9,544 cars).

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 58,759 A3s from 2006–2018, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

• 2013€ 35.424
• 2014€ 38.686
• 2015€ 44.649
• 2016€ 40.383
• 2017€ 40.392
• 2018€ 40.593

🇺🇸 US versions (66)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 2006–2027. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.