Where each one leads
Audi Q6 e-tron
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Kia Telluride
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Too close to call: NHTSA overall safety rating.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Audi Q6 e-tron | Kia Telluride | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2025–2027 | 2020–2027 |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 14,496 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Audi Q6 e-tron | Kia Telluride | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 0.6% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | −13% |
| US owner complaints | 37 | 2,057 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Unknown or other |
| Model year with most complaints | 2025 (35) | 2020 (776) |
| US recall campaigns | 3 | 19 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 19 | 338 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 1 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Audi Q6 e-tron | Kia Telluride | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2027) | 5★ (2025) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Audi Q6 e-tron | Kia Telluride | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 11.7 l/100 km (2025) |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).