Where each one leads
Audi S4
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2025 Audi S4 uses 9.7 l/100 km, the 2020 Porsche Panamera Turbo 11.2.
Porsche Panamera Turbo
- New Porsche Panamera Turbo cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 66 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 192 for the Audi S4 in 2022.
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 S4 | Porsche Panamera Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1989–2025 | 2010–2020 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 19,281 (2010–2022) | 4,885 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 9,108 | — |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 1,075 | — |
| In traffic in Finland | 227 | — |
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 S4 | Porsche Panamera Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 84% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | +15% | — |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.3% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −34% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 19.8% | — |
| US owner complaints | 589 | 7 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Engine |
| Model year with most complaints | 2000 (143) | 2010 (3) |
| US recall campaigns | 16 | 9 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 11,028 | 2,297 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 4 | 2 |
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 S4 | Porsche Panamera Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2016) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Audi S4 | Porsche Panamera Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.7 l/100 km (2025) | 11.2 l/100 km (2020) |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid | 8.2 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 192 g/km | 66 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 251 kW (337 hp) | 420 kW (563 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,907 kg | 2,440 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €89,662 | — |
| Average odometer in Finland | 212,000 km | — |
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).