Where each one leads
Audi SQ5
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Audi SQ5 uses 10.1 l/100 km, the 2023 Porsche Cayenne Turbo 14.8.
- New Audi SQ5 cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 217 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 276 for the Porsche Cayenne Turbo in 2022.
Porsche Cayenne Turbo
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
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 SQ5 | Porsche Cayenne Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2012–2026 | 2003–2023 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 66,085 (2013–2022) | 7,335 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 13,684 | — |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 2,587 | — |
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 SQ5 | Porsche Cayenne Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.5% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −55% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 21.2% | — |
| US owner complaints | 124 | 41 |
| Most complaints about | Engine | Engine |
| Model year with most complaints | 2018 (24) | 2004 (15) |
| US recall campaigns | 14 | 13 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 5,904 | 3,327 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 7 |
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 SQ5 | Porsche Cayenne Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 4★ (2017) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Audi SQ5 | Porsche Cayenne Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 10.1 l/100 km (2026) | 14.8 l/100 km (2023) |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid | 8.8 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 14.7 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 217 g/km | 276 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 251 kW (337 hp) | 412 kW (553 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 2,084 kg | 2,351 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €118,419 | — |
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).