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Audi RS3

10,241 new RS3 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland from 2011 to 2022, most of them in Germany. 8,555 were licensed in the United Kingdom at the end of 2025.

10,241new cars in Europe, 2011–2022
16countries with registrations
8,555licensed in the UK
—MOT first-time pass rate

New registrations in Europe

10,241 new Audi RS3 cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2011 and 2022, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2022 the largest markets were Germany (1,383), Portugal (1), Latvia (1).

YearNew carsLargest marketsMass kgCO₂ g/kmPower kW
20221,387Germany, Portugal, Latvia1,650204 (WLTP)294
2021213Germany, Portugal1,645206 (WLTP)294
2020730Germany, Luxembourg, Estonia1,610215 (WLTP)294
20191,139Germany, Luxembourg, Estonia1,610214 (WLTP)294
20184,174Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal1,587191 (NEDC)294
201738Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Estonia1,586191 (NEDC)294
20161,405United Kingdom, Poland, Luxembourg1,595—273
2015884United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Portugal1,595—270
20149Poland, France1,712—233
201313Italy, France, Luxembourg1,650—250
2012155Italy, Spain, Luxembourg1,650—250
201194Italy, Spain, Portugal1,650—250

Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Real-world fuel consumption

302 Audi RS3 cars registered in Europe between 2021 and 2024 report their fuel use through the on-board meter. Petrol versions average 10.6 l/100 km on the road, against 9.0 l/100 km in the official WLTP test — 18% more.

FuelCarsOn the roadWLTPDifferenceAverage distance so far
Petrol30210.69.0+18%16,000 km

Litres per 100 km: total fuel used divided by total distance driven, from the car's own fuel consumption meter (OBFCM), collected in 2024 by the manufacturers, mostly remotely, and by national authorities. WLTP figures are the type-approval CO₂ values converted to litres. Hybrids, including mild hybrids, do not plug in; plug-in hybrid figures include the distance driven on electricity. European Environment Agency, Real-world CO₂ emissions from cars and vans · CC BY 4.0

What it costs in fuel

On real-world figures the Audi RS3 uses 10.6 litres per 100 km, so 15,000 km a year takes about 1,590 litres: €3,461 at this week's average price in Germany, its largest market in Europe.

CountryPetrolPetrol per litreDiesel per litre
Germany€3,461€2.18€2.27
United Kingdom£2,773£1.75£1.99
Luxembourg€2,840€1.79€2.08
Italy€3,202€2.02€2.24
Poland€2,478€1.56€1.79

Fuel for 15,000 km (9,300 miles) a year at real-world consumption. Pump prices with taxes, week of 19 October 2026: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin, UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, US Energy Information Administration. Non-euro EU prices are in euros as the Bulletin publishes them.

Work it out for your driving

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Year by year

YearNew in EuropeLicensed in the UKMOT passed first timeIn use in Finland
2026————
2025—1,731——
2024—421——
2023 RS3—1,029——
2022 RS31,387965——
2021 RS3213112——
2020730261——
20191,139753——
20184,174982——
201738694——
20161,405995—1
2015884612——
2012155——1

New in Europe: registration year (European Environment Agency) · UK: year of manufacture, end of 2025 (DfT/DVLA) · MOT: year of first registration, tests in the latest year (DVSA) · Finland: year of first registration (Traficom) · a year gets its own page when at least three of these cover it

Crash-test ratings by year

NHTSA 5-star results for 2 model-year variants; not yet fully rated. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

YearVariantOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
20192019 Audi RS3 4 DR AWD———★★★★☆10.9 %
20182018 Audi RS3 4 DR AWD———★★★★☆10.9 %

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain

In New Zealand

290 RS3 cars are on the New Zealand register; 17% arrived as used imports.

Model yearRegisteredSold new in NZUsed imports
202646460
202523230
202439390
202360591
202274740
2021101
2020303
201818018
201617017
2015404
2013202
2012101
2011201

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Road collisions in Great Britain

From 2021 to 2025, 182 RS3 cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 8 of those collisions were fatal and 50 caused serious injuries. As with any count, models with more cars on British roads appear more often.

YearCars in injury collisionsFatalSerious
202538214
20243517
202344214
20223328
20213217

Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count

In the United Kingdom

8,555 RS3 cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.

BuiltLicensedOff the road (SORN)
20251,73114
20244218
20231,02929
202296530
20211127
202026117
201975332
201898260
201769447
201699576
201561257
201101

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0