2016 Audi Q5: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

31 builds left the factory as a 2016 Q5, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 12 main configurations sell for $3,500–$20,998 today.

  • 12 main configurations
  • 19,162 vehicles built
  • 468 for sale right now
  • $3,500–$20,998 typical price range

Which Q5 is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

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What actually differs

Quattro Premium Plus · AWD 3.0T S Line Quattro Premium Plus, S Line TDI Quattro Premium Plus · AWD 2.0T Quattro Premium, Quattro Prestige Hybrid, TDI Quattro Premium Plus · AWD 3.0T S Line Quattro Prestige, TDI S Line Quattro Prestige · AWD
Engine 2L 4-cyl 3L 6-cyl 3L 6-cyl 3L 6-cyl
Power 220 hp 272 hp 240 hp 272 hp
Fuel Gasoline Gasoline Diesel Gasoline
Typical price today $11,395 $12,988 — $15,032
For sale right now 282 77 3 9
Vehicles built 11,342 3,040 297 166
Same on every 2016 Q5
  • Drivetrain All-wheel drive
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

533 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
Quattro Premium Plus · AWD
$11,395
3.0T S Line Quattro Premium Plus, S Line TDI Quattro Premium Plus · AWD
$12,988
$3,395 $7,953 $12,512 $17,070 $21,628
Price trend

Median down $1,711 over the last 12 months.

2016 Q5 price history →
Will it hold value?

A Q5 typically keeps about 71% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $7,900 today.

Q5 depreciation by year →
Cost to run

23/30 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,790/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2016 Q5

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

5 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

What WA1LCAFP-G means

WA1 LCAFP · G
WA1
the World Manufacturer Identifier Audi registered — assembled in Germany
LCAFP
together encode the Q5 line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 3L 6cyl, All-wheel drive — as Audi filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
G
in position 10 — model year 2016
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
19 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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