Audi S3

The Audi A3 family is getting more standard equipment across the board for 2026, as well as up to three years of complimentary maintenance.

Though it’s more expensive than ever, the updated and feature-rich 2025 Audi A3 and S3 make a fab case for the primo, pint-size sports sedan.

For 2025, Audi has further refined the A3 family by updating the sedan inside and out — and in the sporty S3’s case, underneath, too.

The 2024 Audi A3 model lineup sees trim upgrades and the addition of new standard interior equipment.

Full LED front lighting, stitched leatherette armrests and adaptive cruise control are now standard on the 2023 Audi A3.

While the return of a sporty and upscale sedan is always welcome, we’re mixed about Audi’s redesign efforts for the 2022 A3.

Redesigned for 2022, the Audi A3 and S3 sedans offer balanced handling and myriad standard features, but hesitant transmissions and inconsistent quality let them down.

The 2022 Audi A3/S3 boasts strong power and good handling, but its cramped interior has more than a few signs of cost-cutting.

In the third major recall of its kind in the first half of August, more than 45,000 Audi and VW cars and SUVs are being recalled for a malfunctioning seat belt retractor.

More than 153,000 Audi A3 sedans and hatchbacks are being recalled for the front passenger occupant detection systems that activate the airbags.