Family Car Review: 2025 Audi S3 Sportback

How good is the storage in the 2025 Audi S3 Sportback for families?

The interior of the front of the S3 Sportback is really nice, clutter-free, clean and minimal, and the body-hugging front bucket seats are really nice and comfortable!

When it comes to storage in the front, there are two cup holders in the central console. They will hold a reusable or a disposable coffee cup.

In front of them is a wireless phone charging pad, and you've got USB-C sockets there too.

The central console box is very small, but it's handy.

The glove box is a good size – it will hold an iPad with the manual.

The front door bins are a good size too. They will hold a large refillable water bottle and an iPad fits in them too.

There's also a little storage drawer down by the driver's right knee.

In the back, storage is pretty good. There is a fold-down armrest in the central seat back with two cup holders. They will hold a reusable or a disposable coffee cup, or kids' drink cups fit in them too.

There are net map pockets on the back of both front seats…

…they will hold but not conceal an iPad.

The door bins in the back are a good size. They will hold a large refillable water bottle, and there's a little bit of space behind them for other things.

There are also USB-C sockets in the back of the central console box so rear passengers can charge their devices too.

How many child seats will fit in the 2025 Audi S3 Sportback?

In the back of the Audi S3 Sportback, there are ISOFix in the two outer seats.

They are within plastic guides with a really lovely cover on them that just retracts back. They're really nice and easy to access and connect to!

There are top tether anchorages on the back of all three of the rear seats. They're really nice and easy to access through the boot.

I can only fit two child seats in the back of the Audi S3 Sportback. The seats are just not wide enough across the shoulders to fit three, and I couldn't fit in the back there between two child seats either. You might find this too limiting for your family!

With a rear-facing child seat installed, only about a 170-centimetre driver could fit in front – taller parents need to take this into account.

But with forward-facing child seats in the back, a 180-centimetre plus driver or passenger can fit in the front, which is much better!

When it comes to legroom, there is a small hump in the central seat footwell, so any passenger there would have to straddle that hump.

How comfortable is the 2025 Audi S3 Sportback for families?

Passengers in the back of the Audi S3 Sportback are kept nice and comfortable. There are air-con vents in the back of the central console box so you can keep them the right temperature while you're driving along.

There are handles above both rear doors so you can hang a toy for rear-facing little passengers to keep them entertained.

And there are lights in the central ceiling as well, which is great for checking on kids at night or doing up seatbelts in the dark.

I have found our daughter does not like travelling in the dark in the car so if it gets dark whilst travelling then I reach back and turn the interior light on for her. So it's really important for me that I can reach the rear ceiling light.

The media system in the Audi S3 Sportback has a 10.1-inch screen. While it's not the biggest, it's ample and all you need!

The S3 Sportback has wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, which is great for accessing your phone, your apps and music while you're driving along.

The main system is really nice and modern. It's easy to navigate and to use. It does have built-in sat nav, which is fantastic, and it also has some things that I really like – the weather, the calendar, the news and things like that.

If you go into the settings menu, you can customise a lot of things about the car, things that we really like in our family, like the sound. So if your kids are a little bit noise sensitive, as lots of them are, this is a great feature.

You can also go into the car settings and turn on and off different driver assist settings and customise the drive how you like it.

When you put the S3 Sportback into reverse, the camera images are really nice and clear. You can easily turn the parking sensor volume on and off on the screen as well.

Some of these safety features are also features that drive me crazy as a mum! Like the lane departure and forward collision alert or the parking sensor beeping sound. I want all the safety technology AND to be able to mute the sound when Bub's asleep!

Below the media screen you have the air-con controls. They're separate to the main screen, which is fantastic because it makes them much easier to use when you're driving along!

The front seats are Sport front seats in plush Nappa leather with S embossing and diamond contrast stitching and there is also electric adjustment for both front seats. You can't adjust those built-in headrests for wearing a ponytail though.

I had spent hours styling my hair this morning to get it just right too… said no new mum ever!!!