Lamborghini Urus buying guide

The 2023 model year split the range. Until then the Urus (sold from 2018 to 2022) used a 641 hp V8, an eight-speed automatic and all-wheel drive with torque vectoring, essentially unchanged. Carbon-ceramic brakes are standard throughout, 440mm at the front.

For 2023 Lamborghini replaced the base car with the Urus S. It makes 657 hp and has a revised hood plus new front and rear styling. The Performante arrived the same year with the same output, but it swaps the air suspension for steel springs, sits lower, has a wider track, less weight, carbon-fiber body elements and a Rally drive mode.

Marque and CarsCounsel both name the 2023 Urus S as the best buy, and treat the Performante as the enthusiast's choice, since the S matches its power. On ride, Octane Files and Exotics Hunter agree the air-sprung Urus and S are the better riders, while the Performante's springs sit 20mm lower and ride harder.

The Urus SE plug-in hybrid arrived for 2025 with a published 789 hp combined, and sits outside the versions we track. Browse used Urus listings, or go straight to the Urus S or Performante pages.

Fuel-line connectors

On 2019 and 2020 cars the fuel-line quick connectors could soften in engine-bay heat, a fire risk that led to a recall. Confirm the work was done.

Cracked cylinder bores

A handful of engines built in October 2020 developed cracked bores, traced to a misaligned block casting stamp. PistonHeads puts the total at 12 cars, four of them Uruses built within two weeks.

Air suspension leaks

As the car ages, the adaptive air struts tend to leak, according to CarsCounsel. Replacement needs specialized calibration and expensive OEM parts.

Infotainment glitches

Early model years had occasional screen freezes and sensor warnings, mostly fixed by software updates.

Coolant housing heat damage

Engine heat can make coolant housings and fittings brittle. carchecker.pro puts a repair that swaps the affected parts and refills and bleeds the system at up to €2,500.

Rear-axle steering wear

Clunking or an odd rear-steer feel points to wear in the rear steering. A new actuator can run to €4,000, according to carchecker.pro.

Hood latch rivets

Urus S and Performante models from 2023 and 2024 were recalled over the hood-latch striker rivets. Ask for proof the fix was done.

Servicing is annual, and it goes through the dealer network. One UK dealer quotes £1,074 for the annual service and £2,358 for the major service, according to PistonHeads. The annual visit covers fresh engine oil and filter, brake fluid and an alignment check; the major service adds spark plugs, air filter and transmission oil. Carchecker.pro gives the oil interval as 15,000 km or 12 months.

Tires on the 21 to 24-inch wheels wear quickly on this heavy car and there is no spare. Carbon-ceramic brake replacement is a very large bill. The Urus price guide shows what the cars cost to buy.

Buy a 2023 Urus S. Marque and CarsCounsel both pick it, and it gives you the 657 hp output on air suspension that rides better than the Performante's. Take the Performante only if you want the lower, firmer setup, since the power is the same.

Skip any 2019 or 2020 car without a complete service history: those are the years with the fuel-line recall and the air suspension and electrical teething trouble CarsCounsel describes. CarsCounsel and Octane Files rate the V8 itself as proven, so the risk sits in the struts, screens and recall work, not the engine.