Volkswagen fuel economy — every nameplate compared

EPA records 76 distinct Volkswagen nameplates across 44 model years, from 1984 to 2027. The most efficient nameplate on record is the e-Golf at 119 mpg combined; the thirstiest is 13 mpg.

76nameplates on record

119best nameplate mpg

13lowest nameplate mpg

1,322configurations on record

Nameplates ranked by best combined rating

#	Model	Model years	Best	Worst	Configs	EPA class	Gallons a year at best rating
1	e-Golf	2015–2019	119	116	5	Compact Cars	97 gal
2	ID.4 Pro S	2021–2025	113	93	10	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	102 gal
3	ID.4 Pro	2021–2025	113	97	10	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	102 gal
4	ID.4	2023–2026	113	102	5	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	102 gal
5	ID.4 S	2023–2025	107	107	3	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	107 gal
6	Jetta Hybrid	2013–2016	44	44	4	Compact Cars	261 gal
7	Jetta Wagon	2001–2005	39	19	30	Small Station Wagons	295 gal
8	Golf/GTI	1985–1998	38	22	18	Compact Cars	303 gal
9	Jetta	1984–2027	38	19	205	Compact Cars	303 gal
10	New Beetle	1998–2010	38	21	61	Subcompact Cars	303 gal
11	Golf	1986–2021	38	22	80	Compact Cars	303 gal
12	Rabbit	1984–2009	38	21	24	Subcompact Cars	303 gal
13	Passat	1990–2022	37	18	104	Midsize Cars	311 gal
14	Passat Wagon	1990–2010	37	18	64	Midsize Station Wagons	311 gal
15	Golf SportWagen	2015–2019	35	28	12	Small Station Wagons	329 gal
16	Beetle	2012–2019	34	24	32	Compact Cars	338 gal
17	Quantum	1984–1988	33	18	19	Compact Cars	348 gal
18	Quantum Wagon	1984–1988	33	18	21	Small Station Wagons	348 gal
19	Beetle Convertible	2013–2019	33	23	22	Subcompact Cars	348 gal
20	Jetta Sport/SE/SEL	2023–2026	33	33	4	Compact Cars	348 gal
21	Jetta SportWagen	2008–2014	32	24	28	Small Station Wagons	359 gal
22	Taos	2022–2027	31	30	6	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	371 gal
23	GLI	2022–2027	30	28	11	Compact Cars	383 gal
24	Beetle Dune (same vehicle as Volkswagen Beetle Dune Convertible)	2016–2018	29	27	3	Compact Cars	397 gal
25	Tiguan S	2023–2026	29	27	4	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	397 gal
26	GTI	1986–2026	28	19	69	Compact Cars	411 gal
27	Jetta GLI	1986–2021	28	22	6	Compact Cars	411 gal
28	Tiguan	2009–2026	28	21	24	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	411 gal
29	Arteon	2019–2023	28	25	5	Large Cars	411 gal
30	Taos 4motion	2022–2027	28	27	6	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	411 gal
31	Tiguan 4motion	2009–2027	26	20	19	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	442 gal
32	Golf R	2012–2026	26	22	15	Compact Cars	442 gal
33	Golf Alltrack	2017–2019	26	24	6	Small Station Wagons	442 gal
34	Golf SportWagen 4motion	2017–2019	26	24	6	Small Station Wagons	442 gal
35	Golf-R	2022–2023	26	23	4	Midsize Cars	442 gal
36	Cabriolet	1985–1993	25	20	18	Minicompact Cars	460 gal
37	Eos	2007–2016	25	22	17	Subcompact Cars	460 gal
38	CC	2009–2017	25	21	20	Compact Cars	460 gal
39	Fox	1987–1993	25	23	12	Subcompact Cars	460 gal
40	Atlas	2018–2027	25	19	16	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	460 gal
41	Arteon 4motion	2019–2024	25	23	6	Large Cars	460 gal
42	Jetta III	1993–1995	24	21	7	Compact Cars	479 gal
43	Golf III	1994–1995	24	21	4	Compact Cars	479 gal
44	Cabrio	1995–2002	24	22	16	Subcompact Cars	479 gal
45	New Beetle Convertible	2003–2010	24	22	21	Minicompact Cars	479 gal
46	Touareg	2004–2017	24	14	32	Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD	479 gal
47	Tiguan R-Line 4motion	2022–2024	24	24	3	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	479 gal
48	Fox Wagon	1988–1990	24	24	3	Small Station Wagons	479 gal
49	Scirocco	1984–1987	23	21	10	Subcompact Cars	500 gal
50	Scirocco 16v	1986–1988	23	22	3	Subcompact Cars	500 gal
51	GTI 16v (same vehicle as Volkswagen Jetta GLI 16v)	1987–1992	23	21	6	Compact Cars	500 gal
52	Atlas 4motion	2018–2027	23	18	10	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	500 gal
53	Atlas Cross Sport	2020–2026	23	19	11	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	500 gal
54	Passat 4motion	2000–2008	22	18	18	Compact Cars	523 gal
55	Passat Wagon 4motion	2000–2008	22	18	17	Midsize Station Wagons	523 gal
56	Atlas Cross Sport 4motion	2020–2026	22	19	11	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	523 gal
57	Atlas SE 4motion	2024–2026	22	21	3	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	523 gal
58	Touareg Hybrid	2011–2015	21	21	5	Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	548 gal
59	Atlas 4motion Peak Edition	2024–2026	21	20	3	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	548 gal
60	Atlas SEL 4motion	2024–2026	21	21	3	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	548 gal
61	Corrado	1990–1992	21	20	5	Subcompact Cars	548 gal
62	R32	2004–2008	20	19	2	Subcompact Cars	575 gal
63	CC 4motion	2009–2017	20	20	9	Compact Cars	575 gal
64	Routan	2009–2014	20	18	8	Minivan - 2WD	575 gal
65	Corrado SLC	1992–1994	19	17	7	Subcompact Cars	605 gal
66	Jetta III GLX	1994–1995	19	18	4	Compact Cars	605 gal
67	GTI VR6	1995–1998	19	19	4	Compact Cars	605 gal
68	Jetta GLX	1996–1998	19	19	6	Compact Cars	605 gal
69	Passat Syncro (same vehicle as Volkswagen Passat Wagon Syncro)	1998–1999	18	18	3	Midsize Cars	639 gal
70	Vanagon	1984–1985	17	15	8	Vans	676 gal
71	Eurovan	1993–2003	17	15	10	Minivan - 2WD	676 gal
72	Quantum Syncro Wagon	1985–1988	17	17	4	Small Station Wagons	676 gal
73	Vanagon/Camper	1986–1991	17	14	12	Vans	676 gal
74	Eurovan Camper	1995–2003	16	14	8	Minivan - 2WD	719 gal
75	Phaeton	2004–2006	16	13	6	Large Cars	719 gal
76	Vanagon Syncro	1986–1991	14	14	6	Vans	821 gal

Configurations Volkswagen has offered by model year

Model year	Nameplates	Configurations	Most efficient that year
2027	7	7	Jetta (34 mpg)
2026	17	19	ID.4 (113 mpg)
2025	20	23	ID.4 Pro S (113 mpg)
2024	22	28	ID.4 Pro S (113 mpg)
2023	21	31	ID.4 Pro S (107 mpg)
2022	18	28	ID.4 Pro (107 mpg)
2021	15	25	ID.4 Pro (99 mpg)
2020	12	20	Jetta (34 mpg)
2019	18	27	e-Golf (119 mpg)
2018	16	27	e-Golf (119 mpg)
2017	17	29	e-Golf (119 mpg)
2016	17	34	e-Golf (116 mpg)
2015	17	46	e-Golf (116 mpg)
2014	16	49	Jetta Hybrid (44 mpg)
2013	17	47	Jetta Hybrid (44 mpg)
2012	15	38	Passat (34 mpg)
2011	12	28	Jetta (32 mpg)
2010	15	34	Jetta (32 mpg)
2009	15	36	Jetta (32 mpg)
2008	13	28	Jetta (25 mpg)
2007	11	26	Jetta (25 mpg)
2006	10	31	New Beetle (34 mpg)
2005	12	54	Jetta (35 mpg)
2004	13	58	Jetta (36 mpg)
2003	12	49	Jetta Wagon (39 mpg)
2002	12	50	Jetta Wagon (39 mpg)
2001	12	41	Jetta (38 mpg)
2000	11	39	Jetta (38 mpg)
1999	10	34	New Beetle (38 mpg)
1998	9	25	New Beetle (38 mpg)
1997	8	18	Golf/GTI (37 mpg)
1996	7	19	Golf/GTI (38 mpg)
1995	8	17	Jetta III (24 mpg)
1994	7	14	Golf III (24 mpg)
1993	7	23	Fox (25 mpg)
1992	9	18	Jetta (33 mpg)
1991	10	20	Jetta (34 mpg)
1990	11	19	Jetta (34 mpg)
1989	8	15	Jetta (34 mpg)
1988	12	19	Jetta (25 mpg)
1987	12	20	Golf (33 mpg)
1986	12	25	Jetta (35 mpg)
1985	8	25	Golf/GTI (35 mpg)
1984	6	59	Rabbit (38 mpg)