Volkswagen Cabrio MPG by year — every rating on record

The Volkswagen Cabrio has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 8 model years, from 1995 to 2002. Across those years its best rated version returned 24 mpg (1995) and its thirstiest returned 22 mpg (1995). The EPA record holds 16 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Subcompact Cars.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Volkswagen Cabrio placed highest in 2002 at #10 of 34, and lowest in 1996 at #22 of 38. It spent 6 of its 8 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 16 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 1 of 2 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Cabrio fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2002 Volkswagen Cabrio burns 479 to 500 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2002 model year is $2,600 to $2,700 a year in fuel, or $2,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Subcompact Cars

Across the 461 nameplates EPA classifies as Subcompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 24 mpg. At 24 mpg the Volkswagen Cabrio is exactly at the median.

• All Subcompact Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Volkswagen nameplates

Every Volkswagen model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.