Volkswagen Passat 4motion MPG by year — every rating on record

The Volkswagen Passat 4motion has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 9 model years, from 2000 to 2008. Across those years its best rated version returned 22 mpg (2004) and its thirstiest returned 18 mpg (2000). The EPA record holds 18 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize 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 Passat 4motion placed highest in 2004 at #42 of 65, and lowest in 2001 at #56 of 62. It spent 0 of its 9 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 18 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 2 of 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Passat 4motion fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2008 Volkswagen Passat 4motion burns 605 to 605 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 2008 model year is $4,100 to $4,100 a year in fuel, or $9,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Compact Cars

Across the 498 nameplates EPA classifies as Compact Cars, the median best combined rating is 26 mpg. At 19 mpg the Volkswagen Passat 4motion is 7 mpg below the median, which is worth about $570 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Compact 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.