Volkswagen Touareg MPG by year — every rating on record

The Volkswagen Touareg has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 14 model years, from 2004 to 2017. Across those years its best rated version returned 24 mpg (2016) and its thirstiest returned 14 mpg (2004). The EPA record holds 32 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD.

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 Touareg placed highest in 2013 at #3 of 62, and lowest in 2008 at #64 of 108. It spent 11 of its 14 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 32 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 5 of 7 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Touareg fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2017 Volkswagen Touareg 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 2017 model year is $3,300 to $3,300 a year in fuel, or $5,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD

Across the 219 nameplates EPA classifies as Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 19 mpg the Volkswagen Touareg is 2 mpg below the median, which is worth about $202 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD 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.