Real-world fuel economy

Volkswagen Real MPG by model

Real-world fuel economy for 45 Volkswagen models, reported by owners and set against the official figure engine by engine, from 21,105 submissions. Pick a model for the full engine table and to add your own figure.

Volkswagen Amarok

2011–2023 · 5 engines with real-world data

30.0mpg

37 submissions

Volkswagen Arteon

2017–on · 8 engines with real-world data

44.6mpg

66 submissions

Volkswagen Beetle

1998–on · 24 engines with real-world data

43.1mpg

147 submissions

Volkswagen Caddy

2010–on · 16 engines with real-world data

43.7mpg

159 submissions

Volkswagen CC

2012–2017 · 10 engines with real-world data

48.2mpg

149 submissions

Volkswagen Crafter

2006–2017 · 6 engines with real-world data

27.5mpg

35 submissions

Volkswagen Eos

2006–2015 · 8 engines with real-world data

42.0mpg

112 submissions

Volkswagen Golf

2004–on · 176 engines with real-world data

49.5mpg

10,252 submissions

Volkswagen Golf GTI

2013–on · 10 engines with real-world data

35.3mpg

381 submissions

Volkswagen Golf Plus

2005–2009 · 13 engines with real-world data

49.9mpg

215 submissions

Volkswagen Golf R

2013–on · 6 engines with real-world data

30.9mpg

374 submissions

Volkswagen Golf SV

2014–2020 · 19 engines with real-world data

48.0mpg

195 submissions

Volkswagen Jetta

2006–2017 · 21 engines with real-world data

51.9mpg

237 submissions

Volkswagen passat

2005–on · 106 engines with real-world data

49.3mpg

1,872 submissions

Volkswagen Passat CC

2008–2012 · 5 engines with real-world data

48.5mpg

149 submissions

Volkswagen Phaeton

2002–2010 · 3 engines with real-world data

30.8mpg

25 submissions

Volkswagen Polo

2005–on · 44 engines with real-world data

49.3mpg

1,406 submissions

Volkswagen Polo GTI

2010–on · 3 engines with real-world data

37.0mpg

151 submissions

Volkswagen polo iv

2005–on · 10 engines with real-world data

50.1mpg

262 submissions

Volkswagen Scirocco

2008–2017 · 21 engines with real-world data

42.1mpg

548 submissions

Volkswagen Sharan

1995–2021 · 17 engines with real-world data

40.3mpg

177 submissions

Volkswagen T-Cross

2018–on · 6 engines with real-world data

43.6mpg

37 submissions

Volkswagen T-Roc

2017–on · 11 engines with real-world data

44.7mpg

244 submissions

Volkswagen T5 Caravelle

2003–2015 · 13 engines with real-world data

32.6mpg

113 submissions

Volkswagen T5 Transporter

2003–2015 · 11 engines with real-world data

34.6mpg

136 submissions

Volkswagen T6 California

2015–2025 · 5 engines with real-world data

35.7mpg

24 submissions

Volkswagen T6 Caravelle

2015–2022 · 5 engines with real-world data

34.2mpg

88 submissions

Volkswagen T6 Transporter

2015–2025 · 16 engines with real-world data

34.7mpg

163 submissions

Volkswagen Taigo

2021–on · 3 engines with real-world data

45.6mpg

15 submissions

Volkswagen Tiguan

2008–2023 · 41 engines with real-world data

41.1mpg

1,242 submissions

Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace

2018–2025 · 8 engines with real-world data

37.4mpg

56 submissions

Volkswagen Touareg

2003–on · 12 engines with real-world data

30.6mpg

570 submissions

Volkswagen Touran

2003–on · 31 engines with real-world data

45.8mpg

622 submissions

Volkswagen Transporter

2003–on · 3 engines with real-world data

35.9mpg

17 submissions

Volkswagen Up

2011–2023 · 6 engines with real-world data

53.4mpg

564 submissions

Other Volkswagen models

Models where too few engines have real-world figures for a page of their own. The data we hold is here rather than lost.

Volkswagen Caravelle

2003–on

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official figures only

Engines and official figures

Volkswagen Caravelle (2003 - on) (2003–on)

2.0BiTDI 180: official 36.2 mpg
2.0BiTDI 180 Auto: official 34.9–36.2 mpg
2.0BiTDI 180 Auto 4 MOTION: official 32.1–33.6 mpg
2.0TDI 140: official 36.7 mpg
2.0TDI 140 4MOTION: official 33.6–34.0 mpg
2.0TDI 140 Auto: official 34.3 mpg

Volkswagen Caravelle (2010 - on) (2010–on)

2.0BiTDI 180: official 36.2 mpg
2.0BiTDI 180 Auto: official 34.9–36.2 mpg
2.0BiTDI 180 Auto 4 MOTION: official 32.1–33.6 mpg
2.0TDI 140: official 36.7 mpg
2.0TDI 140 4MOTION: official 33.6–34.0 mpg
2.0TDI 140 Auto: official 34.3 mpg

Volkswagen e-Golf

2014–2020

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official figures only

Engines and official figures

Volkswagen e-Golf (2014–2020)

e-Golf: official 13.2 mpg

Volkswagen Fox

2006–2012

41.2mpg

91 submissions

Engines and official figures

Volkswagen Fox (2006–2012)

1.2: official 46.3–48.7 mpg, real 42.9 mpg (90%)
1.4: official 42.2 mpg, real 37.5 mpg (89%)

Volkswagen Golf GTE

2015–2020

75.8mpg

68 submissions

Engines and official figures

Volkswagen Golf GTE (2015–2020)

GTE 1.4 TSI: official 166.0 mpg, real 75.8 mpg (46%)

Volkswagen golf vii gti

2013–on

34.2mpg

17 submissions

Engines and official figures

Volkswagen golf vii gti (2013 - on) (2013–on)

2.0 TSI 220: official 47.1 mpg
2.0 TSI 220 DSG: official 44.1 mpg
2.0 TSI 230: official 44.1–47.1 mpg
2.0 TSI 230 DSG: official 44.1–44.8 mpg
2.0 TSI Clubsport: official 40.4 mpg
2.0 TSI Clubsport DSG: official 40.4–40.9 mpg
2.0 TSI Clubsport S: official 40.4 mpg
2.0 TSI DSG: official 44.1–44.8 mpg, real 34.2 mpg (77%)

Volkswagen Grand California

2019–on

25.1mpg

2 submissions

Engines and official figures

Volkswagen Grand California (2019–on)

2.0 TDI: official 24.7–24.9 mpg, real 25.1 mpg (101%*)
2.0 TDI 4Motion: official 22.8 mpg

Volkswagen Passat GTE

2015–2024

50.5mpg

27 submissions

Engines and official figures

Volkswagen Passat GTE (2015–2024)

1.4 GTE Saloon: official 250.8–266.2 mpg
1.4 TSI GTE Estate: official 230.6–244.2 mpg, real 50.8 mpg (21%*)
1.4 TSI GTE Saloon: official 52.3 mpg, real 49.9 mpg (95%)

Volkswagen Scirocco R

2010–on

31.3mpg

5 submissions

Engines and official figures

Volkswagen Scirocco R (2010 - on) (2010–on)

R: official 34.9 mpg, real 30.9 mpg (88%)
R DSG: official 35.3 mpg, real 32.0 mpg (91%)

Volkswagen T5 California

2010–2015

33.1mpg

53 submissions

Engines and official figures

Volkswagen T5 California (2010–2015)

2.0 BiTDI: official 38.7 mpg
2.0 BiTDI 4MOTION: official 35.8 mpg
2.0 BiTDI 4MOTION DSG: official 34.0 mpg
2.0 BiTDI DSG: official 37.2 mpg
2.0 TDI: official 39.2 mpg
2.0 TDI 4MOTION: official 36.2 mpg
2.0 TDI BlueMotion Technology: official 40.4 mpg
2.0 TDI DSG: official 36.7 mpg
2.5 TDI: official 29.1–34.0 mpg, real 33.2 mpg (105%)
2.5 TDI 4MOTION: official 30.7 mpg, real 32.7 mpg (107%)

Volkswagen Up GTI

2018–2023

38.9mpg

2 submissions

Engines and official figures

Volkswagen Up GTI (2018–2023)

1.0 TSI 115: official 51.3–51.4 mpg, real 38.9 mpg (76%*)

Where the Volkswagen figures come from

Rebuilt from the archived Honest John Real MPG dataset after the site closed in 2026, with the official NEDC and WLTP figures kept alongside the owner-reported averages, plus new submissions from CarAdCheck readers. Each model page links to the archived page it was built from.

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