Real-world fuel economy

Volkswagen T-Roc MPG: what owners actually get

Owners report 44.7 mpg from a Volkswagen T-Roc, about 95% of the official figure. On its WLTP-tested engines that is 97%, better than typical: the median WLTP-tested car in this 8,216-engine dataset returns 94%. The tables below give the figure for every engine and generation we hold. Add your own at the bottom and the averages get better for the next buyer.

44.7mpg
Real-world average, all engines
95%
of the official combined figure
27–72
Range reported by owners (mpg)
244
Owner submissions
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2017–on · real average 44.7 mpg · owners report 27.0–72.0 mpg · 242 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
1.0 TSI 110–43.7–47.149.1108%*48.6–50.2
1.0 TSI 11554.347.945.595%*34.0–55.0
1.5 TSI 15052.3–53.342.2–47.144.098%*33.0–52.0
1.5 TSI 150 DSG51.4–52.341.7–46.342.296%*31.9–52.0
1.5 TSI 150 DSG 4Motion–34.4–40.9–––
1.6 TDI 11564.2–56.288%49.0–61.0
2.0 TDI 115–56.6–60.4–––
2.0 TDI 150–51.4–58.966.0120%*–
2.0 TDI 150 4Motion56.5–49.387%43.0–54.7
2.0 TDI 150 DSG–50.4–57.743.480%*–
2.0 TSI 190 DSG 4Motion41.538.233.889%*–
2.0 TSI 300 DSG 4Motion R–32.1–––
2.0 TSI 300 R–33.230.090%*29.0–31.0

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2020–on · real average 41.2 mpg · 2 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
1.0 TSI 110–44.7–44.9–––
1.5 TSI–40.7–43.0–––
1.5 TSI 150–44.8–––
1.5 TSI 150 DSG–44.141.293%*–
1.5 TSI DSG–40.4–42.9–––

All figures in miles per gallon (UK). “Owners report” is the spread of individual submissions for that engine. * Measured against the WLTP figure rather than NEDC.

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Volkswagen T-Roc fuel economy questions

What is the real-world MPG of a Volkswagen T-Roc?

Owners report an average of 44.7 mpg across all Volkswagen T-Roc engines with data, about 95% of the official combined figure. The engine tables on this page give the figure for each engine and generation.

Why is the Volkswagen T-Roc real MPG lower than the official figure?

Official figures come from a laboratory test cycle, not the road. Cold starts, short trips, hills, load, tyres and driving style all cost fuel the test does not see. A gap of 10 to 30 per cent is normal; a much bigger gap on one engine usually points at a fault, a heavy right foot, or a diesel that never gets warm.

Where did the Honest John Volkswagen T-Roc Real MPG page go?

The site closed in August 2026 and its Real MPG section went with it. This page is where the Volkswagen T-Roc figures now live: rebuilt from the archived dataset, with the official figures kept alongside, and reopened for new submissions.

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Where the Volkswagen T-Roc figures come from

If you used the Honest John Real MPG section before the site closed in 2026, this is where the Volkswagen T-Roc figures now live. The owner-reported averages above were rebuilt from the archived dataset (archived page, 2026-04) alongside the official NEDC and WLTP figures and new submissions from CarAdCheck readers, and the section is open so they keep improving. Real-world figures also feed the running-cost estimate in our free advert check.

CarAdCheck is not affiliated with Honest John or Volkswagen Financial Services. How we rebuilt Real MPG.

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