Volkswagen Golf: real-world fuel consumption
Fuel meter readings from 235,506 Volkswagen Golf cars reported in 2024, split by engine.
Excluding plug-in hybrids, the average is 6.1 L/100 km on the road against 5.2 officially (18% above official).
Lowest real-world consumption: Diesel · 85 kW (116 hp) at 5.2 L/100 km.
Every engine: official vs real
| Engine | cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol · 81 kW (110 hp) | 17,928 | 5.4 | 6.1 | +13% |
| Petrol · 96 kW (131 hp) | 17,353 | 5.5 | 6.1 | +12% |
| Petrol · 180 kW (245 hp) | 12,696 | 7.4 | 8.8 | +20% |
| Petrol · 110 kW (150 hp) | 12,190 | 5.7 | 6.5 | +14% |
| Petrol · 221 kW (300 hp) | 10,287 | 7.5 | 9.3 | +25% |
| Petrol · 235 kW (320 hp) | 5,312 | 7.9 | 10.5 | +33% |
| Petrol · 140 kW (190 hp) | 3,605 | 6.8 | 7.5 | +10% |
| Petrol · 66 kW (90 hp) | 1,536 | 5.3 | 5.9 | +11% |
| Petrol · 245 kW (333 hp) | 1,437 | 8.0 | 10.6 | +32% |
| Petrol · 85 kW (116 hp) | 375 | 5.5 | 6.2 | +12% |
| Petrol · 195 kW (265 hp) | 194 | 7.2 | 9.5 | +32% |
| Diesel · 85 kW (116 hp) | 45,623 | 4.4 | 5.2 | +18% |
| Diesel · 110 kW (150 hp) | 37,045 | 4.6 | 5.5 | +20% |
| Diesel · 147 kW (200 hp) | 9,389 | 5.4 | 6.3 | +18% |
| Hybrid · 81 kW (110 hp) | 14,502 | 5.2 | 6.0 | +15% |
| Hybrid · 110 kW (150 hp) | 14,068 | 5.7 | 6.6 | +16% |
| Hybrid · 96 kW (131 hp) | 11,495 | 5.6 | 6.2 | +11% |
| Hybrid · 85 kW (116 hp) | 560 | 5.4 | 6.1 | +13% |
Engines with fewer than 100 cars in the data are not shown. Hybrid includes mild hybrids (48 V) as registered by the manufacturer.
Plug-in hybrid
| Engine | cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Electric share | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plug-in hybrid · 110 kW (150 hp) | 19,454 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 29% | +334% |
The official WLTP figure for plug-in hybrids assumes a share of electric driving based on range. When cars are charged less often than assumed, real consumption is far higher.
By reporting year
| cars | Real world | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10,212 | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 36,619 | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 138,373 | 6.1 |
| 2024 | 215,965 | 6.1 |
The same cars are reported again each year with their lifetime totals, so years are not added together.
Models: Volkswagen
- Volkswagen Tiguan 7.1 L/100 km · +14%
- Volkswagen T-Roc 6.7 L/100 km · +14%
- Volkswagen Passat 6.2 L/100 km · +17%
- Volkswagen T-Cross 6.7 L/100 km · +12%
- Volkswagen Polo 6.3 L/100 km · +14%
- Volkswagen Taigo 6.6 L/100 km · +14%
- Volkswagen Touran 6.5 L/100 km · +15%
- Volkswagen Caddy 6.5 L/100 km · +24%
- Volkswagen Multivan 8.9 L/100 km · +14%
- Volkswagen Arteon 7.1 L/100 km · +19%
- Volkswagen Up! 5.7 L/100 km · +12%
- Volkswagen Touareg 9.2 L/100 km · +10%
Source: European Environment Agency, real-world CO₂ emissions from cars, 2024 data (CC BY 4.0), based on on-board fuel consumption meters (Regulation (EU) 2019/631, Article 12). Grouping by model and engine, averages and percentiles by RealFuelConsumption. Not affiliated with the EEA or the manufacturer.