Dodge Dakota vs. Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen MPG

Chart is based on 76 fuel economy reports for the Dodge Dakota and 232 fuel economy reports for the Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen.

Dodge Dakota MPG

Year	Body/Powertrain	flat, hilly, or mountainousLand	driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot	A/C use: none to heavyA/C	constant stop and goTraf %	many stops per mileCity %	stop every mile or twoSub %	fairly steady speedHwy %	Hwy Spd	MPG
2011	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 302-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	0	40	0	60	60	19.7
2008	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	0	2	48	49	63	18.7
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	hvy	0	5	10	85	70	17.8
2007	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	med	light	0	60	0	40	70	15.9
2006	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	none	0	0	15	85	73	16.4
2006	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	50	15	15	20	70	15.0
2006	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	34	39	1	26	60	15.2
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2005	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	med	none	4	22	22	52	65	15.1
2005	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	0	0	80	20	70	17.1
2005	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	light	none	0	80	17	3	55	15.3
2005	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	10	10	20	60	65	21.0
2004	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	15	18	15	53	70	18.0
2004	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	1	9	40	50	60	15.0
2004	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	none	12	32	32	24	72	13.1
2004	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6 4-speed automatic RWD	hills	light	light	0	6	18	76	60	20.7
2004	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	5	5	35	55	60	15.0
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 250-horsepower 5.9L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	none	0	0	0	100	90	14.7
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	8	18	48	26	60	18.5
2003	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 245-horsepower 5.9L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	light	0	0	30	70	50	13.0
2003	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	med	none	0	0	90	10	75	13.2
2003	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 175-horsepower 3.9L V6 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	23	23	23	31	70	15.0
2003	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 175-horsepower 3.9L V6 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	light	0	0	40	60	55	17.0
2002	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 245-horsepower 5.9L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	med	light	10	30	40	20	60	8.0
2002	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	3	20	7	70	68	16.1
2000	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 175-horsepower 3.9L V6 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	none	0	10	80	10	75	15.1

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Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen MPG

Year	Body/Powertrain	flat, hilly, or mountainousLand	driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot	A/C use: none to heavyA/C	constant stop and goTraf %	many stops per mileCity %	stop every mile or twoSub %	fairly steady speedHwy %	Hwy Spd	MPG
2013	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	5	5	20	70	70	32.3
2012	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	10	25	65	70	47.7
2012	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD	flat	med	light	1	6	22	70	74	36.9
2012	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	10	80	10	75	23.2
2011	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	5	9	18	68	73	42.6
2011	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD	hills	med	hvy	35	8	30	27	74	33.9
2011	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	17	0	83	0	0	26.0
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2011	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L I5 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	0	43	24	33	63	24.2
2010	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	3	13	29	55	68	40.7
2010	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD	flat	light	none	9	10	14	67	68	40.6
2010	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L I5 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	6	75	6	13	67	25.0
2009	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	14	10	16	61	78	36.3
2009	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual AWD	flat	light	none	9	0	36	55	100	44.4
2009	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD	flat	med	none	3	17	30	50	63	39.6
2009	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	3	5	43	50	70	25.6
2009	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L I5 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	7	20	52	22	68	24.6

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Dodge Dakota

Dodge Dakota Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2004	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	Gas mileage is not too great. Essentially, it is no better than many larger trucks. Long trip highway mileage averages 19.5 mpg, but in-town driving really pulls it down. My driving is 75% highway, but just that 25% town driving pulls the mileage down to about 17. see full Dodge Dakota review

Dodge Dakota Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	It's a v8 4x4 truck. The mpg is awful. Not that you would expect different. see full Dodge Dakota review
2007	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6 4-speed automatic RWD	HORRIBLE. EPA rated for 17city 20hwy but due to transmission problem, I doubt I exceeded 20mpg on most occasions. see full Dodge Dakota review
2005	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	9 to 15 mpg for a V-6 see full Dodge Dakota review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen

Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2013	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD	mid 30s in town about 40 so far on trips expect better as the engine breaks in and we take more freeway trips see full Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen review
2012	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD	Excellent with the TDI - not sure the gas version. see full Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen review
2011	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD	No need to sacrifice mpg to get that power. Have gotten 50 mpg on highway trips of 40 miles. Averaging 39 mpg at fill-ups. Getting 300 miles to half a tank of gas. see full Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen review
2011	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	I was hoping for a bit better than the 8+ litres/100 km we are getting with this Sportwagen. I was hoping it would be closer to the 6 l/100 km advertised on the window sticker. see full Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen review
2011	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD	Our Sportwagen, automatic, has 17,000 mostly country/suburban miles. We routinely get 43 mpg and the mileage seems to have improved a bit, maybe 2-3 mpg since new. Top mileage is about 47 mph on the interstate, low is about 37 in combined in-town/suburban winter driving. For a car that is fun to drive and responsive at the stop light, this seems very good to me. Right now, diesel is at a premium compared to gas, but we still are saving money on fuel. Mileage on other brands of small wagons was much lower for the same utility. A friend with a new, 2013 Subaru wagon got 30 mpg on a long trip and was happy, but nothing like the TDI delivers. see full Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen review
2009	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD	Porsche performance with Prius economy see full Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen review
2009	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD	With 32k Miles on the odo, the mileage keeps improving. I think the engine will be fully broken in at about 50k see full Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen review
2009	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD	The TDI is a great contender in the fuel economy range. I do alot of driving and it would have presented great savings to me if I was able to located one when I needed to purchase a car. see full Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen review
2009	4dr Wagon turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD	I was getting around 50 mpg on steady state freeway driving. But the performance was far from economy car- Way better! Can imagine what is possible when the car gets broke in. Excellent all around. see full Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen review

Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2011	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	The Sportwagen's fuel economy is exactly what you'd expect from a fairly substantial compact wagon and a 2.5 litre gas engine, not the magically impossible gas mileage posted on the window sticker at the dealership! see full Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen review