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Volkswagen Jetta Fuel Economy Data

4dr Sedan turbocharged 180hp 1.8L I4 5-sp shiftable automatic FWD

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
hills med none 0 0 0 100 65 33.000
hills light none 0 0 100 0 N/A 26.045
hills med light 20 20 40 20 70 26.313
hills light none 0 0 100 0 N/A 22.114
hills med none 0 0 100 0 N/A 24.600
hills med none 0 5 35 60 65 26.300
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hills light none 0 0 100 0 N/A 23.882
mtns med light 5 15 20 60 60 27.400
flat med none 0 70 20 10 74 25.400
flat v.lt none 0 0 1 99 70 25.926
flat v.lt none 0 0 1 99 70 26.491
flat v.lt none 0 0 1 99 70 26.000
flat v.lt none 0 0 1 99 70 26.250
flat med none 0 70 20 10 74 24.800
flat v.lt none 0 0 1 99 70 27.200
flat med none 0 0 10 90 60 28.000

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2003 Volkswagen Jetta

2003 Volkswagen Jetta Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel
5-speed manual FWD		 48 MPG see full Volkswagen Jetta review
2004 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel
5-speed manual FWD		 Consistently get 45 - 50 mpg mixed city/highway see full Volkswagen Jetta review
2004 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Around town, this vehicle averages roughly 37-39 mpg- not too shabby. However, one must consider the skyrocketing price of diesel fuel into this equation... see full Volkswagen Jetta review
2003 4dr Wagon turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel
5-speed manual FWD		 It gets better mpg than any other new wagon. see full Volkswagen Jetta review
2003 4dr Sedan turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel
4-speed automatic FWD		 Average with automatic 39.5 mpg. In all types of driving. Have gotten as much as 44 mpg on long trips see full Volkswagen Jetta review
2003 4dr Sedan turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel
4-speed automatic FWD		 Driven hard, I still get 31-32 mpg. driven like a normal human, I get 38-39. I really cant complain. see full Volkswagen Jetta review
2003 4dr Sedan 115-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 Average between 30 and 35 mpg even when driven hard. see full Volkswagen Jetta review
2003 4dr Sedan turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel
5-speed manual FWD		 Sticker said 50 highway (for the 5spd diesel wagon) I averaged 48 over 40,000 of ownership, and I drove it like a rental car. see full Volkswagen Jetta review
2003 4dr Sedan turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel
5-speed manual FWD		 Jetta TDI - Typical economy is in the mid 40s to mid 50s. see full Volkswagen Jetta review
2003 4dr Sedan turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel
5-speed manual FWD		 Diesel get 50+ mpg highway - better than any hybrid. see full Volkswagen Jetta review
2003 Volkswagen Jetta Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2004 4dr Sedan 115-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 It could be better-I average 27-28 MPG in mixed city/highway driving. see full Volkswagen Jetta review
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 180hp 1.8L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Even when driving extremely conservatively, I have never been able to get much more than 30 mpg highway on this car, which seems low for a car of this size and power. A taller overdrive might help in this regard. see full Volkswagen Jetta review
2003 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 2.8L V6
6-speed manual FWD		 My mileage during the winter was not too good. My daily commute is short, so the car barely gets to full operating temperature. My Civic Si did considerably better around town. see full Volkswagen Jetta review
2002 4dr Sedan 115-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 I average between 18-22. Not very good for an economy car. see full Volkswagen Jetta review
 

2003 Volkswagen Jetta Gas Mileage (MPG)

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Volkswagen Jetta's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.