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Volkswagen Jetta Fuel Economy Data

4dr Sedan turbocharged 180hp 1.8L I4 5-sp manual 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 light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.688
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 31.574
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 35.313
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 32.576
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.793
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 32.872
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hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 32.586
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.778
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.402
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 33.250
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.778
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 29.420
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.810
hills light none 0 0 50 50 60 29.926
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.000
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 31.930
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 35.698
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.978
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.453
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 32.623
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 35.165
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 35.258
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 32.222
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.839
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.611
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 31.429
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.263
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 33.588
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.564
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 33.200
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.040
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.980
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 35.161
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 31.744
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.659
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 31.923
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.417
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.367
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 31.293
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 35.333
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.762
flat lead light 15 25 50 10 75 25.200
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.316
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 30.000
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.191
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 31.364
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.125
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 32.900
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.033
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 31.805
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.167
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 30.615
hills light none 0 0 50 50 60 32.602
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 32.788
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.086
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.667
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.079
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.086
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.000
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 32.411
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.021
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.684
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 32.560
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.000
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.333
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 30.522
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 35.253
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.725
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.211
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.441
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 35.463
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.404
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.330
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 31.826
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 35.287
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.952
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.667
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 32.526
hills light none 0 0 50 50 60 35.268
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 32.424
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 35.357
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 31.484
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.000
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 33.211
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 35.091
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.222
hills light none 0 0 50 50 60 29.141
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.247
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.658
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 34.717
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.667
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 31.565
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.963
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 31.269
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.255
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.500
hills light none 0 0 50 50 60 29.649
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.800
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 31.731
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.538
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.511
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 31.971
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.333
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.769
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 35.176
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.824
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 32.519
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.271
hills light none 0 0 50 50 60 31.168
hills light hvy 0 0 25 75 70 31.750
hills light none 0 0 50 50 60 29.804
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.086
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 33.385
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.871
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 32.788
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 33.253
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 31.299
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 32.605
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 34.255
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.469
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 36.129
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 33.000
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 32.538
hills light none 0 0 10 90 60 32.525
hills light none 0 0 25 75 70 31.687

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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)

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