2006 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.
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Volkswagen Jetta Gas Mileage
| 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 |
| 2006 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
hills | med | light | 5 | 50 | 35 | 10 | 62 | 37.4 |
| hills | med | light | 0 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 62 | 37.6 | ||
| hills | med | light | 0 | 10 | 30 | 60 | 62 | 42.7 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
hills | med | light | 2 | 28 | 38 | 32 | 62 | 39.2 |
| Averages | hills | med | light | 2 | 28 | 38 | 32 | 62 | 39.2 | |
| With the turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Volkswagen Jetta fuel economy has been averaging
39.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Volkswagen Jettas in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 38 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 62 miles per hour (32 percent), in the city (28 percent), and in heavy traffic (2 percent). In addition the average 2006 Volkswagen Jetta in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| 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 |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 70 | 27.0 |
| flat | med | light | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 70 | 27.0 | ||
| flat | med | light | 35 | 15 | 10 | 40 | 60 | 22.2 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 32.2 | ||
| flat | med | light | 1 | 4 | 10 | 85 | 65 | 25.0 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 7 | 10 | 40 | 43 | 67 | 26.7 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 7 | 10 | 40 | 43 | 67 | 26.7 | |
| With the turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta has been averaging
26.7 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Volkswagen Jettas in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 67 miles per hour (about 43 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (40 percent), in the city (10 percent), and in heavy traffic (7 percent). In addition the average 2006 Volkswagen Jetta in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| 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 |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD |
flat | med | hvy | 20 | 15 | 5 | 60 | 60 | 26.3 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 80 | 30.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 20 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 55 | 28.3 | ||
| flat | med | none | 20 | 15 | 5 | 60 | 60 | 25.3 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 5 | 5 | 70 | 20 | 60 | 29.0 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 13 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 63 | 27.8 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 13 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 63 | 27.8 | |
| With the turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 engine, 6-speed automated manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Volkswagen Jetta gas mileage has been averaging
27.8 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Volkswagen Jettas in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 63 miles per hour (about 60 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (18 percent), in heavy traffic (13 percent), and in the city (9 percent). In addition the average 2006 Volkswagen Jetta in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| 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 |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 25 | 15 | 0 | 60 | 75 | 42.3 |
| flat | med | light | 25 | 15 | 0 | 60 | 75 | 41.3 | ||
| flat | med | light | 25 | 15 | 0 | 60 | 75 | 40.2 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 30 | 20 | 0 | 50 | 75 | 40.7 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 30 | 20 | 0 | 50 | 75 | 40.6 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 27 | 17 | 0 | 56 | 75 | 41.0 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 27 | 17 | 0 | 56 | 75 | 41.0 | |
| With the turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel engine, 6-speed automated manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Volkswagen Jetta fuel economy has been averaging
41.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Volkswagen Jettas in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 75 miles per hour (about 56 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (27 percent), in the city (17 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent). In addition the average 2006 Volkswagen Jetta in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| 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 |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
hills | med | none | 0 | 75 | 0 | 25 | 80 | 35.0 |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
hills | med | none | 0 | 75 | 0 | 25 | 80 | 35.0 |
| Averages | hills | med | none | 0 | 75 | 0 | 25 | 80 | 35.0 | |
| With the turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta has been averaging
35.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Volkswagen Jettas in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 75 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 80 miles per hour (25 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent). In addition the average 2006 Volkswagen Jetta in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| 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 |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | v.lt | none | 10 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 65 | 44.0 |
| hills | med | none | 0 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 60 | 46.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 60 | 46.0 | ||
| flat | light | none | 15 | 20 | 35 | 30 | 60 | 41.0 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 60 | 40.7 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 5 | 11 | 30 | 54 | 61 | 43.5 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 5 | 11 | 30 | 54 | 61 | 43.5 | |
| With the turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Volkswagen Jetta gas mileage has been averaging
43.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Volkswagen Jettas in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 61 miles per hour (about 54 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (30 percent), in the city (11 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2006 Volkswagen Jetta in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| 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 |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 150-horsepower 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 70 | 30.0 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 60 | 40 | 60 | 42.9 | ||
| flat | light | light | 15 | 5 | 60 | 20 | 70 | 24.5 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 70 | 32.0 | ||
| flat | light | light | 5 | 10 | 50 | 35 | 65 | 29.0 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 150-horsepower 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 4 | 3 | 36 | 56 | 67 | 31.7 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 4 | 3 | 36 | 56 | 67 | 31.7 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.5L I5 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Volkswagen Jetta fuel economy has been averaging
31.7 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Volkswagen Jettas in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 67 miles per hour (about 56 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (36 percent), in heavy traffic (4 percent), and in the city (3 percent). In addition the average 2006 Volkswagen Jetta in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| 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 |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 150-horsepower 2.5L I5 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 10 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 68 | 31.4 |
| flat | med | hvy | 0 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 80 | 24.3 | ||
| hills | med | light | 0 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 75 | 28.0 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 0 | 43 | 0 | 57 | 80 | 26.2 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 150-horsepower 2.5L I5 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | hvy | 3 | 28 | 20 | 49 | 76 | 27.5 |
| Averages | flat | med | hvy | 3 | 28 | 20 | 49 | 76 | 27.5 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.5L I5 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta has been averaging
27.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Volkswagen Jettas in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 76 miles per hour (about 49 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (28 percent), in the suburbs (20 percent), and in heavy traffic (3 percent). In addition the average 2006 Volkswagen Jetta in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real 2006 Volkswagen Jetta MPG
| 2006 Volkswagen Jetta Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
It is the advertised 41 mpg in everyday use. |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
as advertised 41 mpg |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD |
My Jetta TDI DSG regularly gets more than 40MPG |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD |
When I was in the market, fuel economy was my main criteria. Basically it came down to hybrid or diesel. Diesel won out due to its known life cycle as opposed to the unknown battery situation with a hybrid. |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD |
Awesome highway mileage, never less than 42 MPG. |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD |
I get up to 33 on the highway--above 70mph. I consider that amazing, given the power. |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD |
The Jetta TDI has an incredible amount of power, yet delvers phenomenal fuel economy. We can easily achieve over 1000km per tank. |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD |
Great TDI fuel economy: approaches 40 mpg in city and have registered 55+ highway under the right conditions. |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD |
Great TDI fuel economy, Nearly 700 highway miles in a tank. |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
The best in the market. Diesel is 10% cheaper than gasoline. On average diesel owners pay 30% less for fuel than those who pay for comparable cars with gasoline fuel. |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD |
TDI Diesel powertrain offers durability and MPG of near 50. |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD |
get 30 on hwy and 25 around town |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 150-horsepower 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
28+mpg hywy |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 100hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
Great overall fuel economy at 41.5 average. |
| 2006 Volkswagen Jetta Fuel Economy: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 150-horsepower 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Thirsty in the city |
