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Volkswagen · model year 1997
1997 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
Wagon · Front-Wheel Drive · Diesel · EPA class: Midsize-Large Station Wagons
EPA figures · 1997fueleconomy.gov
36MPG combined
32/42MPG city / highway
$2,650fuel a year
283 g CO₂ per mile 1.9 L 4-cyl turbo Manual 5-spd
This car on fueleconomy.gov, read 2 October 2026. Your own figures depend on how and where you drive.
Where it places
Every figure on record
- Combined MPG
- 36 MPG
- City MPG
- 32 MPG
- Highway MPG
- 42 MPG
- Annual fuel cost
- $2,650
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 283 g per mile
- Model year
- 1997
- Body
- Wagon
- EPA size class
- Midsize-Large Station Wagons
- Drive
- Front-Wheel Drive
- Engine
- 1.9 L 4-cyl turbo
- Transmission
- Manual 5-spd
- Fuel
- Diesel
Efficiency
Running cost
The car
Powertrain
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