Volkswagen Touareg fuel consumption
Of all Volkswagen Touareg modifications produced from 2002 to 2021 real fuel consumption according to user ratings is approximately 23% higher compared to advertised consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is in average 21% higher, but for diesel engines is approximately 24% higher. Starting from 2002 Volkswagen Touareg average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption was slightly above industry average, at 2008 it was significantly higher than average, at 2009 difference became slightly above industry average and finally at 2020 difference between owner-reported and advertised fuel economy became significantly higher than average. It should be noted that the gap between advertised and actual fuel economy changed quite significantly across the entire automotive industry during this period. For more details, see the table below.
Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values
| Year | Gasoline cars | Diesel cars | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All carmakers | Volkswagen Touareg | All carmakers | Volkswagen Touareg | |
| 2002 | +6% | +10% | +7% | +7% |
| Show all years | ||||
| 2003 | +6% | +9% | +8% | +5% |
| 2004 | +7% | +12% | +9% | +5% |
| 2005 | +8% | +13% | +10% | +6% |
| 2006 | +9% | +13% | +11% | +6% |
| 2007 | +11% | +14% | +12% | +13% |
| 2008 | +12% | +18% | +13% | +19% |
| 2009 | +14% | +18% | +14% | +19% |
| 2010 | +16% | +18% | +16% | +22% |
| 2011 | +19% | - | +19% | +29% |
| 2012 | +21% | - | +23% | +29% |
| 2013 | +23% | - | +27% | +29% |
| 2014 | +26% | - | +30% | +35% |
| 2015 | +27% | - | +33% | +35% |
| 2016 | +28% | - | +36% | +39% |
| 2017 | +28% | - | +38% | +39% |
| 2018 | +28% | +33% | +39% | +37% |
| 2019 | +28% | +33% | +37% | +30% |
| 2020 | +27% | +33% | +37% | +30% |
| 2021 | +26% | +33% | +37% | +33% |
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User-reported fuel consumption may not accurately represent all users' experiences due to variables such as driving conditions, driving style, technical condition of the vehicle, and other circumstances. Thus, it should not be relied upon as a representative indicator.