Vehicle report
1989 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
Fuel economy
3 configurations| Configuration | Fuel | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6L 4-cyl, (NO-CAT), Manual 5-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Diesel | 31 | 39 | 34 |
| 1.8L 4-cyl, (FFS), Manual 5-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Regular Gasoline | 22 | 31 | 25 |
| 1.8L 4-cyl, (FFS), Automatic 3-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Regular Gasoline | 20 | 26 | 22 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.