Vehicle report
1998 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE
Fuel economy
4 configurations| Configuration | Fuel | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9L 4-cyl, Manual 5-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Diesel | 34 | 43 | 38 |
| 1.9L 4-cyl, Automatic 4-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Diesel | 29 | 39 | 33 |
| 2L 4-cyl, Manual 5-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Regular Gasoline | 20 | 27 | 23 |
| 2L 4-cyl, Automatic 4-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Regular Gasoline | 19 | 24 | 21 |
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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.