Vehicle report
2002 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE
Fuel economy
7 configurations| Configuration | Fuel | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9L 4-cyl, Manual 5-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Diesel | 35 | 44 | 38 |
| 1.9L 4-cyl, Automatic 4-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Diesel | 29 | 39 | 33 |
| 1.8L 4-cyl, Manual 5-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Premium Gasoline | 21 | 28 | 24 |
| 2L 4-cyl, Manual 5-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Regular Gasoline | 21 | 28 | 24 |
| 1.8L 4-cyl, Automatic 4-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Premium Gasoline | 20 | 27 | 23 |
| 1.8L 4-cyl, Manual 6-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Premium Gasoline | 20 | 28 | 23 |
| 2L 4-cyl, Automatic 4-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Regular Gasoline | 20 | 27 | 23 |
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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.