Volkswagen Tiguan MPG by Year

EPA rates the best gas Tiguan of each model year at 21 to 29 mpg combined.

Every year from 2010 to 2026 is below, with city and highway ratings and EPA's yearly cost to run each version.

Data: US EPA, fueleconomy.govUpdated Oct 1, 2026

Every Tiguan model year

Newest first. Each cell is the best-rated version of that kind that year, with its city and highway ratings and EPA's yearly cost to run it. Open a year for every version.

Model year	Best gas
2026 Tiguan	29 mpg 26 city / 34 hwy $2,300 a year
2025 Tiguan	29 mpg 26 city / 34 hwy $2,300 a year
2024 Tiguan	27 mpg 24 city / 31 hwy $2,500 a year
2023 Tiguan	27 mpg 24 city / 31 hwy $2,500 a year
2022 Tiguan	26 mpg 23 city / 30 hwy $2,600 a year
2021 Tiguan	25 mpg 23 city / 29 hwy $2,700 a year
2020 Tiguan	25 mpg 22 city / 29 hwy $2,700 a year
2019 Tiguan	25 mpg 22 city / 29 hwy $2,700 a year
2018 Tiguan	24 mpg 22 city / 27 hwy $2,800 a year
2017 Tiguan	22 mpg 20 city / 24 hwy $3,750 a year
2016 Tiguan	23 mpg 21 city / 26 hwy $3,550 a year
2015 Tiguan	23 mpg 21 city / 26 hwy $3,550 a year
2014 Tiguan	23 mpg 21 city / 26 hwy $3,550 a year
2013 Tiguan	23 mpg 21 city / 26 hwy $3,550 a year
2012 Tiguan	24 mpg 22 city / 26 hwy $3,400 a year
2011 Tiguan	22 mpg 20 city / 25 hwy $3,750 a year
2010 Tiguan	21 mpg 18 city / 24 hwy $3,900 a year

When the best ratings changed

Each year against the model year before it. Years not listed kept the same best ratings.

2011 Gas up 1 mpg to 22
2012 Gas up 2 mpg to 24
2013 Gas down 1 mpg to 23
2017 Gas down 1 mpg to 22
2018 Gas up 2 mpg to 24
2019 Gas up 1 mpg to 25
2022 Gas up 1 mpg to 26
2023 Gas up 1 mpg to 27
2025 Gas up 2 mpg to 29

Volkswagen Tiguan best combined rating by model year

The best-rated gas version of each model year, from EPA.

2026: gas 29 mpg

Show as a table

Volkswagen Tiguan best combined mpg by model year
Model year	Best gas version
2010	21
2011	22
2012	24
2013	23
2014	23
2015	23
2016	23
2017	22
2018	24
2019	25
2020	25
2021	25
2022	26
2023	27
2024	27
2025	29
2026	29

Tiguan years to avoid and problems by year

How the Tiguan's fuel economy since 2010 compares with 54 other models

Questions

Which Volkswagen Tiguan year has the best MPG?

By EPA's ratings, the best gas Tiguan gets 29 mpg combined (2025 and 2026).

How much does a year of fuel cost for a Volkswagen Tiguan?

At EPA's current prices and 15,000 miles a year, the best gas version costs $2,300 (2025 and 2026) to $3,900 (2010). Each year's page has the cost of every version.

Sources and method

US EPA and Department of Energy fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Sep 29, 2026.
EPA fuel price assumptions: regular $4.47, midgrade $5.07, premium $5.48, diesel $6.38 a gallon; electricity $0.15 per kWh. The yearly cost is EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles, 55% of them in the city; a plug-in hybrid's assumes EPA's typical mix of charging and gas.

Ratings are EPA estimates. Real-world mileage depends on how, where and in what weather you drive. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.