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2012 Volkswagen Jetta — 2.0L 4-cyl, 6-spd manual, FWD

This 2012 Volkswagen Jetta (2.0L 4-cyl, 6-spd manual, FWD) runs on diesel. DIESEL

32
MPG combined (29 city / 39 hwy)
$2,241
est. fuel cost / year (today’s prices, 15k mi)
315 g/mi
tailpipe CO₂

At today's AAA national average price ($4.78/gal, 2026-07-05) — the EPA's own price/date assumption isn't exposed in the public dataset, so we recompute this from the EPA's MPG figure and a sourced current price.

EPA updated its fuel-economy equations again for model year 2017 — mostly affecting hybrids and turbocharged engines — and recalculated 2011-2016 ratings to match, in some cases 1-2 MPG lower. The number above already reflects that update.

Other 2012 Volkswagen Jetta trims

TrimFuelMPGFuel/yr
2.0L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, FWDREGULAR28$2,036
2.5L 5-cyl, S6 automatic, FWDREGULAR26$2,192
2.5L 5-cyl, 5-spd manual, FWDREGULAR26$2,192
2.0L 4-cyl, S6 automatic, FWDREGULAR25$2,280
2.0L 4-cyl, S6 automatic, FWDDIESEL32$2,241
2.0L 4-cyl, S6 automatic, FWDPREMIUM27$2,600
2.0L 4-cyl, 6-spd manual, FWDPREMIUM26$2,700

EPA fuel type: Diesel · class: Compact Cars · engine: 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · transmission: 6-spd manual · drive: FWD · MPG retrieved 2026-07-24.