Does the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen take premium or regular gas?

The EPA lists the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen 2.0L 4-cyl, AM-S6 automatic, FWD as taking diesel. Combined MPG is 32, and at today's gas prices that's about $2,241 a year in fuel.

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2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen — 2.0L 4-cyl, AM-S6 automatic, FWD

This 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen (2.0L 4-cyl, AM-S6 automatic, FWD) runs on diesel. DIESEL

MPG combined (29 city / 37 hwy)

$2,241

est. fuel cost / year (today’s prices, 15k mi)

318 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 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen trims

Trim	Fuel	MPG	Fuel/yr
2.5L 5-cyl, S6 automatic, FWD	REGULAR	26	$2,192
2.5L 5-cyl, 5-spd manual, FWD	REGULAR	26	$2,192
2.0L 4-cyl, 6-spd manual, FWD	DIESEL	32	$2,241

EPA fuel type: Diesel · class: Small Station Wagons · engine: 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · transmission: AM-S6 automatic · drive: FWD · MPG retrieved 2026-07-24.