Volkswagen Window Sticker

What's on a Volkswagen window sticker

Every Monroney label carries the same required blocks — MSRP with itemised options, EPA fuel economy, which across the Volkswagen range averages 30 mpg, NHTSA safety ratings, where 93% of rated Volkswagen models hold five stars overall, standard and optional equipment, and parts-content origin. Enter a Volkswagen VIN and the label comes back with that car's own build, not a range average.

Across the 19 Volkswagen models with EPA data on file the label figure spreads from the Jetta at 44 mpg down to the Tiguan Limited at 23 — which is why the sticker for one car says more than any brand average. What those stickers are worth today: a median $9,298 across 18 models and 4,215 live listings, topped by the Golf R at $24,398. From EPA fuel-economy records, NHTSA ratings and ForCar market data.

For how to read each block, what to do if the sticker is lost and how it differs from a build sheet, see the window sticker guide.

EPA figures across the Volkswagen range

Combined MPG as printed on each model's window sticker, most efficient first. The Volkswagen range spans 21 mpg between the Jetta and the Tiguan Limited, so a brand average tells you little — the label for one VIN tells you everything:

Figures are the best recent EPA rating for each model; electric models are rated in MPGe and left out so the comparison stays like-for-like.

What Volkswagen stickers are worth now

The label freezes the factory price; this is the median asking price of each Volkswagen model on the used market today, across 4,215 live listings:

Medians across all model years we hold prices for, so a long-running nameplate sits lower than a recent one. Full year-by-year breakdown on each model's Volkswagen value pages.

Safety ratings across Volkswagen stickers

The NHTSA block on each label, model by model. Overall stars out of five, best first — a quick way to see how consistently Volkswagen builds to the crash test:

NHTSA has crash-tested 14 of the Volkswagen models on file, which is why this list is shorter than the full range — 13 of them hold five stars overall. Stars shown are the overall rating; each model's page breaks out frontal, side and rollover.

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Every Volkswagen model we hold a sticker for, with the years covered and the best EPA figure printed on the label. Pick one to look it up by VIN:

Where to find the VIN on a Volkswagen

1. WindshieldLower-left corner, driver's side, readable from outside without opening anything.
2. Door jambOn the driver's door frame, next to the tyre-pressure and build-date plate.
3. DocumentsRegistration, title and insurance card — on a Volkswagen all three must show the same number.

All four must match. A Volkswagen whose windshield plate disagrees with the door jamb has either had a panel replaced or a tampered identity — check the paperwork before any money changes hands.