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Volkswagen ownership costs: 6 real examples

Across the 6 Volkswagen cars 73 Auto has analysed (Golf, ID.3, Polo, Tiguan and Touareg; model years 2008 to 2021), estimated ownership cost ranges from £4,411 a year for the Volkswagen Polo 2013 to £6,964 for the Volkswagen Touareg 2008, with a median of £5,281 (£440 a month). That median is below the £5,527 median across all 53 vehicles in the dataset. These are 6 specific cars under one scenario, not a figure for every Volkswagen.

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At a glance

Volkswagen ownership cost across the examples 73 Auto has analysed
FigureValueBasis
Volkswagen examples analysed6Real 73 Auto calculations
Models represented5n = 6
Model years2008 to 2021n = 6
Fuel typesDiesel, Electricity, Petroln = 6
Median annual ownership cost£5,281n = 6 Volkswagen examples
Median monthly ownership cost£440n = 6
Lowest to highest annual cost£4,411 – £6,964n = 6
Median cost per mile£0.72n = 6
Median across all 73 Auto examples£5,527n = 53, for context

Every figure uses the same scenario: 7,400 miles a year, 3-year ownership, finance purchase.

Every Volkswagen example

Each row links to that car's full category-by-category breakdown.

Every Volkswagen example
VehicleFuelPer yearPer monthPer mile
Volkswagen Golf 2015Petrol£5,878£490£0.79
Volkswagen Golf 2016Diesel£4,552£379£0.62
Volkswagen ID.3 Life 2021Electricity£4,875£406£0.66
Volkswagen Polo 2013Petrol£4,411£368£0.60
Volkswagen Tiguan 2017Diesel£5,686£474£0.77
Volkswagen Touareg 2008Diesel£6,964£580£0.94

Volkswagen models in the dataset

  • Volkswagen Golf · 2 examples
  • Volkswagen ID.3 · 1 example
  • Volkswagen Polo · 1 example
  • Volkswagen Tiguan · 1 example
  • Volkswagen Touareg · 1 example

Volkswagen ownership cost comparisons

Each compares two specific worked examples, not every car of those models.

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Enter its UK registration for a figure based on that car and your own mileage. Your first check is free and shows the vehicle summary and its headline ownership cost. The category-by-category breakdown is part of a paid check.

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About these examples. All 6 were calculated under one standard scenario: 7,400 miles a year, 3-year ownership, finance purchase. They describe the specific vehicles 73 Auto has analysed, not every car of that type in the UK. They were calculated on 21 Jul 2026. Since then, 73 Auto has rebuilt its fuel prices and VED rules, tyres, servicing, repairs and maintenance, depreciation and insurance models, so a new report for the same car today can give different figures from its example.

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