2020

VW Passat 2.0 TDI DSG diesel 4x2 automatic

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Euro NCAP

See the safety results of the VW Passat by Euro NCAP

Results
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CleanAir Created with Sketch.
4.6 10 Clean Air Index
EnergyEfficiency Created with Sketch.
6.0 10 Energy Efficiency Index
2.1 10 Greenhouse Gas Index
Laboratory Tests NMHC NOX NH3 CO PN
6.810 Cold Test
7.010 Warm Test
4.010 Cold Ambient test
0.010 Highway
Road test
5.310 On-Road Drive
2.28 On-Road Heavy Load
3.15 On-Road Light Load
4.25 On-Road Short Trip
0.02 Congestion
Robustness
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  • n.a.
  • good
  • adequate
  • marginal
  • weak
  • poor

Comments

In many of the tests, pollutant emissions are well controlled. However, in the more demanding tests - cold ambient temperature and high load in the laboratory, and the heavy load on-road test, for example - Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) emissions are high. Indeed, in the high-load highway test, values of NOx are so high that the Passat loses all points.

Laboratory Tests Energy
6.810 Cold Test
7.210 Warm Test
5.110 Cold Ambient test
5.110 Highway
Consumption Driving Range
Average 6.0l100 km 1116km
Worst-Case 6.9l100 km 957km
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  • n.a.
  • good
  • adequate
  • marginal
  • weak
  • poor

Comments

For a car which is quite heavy and which has quite a large engine, the Passat turns in an impressive performance for Energy Efficiency. Combined with its 66 litre fuel tank, this makes for an average driving range of 1,116 km, based on Green NCAP's laboratory tests.

Greenhouse Gases CO2 N2O CH4
1.97 Cold Test
2.17 Warm Test
1.77 Cold Ambient test
0.57 Highway
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  • n.a.
  • good
  • adequate
  • marginal
  • weak
  • poor

Comments

This is where the Passat scores weakest. Methane (CH4) is well controlled in all tests. However, emissions of Nitrous Oxide (N2O), a powerful but unregulated greenhouse gas, are high in all tests.

Our verdict

The name 'Passat' has almost become a byword for dependency and reliability. Tested here as a 140 kW 2.0 litre turbocharged diesel, and equipped with some very up-to-date exhaust after-treatment, the car turns in a mixed bag of results. In the Clean Air assessment, selective catalyst reduction manages to keep Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) in check in the less demanding tests. However, in the cold ambient temperature test, the high-load highway test and the heavy-load on-road tests, values of NOx are very much higher and the car loses points. The test laboratory also noted the high frequency of DPF (diesel particulate filter) regeneration - every 200 to 250 km or so. During these regenerations, emissions of NOx and of particulates increased significantly and approached legislative limits. Energy efficiency is good for a car of this size and power. Emissions of N2O lead to a poorer score for greenhouse gases than in the other areas of assessment, but the car nevertheless emerges with a respectable 2½ star rating.

Specifications

  • Publication Date 11 2020
  • Tested Car WVWZZZ3CZLE04XXXX
  • Emissions Class Euro 6d-Temp
  • Tyres 215 / 55 R17
  • Mass 1,584 kg
  • Engine Size 1,968 cc
  • Engine Power/Torque 140 kW/400 Nm
  • Published CO2 155 g/km