VW Passat (2024) 1.5 eTSI Business petrol FWD automatic

Sustainability rating
2025
55%

VW Passat (2024) 1.5 eTSI Business petrol FWD automatic

Sustainability rating
2025
55%

Our verdict

The VW Passat tested here is equipped with a 1.5 eTSI petrol engine and is rewarded 3 Green stars thanks to its balanced performance in all three sustainability indices. However, the combustion engine is only supported by a weak hybridisation and the achievements of a conventional petrol powertrain remain limited.

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  • The Passat demonstrates solid and balanced exhaust emissions control in all test conditions, with low tyre abrasion but limited brake abrasion reduction due to minimal recuperation.
  • Its fuel consumption is typical for its class, and while the lack of a battery helps reduce production energy demand, petrol use limits overall efficiency.
  • Greenhouse gas emissions are high due to fossil fuel combustion, resulting in a low life cycle climate impact score despite reasonable fuel consumption figures.
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7.8 10 Clean Air

The Passat scores controls its exhaust emissions well and robustly across all tests, likewise in the winter cold start test and in the high power demand Highway Test. None of the pollutant species require special attention, the performance is balanced and solid. Due to the reasonable mass and well controllable accelerator pedal response, the tyre abrasion emissions are low, however, there is no other factor but the limited 48 volt system recuperation possibility to reduce brake abrasion.

Exhaust emissions

adequate
8.1 10

adequate

7.410
NMHC NOX NH3 CO PN PM Score
Legal test (WLTP) 6.18
Warm weather 8.210
Highway 6.710
Winter cold start 7.110
Winter warm start 8.510

good

9.010
NMHC NOX NH3 CO PN PM Score
Real-world mixed drive 8.010
Short city trip 9.810
Congestion 2.02
  • good
  • adequate
  • marginal
  • weak
  • poor
  • n.a.
Non-exhaust emissions

marginal
5.7 10

adequate

5.16
Result Score
Influence of mass 2.13
Wheel alignment 1.01
Accelerator response 2.02

weak

1.76
Result Score
Brake dust mitigation 0.04
Brake dust containment 0.06
Recuperative braking - warm test 1.76
  • good
  • adequate
  • marginal
  • weak
  • poor
  • n.a.
Additional Life Cycle Assessment information

good
9.4 10
Pollutants
*Exhaust emissions are not contributing to the score in Additional Life Cycle Assessment information because they are scored in the Exhaust emissions section above.
5.5 10 Energy Efficiency

The car's petrol consumption figures are as expected for this type of vehicle. In terms of life cycle assessment, the total primary energy demand benefits from the absence of a heavy battery, the production of which would increase the need for energy, but the amounts of fuel needed by a conventional combustion engine limit the achievable score in this section.

Energy demand

marginal
5.4 10

marginal

3.110
Legal test (WLTP)
5.7 l/100 km
Warm weather
5.6 l/100 km
Highway
7.2 l/100 km
Winter cold start
7.1 l/100 km
Winter warm start
6 l/100 km

good

10.010
Total LCA energy consumption
*Direct propulsion energy share is not shown, it is included in ‘Fuel/energy supply’
Energy source share in total LCA consumption
Rolling resistance

marginal
5.9 10
  • good
  • adequate
  • marginal
  • weak
  • poor
  • n.a.
3.4 10 Greenhouse Gases

Although the non-usage LCA phases of a conventional vehicle emit less greenhouse gases compared to an electric car, the combustion of the fossil fuel increases the emissions disproportionately and leave the Passat with a low score in this part of the assessment, despite the reasonable consumption figures given its petrol engine.

Exhaust GHG emissions

weak
1.5 10
In laboratory
Legal test (WLTP)
129.1 g CO₂-eq./km
Warm weather
127.3 g CO₂-eq./km
Highway
164.4 g CO₂-eq./km
Winter cold start
161.2 g CO₂-eq./km
Winter warm start
137.3 g CO₂-eq./km
Additional Life Cycle Assessment information

adequate
8.4 10
Total LCA GHG Emissions
*The scoring does not consider the direct exhaust GHG emissions at the tailpipe, because they are scored separately in ‘Exhaust GHG emissions’ above.

Vehicle Life Cycle Average Emissions 56 (+/-)
(Best 51 | Worst 62)

  • good
  • adequate
  • marginal
  • weak
  • poor
  • n.a.

Specifications

  • Vehicle class Large Family Car
  • Power/Torque 110 kW/250 Nm
  • Engine size 1,498 cc
  • Declared consumption 5.7 l/100 km
  • Declared CO2 129 g/km
  • Mass 1,574 kg
  • Heating concept Waste heat
  • Tyres 235/45 R18
  • Emissions class Euro 6 EA
  • Tested car WVWZZZCJ7RD00XXXX
  • Publication date 09 2025
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Driving Experience

Consumption & Range

adequate
Estimated actual consumption What consumption can be expected in real world conditions?

adequate
Conditions Urban Rural Highway Mixed
Warm weather
8.0
5.4
5.9
6.2
l/100 km
Cold winter
9.6
6.2
6.8
7.3
l/100 km
Accuracy of display Is the consumption figure on the display correct?

good
  • good
  • adequate
  • poor
  • n.a.
Cold Winter Performance

not applicable
Charging Capability

not applicable

Green NCAP comments

The Driving Experience evaluation of conventional vehicles focuses only on the performance in section 'Consumption and Range'. The Passat's estimated real-world consumption figures are seen as adequate in all conditions – warm weather and cold winter, urban, rural, highway and mixed driving scenarios. The consumption readings on the computer display board are accurate.

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