Brand Overview

Volkswagen Cars — Scored by Carivo

Volkswagen is Germany's largest automaker and one of the world's most recognizable brands. Known for engineering solidity and restrained design, VW models typically score well on build quality and safety.

7.5
Avg. Score / 10
127
Models Reviewed
6
Score ≥ 8.0

Best Volkswagen to Buy

2024 Volkswagen Arteon leads the lineup with a Carivo score of 8.3/10.

Approach with Caution

The 2012 Volkswagen Jetta scores 6.7/10 -- the lowest in the Volkswagen lineup.

All Volkswagen Models — Ranked by Score

2024 Volkswagen Arteon
2024 Volkswagen Arteon
Sedan · $44,195+
8.3Recommended
2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI
2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Sports · $33,155+
8.1Recommended
2026 Volkswagen Golf R
2026 Volkswagen Golf R
Sports · $47,472+
8.0Recommended
2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI
2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Sports · $32,190+
8.0Recommended
2025 Volkswagen Golf R
2025 Volkswagen Golf R
Sports · $47,472+
8.0Recommended
2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI
2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Sports · $31,224+
8.0Recommended
2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI
2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Sports · $30,258+
7.9Recommended
2025 Volkswagen Golf
2025 Volkswagen Golf
Hatchback · $32,022+
7.9Recommended
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Sports · $29,292+
7.9Recommended
2024 Volkswagen Golf R
2024 Volkswagen Golf R
Sports · $46,090+
7.9Recommended
2026 Volkswagen Golf
2026 Volkswagen Golf
Hatchback · $32,022+
7.9Recommended
2025 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
2025 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
Sports · $33,541+
7.8Recommended
2026 Volkswagen Tiguan
2026 Volkswagen Tiguan
SUV · $33,948+
7.8Recommended
2020 Volkswagen Golf GTI
2020 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Sports · $28,327+
7.8Recommended
2024 Volkswagen Golf
2024 Volkswagen Golf
Hatchback · $31,090+
7.8Recommended
2022 Volkswagen Golf
2022 Volkswagen Golf
Hatchback · $29,224+
7.8Recommended
2023 Volkswagen Golf R
2023 Volkswagen Golf R
Sports · $44,707+
7.8Recommended
2025 Volkswagen Tiguan
2025 Volkswagen Tiguan
SUV · $33,948+
7.8Recommended
2021 Volkswagen Golf
2021 Volkswagen Golf
Hatchback · $28,291+
7.7Recommended
2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI
2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Sports · $25,430+
7.7Recommended
2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI
2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Sports · $27,361+
7.7Recommended
2022 Volkswagen Arteon
2022 Volkswagen Arteon
Sedan · $36,655+
7.7Recommended
2023 Volkswagen Arteon
2023 Volkswagen Arteon
Sedan · $37,825+
7.7Recommended
2025 Volkswagen ID.4
2025 Volkswagen ID.4
EV · $40,927+
7.7Recommended
2025 Volkswagen Jetta
2025 Volkswagen Jetta
Sedan · $23,241+
7.7Recommended
2026 Volkswagen Jetta
2026 Volkswagen Jetta
Sedan · $23,241+
7.7Recommended
2023 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
2023 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
Sports · $31,588+
7.7Recommended
2024 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
2024 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
Sports · $32,565+
7.7Recommended
2024 Volkswagen Tiguan
2024 Volkswagen Tiguan
SUV · $32,960+
7.7Recommended
2025 Volkswagen Taos
2025 Volkswagen Taos
SUV · $25,636+
7.7Recommended
2023 Volkswagen Golf
2023 Volkswagen Golf
Hatchback · $30,157+
7.7Recommended
2020 Volkswagen Golf R
2020 Volkswagen Golf R
Sports · $40,559+
7.7Recommended
2021 Volkswagen Golf R
2021 Volkswagen Golf R
Sports · $41,941+
7.7Recommended
2022 Volkswagen Golf R
2022 Volkswagen Golf R
Sports · $43,324+
7.7Recommended
2026 Volkswagen ID.4
2026 Volkswagen ID.4
EV · $40,927+
7.7Recommended
2026 Volkswagen Taos
2026 Volkswagen Taos
SUV · $25,636+
7.7Recommended
2024 Volkswagen Taos
2024 Volkswagen Taos
SUV · $24,890+
7.7Recommended
2024 Volkswagen Jetta
2024 Volkswagen Jetta
Sedan · $22,565+
7.6Recommended
2020 Volkswagen Arteon
2020 Volkswagen Arteon
Sedan · $34,315+
7.6Recommended
2020 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
2020 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
Sports · $28,657+
7.6Recommended
2023 Volkswagen Tiguan
2023 Volkswagen Tiguan
SUV · $31,971+
7.6Recommended
2021 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
2021 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
Sports · $29,634+
7.6Recommended
2022 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
2022 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
Sports · $30,611+
7.6Recommended
2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI
2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Sports · $24,464+
7.6Recommended
2022 Volkswagen Tiguan
2022 Volkswagen Tiguan
SUV · $30,982+
7.6Recommended
2021 Volkswagen Arteon
2021 Volkswagen Arteon
Sedan · $35,485+
7.6Recommended
2020 Volkswagen Jetta
2020 Volkswagen Jetta
Sedan · $19,857+
7.6Recommended
2019 Volkswagen Golf R
2019 Volkswagen Golf R
Sports · $39,176+
7.6Recommended
2019 Volkswagen Golf
2019 Volkswagen Golf
Hatchback · $26,426+
7.6Recommended
2020 Volkswagen Golf
2020 Volkswagen Golf
Hatchback · $27,359+
7.6Recommended
2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI
2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Sports · $26,395+
7.6Recommended
2018 Volkswagen Golf
2018 Volkswagen Golf
Hatchback · $25,493+
7.6Recommended
2023 Volkswagen Jetta
2023 Volkswagen Jetta
Sedan · $21,888+
7.6Recommended
2026 Volkswagen Atlas
2026 Volkswagen Atlas
SUV · $38,393+
7.5Recommended
2025 Volkswagen Atlas
2025 Volkswagen Atlas
SUV · $38,393+
7.5Recommended
2024 Volkswagen Atlas
2024 Volkswagen Atlas
SUV · $37,275+
7.5Recommended
2023 Volkswagen Atlas
2023 Volkswagen Atlas
SUV · $36,156+
7.5Recommended
2023 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
2023 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
SUV · $35,453+
7.5Recommended
2019 Volkswagen Tiguan
2019 Volkswagen Tiguan
SUV · $28,016+
7.5Recommended
2020 Volkswagen Tiguan
2020 Volkswagen Tiguan
SUV · $29,004+
7.5Recommended
2016 Volkswagen Golf R
2016 Volkswagen Golf R
Sports · $35,028+
7.5Recommended
2021 Volkswagen Jetta
2021 Volkswagen Jetta
Sedan · $20,534+
7.5Recommended
2022 Volkswagen Jetta
2022 Volkswagen Jetta
Sedan · $21,211+
7.5Recommended
2017 Volkswagen Golf R
2017 Volkswagen Golf R
Sports · $36,411+
7.5Recommended
2018 Volkswagen Golf R
2018 Volkswagen Golf R
Sports · $37,793+
7.5Recommended
2021 Volkswagen Tiguan
2021 Volkswagen Tiguan
SUV · $29,993+
7.5Recommended
2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI
2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Sports · $23,498+
7.5Recommended
2017 Volkswagen Golf
2017 Volkswagen Golf
Hatchback · $24,561+
7.5Recommended
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan
SUV · $27,027+
7.5Recommended
2022 Volkswagen Taos
2022 Volkswagen Taos
SUV · $23,396+
7.5Recommended
2023 Volkswagen Taos
2023 Volkswagen Taos
SUV · $24,143+
7.5Recommended
2022 Volkswagen ID.4
2022 Volkswagen ID.4
EV · $37,350+
7.5Recommended
2023 Volkswagen ID.4
2023 Volkswagen ID.4
EV · $38,542+
7.5Recommended
2019 Volkswagen Arteon
2019 Volkswagen Arteon
Sedan · $33,145+
7.5Recommended
2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI
Sports · $27,680+
7.5Recommended
2024 Volkswagen ID.4
2024 Volkswagen ID.4
EV · $39,735+
7.5Recommended
2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz
2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz
EV · $61,545+
7.4Good
2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz
2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz
EV · $63,391+
7.4Good
2015 Volkswagen Golf
2015 Volkswagen Golf
Hatchback · $22,695+
7.4Good
2018 Volkswagen Jetta
2018 Volkswagen Jetta
Sedan · $18,503+
7.4Good
2019 Volkswagen Jetta
2019 Volkswagen Jetta
Sedan · $19,180+
7.4Good
2022 Volkswagen Passat
2022 Volkswagen Passat
Sedan · $26,592+
7.4Good
2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
SUV · $37,646+
7.4Good
2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
SUV · $36,550+
7.4Good
2016 Volkswagen Golf
2016 Volkswagen Golf
Hatchback · $23,628+
7.4Good
2015 Volkswagen Golf R
2015 Volkswagen Golf R
Sports · $33,645+
7.4Good
2026 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
2026 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
SUV · $37,646+
7.4Good
2021 Volkswagen Passat
2021 Volkswagen Passat
Sedan · $25,743+
7.4Good
2020 Volkswagen Passat
2020 Volkswagen Passat
Sedan · $24,895+
7.4Good
2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
SUV · $34,357+
7.3Good
2017 Volkswagen Jetta
2017 Volkswagen Jetta
Sedan · $17,788+
7.3Good
2021 Volkswagen ID.4
2021 Volkswagen ID.4
EV · $36,158+
7.3Good
2016 Volkswagen Jetta
2016 Volkswagen Jetta
Sedan · $17,130+
7.3Good
2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
SUV · $32,164+
7.3Good
2019 Volkswagen Atlas
2019 Volkswagen Atlas
SUV · $31,683+
7.3Good
2022 Volkswagen Atlas
2022 Volkswagen Atlas
SUV · $35,038+
7.3Good
2015 Volkswagen Jetta
2015 Volkswagen Jetta
Sedan · $16,472+
7.2Good
2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
SUV · $25,049+
7.2Good
2018 Volkswagen Passat
2018 Volkswagen Passat
Sedan · $23,197+
7.2Good
2018 Volkswagen Atlas
2018 Volkswagen Atlas
SUV · $30,565+
7.2Good
2020 Volkswagen Atlas
2020 Volkswagen Atlas
SUV · $32,802+
7.2Good
2021 Volkswagen Atlas
2021 Volkswagen Atlas
SUV · $33,920+
7.2Good
2013 Volkswagen GTI
2013 Volkswagen GTI
Hatchback · $16,750+
7.2Good
2019 Volkswagen Passat
2019 Volkswagen Passat
Sedan · $24,046+
7.2Good
2015 Volkswagen Tiguan
2015 Volkswagen Tiguan
SUV · $24,060+
7.2Good
2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
SUV · $33,260+
7.2Good
2017 Volkswagen Tiguan
2017 Volkswagen Tiguan
SUV · $26,038+
7.2Good
2012 Volkswagen GTI
2012 Volkswagen GTI
Hatchback · $16,000+
7.1Good
2017 Volkswagen Passat
2017 Volkswagen Passat
Sedan · $22,349+
7.1Good
2026 Volkswagen GTI
2026 Volkswagen GTI
Hatchback · $17,500+
7.1Good
2014 Volkswagen GTI
2014 Volkswagen GTI
Hatchback · $17,500+
7.1Good
2016 Volkswagen Passat
2016 Volkswagen Passat
Sedan · $21,500+
7.1Good
2015 Volkswagen Passat
2015 Volkswagen Passat
Sedan · $20,651+
7.0Good
2017 Volkswagen Touareg
2017 Volkswagen Touareg
SUV · $40,286+
6.9Good
2013 Volkswagen Passat
2013 Volkswagen Passat
Sedan · $17,420+
6.9Good
2014 Volkswagen Passat
2014 Volkswagen Passat
Sedan · $18,200+
6.9Good
2014 Volkswagen Jetta
2014 Volkswagen Jetta
Sedan · $12,600+
6.9Good
2018 Volkswagen e-Golf
2018 Volkswagen e-Golf
EV · $24,595+
6.9Good
2019 Volkswagen e-Golf
2019 Volkswagen e-Golf
EV · $25,495+
6.9Good
2012 Volkswagen Passat
2012 Volkswagen Passat
Sedan · $16,640+
6.9Good
2015 Volkswagen Touareg
2015 Volkswagen Touareg
SUV · $37,226+
6.9Good
2013 Volkswagen Jetta
2013 Volkswagen Jetta
Sedan · $12,060+
6.8Good
2016 Volkswagen e-Golf
2016 Volkswagen e-Golf
EV · $22,796+
6.8Good
2017 Volkswagen e-Golf
2017 Volkswagen e-Golf
EV · $23,696+
6.8Good
2016 Volkswagen Touareg
2016 Volkswagen Touareg
SUV · $38,756+
6.8Good
2015 Volkswagen e-Golf
2015 Volkswagen e-Golf
EV · $21,896+
6.7Good
2012 Volkswagen Jetta
2012 Volkswagen Jetta
Sedan · $11,520+
6.7Good