Volkswagen Arteon

base stats

• power 268 hptop version
• efficiency 116 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
• popularity 4,190 in NL#321 most common
• price € 66.860new, 2025
• weight 1,701 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

• 🔌plug-in Bigger battery you charge from a plug; short trips can be fully electric.
• ⛽petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
• 🛢️diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built

2017–2025

body

hatchback, estate / wagon

engine

1.6 L–2.0 L

cylinders

4

turbo

some versions

power

148–268 hp

drive

all-wheel drive, front-wheel drive

gearbox

automatic

seats

5

doors

5

weight

1,701 kg

fuel use

4.5–7.0 L/100 km

CO₂

116–191 g/km

US rating

23–28 mpg

EV range

—

US size class

Large Cars

avg new price NL

€ 55.691

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

4,190 are registered in the Netherlands today, #321 of all models. Most common build year: 2022 (956 cars).

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 869 Arteons from 2017–2018, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

• 2017€ 58.601
• 2018€ 50.746

🇺🇸 US versions (11)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 2019–2024. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.