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Volkswagen Rabbit

🇩🇪 Germany ·1981–2009· hatchback / convertible

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Volkswagen Rabbit 5door: IFCAR· Public domain
  2. 2. Volkwagen Rabbit 5door: IFCAR· Public domain
  3. 3. '06-'09 Volkswagen Rabbit 5 Door: Bull-Doser· Public domain
  4. 4. '06-'09 VW Rabbit 5-Door: Bull-Doser· Public domain
  5. 5. 2-Door VW Rabbit '07: Bull-Doser· Public domain
  6. 6. 2006-2007 Volkswagen Rabbit 3-door: IFCAR· Public domain
  7. 7. 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit 2-Door: Bull-Doser· Public domain
  8. 8. 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit 2.5 5-Door in Reflex Silver Metallic, front left, 2023-06-16: Elise240SX· CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. 9. 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit 2.5: DestinationFearFan· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit 3-door 2.5L in Tornado Red, front right, 05-20-2022: Cutlass· CC0
  11. 11. 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit 3-door 2.5L in Tornado Red, rear right, 05-20-2022: Cutlass· CC0
  12. 12. 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit 5-Door 2.5 in United Gray Metallic, Front Right, 05-21-2023: Elise240SX· CC BY-SA 4.0
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Volkswagen Rabbit, photo 1 of 12
1/12 IFCAR· Public domain

base stats

  • power 168 hptop version
  • popularity 56 in NL#1805 most common
  • weight 1,159 kgaverage, ready to drive

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

what the fuel types mean

  • 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.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.

spec sheet

built
1981–2009
body
hatchback, convertible
engine
1.6 L–2.5 L
cylinders
4–5
turbo
no
power
76–168 hp
drive
front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
5
doors
2
weight
1,159 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
21–38 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Compact Cars, Minicompact Cars, Subcompact Cars
avg new price NL
—

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

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

56 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1805 of all models. Most common build year: 1982 (19 cars).

19812008

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

names it's registered under (3)
  • Rabbit Cabriolet 39
  • Rabbit 11
  • Rabbit Convertible 6

🇺🇸 US versions (28)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–2009. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2009Rabbit2.5 L 5 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular249.8
2009Rabbit2.5 L 5 cylAutomatic (S6)FWDRegular249.8
2008Rabbit2.5 L 5 cylAutomatic (S6)FWDRegular249.8
2008Rabbit2.5 L 5 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular249.8
2007Rabbit2.5 L 5 cylAutomatic (S6)FWDRegular2210.7
2007Rabbit2.5 L 5 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2210.7
2006Rabbit2.5 L 5 cylAutomatic (S6)FWDRegular2210.7
2006Rabbit2.5 L 5 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1984Rabbit1.6 L 4 cylManual 4-spd—Diesel386.2
1984Rabbit1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spd—Diesel298.1
1984Rabbit1.6 L 4 cylManual 4-spd—Diesel386.2
1984Rabbit1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spd—Diesel366.5
1984Rabbit1.7 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spd—Regular2111.2
1984Rabbit1.7 L 4 cylManual 4-spd—Regular278.7
1984Rabbit1.7 L 4 cylManual 5-spd—Regular259.4
1984Rabbit1.7 L 4 cylManual 5-spd—Regular259.4
1984Rabbit1.7 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spd—Regular2111.2
1984Rabbit1.7 L 4 cylManual 5-spd—Regular269.0
1984Rabbit1.7 L 4 cylManual 5-spd—Regular278.7
1984Rabbit1.7 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spd—Regular2210.7
1984Rabbit1.7 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spd—Regular2210.7
1984Rabbit1.7 L 4 cylManual 4-spd—Regular278.7
1984Rabbit1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spd—Regular2310.2
1984Rabbit1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spd—Regular2310.2
1984Rabbit Convertible1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spd—Regular2111.2

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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