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Volkswagen Golf MK7

Years2012–2017
BodyHatchback
Variants117

The Volkswagen Golf MK7 is a hatchback, produced 2012–2017. This generation includes 117 variants available in Petrol and Diesel, with outputs ranging from 85 to 300 hp. The quickest variant in this generation reaches 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds. Drive configurations available include ALL WHEEL DRIVE and FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. Select a variant below to compare full specifications, or use the fuel filter to narrow the list by powertrain type.

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Volkswagen Golf MK7117 variants

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Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI 4Motion R
1,984 cc·Automatic·AWD·Petrol
300hp / 221 kW
4.9s
6.9l/100km
159g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI 4Motion R
1,984 cc·Manual·AWD·Petrol
300hp / 221 kW
5.1s
7.1l/100km
165g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI GTI Clubsport
1,984 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
265hp / 195 kW
6.3s
6.9l/100km
158g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI GTI Clubsport
1,984 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
265hp / 195 kW
6.3s
7.0l/100km
162g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI GTI Performance
1,984 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
230hp / 169 kW
6.4s
6.4l/100km
147g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI GTI Performance
1,984 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
230hp / 169 kW
6.4s
6.4l/100km
148g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI GTI
1,984 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
220hp / 162 kW
6.5s
6.4l/100km
148g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI GTI
1,984 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
220hp / 162 kW
6.5s
6.4l/100km
148g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 184hp GTD Business Edition
1,968 cc·Manual·FWD·Diesel
184hp / 135 kW
7.5s
4.2l/100km
109g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 184hp GTD
1,968 cc·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
184hp / 135 kW
7.5s
4.5l/100km
122g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 184hp GTD
1,968 cc·Manual·FWD·Diesel
184hp / 135 kW
7.5s
4.2l/100km
109g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 150hp 4Motion Highline
1,968 cc·Manual·AWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
8.6s
4.7l/100km
122g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 150hp Business Edition R
1,968 cc·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
8.6s
4.4l/100km
119g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 150hp Business Edition R
1,968 cc·Manual·FWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
8.6s
4.1l/100km
106g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 150hp Business Edition
1,968 cc·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
8.6s
4.4l/100km
119g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 150hp Business Edition
1,968 cc·Manual·FWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
8.6s
4.1l/100km
106g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 150hp Connected Series
1,968 cc·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
8.6s
4.6l/100km
119g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 150hp Connected Series
1,968 cc·Manual·FWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
8.6s
4.2l/100km
112g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 150hp Highline
1,968 cc·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
8.6s
4.6l/100km
119g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 150hp Highline
1,968 cc·Manual·FWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
8.6s
4.2l/100km
112g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 150hp Comfortline
1,968 cc·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
8.6s
4.4l/100km
119g/km
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 150hp Comfortline
1,968 cc·Manual·FWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
8.6s
4.1l/100km
106g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI GTE Connected Series
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
150hp / 110 kW
7.6s
1.7l/100km
35g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI GTE
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
150hp / 110 kW
7.6s
1.5l/100km
35g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150hp ACT Business Edition R
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
150hp / 110 kW
8.2s
4.7l/100km
110g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150hp ACT Business Edition R
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
150hp / 110 kW
8.2s
4.7l/100km
112g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150hp ACT Business Edition
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
150hp / 110 kW
8.2s
4.7l/100km
110g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150hp ACT Business Edition
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
150hp / 110 kW
8.2s
4.7l/100km
112g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150hp ACT Connected Series
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
150hp / 110 kW
8.2s
4.7l/100km
113g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150hp ACT Connected Series
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
150hp / 110 kW
8.2s
4.7l/100km
115g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150hp ACT Highline
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
150hp / 110 kW
8.2s
4.7l/100km
113g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150hp ACT Highline
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
150hp / 110 kW
8.2s
4.7l/100km
115g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 140hp ACT Highline
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
140hp / 103 kW
8.4s
4.7l/100km
110g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 140hp ACT Highline
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
140hp / 103 kW
8.4s
4.7l/100km
112g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 140hp ACT Comfortline
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
140hp / 103 kW
8.4s
4.7l/100km
110g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 140hp ACT Comfortline
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
140hp / 103 kW
8.4s
4.7l/100km
112g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 125hp Business Edition R
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
125hp / 92 kW
9.1s
5.1l/100km
118g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 125hp Business Edition R
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
125hp / 92 kW
9.1s
5.3l/100km
122g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 125hp Business Edition
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
125hp / 92 kW
9.1s
5.1l/100km
118g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 125hp Business Edition
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
125hp / 92 kW
9.1s
5.3l/100km
122g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 125hp Connected Series
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
125hp / 92 kW
9.1s
5.1l/100km
118g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 125hp Connected Series
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
125hp / 92 kW
9.1s
5.3l/100km
122g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 125hp Highline
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
125hp / 92 kW
9.1s
5.1l/100km
118g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 125hp Highline
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
125hp / 92 kW
9.1s
5.3l/100km
122g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 122hp Business Edition R
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
9.3s
5.0l/100km
116g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 122hp Business Edition R
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
9.3s
5.2l/100km
123g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 122hp Business Edition
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
9.3s
5.0l/100km
116g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 122hp Business Edition
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
9.3s
5.2l/100km
123g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 122hp Highline
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
9.3s
5.0l/100km
116g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 122hp Highline
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
9.3s
5.2l/100km
123g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 122hp Cup Edition
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
9.3s
5.0l/100km
116g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 122hp Cup Edition
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
9.3s
5.2l/100km
123g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 122hp Comfortline
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
9.3s
5.0l/100km
116g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 122hp Comfortline
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
9.3s
5.2l/100km
123g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 122hp Trendline
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
9.3s
5.0l/100km
116g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 122hp Trendline
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
9.3s
5.2l/100km
123g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI 115hp BlueMotion Business Edition
999 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
115hp / 85 kW
9.7s
4.3l/100km
99g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI 115hp BlueMotion Business Edition
999 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
115hp / 85 kW
9.7s
4.3l/100km
99g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI 115hp BlueMotion Connected Series
999 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
115hp / 85 kW
9.7s
4.3l/100km
99g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI 115hp BlueMotion Connected Series
999 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
115hp / 85 kW
9.7s
4.3l/100km
99g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI 115hp BlueMotion Comfortline
999 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
115hp / 85 kW
9.7s
4.3l/100km
99g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI 115hp BlueMotion Comfortline
999 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
115hp / 85 kW
9.7s
4.3l/100km
99g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI 115hp BlueMotion Edition
999 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
115hp / 85 kW
9.7s
4.3l/100km
99g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI 115hp BlueMotion Edition
999 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
115hp / 85 kW
9.7s
4.3l/100km
99g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI 115hp BlueMotion Edition
999 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
115hp / 85 kW
9.7s
4.3l/100km
99g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI 115hp BlueMotion Trendline
999 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
115hp / 85 kW
9.7s
4.3l/100km
99g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp Business Edition R
n/a·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.7s
3.9l/100km
102g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp Business Edition R
n/a·Manual·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.5s
3.8l/100km
99g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp Business Edition
n/a·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.7s
3.9l/100km
102g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp Business Edition
n/a·Manual·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.5s
3.8l/100km
99g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp Connected Series
n/a·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.7s
3.9l/100km
102g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp Connected Series
n/a·Manual·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.5s
4.0l/100km
103g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp Highline
n/a·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.7s
3.9l/100km
102g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp Highline
n/a·Manual·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.5s
4.0l/100km
103g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp Cup Edition
n/a·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.7s
3.9l/100km
102g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp Comfortline
n/a·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.7s
3.9l/100km
102g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp Comfortline
n/a·Manual·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.5s
4.0l/100km
103g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp Trendline
n/a·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.7s
3.9l/100km
102g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp Trendline
n/a·Manual·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.5s
4.0l/100km
103g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp BlueMotion Comfortline
n/a·Manual·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.5s
3.4l/100km
89g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp BlueMotion Trendline
n/a·Manual·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.5s
3.4l/100km
89g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp BlueMotion Edition
n/a·Manual·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.5s
3.2l/100km
85g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp BlueMotion Highline
n/a·Manual·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.5s
3.2l/100km
85g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp BlueMotion Comfortline
n/a·Manual·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.5s
3.2l/100km
85g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp BlueMotion Trendline Plus
n/a·Manual·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.5s
3.2l/100km
85g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 110hp BlueMotion Trendline
n/a·Manual·FWD·Diesel
110hp / 81 kW
10.5s
3.2l/100km
85g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TGI BlueMotion Comfortline
1,395 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
110hp / 81 kW
10.9s
5.2l/100km
92g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TGI BlueMotion Comfortline
1,395 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
110hp / 81 kW
10.9s
5.3l/100km
94g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 110hp Business Edition R
1,197 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
110hp / 81 kW
9.9s
5.0l/100km
114g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 110hp Business Edition R
1,197 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
110hp / 81 kW
9.9s
5.0l/100km
116g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 110hp Business Edition
1,197 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
110hp / 81 kW
9.9s
5.0l/100km
114g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 110hp Business Edition
1,197 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
110hp / 81 kW
9.9s
5.0l/100km
116g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 110hp Connected Series
1,197 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
110hp / 81 kW
9.9s
5.0l/100km
114g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 110hp Connected Series
1,197 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
110hp / 81 kW
9.9s
5.0l/100km
116g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 110hp Highline
1,197 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
110hp / 81 kW
9.9s
5.0l/100km
114g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 110hp Highline
1,197 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
110hp / 81 kW
9.9s
5.0l/100km
116g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 105hp Highline
1,598 cc·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
105hp / 77 kW
10.7s
3.9l/100km
102g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 105hp Highline
1,598 cc·Manual·FWD·Diesel
105hp / 77 kW
10.7s
3.8l/100km
99g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 105hp Comfortline
1,598 cc·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
105hp / 77 kW
10.7s
3.9l/100km
102g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 105hp Comfortline
1,598 cc·Manual·FWD·Diesel
105hp / 77 kW
10.7s
3.8l/100km
99g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 105hp Trendline
1,598 cc·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
105hp / 77 kW
10.7s
3.9l/100km
102g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 105hp Trendline
1,598 cc·Manual·FWD·Diesel
105hp / 77 kW
10.7s
3.8l/100km
99g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 105hp Business Edition R
1,197 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
105hp / 77 kW
10.2s
4.8l/100km
115g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 105hp Business Edition R
1,197 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
105hp / 77 kW
10.2s
4.9l/100km
114g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 105hp Business Edition
1,197 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
105hp / 77 kW
10.2s
4.8l/100km
115g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 105hp Business Edition
1,197 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
105hp / 77 kW
10.2s
4.9l/100km
114g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 105hp Highline
1,197 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
105hp / 77 kW
10.2s
4.8l/100km
115g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 105hp Highline
1,197 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
105hp / 77 kW
10.2s
4.9l/100km
114g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 105hp Cup Edition
1,197 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
105hp / 77 kW
10.2s
4.8l/100km
115g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 105hp Cup Edition
1,197 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
105hp / 77 kW
10.2s
4.9l/100km
114g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 105hp Comfortline
1,197 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
105hp / 77 kW
10.2s
4.8l/100km
115g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 105hp Comfortline
1,197 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
105hp / 77 kW
10.2s
4.9l/100km
114g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 105hp Trendline
1,197 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
105hp / 77 kW
10.2s
4.8l/100km
115g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 105hp Trendline
1,197 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
105hp / 77 kW
10.2s
4.9l/100km
114g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 85hp Edition
1,197 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
85hp / 63 kW
11.9s
4.9l/100km
113g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 85hp Trendline
1,197 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
85hp / 63 kW
11.9s
4.9l/100km
113g/km
Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI 85hp Easyline
1,197 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
85hp / 63 kW
11.9s
4.9l/100km
113g/km
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Updated Jun 2026 · Specifications sourced from manufacturer press releases and homologation documents.

Quick answers

What body type is the Volkswagen Golf MK7 (2012-2017)?

The Volkswagen Golf MK7 (2012-2017) is a hatchback. All 117 variants in this generation share this body configuration. Full specifications including dimensions, weight, and cargo volume are listed on each variant page.

How many variants does the Volkswagen Golf MK7 (2012-2017) have?

The Volkswagen Golf MK7 (2012-2017) has 117 variants, each representing a distinct combination of engine output, transmission type, and equipment level. Browse the table below to compare power, acceleration, and consumption across all specs.

What years was the Volkswagen Golf MK7 (2012-2017) produced?

The Volkswagen Golf MK7 (2012-2017) was produced 2012–2017. During this production run the model was offered with multiple engine options and powertrain configurations. All variants from this period remain indexed with their original manufacturer specifications.

What fuel types are available in the Volkswagen Golf MK7 (2012-2017)?

The Volkswagen Golf MK7 (2012-2017) is available in Petrol, Diesel. Each fuel variant carries its own consumption rating, CO₂ output, and performance figures. Use the fuel filter above to narrow the list by powertrain type.