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NRCan fuel consumption ratings

Where the 2017 Volkswagen Passat ranks

A number like “8.5 L/100 km” means nothing on its own. This puts it against every other vehicle rated in Canada that year.

Your vehicle

It is on your insurance slip, your registration, and the driver-side dashboard.
Against every 2017 vehicle rated in Canada

74%more efficient than

Better than most. The 2017 Volkswagen Passat uses 8.7 L/100 km combined, ranking 266 of 1100.

Within Mid-size

56%

More efficient than 56% of the 170 vehicles NRCan puts in this class for 2017.

Best in class
1.7
Class median
9.1
This vehicle
8.7
Worst in class
18.3

Tailpipe emissions

204 g/km

Cleaner than 74% of 2017 vehicles. NRCan rates it 6 out of 10.

Tailpipe only. It does not count the emissions of producing the fuel, or of generating electricity for an electric vehicle — the EV comparison does account for the grid.

How this is measured: Ranked against vehicles of the same model year, not against everything ever rated — comparing a 2004 SUV with 2026 hybrids would rank the calendar rather than the car. Where a model has several rated versions, the median one is used.

Source: NRCan — Fuel consumption ratings. Data current as of 2026-08-11. 30,784 rated vehicles, 1995 to 2026.