The Sub-100g/km Club
Annual vehicle tax can be a significant part of a car’s running costs. The rate of road tax or, to give it its official name, Vehicle Excise Duty, is determined by a car’s CO2 emissions. The lower the CO2 emissions the less you have to pay.
Some cars offer the first year free, but incur a charge thereafter. But others, if the CO2 is low enough, allow owners to renew the VED free of charge year after year. The current threshold for that is 100g/km and a surprisingly high number of cars now qualify.
Changes to VED bands in 2017: What it means for you
Top 50: Cars in tax band A | Top 50: Cars in tax band B | Top 25: Cars in tax band C
Volkswagen Passat
CO2 emissions from 39g/km
Most Passats have impressively low emissions figures, but only the 1.6-litre diesel and GTE plug-in hybrid variants produce less than 100g/km. The GTE has the most impressive figure – 39g/km – but it does need to be charged regularly. The 1.6 TDI emits from 95g/km.
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