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Volkswagen Golf/GTI Transmission

The 2026 Volkswagen Golf/GTI uses Automatic (AM-S7), Manual 6-spd, Automatic (AM7) and other transmissions, depending on engine and trim.

Latest model year (2026):

The Volkswagen Golf/GTI comes with Automatic (AM-S7).

Verifiedfueleconomy.gov · Verified August 11, 2026
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Volkswagen Golf/GTI Transmission — All Years

YearTrimEngineTransmissionDriveMPG Comb.
2026Config 1 of 2Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S7)All-Wheel Drive25
2026Config 2 of 2Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S7)Front-Wheel Drive27
2025Config 1 of 2Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S7)Front-Wheel Drive27
2025Config 2 of 2Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S7)All-Wheel Drive25
2024Config 1 of 4Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S7)Front-Wheel Drive27
2024Config 2 of 4Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S7)All-Wheel Drive25
2024Config 3 of 4Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdAll-Wheel Drive23
2024Config 4 of 4Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive27
2023Config 1 of 4Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S7)All-Wheel Drive26
2023Config 2 of 4Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S7)Front-Wheel Drive28
2023Config 3 of 4Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdAll-Wheel Drive23
2023Config 4 of 4Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive27
2022Config 1 of 4Auto (AM7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM7)Front-Wheel Drive28
2022Config 2 of 4Auto (AM7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM7)All-Wheel Drive26
2022Config 3 of 4Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive28
2022Config 4 of 4Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdAll-Wheel Drive23
2021Config 1 of 4Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S7)Front-Wheel Drive27
2021Config 2 of 4Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 1.4 L4 1.4LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive32
2021Config 3 of 4Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.4 L4 1.4LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive33
2021Config 4 of 4Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive26
2020Config 1 of 4Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S7)Front-Wheel Drive27
2020Config 2 of 4Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 1.4 L4 1.4LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive32
2020Config 3 of 4Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.4 L4 1.4LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive31
2020Config 4 of 4Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive27
2019Config 1 of 13Auto (A1)—Automatic (A1)Front-Wheel Drive119
2019Config 2 of 13Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LAutomatic (AM-S6)All-Wheel Drive25
2019Config 3 of 13Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LAutomatic (AM-S6)All-Wheel Drive24
2019Config 4 of 13Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S7)All-Wheel Drive26
2019Config 5 of 13Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S7)Front-Wheel Drive27
2019Config 6 of 13Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 1.4 L4 1.4LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive31
2019Config 7 of 13Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 1.4 L4 1.4LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive32
2019Config 8 of 13Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.4 L4 1.4LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive32
2019Config 9 of 13Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.4 L4 1.4LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive32
2019Config 10 of 13Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LManual 6-spdAll-Wheel Drive25
2019Config 11 of 13Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LManual 6-spdAll-Wheel Drive24
2019Config 12 of 13Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdAll-Wheel Drive24
2019Config 13 of 13Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive27
2018Config 1 of 13Auto (A1)—Automatic (A1)Front-Wheel Drive119
2018Config 2 of 13Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LAutomatic (AM-S6)All-Wheel Drive25
2018Config 3 of 13Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LAutomatic (AM-S6)All-Wheel Drive24
2018Config 4 of 13Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S6)Front-Wheel Drive27
2018Config 5 of 13Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S7)All-Wheel Drive25
2018Config 6 of 13Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LAutomatic (S6)Front-Wheel Drive28
2018Config 7 of 13Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LAutomatic (S6)Front-Wheel Drive28
2018Config 8 of 13Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LManual 5-spdFront-Wheel Drive29
2018Config 9 of 13Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LManual 5-spdFront-Wheel Drive29
2018Config 10 of 13Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LManual 6-spdAll-Wheel Drive24
2018Config 11 of 13Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LManual 6-spdAll-Wheel Drive25
2018Config 12 of 13Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdAll-Wheel Drive24
2018Config 13 of 13Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive28
2017Config 1 of 11Auto (A1)—Automatic (A1)Front-Wheel Drive119
2017Config 2 of 11Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LAutomatic (AM-S6)All-Wheel Drive25
2017Config 3 of 11Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S6)All-Wheel Drive25
2017Config 4 of 11Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S6)Front-Wheel Drive27
2017Config 5 of 11Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LAutomatic (S6)Front-Wheel Drive29
2017Config 6 of 11Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LAutomatic (S6)Front-Wheel Drive29
2017Config 7 of 11Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LManual 5-spdFront-Wheel Drive29
2017Config 8 of 11Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LManual 5-spdFront-Wheel Drive28
2017Config 9 of 11Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LManual 6-spdAll-Wheel Drive26
2017Config 10 of 11Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdAll-Wheel Drive25
2017Config 11 of 11Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive28
2016Config 1 of 9Auto (A1)—Automatic (A1)Front-Wheel Drive116
2016Config 2 of 9Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S6)All-Wheel Drive25
2016Config 3 of 9Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S6)Front-Wheel Drive28
2016Config 4 of 9Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LAutomatic (S6)Front-Wheel Drive29
2016Config 5 of 9Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LAutomatic (S6)Front-Wheel Drive29
2016Config 6 of 9Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LManual 5-spdFront-Wheel Drive29
2016Config 7 of 9Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LManual 5-spdFront-Wheel Drive28
2016Config 8 of 9Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive28
2016Config 9 of 9Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdAll-Wheel Drive25
2015Config 1 of 12Auto (A1)—Automatic (A1)Front-Wheel Drive116
2015Config 2 of 12Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S6)Front-Wheel Drive28
2015Config 3 of 12Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S6)Front-Wheel Drive35
2015Config 4 of 12Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S6)All-Wheel Drive26
2015Config 5 of 12Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LAutomatic (AM-S6)Front-Wheel Drive35
2015Config 6 of 12Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LAutomatic (S6)Front-Wheel Drive29
2015Config 7 of 12Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LAutomatic (S6)Front-Wheel Drive29
2015Config 8 of 12Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LManual 5-spdFront-Wheel Drive28
2015Config 9 of 12Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L4 1.8LManual 5-spdFront-Wheel Drive29
2015Config 10 of 12Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive28
2015Config 11 of 12Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive35
2015Config 12 of 12Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LManual 6-spdFront-Wheel Drive35

Data sourced from fueleconomy.gov (U.S. Department of Energy). MPG figures are EPA-tested. Fuel costs are estimates based on average fuel prices and 15,000 miles/year.

Volkswagen Golf/GTI data analysis

How to read this Volkswagen Golf/GTI data

This page lists every 2015 through 2026 Volkswagen Golf/GTI record we hold for this measurement — 82 rows in total, one per configuration and model year rather than a single headline figure. Figures are published as the source agency records them: we do not round, average or interpolate missing years, and a year that is absent from the table is a year with no published measurement rather than a zero. Where a manufacturer offered several drivetrains or body styles in the same year, each appears on its own row, because those variants rarely share the same numbers.

Where these Volkswagen Golf/GTI figures come from

Every value on this page is loaded from federal open data — EPA fuel economy submissions, NHTSA vehicle and crash-test records, and manufacturer specification filings — rather than dealer listings or copied editorial content. The Volkswagen Golf/GTI record refreshes as the agencies publish, which typically means new model-year rows appear in the autumn and crash-test results follow through the model year as vehicles are tested. Because certification data is filed per configuration, treat any single headline number for this vehicle with caution: the figure that applies to a specific car depends on its engine, drivetrain, body style and model year, all of which are listed separately above. If a number here disagrees with a brochure, the brochure is usually quoting the best available configuration rather than the one being sold.

Frequently Asked Questions About Golf/GTI Transmission

What transmission does the Volkswagen Golf/GTI have?

The Volkswagen Golf/GTI is offered with Automatic (AM-S7), Manual 6-spd, Automatic (AM7), Automatic (S8), Automatic (A1), Automatic (AM-S6), Automatic (S6), Manual 5-spd (2026 and earlier model years). Availability depends on engine and trim — see the year-by-year table above.

Does the Volkswagen Golf/GTI come with a manual transmission?

Yes — a manual transmission is listed for at least one Volkswagen Golf/GTI configuration. Check the table above for the exact years and trims.

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