Here's Exactly How Much Volkswagen Will Pay For Your Cheating TDI

Greg Fink

August 1, 2016 at 12:02 PM

Volkswagen diesel owners, you're one step closer to receiving compensation for your emissions-regulation-cheating TDI-badged VW or Audi. With the VW Group's settlement plan getting preliminary approval, the company can begin collecting information to compensate TDI drivers as outlined by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

The compensation numbers are specific to individuals who purchased or leased a 2.0-liter diesel 2009–2015 Volkswagen Jetta, 2009–2014 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, 2010–2015 Volkswagen Golf, 2012–2015 Volkswagen Passat, 2013–2015 Volkswagen Beetle, 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen, or 2010–2015 Audi A3 on or before September 18, 2015. (Note that a solution for owners of VW Group models with the 3.0-liter diesel V-6 is still pending.)

Compensation figures are divided into three categories: buyback compensation, emissions-modification compensation, and lease compensation.

Buyback Compensation

According to the court, consumers who choose to receive compensation via buyback will be given the September 2015 National Automobile Dealer Association (NADA) "clean" trade-in-value figure for their vehicle after adjustment for mileage and options, as well as additional compensation in the form of "owner restitution," defined as $2986.73 plus one-fifth of the car's value. The court adds that no affected Volkswagen owner will receive less than $5100 in restitution.

In the case of vehicles originally purchased before September 18, 2015, but sold to another individual before June 28, 2016, Volkswagen will split restitution payments evenly between the original owner and the vehicle's current owner, although the original owner will need to identify him- or herself by September 16, 2016.

Expected buyback compensation figures to owners under the class-action settlement, including owner restitution, for each affected model are below. Note that the court acknowledges that owners of vehicles with lower or higher than "standard" mileage may receive more or less than what's listed, adding that if a vehicle owner's "payment is subject to a mileage adjustment, the amount [he or she] receives may be different from what is shown below, but not less than $5100."

2009VW Jetta Sedan TDI$12,475 – $14,025VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$13,600 – $15,1252010Audi A3 TDI Premium$18,947 – $20,627Audi A3 TDI Premium Plus$20,627 – $23,267VW Golf Hatchback 2D TDI$15,025 – $16,877VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI$15,500 – $17,447VW Jetta Sedan TDI$13,675 – $15,350VW Jetta Sedan TDI Cup Street Edition$15,625 – $17,087VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$14,775 – $16,6072011Audi A3 TDI Premium$21,287 – $23,267Audi A3 TDI Premium Plus$23,297 – $26,867VW Golf Hatchback 2D TDI$17,657 – $19,817VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI$18,497 – $20,657VW Jetta Sedan TDI$16,217 – $18,347VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$18,227 – $20,3572012Audi A3 TDI Premium$23,717 – $25,727Audi A3 TDI Premium Plus$26,357 – $30,077VW Golf Hatchback 2D TDI$19,457 – $21,707VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI$20,267 – $22,517VW Jetta Sedan TDI$18,317 – $20,867VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$19,907 – $22,097VW Passat Sedan SE TDI$19,007 – $21,467VW Passat Sedan SEL TDI$23,267 – $23,3872013Audi A3 TDI Premium$25,517 – $27,647Audi A3 TDI Premium Plus$29,357 – $33,287VW Beetle Coupe TDI$20,627 – $23,447VW Beetle Convertible TDI$24,047 – $26,147VW Golf Hatchback 2D TDI$20,657 – $23,117VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI$21,377 – $23,837VW Jetta Sedan TDI$20,777 – $23,897VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$23,357 – $25,727VW Passat Sedan SE TDI$21,587 – $24,257VW Passat Sedan SEL TDI$26,807 – $26,9272014VW Beetle Coupe TDI$22,907 – $25,847VW Beetle Convertible TDI$27,047 – $29,237VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI$23,957 – $26,177VW Jetta Sedan TDI$21,137 – $26,117VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$26,657 – $29,117VW Passat Sedan SE TDI$26,117 – $28,877VW Passat Sedan SEL TDI$28,847 – $28,9672015Audi A3 TDI Premium$31,805 – $39,413Audi A3 TDI Premium Plus$34,064 – $43,998Audi A3 TDI Prestige$39,076 – $44,176VW Beetle Coupe TDI$24,156 – $31,686VW Beetle Convertible TDI$27,937 – $33,835VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI S$21,806 – $26,700VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI SE$24,022 – $29,306VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI SEL$24,022 – $31,728VW Golf SportWagen TDI S$24,043 – $28,588VW Golf SportWagen TDI SE$26,282 – $30,743VW Golf SportWagen TDI SEL$24,022 – $32,876VW Jetta Sedan TDI S$21,410 – $24,696VW Jetta Sedan TDI SE$22,800 – $26,458VW Jetta Sedan TDI SEL$24,809 – $30,149VW Passat Sedan TDI SE$28,367 – $31,127VW Passat Sedan TDI SEL$32,747 – $32,867

Emissions Modification Compensation

Consumers who elect to keep their vehicle but have Volkswagen modify their car to meet emissions standards will receive the same expected restitution offered to consumers opting to have their vehicle bought back, plus free installation of any necessary modifications. Volkswagen has yet to find a viable modification for its vehicles, and the court notes that it may take until May 1, 2018 for such a system to be approved for installation. Should the company fail to find an approved solution, owners will have until June 1, 2018 to accept Volkswagen's buyback offer.

2009VW Jetta Sedan TDI$5100 – $5100VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$5100 – $51002010Audi A3 TDI Premium$5647 – $5927Audi A3 TDI Premium Plus$5927 – $6367VW Golf Hatchback 2D TDI$5100 – $5302VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI$5100 – $5397VW Jetta Sedan TDI$5100 – $5100VW Jetta Sedan TDI Cup Street Edition$5100 – $5337VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$5100 – $52572011Audi A3 TDI Premium$6037 – $6367Audi A3 TDI Premium Plus$6372 – $6967VW Golf Hatchback 2D TDI$5432 – $5792VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI$5572 – $5932VW Jetta Sedan TDI$5192 – $5547VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$5527 – $58822012Audi A3 TDI Premium$6442 – $6777Audi A3 TDI Premium Plus$6882 – $7502VW Golf Hatchback 2D TDI$5732 – $6107VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI$5867 – $6242VW Jetta Sedan TDI$5542 – $5967VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$5807 – $6172VW Passat Sedan SE TDI$5657 – $6067VW Passat Sedan SEL TDI$6367 – $63872013Audi A3 TDI Premium$6742 – $7097Audi A3 TDI Premium Plus$7382 – $8037VW Beetle Coupe TDI$5927 – $6397VW Beetle Convertible TDI$6497 – $6847VW Golf Hatchback 2D TDI$5932 – $6342VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI$6052 – $6462VW Jetta Sedan TDI$5952 – $6472VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$6382 – $6777VW Passat Sedan SE TDI$6087 – $6532VW Passat Sedan SEL TDI$6957 – $69772014VW Beetle Coupe TDI$6307 – $6797VW Beetle Convertible TDI$6997 – $7362VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI$6482 – $6852VW Jetta Sedan TDI$6012 – $6842VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$6932 – $7342VW Passat Sedan SE TDI$6842 – $7302VW Passat Sedan SEL TDI$7297 – $73172015Audi A3 TDI Premium$7790 – $9058Audi A3 TDI Premium Plus$8166 – $9822Audi A3 TDI Prestige$9002 – $9852VW Beetle Coupe TDI$6515 – $7770VW Beetle Convertible TDI$7145 – $8128VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI S$6123 – $6939VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI SE$6493 – $7373VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI SEL$6493 – $7777VW Golf SportWagen TDI S$6496 – $7254VW Golf SportWagen TDI SE$6869 – $7613VW Golf SportWagen TDI SEL$6493 – $7968VW Jetta Sedan TDI S$6057 – $6605VW Jetta Sedan TDI SE$6289 – $6899VW Jetta Sedan TDI SEL$6624 – $7514VW Passat Sedan TDI SE$7217 – $7677VW Passat Sedan TDI SEL$7947 – $7967

Lease Compensation

Those leasing an affected vehicle can have their lease terminated early at no charge and receive restitution that's roughly half of the anticipated restitution that owners will receive.

2011VW Jetta Sedan TDI$2634 – $2807VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$ 2877 – $29222012Audi A3 TDI Premium$3287 – $3344Audi A3 TDI Premium Plus$3534 – $3782VW Golf Hatchback 2D TDI$2902 – $3062VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI$2969 – $3157VW Jetta Sedan TDI$2807 – $3019VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$2939 – $3122VW Passat Sedan SE TDI$2864 – $3069VW Passat Sedan SEL TDI$3219 – $32292013Audi A3 TDI Premium$3439 – $3519Audi A3 TDI Premium Plus$3729 – $4052VW Beetle Coupe TDI$2999 – $3234VW Beetle Convertible TDI$3284 – $3459VW Golf Hatchback 2D TDI$3002 – $3207VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI$3062 – $3267VW Jetta Sedan TDI$3012 – $3272VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$3227 – $3424VW Passat Sedan SE TDI$3079 – $3302VW Passat Sedan SEL TDI$3514 – $35242014VW Beetle Coupe TDI$3189 – $3434VW Beetle Convertible TDI$3537 – $3717VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI$3277 – $3462VW Jetta Sedan TDI$3042 – $3457VW Jetta SportWagen TDI$3502 – $3707VW Passat Sedan SE TDI$3457 – $3687VW Passat Sedan SEL TDI$3684 – $36942015Audi A3 TDI Premium$3931 – $4616Audi A3 TDI Premium Plus$4122 – $4955Audi A3 TDI Prestige$4536 – $4899VW Beetle Coupe TDI$3314 – $3915VW Beetle Convertible TDI$3650 – $4052VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI S$3064 – $3364VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI SE$3348 – $3689VW Golf Hatchback 4D TDI SEL$3553 – $3886VW Golf SportWagen TDI S$3284 – $3471VW Golf SportWagen TDI SE$3528 – $3834VW Golf SportWagen TDI SEL$3713 – $4008VW Jetta Sedan TDI S$3064 – $3446VW Jetta Sedan TDI SE$3239 – $3468VW Jetta Sedan TDI SEL$3406 – $3755VW Passat Sedan TDI SE$3644 – $3874VW Passat Sedan TDI SEL$4009 – $4019

Final approval of the class-action settlement is set for October 18, 2016. TDI owners and lessees can go to www.vwcourtsettlement.com to see if their specific vehicle is covered by the settlement.

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