3VWBM31Y15M35**** Volkswagen New Beetle 2005

Full technical specifications (NHTSA)

• Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
• Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
• Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
• Destination Market: U.S.
• Displacement CC: 1984
• Displacement CI: 121.071108283
• Displacement L: 1.984000
• Doors: 2
• Engine Cylinders: 4
• Engine HP: 115
• Engine KW: 85.7555
• Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
• Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
• Make: VOLKSWAGEN
• Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
• Manufacturer Id: 1147
• Model: Beetle
• Model Year: 2005
• Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. BIN 5/ULEV II emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: 5VWXV02.0224.
• Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt, Advanced Front Air Bag.
• Plant City: Puebla
• Plant Country: Mexico
• Seat Belts All: Manual
• Series: GL
• Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR

EPA Fuel Economy & Environment

33combined
MPG

30 city · 38 highway

Annual fuel cost $2,350 15,000 mi/yr at current EPA fuel prices · you spend $750 more in fuel over 5 years vs the average new vehicle

Smog rating 1/10

CO₂ 308 g/mi

matched to EPA record: New Beetle u2014 Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 1.9 L, Diesel, Turbo, Front-Wheel Drive. Source: U.S. EPA, fueleconomy.gov — official government fuel-economy record for this configuration.

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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Model year	COMPONENT	Complaint
2003	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS	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