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Volkswagen Passat: specs, motor tax and NCT in Ireland

We cover 20 versions of the Volkswagen Passat from 1988 to today, across 7 generations. Motor tax runs from €170 to €2,400 a year depending on engine and registration year, and the oldest qualify for €56 vintage tax.

Motor tax by year

Passat B3 1988–1993

Version	Years	Fuel	cc	bhp	CO2 g/km	Motor tax/yr
1.6 TD Estate	1988–1993	Diesel	1588	80	—	€56 vintage
1.8 GL	1988–1993	Petrol	1781	90	—	€56 vintage
2.0 16v GT	1988–1993	Petrol	1984	136	—	€56 vintage
VR6	1991–1993	Petrol	2792	174	—	€56 vintage

Passat B4 1993–1997

Version	Years	Fuel	cc	bhp	CO2 g/km	Motor tax/yr
2.0 GL	1993–1997	Petrol	1984	115	—	€710 or €56 vintage
VR6	1993–1997	Petrol	2792	174	—	€1,391 or €56 vintage
1.9 TDI	1994–1997	Diesel	1896	90	—	€673 or €56 vintage

Passat B5 1996–2005

Version	Years	Fuel	cc	bhp	CO2 g/km	Motor tax/yr
1.8T 20v	1996–2005	Petrol	1781	150	199	€636 or €56 vintage
2.5 V6 TDI	1998–2005	Diesel	2496	150	189	€1,080
1.9 TDI PD 130	2000–2005	Diesel	1896	130	157	€673
W8 4Motion	2001–2004	Petrol	3999	275	317	€1,809

Passat B6 2005–2010

Version	Years	Fuel	cc	bhp	CO2 g/km	Motor tax/yr
2.0 TDI 140	2005–2010	Diesel	1968	140	153	€400–€710
1.8 TSI 160	2007–2010	Petrol	1798	160	178	€636–€790
R36	2008–2010	Petrol	3597	300	249	€1,809–€2,400

Passat B7 2010–2015

Version	Years	Fuel	cc	bhp	CO2 g/km	Motor tax/yr
1.4 TSI 122	2010–2015	Petrol	1390	122	138	€280–€600
2.0 TDI 140	2010–2015	Diesel	1968	140	119	€190–€400

Passat B8 2014–2024

Version	Years	Fuel	cc	bhp	CO2 g/km	Motor tax/yr
2.0 TDI 150	2014–2024	Diesel	1968	150	107	€190–€200
GTE	2015–2023	Plug-in hybrid	1395	218	40	€170

Passat B9 2024–present

Version	Years	Fuel	cc	bhp	CO2 g/km	Motor tax/yr
1.5 eTSI 150	2024–present	Hybrid	1498	150	—	€200
eHybrid 272	2024–present	Plug-in hybrid	1498	272	—	—

Vintage tax

Cars built up to 1996 already qualify for vintage tax (€56 a year). Later ones qualify on their 30th anniversary, the last in 2056.

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Motor tax rates: Department of Transport schedule (unchanged in Budgets 2025 and 2026), checked 2026-09. CO2: official UK type-approval figures from the Vehicle Certification Agency; Irish-market versions can differ slightly. Your car's exact CO2 and band are on its registration certificate, and motortax.ie shows the rate for a given registration. Pre-July 2008 cars are taxed on engine size; July 2008–2020 on NEDC CO2; 2021 on, on WLTP CO2.