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VW agreement: vehicles and model years affected

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German automaker Volkswagen has agreed to repurchase or fix 500,000 diesel cars as it attempts to recover from its emissions-cheating scandal. While consumers driving the vehicles still need to wait for more details, here's a rundown of the vehicles and model years affected by Thursday's agreement:

2.0-liter VW/Audi's (approx. 482,000 in the U.S.)

  • VW Jetta TDI (Model Years 2009 - 2015)
  • VW Jetta SportWagen TDI (Model Years 2009 - 2014)
  • VW Golf TDI (Model Years 2010-2015)
  • VW Golf SportWagen TDI (Model Year 2015)
  • VW Beetle TDI and VW Beetle Convertible TDI (Model Years 2012 - 2015)
  • VW Passat TDI (Model Years 2012-2015)

They fall within three categories:

  • Generation 1: Approximately 325,000
    • VW Jetta TDI (Model Years 2009 - 2014)
    • VW Jetta SportWagen TDI (Model Years 2009-2014)
    • VW Golf TDI (Model Years 2010-2014)
    • VW Beetle TDI and VW Beetle Convertible TDI (Model Years 2012 - 2014)
  • Generation 2: Approximately 90,000
    • VW Passat TDI (Model Years 2012-2014)
  • Generation 3: Approximately 67,000
    • VW Jetta TDI (Model Year 2015)
    • VW Golf TDI (Model Year 2015)
    • VW Golf SportWagen TDI (Model Year 2015)
    • VW Beetle TDI and VW Beetle Convertible TDI (Model Year 2015)
    • VW Passat TDI (Model Year 2015)
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