Check all car models affected by the “Dieselgate”, the scandal of gas emissions tricked by the Volkswagen group. Vehicles of the brands Audi, Seat, Volkswagen and Skoda with diesel engines allegedly manipulated by the company in a possible crime of fraud of subsidies and against the environment. A total of 11 million cars could be affected worldwide. Of these 8.5 million would have been sold in Europe, Making a list with all the models involved would be practically impossible.
If you have a car with 1.6 TDI engines (powers between 75 to 105 hp) or 2.0 TDI (from 84 hp to 180 hp) purchased between 2009 and September 2015, you are affected by the Volkswagen scandal. So far what the manufacturer has already recognized, although the list of cars and engines affected by Volkswagen could increase, since the German authorities have indicated that there could be up to 98,000 units of gasoline models that are also emitting more CO2 than they have approved, a fuel and a gas that had not even come to the fore officially, although it did appear in the section of frequently asked questions (FAQ) that the Brands Seat and Skoda have included in the space on their website dedicated to clarifying the doubts about these engines and to the search, by chassis number, of the affected vehicles.
Therefore, each of the brands has included in its web pages a search engine in which, by entering the chassis number of the vehicle, you can know if it is affected by the trick or not. As a general rule, these are vehicles equipped with the engines of the EA189 family and 1.2; 1.6 and 2.0 engines, all of them TDI diesel. For greater security, you can access the search engines launched by each of the brands to make sure whether or not your car is one of those affected: Volkswagen, Seat, Audi, Skoda.
Find out if your vehicle is affected in the scandal. This list corresponds to the models sold in 2016.
| BRAND | MODEL | ENGINE | GEARBOX |
| AUDI | Audi A1 | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| AUDI | Audi A1 | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| AUDI | Audi A1 | R4 1.6l 85kW(115PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| AUDI | Audi A1 | R4 1.6l 85kW(115PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| AUDI | Audi A1 Sportback | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| AUDI | Audi A1 Sportback | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| AUDI | Audi A1 Sportback | R4 1.6l 85kW(115PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| AUDI | Audi A1 Sportback | R4 1.6l 85kW(115PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| SEAT | SEAT Ibiza 5 Doors | R3 1.0l 70kW(95PS) 160Nm 4V TSI | MQ200-5F |
| SEAT | SEAT Ibiza 5 Doors | R3 1.4l 55kW(75PS) 210Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| SEAT | SEAT Ibiza 5 Doors | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| SEAT | SEAT Ibiza 5 Doors | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| SEAT | SEAT Ibiza 5 Doors | R3 1.4l 77kW(105PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| SEAT | SEAT Ibiza 3 Doors | R3 1.0l 70kW(95PS) 160Nm 4V TSI | MQ200-5F |
| SEAT | SEAT Ibiza 3 Doors | R3 1.4l 55kW(75PS) 210Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| SEAT | SEAT Ibiza 3 Doors | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| SEAT | SEAT Ibiza 3 Doors | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| SEAT | SEAT Ibiza 3 Doors | R3 1.4l 77kW(105PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| SEAT | SEAT Ibiza Sport Tourer | R3 1.0l 70kW(95PS) 160Nm 4V TSI | MQ200-5F |
| SEAT | SEAT Ibiza Sport Tourer | R3 1.4l 55kW(75PS) 210Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| SEAT | SEAT Ibiza Sport Tourer | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| SEAT | SEAT Ibiza Sport Tourer | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| SEAT | SEAT Ibiza Sport Tourer | R3 1.4l 77kW(105PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| SEAT | SEAT Toledo | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| SEAT | SEAT Toledo | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon | R3 1.0l 85kW(115PS) 200Nm 4V TSI | MQ200-6F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon | R4 1.4l 110kW(150PS) 250Nm 4V TSI ACT | DQ200-7F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon | R4 1.4l 110kW(150PS) 250Nm 4V TSI ACT | MQ250-6F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-6F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon | R4 1.8l 132kW(180PS) 250Nm 4V TFSI | DQ200-7F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon | R4 2.0l 110kW(150PS) 340Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon | R4 2.0l 135kW(184PS) 380Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon SC | R3 1.0l 85kW(115PS) 200Nm 4V TSI | MQ200-6F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon SC | R4 1.4l 110kW(150PS) 250Nm 4V TSI ACT | DQ200-7F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon SC | R4 1.4l 110kW(150PS) 250Nm 4V TSI ACT | MQ250-6F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon SC | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon SC | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-6F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon SC | R4 1.8l 132kW(180PS) 250Nm 4V TFSI | DQ200-7F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon SC | R4 2.0l 110kW(150PS) 340Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon SC | R4 2.0l 135kW(184PS) 380Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon Sport Tourer | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon Sport Tourer | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6A |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon Sport Tourer | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-6F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon Sport Tourer | R4 1.8l 132kW(180PS) 250Nm 4V TFSI | DQ200-7F |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon Sport Tourer | R4 2.0l 135kW(184PS) 380Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ250-6A |
| SEAT | SEAT Leon Sport Tourer | R4 2.0l 135kW(184PS) 380Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Fabia | R3 1.4l 55kW(75PS) 210Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Fabia | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Fabia | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Fabia | R3 1.4l 77kW(105PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Fabia Combi | R3 1.4l 55kW(75PS) 210Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Fabia Combi | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Fabia Combi | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Fabia Combi | R3 1.4l 77kW(105PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Rapid Spaceback | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Rapid Spaceback | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Rapid | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Rapid | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Yeti | R4 2.0l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6A |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Octavia | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Octavia | R4 2.0l 135kW(184PS) 380Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Octavia Combi | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Octavia Combi | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-6F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Octavia Combi | R4 2.0l 135kW(184PS) 380Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Superb | R4 1.6l 88kW(120PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Superb | R4 1.6l 88kW(120PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-6F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Superb | R4 1.6l 88kW(120PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-6F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Superb | R4 2.0l 110kW(150PS) 340Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6A |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Superb | R4 2.0l 140kW(190PS) 400Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Superb Combi | R4 1.6l 88kW(120PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Superb Combi | R4 1.6l 88kW(120PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-6F |
| ŠKODA | Škoda Superb Combi | R4 2.0l 110kW(150PS) 340Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6A |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Polo | R3 1.0l 70kW(95PS) 160Nm 4V TSI | DQ200-7F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Polo | R3 1.4l 55kW(75PS) 210Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Polo | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Polo | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Polo | R3 1.4l 77kW(105PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW250/0SA Polo PA1 EU/RdW | R3 1.4l 55kW(75PS) 210Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW250/0SA Polo PA1 EU/RdW | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW250/0SA Polo PA1 EU/RdW | R3 1.4l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW250/0SA Polo PA1 EU/RdW | R3 1.4l 77kW(105PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Tiguan | R4 2.0l 110kW(150PS) 340Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ500-7A |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Tiguan | R4 2.0l 135kW(184PS) 380Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ500-7A |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Jetta | R4 1.2l 77kW(105PS) 175Nm 4V TSI | MQ200-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Jetta | R4 1.4l 92kW(125PS) 200Nm 4V TSI | MQ200-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Scirocco | R4 2.0l 135kW(184PS) 380Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ250-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Scirocco | R4 2.0l 135kW(184PS) 380Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf Cabriolet | R4 2.0l 110kW(150PS) 340Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ250-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf Cabriolet | R4 2.0l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf | R4 1.4l 110kW(150PS) 250Nm 4V TSI ACT | DQ200-7F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf | R4 1.4l 110kW(150PS) 250Nm 4V TSI ACT | MQ250-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf | R4 1.6l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6A |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf | R4 2.0l 110kW(150PS) 340Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf | R4 2.0l 162kW(220PS) 350Nm 4V TFSI | DQ250-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf | R4 2.0l 162kW(220PS) 350Nm 4V TFSI | MQ350-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf | R4 2.0l 221kW(300PS) 380Nm 4V TFSI | DQ250-6A |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf | R4 2.0l 221kW(300PS) 380Nm 4V TFSI | MQ350-6A |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf Variant | R4 1.6l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf Variant | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6A |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf Variant | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf Variant | R4 2.0l 135kW(184PS) 380Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ250-6A |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf Sportsvan | R4 1.6l 66kW(90PS) 230Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf Sportsvan | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Golf Sportsvan | R4 1.6l 81kW(110PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Touran | R4 2.0l 110kW(150PS) 340Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ250-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Touran | R4 2.0l 110kW(150PS) 340Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW CC | R4 2.0l 135kW(184PS) 380Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ250-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Passat | R4 1.6l 88kW(120PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Passat | R4 1.6l 88kW(120PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Passat | R4 1.6l 88kW(120PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Passat | R4 2.0l 110kW(150PS) 340Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ250-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Passat | R4 2.0l 110kW(150PS) 340Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Passat Variant | R4 1.4l 110kW(150PS) 250Nm 4V TSI ACT | MQ350-6A |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Passat Variant | R4 1.6l 88kW(120PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ200-7F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Passat Variant | R4 1.6l 88kW(120PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Passat Variant | R4 2.0l 110kW(150PS) 340Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ350-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Passat Variant | R4 2.0l 162kW(220PS) 350Nm 4V TFSI | DQ250-6F |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Passat Variant | R4 2.0l 162kW(220PS) 350Nm 4V TFSI | DQ500-7A |
| VOLKSWAGEN | VW Passat Variant | R4 2.0l 176kW(239PS) 500Nm 4V TDI BiT CR | DQ500-7A |
| VOLKSWAGEN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES | VW Caddy | R4 2.0l 55kW(75PS) 220Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| VOLKSWAGEN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES | VW Caddy | R4 2.0l 75kW(102PS) 250Nm 4V TDI CR | MQ250-5F |
| VOLKSWAGEN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES | VW T6 | R4 2.0l 110kW(150PS) 340Nm 4V TDI CR | DQ500-7F |
Volkswagen announced in November that 800,000 vehicles could be affected by a manipulation of emissions, in this case CO2; well, the company has now made public the list with the real models affected by the other VW scandal. In total, the German brand ensures that there are nine versions that represent a total of 36,000 cars, that is, 0.5% of the annual production quota. Here they are:
This is how Dieselgate was discovered
The non-profit organization International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) began in 2012 the development of a joint study with West Virginia University to determine the extent of discrepancies in diesel vehicle emissions in real conditions.
For this study, three models were used during a 2100-kilometer journey between San Diego and Seattle, along the west coast of the United States: a BMW X5, a Volkswagen Jetta and a Volkswagen Passat.
The latter two came to issue securities up to 35 times higher than the legal limits established in the North American country, so the study was brought to the attention of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
Volkswagen’s range of commercial vehicles is also affected, the Crafter, Caddy and Commercial Transporter are also involved. Let’s go first with the list of engines, all of them are common-rail versions of the 1.6 TDI and 2.0 TDI engines with family code EA189, prior to the introduction of the Euro6 regulation. The presence of defeat devices in some 3.0 V6 TDI engines and in the small 1.2 TDI three-cylinder engines is currently being investigated, but there are no conclusions yet.
In 2013, the Valencian engineer Vicente Franco began to collaborate in the research initiated by the ICCT and the University of West Virginia to compare the differences between the emissions of diesel vehicles from the United States and Europe, corroborating the initial suspicions.
Thus, in September 2015, the EPA made public the fraud, which mainly affected the TDI EA189 four-cylinder engines of 1.2, 1.6, 2.0 and 3.0 liters of displacement of a total of 40 different models of the Volkswagen group distributed among the brands Audi, SEAT, Škoda, Volkswagen and Porsche.
The technical trick of Dieselgate
But how did the Volkswagen Group manage to circumvent the pollutant emissions controls of the United States and Europe with the affected engines for six years?
According to an internal investigation of the company, a group of engineers had been developing since 2005 a system that would allow compliance with government regulations, since they were unable to do so legitimately with the time and budget they had at the time.
The trap consisted of software capable of manipulating the results by detecting the performance of the emissions test, returning the engines to their normal operation in real driving conditions and emitting illegal values of nitrogen oxides. This system of alteration of the results was maintained for six years, so it was considered an intentional fraudulent act.
All this has caused brands to bet on the transition to electric mobility, minimizing or discarding diesel mechanics in favor of hybrid and electric ones, as well as the creation of sub-brands or exclusive mobility projects of this type such as IONIQ of Hyundai, EQ of Mercedes, or ID. of Volkswagen itself.