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Updated CO2 figures have been released for the last batch of vehicles to be re-tested following the emissions scandal, with minor changes across the board

Volkswagen has released information on the final three vehicles to be re-tested in the wake of the CO2 emissions scandal.

In November 2015 it was found that some VW Group cars did not meet their stated CO2 emissions targets, and by December it was revealed that nine cars would need to be reclassified, although only six are sold in the UK.

The deviations were found to be only a few grams per kilometre on average, and affect models including the Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen Scirocco, Volkswagen Jetta, Golf Cabriolet, Passat Alltrack and Volkswagen Passat.

Updated figures for the second batch of vehicles have now been released.

The CO2 figure for the Golf Estate SE 2.0 150 TDI manual has risen from 108g to 110g/km, while the figure for the GT version of the same car has risen from 110g to 112g/km.

The Passat was tested in estate and saloon form in GT and R-Line spec. The CO2 output of the Passat Estate 2.0 TDI 240 DSG grows from 140g to 146g/km, while 5g has been added to the Passat Saloon 2.0 TDI 240 DSG's original 139g/km rating.

The final car in the latest re-test results is the Scirocco in GT, GT Black Edition, R-Line, R-Line Black Edition trim, with the 2.0 TDI 184 manual drivetrain. It saw the biggest increase in CO2 output, growing its original 115g/km rating to 124g/km.

In last month's tests, the Golf Cabriolet 2.0 TDI 110 in S and SE specifications saw CO2 rise from 111g/km to 117g/km.

The Jetta 2.0 TDI 110 manual in S, SE and GT forms saw CO2 emissions reclassified to 109g/km, up from 105g/km. Meanwhile, the Golf 2.0 TDI 150 manual in Match Edition form was reclassified to 109g/km from 106g/km.

Finally, the Golf 2.0 TDI 150 manual in GT Edition and R-line forms had its emissions reclassified to 112g/km, up from 109g/km.

Volkswagen says fewer than 90 retail cars are affected in the UK, and less than 100 fleet vehicles.

The firm says customers already driving those vehicles are not affected by the change, and any customers who have ordered those cars will have the chance to order a different VW car, cancel the order or proceed and acknowledge the higher CO2 values.

Volkswagen will announce details of the final three cars to be re-tested in the coming months.

Earlier this year it was revealed that several Audi and Seat vehicles had also been reclassified, with changes of up to 10g/km applying to some models. However, the VW Group denied it had tried to cover up the changes.

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pigpog 5 March 2016

Are you sure ?

As the Co2 changes are taking some cars to a higher emissions band therefore a more expensive band how is this not affecting existing owners?
fadyady 4 March 2016

Final CO2 changes?

Really, Autocar! At least until someone outside Europe catches Volkswagen and the subsidiaries with pants around the ankles, again!
catnip 4 March 2016

I wonder if the published

I wonder if the published fuel consumption figures are affected too, they were with the (secret) Audi and Seat revisions.