Volkswagen Australia to increase prices by up to $2000 from July 1
Prices are due to increase across most Volkswagen cars and SUVs in Australia by up to $2000 from the new financial year.
Volkswagen Australia has announced price increases of up to $2000 across much of its passenger car and SUV model range from 1 July 2023.
It represents the fifth round of multi-model price rises for Volkswagen Australia cars and SUVs since late 2021 – and is attributed to increases in production and shipping costs.
Volkswagen says buyers who place an order before 30 June 2023 will be protected from the price increases, even if they do not take delivery until after July 1.
The Golf R hot hatch and wagon are hit hardest by the price increases, with a $2000 increase to the RRP for each body style – even though orders have been closed since February 2023, and buyers already in the queue will be protected from the increase.
The higher price would apply if Volkswagen re-opened orders after July 1.
Orders also remain closed for regular all-wheel-drive versions of the standard-length, five-seat Tiguan – the 132TSI Life, 147TDI Elegance/R-Line, and 162TSI Elegance/R-Line – which have been hit with RRP increases of up to $600.
However, orders remain open for the front-wheel-drive Tiguan 110TSI Life, and all versions of the long-wheelbase Tiguan Allspace, which comes from a different factory. There is also said to be some stock remaining of Monochrome and Adventure editions of various Tiguan variants.
Other notable price increases applied include $1690 for the T-Roc R small performance SUV (but not the R Grid Edition), and $1100 to $1200 across most other Golf models.
Not affected by the latest price rises are the T-Cross city SUV, all T-Roc models except the R, the Tiguan Monochrome, Adventure and R Grid editions, Touareg large SUV, Golf GTI hot hatch, and Passat 162TSI Elegance wagon.
All commercial vehicles – including the new Amarok ute, and VW's range of vans – are not included in these price increases.
Some models continue to lack some features – including blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert – due to shortages of semiconductors and other components.
A full price list showing old and new prices is below.
Note: Prices listed exclude on-road costs.
2023 Volkswagen passenger-vehicle prices (effective July 2023)
Model | Variant | June 2023 price (MY23) | July 2023 price (MY23) | Difference |
T-Cross | 85TSI Life | $30,990 | $30,990 | $0 |
85TSI Style | $33,490 | $33,490 | $0 | |
T-Roc | 110TSI CityLife | $35,990 | $35,990 | $0 |
110TSI Style | $37,100 | $37,100 | $0 | |
140TSI R-Line | $45,200 | $45,200 | $0 | |
R | $60,300 | $61,990 | $1690 | |
R Grid Edition | $54,300 | $54,300 | $0 | |
Tiguan | 110TSI Life | $42,490 | $42,890 | $400 |
132TSI Life | $46,490 | $46,890 | $400 | |
162TSI Elegance | $54,290 | $54,890 | $600 | |
147TDI Elegance | $55,790 | $56,390 | $600 | |
162TSI R-Line | $57,790 | $58,390 | $600 | |
147TDI R-Line | $59,290 | $59,890 | $600 | |
162TSI Monochrome | $53,390 | $53,390 | $0 | |
R | $70,490 | $71,190 | $700 | |
R Grid Edition | $63,990 | $63,990 | $0 | |
Tiguan Allspace | 110TSI Life | $44,490 | $44,890 | $400 |
132TSI Life | $48,490 | $48,890 | $400 | |
162TSI Elegance | $56,790 | $57,390 | $600 | |
147TDI Elegance | $58,290 | $58,890 | $600 | |
162TSI R-Line | $60,290 | $60,890 | $600 | |
147TDI R-Line | $61,790 | $62,390 | $600 | |
162TSI Adventure | $51,990 | $51,990 | $0 | |
162TSI Monochrome | $55,690 | $55,690 | $0 | |
Touareg | 170TDI | $89,240 | $89,240 | $0 |
210TDI Elegance | $108,240 | $108,240 | $0 | |
210TDI R-Line | $117,540 | $11,7540 | $0 | |
Polo | 70TSI Life | $25,750 | $25,990 | $240 |
85TSI Life | $28,750 | $28,990 | $240 | |
85TSI Style | $31,200 | $31,490 | $290 | |
GTI | $39,250 | $39,690 | $440 | |
Golf | 110TSI hatch | $35,190 | $36,290 | $1100 |
110TSI wagon | $36,890 | $37,990 | $1100 | |
110TSI Life hatch | $37,490 | $38,590 | $1100 | |
110TSI Life wagon | $39,490 | $40,590 | $1100 | |
110TSI R-Line hatch | $40,490 | $41,690 | $1200 | |
GTI hatch | $55,490 | $55,490 | $0 | |
R hatch | $66,990 | $68,990 | $2000 | |
R wagon | $69,990 | $71,990 | $2000 | |
Passat | 162TSI Elegance wagon | $57,790 | $57,790 | $0 |
Alltrack 162TSI | $50,790 | $51,390 | $600 | |
Alltrack 162TSI Premium | $62,790 | $63,390 | $600 | |
206TSI R-Line wagon | $67,790 | $68,390 | $600 | |
Arteon | 140TSI Elegance liftback | $63,990 | $64,590 | $600 |
Shooting Brake 140TSI Elegance | $65,990 | $66,590 | $600 | |
206TSI R-Line liftback | $71,590 | $72,390 | $800 | |
Shooting Brake 206TSI R-Line | $73,590 | $74,390 | $800 |