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Tailpipe emissions ranked · ranked by co₂ (wltp)

WLTP CO₂ emissions in grams per kilometre. Plug-in hybrids dominate the bottom of the table because their certified figure assumes daily home charging — the real-world number is significantly higher if the battery is never plugged in.

01
BMW
BMW i3 94Ah Range Extender
2016·Elektro/Benzine
12 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
38hp
8.1s 0–100
150km/h
02
Volkswagen
Volkswagen XL1
2014·Elektro/Diesel
21 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
48hp
12.7s 0–100
160km/h
03
Hyundai
Hyundai Ioniq 1.6 GDI PHEV Premium Design Sky
2020·Elektro/Benzine
26 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
105hp
10.6s 0–100
178km/h
04
Ford
Ford Kuga 2.5 PHEV Trend
2019·Elektro/Benzine
26 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
152hp
9.2s 0–100
200km/h
05
Polestar
Polestar 1 T8R
2020·Elektro/Benzine
26 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
309hp
4.2s 0–100
250km/h
06
Opel
Opel Ampera
2011·Elektro/Benzine
27 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
86hp
9.0s 0–100
161km/h
07
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Volt LTZ+
2013·Elektro/Benzine
27 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
86hp
9.0s 0–100
160km/h
08
Skoda
Skoda Octavia 1.4 TSI iV PHEV Sportline Business
2021·Elektro/Benzine
28 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
150hp
7.7s 0–100
220km/h
09
Kia
Kia Ceed Sportswagon 1.6 GDi PHEV DynamicLine
2020·Elektro/Benzine
28 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
105hp
10.8s 0–100
171km/h
10
Volkswagen
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 eHybrid 204hp Style
2020·Elektro/Benzine
28 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
150hp
7.4s 0–100
220km/h
11
Toyota
Toyota Prius 1.8 Plug-in Hybrid Executive
2018·Petrol
29 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
99hp
11.8s 0–100
180km/h
12
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 de 4MATIC
2020·Elektro/Diesel
29 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
194hp
6.8s 0–100
210km/h
13
Kia
Kia Niro 1.6 GDi PHEV DynamicPlusLine
2018·Elektro/Benzine
29 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
105hp
10.8s 0–100
172km/h
14
Kia
Kia XCeed 1.6 GDi PHEV DynamicLine
2020·Petrol
29 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
105hp
11.0s 0–100
160km/h
15
Audi
Audi A3 Sportback 40 TFSI e edition
2021·Elektro/Benzine
30 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
150hp
7.6s 0–100
227km/h
16
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz A 250 e
2019·Elektro/Benzine
31 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
160hp
6.7s 0–100
240km/h
17
Peugeot
Peugeot 508 Blue Lease Allure HYbrid 225
2020·Elektro/Benzine
32 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
180hp
8.1s 0–100
240km/h
18
DS
DS 4 E-Tense 225 Performance Line+
2021·Elektro/Benzine
32 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
180hp
7.7s 0–100
233km/h
19
Seat
Seat Leon 1.4 TSI e-Hybrid FR Business Intense
2021·Elektro/Benzine
32 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
150hp
7.5s 0–100
220km/h
20
Kia
Kia Optima SW 2.0 GDi PHEV DynamicPlusLine
2019·Elektro/Benzine
33 g
CO₂ (WLTP)
154hp
6.0s 0–100
192km/h
Methodology

WLTP CO₂ in g/km, combined cycle. Includes PHEVs (where headline number can be misleading), efficient diesels and a few exotic outliers like the VW XL1.

Last refreshed: May 2026 · Source: cars-data.com · 103,099 variants indexed