| | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s |
| Type | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Subcompact | | | | | | | | Fox/Fox Wagon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Compact | Rabbit I | Golf II | Golf III | Golf IV | Rabbit V |
| Compact | Jetta I | Jetta II | Jetta III | Jetta IV | Jetta V |
| Compact | Dasher | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Midsize | | | Quantum | Passat III | Passat IV | Passat V | Passat VI |
| Fullsize | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Volkswagen Phaeton | | | |
| Coupé | Scirocco I | Scirocco II | | Corrado | | | New Beetle |
| Convertible | Rabbit Convertible | Cabriolet | | Cabrio | | | | | The Volkswagen Eos |
| Van | Vanagon (Type 2 - T3) | Eurovan | | | | | | DCX |
| Pickup | Rabbit LX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Compact SUV | | | | | | | | Fox/Fox Wagon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tiguan |
| SUV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pronunciation |
