NAIROBI petrol 226.96 diesel 227.76MOMBASA petrol 224.16 diesel 224.96KISUMU petrol 226.51 diesel 227.71NAKURU petrol 225.73 diesel 226.93ELDORET petrol 226.51 diesel 227.71MANDERA petrol 247.62 diesel 248.41MALINDI petrol 224.95 diesel 225.74NYERI petrol 228.84 diesel 229.63
EPRA prices, 15 Oct to 14 Nov 2026

Volkswagen Polo Vivo 1600cc fuel consumption per km

The fuel consumption of the 1600cc Volkswagen Polo Vivo is 11.6 km/L on Kenyan roads (our estimate), about KSh 19.54 per km at today's Nairobi petrol price. The 1400cc does 12.2 km/L.

Cost per km
KSh 19.54 per km
11.6 km/L Kilolita Estimate

Kilometres per litre. No figures from drivers yet, so this is the official MANUFACTURER figure adjusted for Kenyan roads. How we calculate

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Petrol at KSh 226.96 per litre (EPRA, 15 Oct to 14 Nov 2026). Updated 27 Oct 2026.

Volkswagen Polo Vivo 1600cc running costs

At the Nairobi petrol price of KSh 226.96 per litre.
CostAmount
Per kmKSh 19.54
Per 100 kmKSh 1,954.36
Full tank (45 litres)KSh 10,213
Distance on a full tank523 km
A month of 1,000 kmKSh 19,544
Fuel used per 100 km8.61 litres

Volkswagen Polo Vivo fuel consumption by engine size

Find your engine size. Each one has its own page with its running costs.

Typical km/L from Kenyan drivers. The highlighted row is the figure at the top of this page.
EngineDetails km/LDrivers Per km
1600cc petrol Manual · 2WD 11.6 est. 0 KSh 19.54
Comfortline (1400cc petrol) Manual · 2WD 12.2 est. 0 KSh 18.60
Trendline (1400cc petrol) Manual · 2WD 13.1 est. 0 KSh 17.34
1600cc petrol Automatic · 2WD 11.1 est. 0 KSh 20.49

Official rating vs real Kenyan driving

Official figure (MANUFACTURER test)
16.1 km/L
Measured in a lab
Kenyan roads
11.6 km/L
Our estimate. No figures from drivers yet
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A Kilolita is how many kilometres a vehicle really goes on one litre of fuel on Kenyan roads, worked out from figures drivers send us and we check. Costs use EPRA pump prices for 15 Oct to 14 Nov 2026 (Nairobi petrol, KSh 226.96 per litre). Figures updated 27 Oct 2026. How we calculate