Afọ iri na otu ka e mesịrị, akụkọ ihe mere eme na-ekwughachi onwe ya: a na-akpọ Volkswagen Golf ọhụrụ aha International Car of the Year 2013.
Akụkọ ahụ bịara n'abalị nke mmeghe nke Geneva Motor Show, na mgbe ndị Portuguese kpọrọ aha ya dị ka ụgbọ ala nke afọ, ọ bụ oge Europe na-enye nkwanye ùgwù kwesịrị ekwesị nye «onye na-ere ahịa kacha mma» nke onye nrụpụta German. Volkswagen Golf nwetara vootu 414, karịa okpukpu abụọ nke Toyota GT-86/Subaru BRZ nwetara (votu 202) Ọ bụrụ n'icheta, ma Volkswagen Golf na Toyota GT-86 ka anyị lere anya dị ka otu n'ime ndị ise kacha mma. ụgbọ ala 2012 (ị nwere ike ịhụ ndepụta ndị ọzọ ebe a).Nke a abụghị nke mbụ ihe nlereanya ahụ na-ewe ihe nrite a n'ụlọ. Na 1992, a na-akpọkwa obere ezinụlọ German (mgbe ahụ MK III) International Car of the Year.
Ndị otu 58 nke juri, na-anọchite anya mba 22 dị na Europe, si otú a nye iwu nhazi nke a maka 2013:
1. Volkswagen Golf: 414 votes
2. Toyota GT86: 202 votes
3. Volvo V40: 189 votes
4. Ford B-Max: 148 votes
5. Mercedes Klas A: 138 votes
6. Renault Clio: 128 votes
7. Peugeot 208: 120 votes
8. Hyundai i30: 111 votes