VW is going to use the value as of September 2015, before the scandal broke. That value is around $14k for a 2012 Golf TDI. Yesterday, Jalopnik reported an add

VW is going to use the value as of September 2015, before the scandal broke. That value is around $14k for a 2012 Golf TDI. Yesterday, Jalopnik reported an additional $5k compensation on top of the buyback, but I can't find the source anymore; they may have retracted it after the actual details came out. But the NYT article does mention "additional substantial compensation" for those affected, so there will be something extra on top. I bought a 2012 Golf TDI for $26k, and I think I'll take the buyback partially because I feel wronged, and because I just moved back to SF and owning a car here doesn't make sense. If this scandal hadn't happened, I'd be looking at 13 to 15k on craigslist, so getting more than that from VW itself will definitely satisfy me.