Comparison: width VW Beetle vs. competitors 2025

Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the VW Beetle taken at the widest point This measurement can be important for a variety of reasons, such as determining whether a car will fit in a particular parking space or garage, or whether it can safely navigate narrow roads or tunnels.Usually, the mirrors are not included in the measurement unless otherwise stated.With it's height of 1486 mm and length of 4278 mm, the VW Beetle has a width of 1808 mm. We also know the width including mirrors - it's 2021 mm . That means that a single mirror's width is 106.5mm. The widest car you can find in the "medium hatchback" category is Citroen DS 5 THP 155 (K/KF ), which is 63mm wider than the Beetle 1.6 TDI - 1871 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the Citroen is 252mm in favor of the Citroen. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is Renault Twizy , which is 1237 mm - that makes it 571mm narrower than the VW in question. Length-wise, the VW outperforms the Renault by 1943mm.

Table of contents:

Overview of generations
Comparison to similar cars
Comparison to other VW models
Variants

VW Beetle - How has the width changed over the generations?

VW Beetle generations

VW Beetle generations
Generation year	Width
Beetle, Model year 2016 (2.Generation (1. Facelift))	1825 mm
Beetle, Model year 2011 (Beetle 2. Generation)	1808 mm
Beetle, Model year 1998 (1.Generation)	1724 mm
Beetle, Model year 2005 (1.Generation (1. Facelift))	1721 mm

Beetle, Model year 2016 ) (2.Generation (1. Facelift) 1825 mm
Beetle, Model year 2011 (Beetle 2. Generation) 1808 mm
Beetle, Model year 1998 (1.Generation) 1724 mm
Beetle, Model year 2005 ) (1.Generation (1. Facelift) 1721 mm

The difference in width between first generation (1.Generation) from 1998 and last generation (2.Generation (1. Facelift)) from 2016 is 10.1cm mm.

The width of the current generation of Beetle is 1808 mm.

Variants

VW Beetle variants: Beetle vs. Beetle Cabriolet

Width: VW Beetle variants
Variant name	Width
Beetle	1808 mm
Beetle Cabriolet	1808 mm

Beetle 1808 mm
Beetle Cabriolet 1808 mm

The width compared to other VW models

VW Beetle vs other current cars by VW

Width: Beetle vs. other models by VW
Variant name	Width
Touareg	1984 mm
Touareg R	1984 mm
ID.7	1862 mm
ID.7 GTX	1862 mm
ID.7 Tourer	1862 mm
ID.7 Tourer GTX	1862 mm
Tayron	1853 mm
ID.5	1852 mm
ID.5 GTX	1852 mm
ID.4	1852 mm
ID.4 GTX	1852 mm
Passat Variant	1849 mm
Tiguan	1842 mm
Touran	1829 mm
T-Roc	1819 mm
T-Roc R	1819 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet	1811 mm
ID.3	1809 mm
ID.3 GTX	1809 mm
Golf	1789 mm
Golf GTE	1789 mm
Golf GTI	1789 mm
Golf R	1789 mm
Golf R Variant	1789 mm
Golf Variant	1789 mm
T-Cross	1784 mm
Taigo	1757 mm
Polo	1751 mm
Polo GTI	1751 mm

Touareg 1984 mm
Touareg R 1984 mm
ID.7 1862 mm
ID.7 GTX 1862 mm
ID.7 Tourer 1862 mm
ID.7 Tourer GTX 1862 mm
Tayron 1853 mm
ID.5 1852 mm
ID.5 GTX 1852 mm
ID.4 1852 mm
ID.4 GTX 1852 mm
Passat Variant 1849 mm
Tiguan 1842 mm
Touran 1829 mm
T-Roc 1819 mm
T-Roc R 1819 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet 1811 mm
ID.3 1809 mm
ID.3 GTX 1809 mm
Golf 1789 mm
Golf GTE 1789 mm
Golf GTI 1789 mm
Golf R 1789 mm
Golf R Variant 1789 mm
Golf Variant 1789 mm
T-Cross 1784 mm
Taigo 1757 mm
Polo 1751 mm
Polo GTI 1751 mm

How does the width of the VW Beetle compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW Beetle vs. similar cars

Width: VW Beetle vs. similar cars
Car model	Width
VW Arteon 2020	1871 mm
Citroen DS 5 2012	1871 mm
VW Beetle 2011	1808 mm
Chevrolet Volt 2011	1787 mm
Nissan Leaf 2012	1770 mm
Lexus CT 2011	1765 mm
Opel Ampera 2017	1765 mm
Honda e 2020	1752 mm
Audi A3 1998	1735 mm
Renault Zoe 2013	1730 mm
Renault R20 1976	1726 mm
Daewoo Lacetti 2004	1725 mm
Alfa Romeo 145 1994	1712 mm
Rover 25 2000	1688 mm
Audi A2 2000	1673 mm
VW Fox 2005	1660 mm
Volvo 340/360 1982	1660 mm
Peugeot 108 2014	1615 mm
VW Golf 1974	1610 mm
KIA Picanto 2004	1595 mm
Casalini 550 2022	1500 mm
Casalini M20 2022	1500 mm
Ligier JS 50 2019	1500 mm
Aixam Sensation 2017	1500 mm
Aixam Emotion 2020	1500 mm
Microcar M.Go 2016	1500 mm
Microcar Dué 2017	1500 mm
Mitsubishi i-MiEV 2010	1475 mm
Citroen C-Zero 2010	1475 mm
Peugeot iOn 2010	1475 mm
Renault Twizy 2012	1237 mm