Comparison: length VW Jetta vs. competitors 2025

Length is the distance between the front and the rear of the car. It is measured from the front bumper to the rear bumper It is no surprise that length has a huge impact on the inner spaciousness of the VW Jetta.With it’s wheelbase of 2651 mm, the VW Jetta has a length of 4659 mm. The longest car you can find amongst similar vehicles has Volvo 264 2.7 (264 ), which is 238 mm more than the Jetta 1.2 TSI BMT - 4897 mm.For illustration, the difference in wheelbase between the VW and the Volvo is 11 mm in favor of the VW. On the other hand, the shortest in the " saloon" category is the Lada Vesta 1.6 16V , which is 4410 mm - that makes it 249 mm shorter than the VW in question.Wheelbase-wise, the VW outperforms the rival by 16 mm.

Table of contents:

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

VW Jetta - How has the length changed over the generations?

VW Jetta generations

VW Jetta generations
Generation year	Length
Jetta, Model year 2014 (IV (1. Facelift))	4659 mm
Jetta, Model year 2011 (IV)	4644 mm
Jetta, Model year 2005 (III)	4554 mm
Jetta, Model year 1984 (II)	4315 mm
Jetta, Model year 1987 (II (1. Facelift))	4315 mm
Jetta, Model year 1979 (I)	4195 mm

Jetta, Model year 2014 ) (IV (1. Facelift) 4659 mm
Jetta, Model year 2011 (IV) 4644 mm
Jetta, Model year 2005 (III) 4554 mm
Jetta, Model year 1984 (II) 4315 mm
Jetta, Model year 1987 ) (II (1. Facelift) 4315 mm
Jetta, Model year 1979 (I) 4195 mm

The difference in length between first generation (I) from 1979 and last generation (IV (1. Facelift)) from 2014 is 46.4cm mm.

The length of the current generation of Jetta is 4659 mm.

The length compared to other VW models

VW Jetta vs other current cars by VW

Length: Jetta vs. other models by VW
Variant name	Length
ID.7	4961 mm
ID.7 GTX	4961 mm
ID.7 Tourer	4961 mm
ID.7 Tourer GTX	4961 mm
Passat Variant	4917 mm
Touareg R	4902 mm
Touareg	4878 mm
Tayron	4792 mm
Golf R Variant	4651 mm
Golf Variant	4631 mm
ID.5	4599 mm
ID.5 GTX	4599 mm
ID.4	4584 mm
ID.4 GTX	4582 mm
Tiguan	4539 mm
Touran	4527 mm
Golf R	4296 mm
Golf GTE	4289 mm
Golf GTI	4289 mm
Golf	4282 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet	4271 mm
Taigo	4266 mm
ID.3	4264 mm
ID.3 GTX	4264 mm
T-Roc	4236 mm
T-Roc R	4236 mm
T-Cross	4127 mm
Polo	4074 mm
Polo GTI	4074 mm

ID.7 4961 mm
ID.7 GTX 4961 mm
ID.7 Tourer 4961 mm
ID.7 Tourer GTX 4961 mm
Passat Variant 4917 mm
Touareg R 4902 mm
Touareg 4878 mm
Tayron 4792 mm
Golf R Variant 4651 mm
Golf Variant 4631 mm
ID.5 4599 mm
ID.5 GTX 4599 mm
ID.4 4584 mm
ID.4 GTX 4582 mm
Tiguan 4539 mm
Touran 4527 mm
Golf R 4296 mm
Golf GTE 4289 mm
Golf GTI 4289 mm
Golf 4282 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet 4271 mm
Taigo 4266 mm
ID.3 4264 mm
ID.3 GTX 4264 mm
T-Roc 4236 mm
T-Roc R 4236 mm
T-Cross 4127 mm
Polo 4074 mm
Polo GTI 4074 mm

How does the length of the VW Jetta compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW Jetta vs. similar cars

Length: VW Jetta vs. similar cars
Car model	Length
Renault Latitude 2011	4897 mm
Volvo 264/265/262 1974	4897 mm
Chevrolet Malibu 2012	4865 mm
Chevrolet Epica 2006	4805 mm
Saab 9-5 1997	4805 mm
Audi A6 1994	4797 mm
Volvo 240 1982	4790 mm
Nissan Maxima 1989	4780 mm
Alfa Romeo 6 1979	4760 mm
Mitsubishi Sigma 1991	4750 mm
Alfa Romeo 166 1998	4720 mm
Daewoo Leganza 1998	4671 mm
SEAT Exeo 2009	4661 mm
VW Jetta 2014	4659 mm
Suzuki Kizashi 2010	4650 mm
Cadillac ATS 2012	4644 mm
Renault Fluence 2010	4620 mm
Daewoo Espero 1995	4615 mm
Chevrolet Cruze 2009	4603 mm
Lancia Thema 1985	4590 mm
Mazda Xedos 6 1992	4560 mm
Fiat Linea 2007	4560 mm
Alfa Romeo 164 1988	4555 mm
Subaru Legacy 1989	4510 mm
Renault R21 1986	4498 mm
Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse 1993	4487 mm
Audi A4 1994	4479 mm
Alfa Romeo 156 1997	4430 mm
Mercedes-Benz 190 1983	4420 mm
Citroen C-Elysee 2016	4419 mm
Lada Vesta 2017	4410 mm