Comparison: height VW Passat vs. competitors 2025

Car height of the VW Passat is typically defined as the distance from the ground to the highest point on the car, including any protuberances such as roof rails.The height of the car impacts comfort, spaciousness, fuel consumption and noise in the cabin A station wagon can be any height depending on the make and model, but they tend to be similar in size to other cars in their class.With it's length of 4917 mm and width of 1849 mm, the VW Passat has a height of 1521 mm. The highest car you can find in the same category is VW Nutzfahrzeuge Grand California 600 2.0 TDI (SY*/SZ* ), which is 1450 mm more than the Passat Variant 2.0 TDI - 2971 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the VW Nutzfahrzeuge is 1069 mm in favor of the VW Nutzfahrzeuge . On the contrary, the lowest in the " vehicle" category is Peugeot 508 1.5 BlueHDi 130 , which is 1403 mm - that makes it 118 mm shorter than the VW in question.Length-wise, the VW outperforms the rival by 167 mm.

VW Passat - How has the height changed over the generations?

VW Passat generations
  • Passat, Model year 2024 (Passat B9) 1521 mm
  • Passat, Model year 2014 (B8) 1476 mm
  • Passat, Model year 2019 ) (B8 (1. Facelift) 1476 mm
  • Passat, Model year 2005 (Passat B6) 1472 mm
  • Passat, Model year 2010 (Passat B7) 1470 mm
  • Passat, Model year 2000 ) (Passat B5 (1. Facelift) 1462 mm
  • Passat, Model year 1996 (Passat B5) 1459 mm
  • Passat, Model year 1988 (B3) 1430 mm
  • Passat, Model year 1993 (B4) 1430 mm
  • Passat, Model year 1985 ) (B2 (1. Facelift) 1395 mm
  • Passat, Model year 1980 (B2) 1385 mm
  • Passat, Model year 1973 (B1) 1360 mm
  • Passat, Model year 1977 ) (B1 (1. Facelift) 1360 mm
The difference in height between first generation (B1) from 1973 and last generation (Passat B9) from 2024 is 16.1cm mm.
The height of the current generation of Passat is 1521 mm.

The height compared to other VW models

VW Passat vs other current cars by VW
  • Touareg 1712 mm
  • Touareg R 1693 mm
  • Touran 1668 mm
  • Tayron 1666 mm
  • Tiguan 1658 mm
  • ID.4 1640 mm
  • ID.4 GTX 1637 mm
  • ID.5 1616 mm
  • ID.5 GTX 1616 mm
  • T-Roc 1584 mm
  • T-Cross 1573 mm
  • ID.3 1564 mm
  • ID.3 GTX 1564 mm
  • T-Roc R 1559 mm
  • ID.7 Tourer 1551 mm
  • ID.7 Tourer GTX 1549 mm
  • ID.7 1536 mm
  • ID.7 GTX 1535 mm
  • T-Roc Cabriolet 1527 mm
  • Passat Variant 1521 mm
  • Taigo 1518 mm
  • Golf Variant 1487 mm
  • Golf 1483 mm
  • Golf GTE 1478 mm
  • Golf GTI 1471 mm
  • Golf R Variant 1462 mm
  • Golf R 1454 mm
  • Polo 1451 mm
  • Polo GTI 1431 mm

How does the height of the VW Passat compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW Passat vs. similar cars
  • vwVW Nutzfahrzeuge Grand California 2024 2971 mm
  • hyundaiHyundai Staria 2021 1990 mm
  • mercedes-benzMercedes-Benz Marco Polo 2024 1975 mm
  • Maxus T60 MAX 2025 1870 mm
  • jeepJeep Gladiator 2021 1843 mm
  • chevroletChevrolet Suburban 1995 1831 mm
  • hyundaiHyundai ix55 2009 1795 mm
  • Land Rover Range Rover Sport 2005 1784 mm
  • hyundaiHyundai Tucson 2004 1730 mm
  • bmwBMW X5 2000 1712 mm
  • hyundaiHyundai Grand Santa Fe 2013 1695 mm
  • dodgeDodge Journey 2008 1691 mm
  • mercedes-benzMercedes-Benz R-Klasse 2005 1659 mm
  • mercedes-benzMercedes-Benz GLC 2015 1639 mm
  • dsDS Automobiles DS 7 2022 1625 mm
  • cadillacCadillac XT4 2020 1612 mm
  • seatSEAT Ateca 2020 1611 mm
  • skodaSkoda Karoq 2017 1607 mm
  • infinitiInfiniti QX30 2016 1530 mm
  • vwVW Passat 2024 1521 mm
  • Casalini 550 2022 1470 mm
  • Casalini M20 2022 1470 mm
  • aixamAixam Ambition 2023 1470 mm
  • aixamAixam Emotion 2020 1470 mm
  • Ligier JS 60 2020 1466 mm
  • vwVW Arteon 2020 1460 mm
  • jaguarJaguar XF 2008 1460 mm
  • renaultRenault Mégane 2020 1449 mm
  • mercedes-benzMercedes-Benz CLS 2004 1430 mm
  • peugeotPeugeot 508 2023 1403 mm

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