Comparison: wheelbase VW Sharan vs. competitors 2025

The wheelbase is the distance between the centres of the front and rear wheels It is the value that most determines the comfort of the front and rear seat occupants.With it’s length of 4634 mm and bootspace of 256 l, the VW Sharan has a wheelbase of 2841 mm. The longest wheelbase you can find amongst similar vehicles has Nissan Primastar Kombi L1H1 2,8t dCi 110 (4/J4 ), which is 257mm more than the Sharan 1.9 TDI - 3098 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the Nissan is 446mm. On the other hand, the shortest wheelbase in the " van" category belongs to Isuzu Midi Bus 2.4 TD , which is 2350 mm - that makes it 491mm shorter than the VW in question.

Table of contents:

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

VW Sharan - How has the wheelbase changed over the generations?

VW Sharan generations

VW Sharan generations
Generation year	Wheelbase
Sharan, Model year 2015 (II (1. Facelift))	2920 mm
Sharan, Model year 2010 (II)	2919 mm
Sharan, Model year 2000 (I (1. Facelift))	2841 mm
Sharan, Model year 2004 (Sharan I (2. Facelift))	2841 mm
Sharan, Model year 1995 (I)	2835 mm

Sharan, Model year 2015 ) (II (1. Facelift) 2920 mm
Sharan, Model year 2010 (II) 2919 mm
Sharan, Model year 2000 ) (I (1. Facelift) 2841 mm
Sharan, Model year 2004 ) (Sharan I (2. Facelift) 2841 mm
Sharan, Model year 1995 (I) 2835 mm

The difference in wheelbase between first generation (I) from 1995 and last generation (II (1. Facelift)) from 2015 is 8.5cm mm.

The wheelbase of the current generation of Sharan is 2841 mm.

The wheelbase compared to other VW models

VW Sharan vs other current cars by VW

Wheelbase: Sharan vs. other models by VW
Variant name	Wheelbase
ID.7	2971 mm
ID.7 GTX	2971 mm
ID.7 Tourer	2971 mm
ID.7 Tourer GTX	2970 mm
Touareg	2904 mm
Touareg R	2899 mm
Passat Variant	2837 mm
Tayron	2790 mm
Touran	2786 mm
ID.4	2771 mm
ID.5	2770 mm
ID.5 GTX	2770 mm
ID.3	2770 mm
ID.3 GTX	2770 mm
ID.4 GTX	2769 mm
Golf R Variant	2678 mm
Tiguan	2677 mm
Golf Variant	2669 mm
Golf GTE	2630 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet	2630 mm
Golf R	2629 mm
Golf GTI	2627 mm
Golf	2620 mm
T-Roc R	2594 mm
T-Roc	2590 mm
Taigo	2554 mm
Polo	2552 mm
T-Cross	2551 mm
Polo GTI	2549 mm

ID.7 2971 mm
ID.7 GTX 2971 mm
ID.7 Tourer 2971 mm
ID.7 Tourer GTX 2970 mm
Touareg 2904 mm
Touareg R 2899 mm
Passat Variant 2837 mm
Tayron 2790 mm
Touran 2786 mm
ID.4 2771 mm
ID.5 2770 mm
ID.5 GTX 2770 mm
ID.3 2770 mm
ID.3 GTX 2770 mm
ID.4 GTX 2769 mm
Golf R Variant 2678 mm
Tiguan 2677 mm
Golf Variant 2669 mm
Golf GTE 2630 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet 2630 mm
Golf R 2629 mm
Golf GTI 2627 mm
Golf 2620 mm
T-Roc R 2594 mm
T-Roc 2590 mm
Taigo 2554 mm
Polo 2552 mm
T-Cross 2551 mm
Polo GTI 2549 mm

How does the wheelbase of the VW Sharan compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW Sharan vs. similar cars

Wheelbase: VW Sharan vs. similar cars
Car model	Wheelbase
Fiat Talento 2016	3098 mm
Nissan NV300 2016	3098 mm
Renault Trafic 2021	3098 mm
Nissan Primastar 2021	3098 mm
Nissan Interstar 2002	3078 mm
Renault Master 1999	3078 mm
SsangYong Rodius 2005	3000 mm
Mercedes-Benz Vito 1996	3000 mm
Mitsubishi L400 1994	3000 mm
Ford Tourneo Custom 2012	2933 mm
Citroen Spacetourer 2016	2925 mm
Peugeot Traveller 2016	2925 mm
Toyota Proace 2016	2925 mm
Opel Vivaro 2019	2925 mm
Nissan Vanette 1998	2895 mm
Fiat Freemont 2011	2890 mm
Citroen Jumper 1997	2850 mm
Peugeot Boxer 1998	2850 mm
Fiat Ducato 1994	2850 mm
VW Sharan 2004	2841 mm
Mitsubishi Grandis 2004	2830 mm
Hyundai Trajet 2000	2830 mm
Lancia Zeta 1995	2824 mm
Peugeot Expert 1998	2824 mm
Lancia Phedra 2002	2823 mm
Hyundai H-1 1998	2810 mm
Fiat Multipla 1999	2666 mm
Ford C-MAX 2003	2640 mm
Mazda 2 2003	2490 mm
Isuzu Midi 1989	2350 mm