Comparison: width VW Sharan vs. competitors 2025

Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the VW Sharan 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 1730 mm and length of 4634 mm, the VW Sharan has a width of 1810 mm. We also know the width including mirrors - it's 2142 mm . That means that a single mirror's width is 166mm. The widest car you can find in the " van" category is Opel Vivaro Kombi S 1.5 Diesel (V ), which is 200mm wider than the Sharan 1.9 TDI - 2010 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the Opel is 28mm in favor of the VW. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is Mazda 2 1.4 CD , which is 1680 mm - that makes it 130mm narrower than the VW in question. Length-wise, the VW outperforms the Mazda by 709mm.

Table of contents:

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

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

VW Sharan generations

VW Sharan generations
Generation year	Width
Sharan, Model year 2010 (II)	1904 mm
Sharan, Model year 2015 (II (1. Facelift))	1904 mm
Sharan, Model year 1995 (I)	1810 mm
Sharan, Model year 2000 (I (1. Facelift))	1810 mm
Sharan, Model year 2004 (Sharan I (2. Facelift))	1810 mm

Sharan, Model year 2010 (II) 1904 mm
Sharan, Model year 2015 ) (II (1. Facelift) 1904 mm
Sharan, Model year 1995 (I) 1810 mm
Sharan, Model year 2000 ) (I (1. Facelift) 1810 mm
Sharan, Model year 2004 ) (Sharan I (2. Facelift) 1810 mm

The difference in width between first generation (I) from 1995 and last generation (II (1. Facelift)) from 2015 is 9.4cm mm.

The width of the current generation of Sharan is 1810 mm.

The width compared to other VW models

VW Sharan vs other current cars by VW

Width: Sharan 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 Sharan compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW Sharan vs. similar cars

Width: VW Sharan vs. similar cars
Car model	Width
Opel Vivaro 2019	2010 mm
Citroen Jumper 1997	1998 mm
Peugeot Boxer 1998	1998 mm
Fiat Ducato 1994	1998 mm
Nissan Interstar 2002	1990 mm
Renault Master 1999	1990 mm
Ford Tourneo Custom 2012	1986 mm
Fiat Talento 2016	1956 mm
Nissan NV300 2016	1956 mm
Renault Trafic 2021	1956 mm
Nissan Primastar 2021	1956 mm
Citroen Spacetourer 2016	1920 mm
Peugeot Traveller 2016	1920 mm
Toyota Proace 2016	1920 mm
SsangYong Rodius 2005	1915 mm
Mercedes-Benz Vito 1996	1880 mm
Fiat Freemont 2011	1878 mm
Fiat Multipla 1999	1871 mm
Lancia Phedra 2002	1863 mm
Hyundai Trajet 2000	1840 mm
Lancia Zeta 1995	1832 mm
Ford C-MAX 2003	1825 mm
Hyundai H-1 1998	1820 mm
VW Sharan 2004	1810 mm
Peugeot Expert 1998	1810 mm
Mitsubishi Grandis 2004	1795 mm
Nissan Vanette 1998	1695 mm
Mitsubishi L400 1994	1695 mm
Isuzu Midi 1989	1690 mm
Mazda 2 2003	1680 mm