Comparison: height VW Tiguan vs. competitors 2025

Car height of the VW Tiguan 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 SUVs can range in height from around 1.7 meters for a small SUV to over 2 meters for a larger model.With it's length of 4539 mm and width of 1842 mm, the VW Tiguan has a height of 1658 mm. The highest car you can find in the same category is Mercedes-Benz ML 320 (W163 ), which is 118 mm more than the Tiguan 1.5 eTSI OPF - 1776 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the Mercedes-Benz is 48 mm in favor of the Mercedes-Benz . On the contrary, the lowest in the "medium SUV" category is Audi SQ2 TFSI , which is 1495 mm - that makes it 163 mm shorter than the VW in question.Length-wise, the VW outperforms the rival by 323 mm.

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

VW Tiguan generations
  • Tiguan, Model year 2011 ) (Tiguan I (1. Facelift) 1703 mm
  • Tiguan, Model year 2007 (I) 1686 mm
  • Tiguan, Model year 2020 ) (Tiguan II (1. Facelift) 1675 mm
  • Tiguan, Model year 2024 (Tiguan III) 1658 mm
  • Tiguan, Model year 2016 (Tiguan II) 1632 mm
The difference in height between first generation (I) from 2007 and last generation (Tiguan III) from 2024 is 2.8cm mm.
The height of the current generation of Tiguan is 1658 mm.

The height compared to other VW models

VW Tiguan 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 Tiguan compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW Tiguan vs. similar cars
  • mercedes-benzMercedes-Benz M-Klasse 1998 1776 mm
  • Land Rover Discovery Sport 2019 1727 mm
  • genesisGenesis GV80 2021 1715 mm
  • Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2023 1693 mm
  • mercedes-benzMercedes-Benz GLB 2023 1692 mm
  • mercedes-benzMercedes-Benz GLK-Klasse 2008 1689 mm
  • borgwardBorgward BX7 2018 1687 mm
  • nissanNissan Murano 2005 1685 mm
  • saabSaab 9-4X 2011 1679 mm
  • subaruSubaru Tribeca 2008 1675 mm
  • KGM Actyon 2025 1670 mm
  • maseratiMaserati Grecale 2022 1670 mm
  • vwVW Tayron 2025 1668 mm
  • lexusLexus RX 2000 1660 mm
  • vwVW Tiguan 2024 1658 mm
  • Land Rover Range Rover Velar 2023 1657 mm
  • audiAudi Q5 2008 1653 mm
  • renaultRenault Austral 2025 1645 mm
  • bmwBMW X4 2014 1624 mm
  • opelOpel Grandland 2017 1609 mm
  • Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2011 1605 mm
  • Alfa Romeo Tonale 2022 1601 mm
  • subaruSubaru Crosstrek 2024 1600 mm
  • audiAudi Q3 2011 1590 mm
  • omodaOmoda 5 2024 1588 mm
  • cupraCUPRA Terramar 2024 1586 mm
  • renaultRenault Arkana 2023 1576 mm
  • lexusLexus UX 2019 1540 mm
  • bmwBMW X2 2018 1526 mm
  • cupraCUPRA Formentor 2024 1520 mm
  • audiAudi Q2 2020 1495 mm

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