Comparison: width VW Tiguan vs. competitors 2025

Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the VW Tiguan 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 1658 mm and length of 4539 mm, the VW Tiguan has a width of 1842 mm. We also know the width including mirrors - it's 2140 mm . That means that a single mirror's width is 149mm. The widest car you can find in the "medium SUV" category is Genesis GV80 2.5T (JK1 ), which is 133mm wider than the Tiguan 1.5 eTSI OPF - 1975 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the Genesis is 406mm in favor of the Genesis. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is Subaru Crosstrek 2.0ie , which is 1800 mm - that makes it 42mm narrower than the VW in question. Length-wise, the VW outperforms the Subaru by 44mm.

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

VW Tiguan generations
  • Tiguan, Model year 2024 (Tiguan III) 1842 mm
  • Tiguan, Model year 2016 (Tiguan II) 1839 mm
  • Tiguan, Model year 2020 ) (Tiguan II (1. Facelift) 1839 mm
  • Tiguan, Model year 2007 (I) 1809 mm
  • Tiguan, Model year 2011 ) (Tiguan I (1. Facelift) 1809 mm
The difference in width between first generation (I) from 2007 and last generation (Tiguan III) from 2024 is 3.3cm mm.
The width of the current generation of Tiguan is 1842 mm.

The width compared to other VW models

VW Tiguan vs other current cars by VW
  • 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 Tiguan compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW Tiguan vs. similar cars
  • genesisGenesis GV80 2021 1975 mm
  • maseratiMaserati Grecale 2022 1948 mm
  • Land Rover Range Rover Velar 2023 1933 mm
  • borgwardBorgward BX7 2018 1923 mm
  • KGM Actyon 2025 1910 mm
  • saabSaab 9-4X 2011 1905 mm
  • Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2023 1903 mm
  • Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2011 1900 mm
  • Land Rover Discovery Sport 2019 1894 mm
  • bmwBMW X4 2014 1881 mm
  • subaruSubaru Tribeca 2008 1880 mm
  • audiAudi Q5 2008 1880 mm
  • nissanNissan Murano 2005 1880 mm
  • cupraCUPRA Terramar 2024 1869 mm
  • opelOpel Grandland 2017 1856 mm
  • vwVW Tayron 2025 1853 mm
  • vwVW Tiguan 2024 1842 mm
  • lexusLexus UX 2019 1840 mm
  • mercedes-benzMercedes-Benz GLK-Klasse 2008 1840 mm
  • cupraCUPRA Formentor 2024 1839 mm
  • Alfa Romeo Tonale 2022 1835 mm
  • mercedes-benzMercedes-Benz GLB 2023 1834 mm
  • mercedes-benzMercedes-Benz M-Klasse 1998 1833 mm
  • audiAudi Q3 2011 1831 mm
  • omodaOmoda 5 2024 1830 mm
  • renaultRenault Austral 2025 1825 mm
  • bmwBMW X2 2018 1824 mm
  • renaultRenault Arkana 2023 1821 mm
  • lexusLexus RX 2000 1815 mm
  • audiAudi Q2 2020 1802 mm
  • subaruSubaru Crosstrek 2024 1800 mm

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