New VW Tiguan SUV review – better than ever? | What Car?

The Volkswagen Golf might be VW’s biggest seller in the UK, but the VW Tiguan is its most popular car IN THE WORLD!! So does the new one improve on a winning formula? Or has it lost what made it so appealing before? Watch to find out exactly what the new changes are, and whether the new Tiguan is any good.

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Video chapters:
0:00 Intro and headline changes
0:53 Interior changes
2:31 Infotainment
3:19 Rear seats and boot
4:47 Driving and engines
5:17 Tiguan eHybrid
5:53 Performance
7:25 Other things to know
7:58 Summary and outro

[wirgiukass]

They really need to stop with these touch sensitive buttons. Everybody knows they suck, nobody wants them in their cars - yet they still put them there.

[brentgath]

Just about to pick one up in the next couple of weeks. As the driver I don't much like the lack of physical buttons, I have to say. If you're passenger or just looking at it, it is cool, for what that's worth. All in all it feels like a great vehicle and I look forward to owning it. I truly enjoyed your review, thank you!

[lews]

I feel like vws infotainment systems and controls have got worse in 2020. The older ones were so much easier to use.

[krane]

Totally agree: car has a significant update, but electronics are a step backwards.

[mattltvtoyreviews]

Great review, informative, likable and professional reviewer.

[bartlemy]

who ever asked for touch tech? I 've always depised it for a number of reasons, but main ones being, it's lack of intuative 'touch' sensation, and basically it's unsafe application in the real world.

[stephenwakeman]

I don’t understand this move by so many manufacturers to touch controls for things like climate and volume control. It’s counterintuitive and can’t be cheaper. Almost unanimously disliked by most drivers so where is this push coming from?

[yes]

I expected a full redesign on this but I still like it

[lprolog]

Old Tiguan front design was SO much nicer!

[CarsofGlasgow]

It looks much fresher with those headlights

[sirdunster]

I’ve got the pre face lift Tiguan r line and in my opinion it’s better looking and has normal controls for heating etc. This one is a bit of a backward step.

[shukurumgimba]

My country roads are full of average bumps, many of us uses rv4s, vanguards which do nice job, what higher class compact SUV you recommend, evoque

[theyellow]

I have came up with an excellent idea. Where the indicator light is must come out to have a kerb rash camera for the front wheels.

[jonny]

The Tiguan is the biggest selling VW? I had no idea that was the case. Nice review

[iwound]

These look great in yellow. shame vw stopped that option.

[jbs]

Sorry but I won't suggest anyone to buy vw tiguan. I had bad experience with vw and audi group . In January 2018 I purchased nearly new vw tiguan, it had about 6k miles on it and I drove it up to 23k, I ended up selling it in 2020 to a car dealer  I sold the car for very cheap price and it did not even cover my deposit money. How ever when I owned the tiguan I did not get to drive it much, in fact I could not trust the car to travel for long distance as its gearbox started to break down every now and then,   cars front axcel started to make chunky sort of noise, it earned most of miles out of 23k miles just driving  from vw garage to home and then back to garage . It was so annoying that i was paying for an suv but i was driving polo ( courtesy vehicle), i needed a car as i work in healthcare care sector, but my tiguan let me down and decided to break down when covid 19 was on it's peak and my patients needed me the most and I could not get to work because bloody car broke down every day and vw could not facilitate a courtesy vehicle anymore during peak of pandemic . I had to rely on taxi as my car was at vw garage for maintenance  and I was still paying monthly instalment for vw tiguan plus mentally harassment caused by vw tiguan After sale service was also hilarious as when ever I got my car back from vw garage they either scratched interior or exterior or atleast other additional faults . It was my dream car because i worked so long to buy a decent suv for family but I ended up paying more for nightmare, I went to Audi dealer to buy new a6 and there deal was so expensive they did not havw any option to support key worker to buy new car and  that is where  I lost my hope in Audi but on the other hand bmw group managed to hook me up with  a great and cheaper deal on 5 series m port plus model due to my work in healthcare . Finally bmw fulfilled my dreams but unfortunately vw and Audi failed to satisfy a care worker   who sacrifice his life on looking after people in pandemic and have only one dream which is to have a nice and decent car .  
Sorry for negativity.

[sevensixtysteve]

Dear god does practicality have to be a masterclass in anonymity and deadly dullness. Much as I love Doug and his reviews (and I really do), I struggled to get more than a minute or two into this before I lost the battle with the weight of my eyelids. Buying one of these surely means you have given up on life.

[kalervonuolenpaa]

Solid review thanks. But why do you present rear leg room sitting behind the passenger seat while it is in a front position? That is simply a lie. Also, have a look at the dimensions of the car. It is definitely not to be compared agains a BMW X1 or a small Skoda.

[sirchristopher]

Are the new "touch sensitve" steering wheel controls usable with non-capacitive gloves? (I wear thick gloves autumn to spring due to circulation problems). I heard that they may have a button like a click to them when pressed which means that they may not actually need capacitive touch. Thanks

[oliverjones]

Any launch date for ehybrid Life spec ? It doesn’t appear on the VW website