Toyota RAV4 vs. Volkswagen Tiguan - Does the class leader have something to learn?

[nobatteriesincluded]

I have 0 complaints with my Tiguan it drives well, it’s very reliable contrary to popular belief and it has an actual 8 speed transmission no CVT case closed 💯

[kirkm]

I have a Tiguan and drove a new rav4 recently and it felt like a downgrade. The Tiguan just feels like a more upscale vehicle.

[armzforte]

I have bought Vw for 20 years, (from the dealer), Honda is good quality, but trims, quality and elegance comes with VW.

[JaBoss]

My tiguan recently was total. The car had a minor frame damage and could have been fixed! But VW required the fix to replace the entire side panel which cost $11, 000. The air bags was expensive as well. My VW had 71k mileage and every second I had to do a oil change. I bought a Rav4 and it was much cheaper and it drive better than my VW. I would admit the VW has better quality cabin but the Rav4 is much more reliable and cheaper to maintain

[winnethepooh]

Tiguan name was made by combining Iguana (Agile) and Tiger (Strength) by one of the Engineer's kids during family dinner.

[krane]

VW = handling + build quality. Toyota = reliability + gas milage

[brenmiller]

Own a 21 and 23 Tiguan. Fantastic and extremely underrated car. BTW it shows you what gear you are in on your digital screen in large letters

[melainkinney]

how flat does second row lay down looking at getting used 2018 to house a bike in the rear bike rack is not option so i'm curious also wish to use it for work mainly bike competions

[AndrewFicht]

My 2022 tiguan shows you on the speedometer whether your in drive and so on.

[tdvandy]

A great review and comparison. I just bought a 2023 tiguan and you can select on the digital dash to show what gear you are in. You don't have to use just the display on the gear lever if you don't want to.

[windsailor]

I'm a taller driver and found that I had an easier time getting in and out of the Tiguan. It had more room front and back. The upper trims of the Tiguan were far more premium than any Rav4.

[brianlaninfa]

Gear.
Shifts indicator is on the dash board in the left hand gauge see the p in the middle of the tach

[davva]

I am thinking about one of these two so nice comparison. I thin the Tiguan is classier looking, has a higher quality feel to it. Will the Toyota be more reliable? Probably overall but I have a 2019 Jetta GLI and it has been 100% reliable with 90, 000 miles on it now. Only issue I had is the oil drain plug. Don't buy a cheap one it will leak always use OEM

[united]

Gear position shows up on the screen between the steering !!

[roidAholic]

i heard a big downside of tiguan is the engine HP. is it underpowered?

[angelawilson]

What year is the Tiguan? I just got a 2023 the trunk doesn’t open with the fob

[calgreco]

Did I miss something? mileage/warranty? I believe the VW has a 4yr/50k vs. 3yr./36k?

[pahuntnut]

On the Tiguan The gear indicator is on the dashboard not on the shift handle

[zakabog]

16:40 "There's no other indicator in here telling me what gear I'm in"

I had to go back to 15:10 to confirm but the digital display shows what gear you're in. Audi has this so I assumed it was the same on the Volkswagen.

[akilghosh]

Comparing to how kia and hyundai interiors looks like, these cars seems to be from 10 years ago