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Is the 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 24 SUVs

17thof 24

  • Top half on 3 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 26.5 cu ft.
  • 17th of 24 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: rear legroom (5th of 24), power (9th of 24).
  • Weakest: cargo (17th of 24).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2026 · SUVSSporta…Kia SportageCR-VHonda CR-VTucsonHyundai TucsonRAV4Toyota RAV4EscapeFord EscapeRogueNissan RogueCX-5Mazda CX-5Cherok…Jeep CherokeeCX-50Mazda CX-50Outlan…Mitsubishi OutlanderTerrainGMC TerrainMustan…Ford Mustang Mach-EForest…Subaru ForesterRDXAcura RDXbZToyota bZCorsairLincoln CorsairTiguanVolkswagen TiguanEnvisi…Buick EnvisionADXAcura ADXEV6Kia EV6Solter…Subaru SolterraNXLexus NXGLBMercedes-Benz GLBEnvistaBuick Envista17th of 24
24 SUVs from 2026, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$30,80511th of 2457%
Best combined mpg29 mpg13th of 2032%
Most horsepower268 hp9th of 2465%
Cargo behind rear seats26.5 cu ft17th of 2430%
Rear legroom40.2 in5th of 2483%
Max towing1,800 lb12th of 1835%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Kia Sportage 39.6 cu ft
  2. Honda CR-V 39.3 cu ft
  3. Hyundai Tucson 38.7 cu ft
  4. Toyota RAV4 37.8 cu ft
  5. Ford Escape 37.5 cu ft
  6. Nissan Rogue 36.5 cu ft
  7. Mazda CX-5 33.7 cu ft
  8. Jeep Cherokee 33.6 cu ft
Show all 24
  1. Mazda CX-50 31.4 cu ft
  2. Mitsubishi Outlander 30.6 cu ft
  3. GMC Terrain 29.8 cu ft
  4. Ford Mustang Mach-E 29.7 cu ft
  5. Subaru Forester 29.6 cu ft
  6. Acura RDX 29.5 cu ft
  7. Toyota bZ 27.7 cu ft
  8. Lincoln Corsair 27.6 cu ft
  9. Volkswagen Tiguan 26.5 cu ft
  10. Buick Envision 25.2 cu ft
  11. Acura ADX 24.4 cu ft
  12. Kia EV6 24.4 cu ft
  13. Subaru Solterra 23.8 cu ft
  14. Lexus NX 22.7 cu ft
  15. Mercedes-Benz GLB 22.0 cu ft
  16. Buick Envista 20.7 cu ft

SUVs in 2026: 182. The photo shows the 24 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked