2027 Volkswagen Tiguan

Name: 2027 Volkswagen Tiguan
Brand: Volkswagen

Release Date: Fall 2026

Estimated Price: Starting around $33,000

Very Good

7.5

out of 10

edmunds TESTED

The 2027 Volkswagen Tiguan is a comfortable and spacious small SUV with features and options that you would expect at this price. The lack of a hybrid is one of the few things holding it back, but overall, the Tiguan is an excellent little SUV. Read full review

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Pros

Quiet interior
Roomy seating
Lots of standard tech and driver assistance features
Powerful top trim

Cons

Sluggish acceleration from a stop
No hybrid model offered

Overview

Written by automotive expert Reese Counts

Updated: 8/12/2026

If you're in the market for a small SUV with luxury features (but without the luxury price tag), consider the 2027 Volkswagen Tiguan. It's well equipped in its base model, and upper trims have an upscale design and cool features, including massaging seats and an automated parking system. Volkswagen completely redesigned the Tiguan — the company's best-selling model — in 2025 and introduced a handful of additions for 2026. Changes are light for 2027, but every model now has a higher-resolution camera and an auto-hold brake feature, which allows you to take your foot off the brake when stopped.

Edmunds Expert Rating

edmunds TESTED

by the Edmunds Experts

Very Good

7.5

out of 10

We drove the Volkswagen Tiguan on our test track and on real roads. Our Edmunds team conducts rigorous independent vehicle testing, driving 500,000 miles a year.

Driving experience

6.7/10

How does it drive? At the Edmunds test track, our all-wheel-drive Tiguan test vehicle accelerated from 0 to 60 mph in 8.7 seconds. That's an average time for the small SUV class. However, the Tiguan can seem sluggish in real-world driving. From a dead stop, the engine hesitates when you first press on the gas, and the transmission's shifts are smooth but slow. Selecting Sport in the drive mode menu doesn't help either. Once you're moving, the engine provides good power at least.

Considering the Tiguan's comfortable ride quality around town, we were surprised to learn that it's also fun to drive. While it's no sports car, the Tiguan is more entertaining to drive briskly around corners than most other SUVs in its class. That translates to confidence and a fun-to-drive feeling out on the road.

The Tiguan comes with a comprehensive set of advanced driver aids as standard equipment. Most of them, including the adaptive cruise control, worked well in our testing to make driving easier. The exception was the lane keeping assistance, which let the vehicle wander a bit too much in its lane.

Comfort

8.5/10

How comfortable is it? The front seats have soft padding and are supportive on long drives. The available power-adjustable driver's seat has a wide adjustment range and should allow nearly any driver to get into a comfortable seating position. The top Tiguan SEL R-Line, like our test vehicle, comes with front seats with heating, cooling and even a massage feature. The climate control also keeps the car nice and cool. Overall, the Tiguan is impressively comfortable and quiet for a small SUV.

There's lots of space in the rear, so even tall passengers can sit behind a tall driver. The outboard positions are heated in the SEL R-Line, and the rear seats also have their own climate controls. The biggest downside is the prominent center hump, which makes the center rear position notably less comfy.

The front and rear doors open wide for easy access, and if you plan on using the Tiguan as a family hauler, the rear seats have easy-to-find lower anchors. Combine that with the cavernous space, and there should be no problem fitting rear-facing child seats.

In-cabin tech

9/10

How’s the tech? The standard 12.9-inch screen is already one of the largest in the class, but the SEL R-Line gets an even bigger 15-inch version. The software interface is straightforward and easy to use, with large virtual buttons and a row of frequently used functions at the top. The big console-mounted knob does triple duty: Turn for volume; click to select drive modes; and swipe the tiny touchscreen on the top to switch to ambient lighting settings. It's a good example of an automaker making something multifunctional without overdoing it.

Integrating our smartphones to the Tiguan through Apple CarPlay and Android Auto was straightforward, and VW uses a clever vertical wireless charging pad in the center console.

Storage & cargo

7.4/10

How’s storage and cargo? Volkswagen dropped the third-row seat for this Tiguan, leaving plenty of cargo space behind the second row. It's slightly smaller than before but still on the larger side for the class. Underfloor storage is virtually nonexistent, but smaller items fit in the deep wells on either side of the cargo area or in the tray atop the left wheel hump. There are seatback release handles in the cargo area that you can use to quickly expand the space to its maximum. The rest of the interior has good space for small items thanks to big door pockets and a deep center console with plenty of space. We also like the small tray next to the cupholders, which proved handy for sunglasses storage.

Value

7.8/10

Is it a good value? Across the trim spectrum, the Volkswagen Tiguan represents a solid value, with the kind of assembly and materials quality we usually associate with the Audi brand. The base model has standard features that are optional on competitors, like the big touchscreen, a full suite of driver assist features, a digital instrument panel, dual-zone climate control, and even a washer for the backup camera. The top-line SEL R-Line Turbo, while not cheap at its mid-$40,000s price, still isn't the most expensive in the class, and it comes with luxury touches like the giant 15-inch screen, real wood trim and massaging front seats.

The biggest downside is the warranty, which comes up short against class leaders like Hyundai and Kia.

MPG

5/10

How’s the fuel economy? The EPA gives all-wheel-drive Tiguans like our test car a combined score of 26 mpg. During our testing, the Tiguan returned just over 26 mpg, which tells us that EPA number should be easily achievable. If you don't need the added traction of all-wheel drive, front-wheel-drive versions are rated for 28 mpg combined, or 29 mpg for the base S trim. Regardless of trim, those numbers are resolutely average for the class. Unfortunately, there is no hybrid version yet.

X factor

9/10

The Tiguan punches above its weight when it comes to features and refinement. The spec sheet for top-line SEL R-Line Turbo reads more like something from a luxury maker, and even the base model outclasses many of its rivals for standard features. Best of all, it's genuinely pleasant to drive. While we wish the off-the-line performance was better, once you're moving, the Tiguan doesn't lack for power, and its extra features make it feel special.

2027 Volkswagen Tiguan trim level differences

[Editor's note: The following unofficial information is based on last year's Tiguan. We expect the 2027 model will have a similar lineup and we'll update this section once we have complete information.] The 2027 Volkswagen Tiguan is a five-seat two-row crossover SUV that's offered in four trim levels: S, SE, SE R-Line Black and SEL R-Line Turbo. The S, SE and SE R-Line Black models all use a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that makes 201 horsepower and 207 lb-ft of torque. The SEL R-Line Turbo gets a more powerful variant of this same engine that makes 268 horsepower and 258 lb-ft, making this one of the quickest compact crossovers around. All Tiguans use an eight-speed automatic transmission. Front-wheel drive is standard on most trims. All-wheel drive is optional on the lower three models and standard on the SEL R-Line Turbo.

Trim we recommend

Volkswagen hasn't released complete information about the 2027 Tiguan as of this writing. We'll update our recommendation if anything changes, but based on last year's Tiguan, we recommend going with the midlevel SE trim. For a few thousand dollars more than the base S trim, the SE includes upgraded upholstery, larger (and better-looking) 19-inch wheels, a power liftgate and more. It's well worth the upgrade in the long term.

Competitors to consider

The Tiguan competes in one of the most crowded and popular segments, with just about every automaker offering one or two SUVs that are roughly the same size and price as the Tiguan. Some of Edmunds' favorites include the Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. While we like the Tiguan's space and overall driving demeanor, the lack of a hybrid powertrain makes it feel a bit behind the times.