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CarsLore / Compare / Small SUVs / Renegade vs Tiguan

Jeep Renegade vs Volkswagen Tiguan

Two small SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 9 like-for-like measures: the Jeep Renegade leads on 5, the Volkswagen Tiguan on 4.

Where each one leads

Jeep Renegade

  • Fewer Jeep Renegade cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.7% against 2.0%).
  • New Jeep Renegade cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 110 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 145 for the Volkswagen Tiguan in 2022.
  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the diesel Jeep Renegade uses 5.9 l/100 km on the road, the Volkswagen Tiguan 6.8.
  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Jeep Renegade uses 7.7 l/100 km on the road, the Volkswagen Tiguan 8.1.
  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol hybrid Jeep Renegade uses 6.5 l/100 km on the road, the Volkswagen Tiguan 7.2.

Volkswagen Tiguan

  • Against cars of the same age, the Volkswagen Tiguan comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 5% more often than average) than the Jeep Renegade (passes 1% less often than average).
  • Against cars of the same year, the Volkswagen Tiguan comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 3% less often than average) than the Jeep Renegade (fails 36% more often than average).
  • NHTSA rates the 2027 Volkswagen Tiguan at 5 of 5 stars, the 2023 Jeep Renegade at 4.
  • On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan uses 8.5 l/100 km, the 2023 Jeep Renegade 9.2.

Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare

At a glance

Jeep RenegadeVolkswagen Tiguan
Model years in the US safety record2015–20252005–2026
New cars registered in Europe451,885 (2014–2022)2,083,956 (2010–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom28,757347,496
On the road in the Netherlands6,36494,315
In traffic in Finland28110,223

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

Jeep RenegadeVolkswagen Tiguan
UK MOT first-time pass rate79%82%
… against cars of the same age−1%+5%
New York safety inspections failed2.0%1.2%
… against cars of the same year+36%−3%
Illogical odometer records (NL)1.7%2.0%
US owner complaints2,2092,326
Most complaints aboutEngineEngine
Model year with most complaints2017 (566)2018 (287)
US recall campaigns1339
Manufacturer service bulletins2,34810,719
NHTSA defect investigations119

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Safety

Jeep RenegadeVolkswagen Tiguan
NHTSA overall rating4★ (2023)5★ (2027)

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).

Fuel, emissions and price

Jeep RenegadeVolkswagen Tiguan
Official combined fuel use, Canada9.2 l/100 km (2023)8.5 l/100 km (2026)
Real-world use in Europe, diesel5.9 l/100 km6.8 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol7.7 l/100 km8.1 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid6.5 l/100 km7.2 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe110 g/km145 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe99 kW (133 hp)119 kW (159 hp)
Average mass in running order1,572 kg1,669 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€33,982€43,330
Average odometer in Finland100,000 km181,000 km

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).