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CarsLore / Compare / Small SUVs / Grandland vs Tiguan

Opel Grandland vs Volkswagen Tiguan

Two small SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 4 like-for-like measures: the Opel Grandland leads on 3, the Volkswagen Tiguan on 0, 1 too close to call.

Where each one leads

Opel Grandland

  • New Opel Grandland cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 114 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 145 for the Volkswagen Tiguan in 2022.
  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Opel Grandland uses 7.4 l/100 km on the road, the Volkswagen Tiguan 8.1.
  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the diesel Opel Grandland uses 5.9 l/100 km on the road, the Volkswagen Tiguan 6.8.

Volkswagen Tiguan

Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.

Too close to call: dutch odometer readings judged illogical.

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

Opel GrandlandVolkswagen Tiguan
Model years in the US safety record—2005–2026
New cars registered in Europe255,176 (2017–2022)2,083,956 (2010–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom—347,496
On the road in the Netherlands24,99294,315
In traffic in Finland2,93010,223

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

Opel GrandlandVolkswagen Tiguan
UK MOT first-time pass rate—82%
… against cars of the same age—+5%
New York safety inspections failed—1.2%
… against cars of the same year—−3%
Illogical odometer records (NL)2.0%2.0%
US owner complaints—2,326
Most complaints about—Engine
Model year with most complaints—2018 (287)
US recall campaigns—39
Manufacturer service bulletins—10,719
NHTSA defect investigations—19

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

Opel GrandlandVolkswagen Tiguan
NHTSA overall rating—5★ (2027)

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

Fuel, emissions and price

Opel GrandlandVolkswagen Tiguan
Official combined fuel use, Canada—8.5 l/100 km (2026)
Real-world use in Europe, petrol7.4 l/100 km8.1 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, diesel5.9 l/100 km6.8 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid—7.2 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe114 g/km145 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe106 kW (143 hp)119 kW (159 hp)
Average mass in running order1,565 kg1,669 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€43,848€43,330
Average odometer in Finland90,000 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).