Comparison: width VW Jetta vs. competitors 2025

Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the VW Jetta taken at the widest point This measurement can be important for a variety of reasons, such as determining whether a car will fit in a particular parking space or garage, or whether it can safely navigate narrow roads or tunnels.Usually, the mirrors are not included in the measurement unless otherwise stated.With it's height of 1482 mm and length of 4659 mm, the VW Jetta has a width of 1778 mm. We also know the width including mirrors - it's 2020 mm . That means that a single mirror's width is 121mm. The widest car you can find in the " saloon" category is Chevrolet Malibu 2.4 (KL1G ), which is 77mm wider than the Jetta 1.2 TSI BMT - 1855 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the Chevrolet is 206mm in favor of the Chevrolet. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is Mercedes-Benz 190 Kat. , which is 1678 mm - that makes it 100mm narrower than the VW in question. Length-wise, the VW outperforms the Mercedes-Benz by 239mm.
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VW Jetta - How has the width changed over the generations?

VW Jetta generations

(Width)
VW Jetta generations
Generation yearWidth
Jetta, Model year 1979 (I)1610 mm
Jetta, Model year 1984 (II)1665 mm
Jetta, Model year 1987 (II (1. Facelift))1665 mm
Jetta, Model year 2005 (III)1781 mm
Jetta, Model year 2011 (IV)1778 mm
Jetta, Model year 2014 (IV (1. Facelift))1778 mm
1. Jetta, Model year 1979 (I) 1610 mm
2. Jetta, Model year 1984 (II) 1665 mm
3. Jetta, Model year 1987 (II (1. Facelift)) 1665 mm
4. Jetta, Model year 2005 (III) 1781 mm
5. Jetta, Model year 2011 (IV) 1778 mm
6. Jetta, Model year 2014 (IV (1. Facelift)) 1778 mm
The difference in width between first generation (I) from 1979 and last generation (IV (1. Facelift)) from 2014 is 16.8cm mm.
The width of the current generation of Jetta is 1778 mm.

The width compared to other VW models

VW Jetta vs other current cars by VW

(Width)
Width: Jetta vs. other models by VW
Variant nameWidth
up! 1645 mm
up! e-up! 1645 mm
up! GTI 1645 mm
up! cross up! 1649 mm
Polo 1751 mm
Polo GTI 1751 mm
Taigo 1757 mm
T-Cross 1784 mm
Golf 1789 mm
Golf GTD 1789 mm
Golf GTE 1789 mm
Golf GTI 1789 mm
Golf R 1789 mm
Golf R Variant 1789 mm
Golf Variant 1789 mm
Golf Alltrack 1795 mm
ID.3 1809 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet 1811 mm
T-Roc 1819 mm
T-Roc R 1819 mm
Touran 1829 mm
Passat GTE Limousine 1832 mm
Passat GTE Variant 1832 mm
Passat Limousine 1832 mm
Passat Variant 1832 mm
Tiguan 1839 mm
Tiguan Allspace 1839 mm
ID.5 1852 mm
ID.5 GTX 1852 mm
ID.4 1852 mm
ID.4 GTX 1852 mm
Passat Alltrack 1853 mm
Tayron 1853 mm
Tiguan R 1859 mm
ID.7 1862 mm
Arteon 1871 mm
Arteon R 1871 mm
Arteon R Shooting Brake 1871 mm
Arteon Shooting Brake 1871 mm
Touareg 1984 mm
Touareg R 1984 mm
1. up! 1645 mm
2. up! e-up! 1645 mm
3. up! GTI 1645 mm
4. up! cross up! 1649 mm
5. Polo 1751 mm
6. Polo GTI 1751 mm
7. Taigo 1757 mm
8. T-Cross 1784 mm
9. Golf 1789 mm
10. Golf GTD 1789 mm
11. Golf GTE 1789 mm
12. Golf GTI 1789 mm
13. Golf R 1789 mm
14. Golf R Variant 1789 mm
15. Golf Variant 1789 mm
16. Golf Alltrack 1795 mm
17. ID.3 1809 mm
18. T-Roc Cabriolet 1811 mm
19. T-Roc 1819 mm
20. T-Roc R 1819 mm
21. Touran 1829 mm
22. Passat GTE Limousine 1832 mm
23. Passat GTE Variant 1832 mm
24. Passat Limousine 1832 mm
25. Passat Variant 1832 mm
26. Tiguan 1839 mm
27. Tiguan Allspace 1839 mm
28. ID.5 1852 mm
29. ID.5 GTX 1852 mm
30. ID.4 1852 mm
31. ID.4 GTX 1852 mm
32. Passat Alltrack 1853 mm
33. Tayron 1853 mm
34. Tiguan R 1859 mm
35. ID.7 1862 mm
36. Arteon 1871 mm
37. Arteon R 1871 mm
38. Arteon R Shooting Brake 1871 mm
39. Arteon Shooting Brake 1871 mm
40. Touareg 1984 mm
41. Touareg R 1984 mm

How does the width of the VW Jetta compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW Jetta vs. similar cars

(Width)
Width: VW Jetta vs. similar cars
Car modelWidth
Chevrolet Malibu 20121855 mm
Renault Latitude 20111832 mm
Suzuki Kizashi 20101820 mm
Alfa Romeo 166 19981815 mm
Chevrolet Epica 20061810 mm
Renault Fluence 20101809 mm
Cadillac ATS 20121805 mm
Chevrolet Cruze 20091797 mm
Saab 9-5 19971792 mm
Audi A6 19941783 mm
Daewoo Leganza 19981779 mm
VW Jetta 20141778 mm
Mitsubishi Sigma 19911775 mm
SEAT Exeo 20091772 mm
Lada Vesta 20171764 mm
Nissan Maxima 19891760 mm
Alfa Romeo 164 19881760 mm
Lancia Thema 19851758 mm
Citroen C-Elysee 20161748 mm
Alfa Romeo 156 19971745 mm
Audi A4 19941733 mm
Fiat Linea 20071730 mm
Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse 19931720 mm
Daewoo Espero 19951718 mm
Renault R21 19861714 mm
Volvo 240 19821710 mm
Lada Granta 20131700 mm
Mazda Xedos 6 19921700 mm
Subaru Legacy 19891690 mm
Alfa Romeo 6 19791684 mm
Mercedes-Benz 190 19831678 mm
1. Chevrolet Malibu 2012 1855 mm
2. Renault Latitude 2011 1832 mm
3. Suzuki Kizashi 2010 1820 mm
4. Alfa Romeo 166 1998 1815 mm
5. Chevrolet Epica 2006 1810 mm
6. Renault Fluence 2010 1809 mm
7. Cadillac ATS 2012 1805 mm
8. Chevrolet Cruze 2009 1797 mm
9. Saab 9-5 1997 1792 mm
10. Audi A6 1994 1783 mm
11. Daewoo Leganza 1998 1779 mm
12. VW Jetta 2014 1778 mm
13. Mitsubishi Sigma 1991 1775 mm
14. SEAT Exeo 2009 1772 mm
15. Lada Vesta 2017 1764 mm
16. Nissan Maxima 1989 1760 mm
17. Alfa Romeo 164 1988 1760 mm
18. Lancia Thema 1985 1758 mm
19. Citroen C-Elysee 2016 1748 mm
20. Alfa Romeo 156 1997 1745 mm
21. Audi A4 1994 1733 mm
22. Fiat Linea 2007 1730 mm
23. Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse 1993 1720 mm
24. Daewoo Espero 1995 1718 mm
25. Renault R21 1986 1714 mm
26. Volvo 240 1982 1710 mm
27. Lada Granta 2013 1700 mm
28. Mazda Xedos 6 1992 1700 mm
29. Subaru Legacy 1989 1690 mm
30. Alfa Romeo 6 1979 1684 mm
31. Mercedes-Benz 190 1983 1678 mm

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