The 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan Lost Its Third Row, and Volkswagen Canada Won't Tell You What It Costs — Rated 6.2/10

The most important thing to know about the current Tiguan is what it no longer is. The previous North American car was a stretched long-wheelbase model with an optional third row. The third generation dropped that body entirely: Volkswagen Canada's own FAQ states plainly that the 2026 Tiguan is a five-passenger vehicle, and every trim in the configurator confirms it. Anyone shopping on the strength of a seven-seat Tiguan they remember is shopping for a car that is no longer made, and Volkswagen now points those buyers to the Atlas.

The second thing to know is that Volkswagen Canada does not publish a price. Not on the model page, not in the overview, not in the configurator — the build tool ships with pricing switched off. The figures below come from Volkswagen Canada's dealer data feed, whose internal style codes match the configurator's own model identifiers exactly, and are corroborated by two independent dealers and by AutoTrader.

On that basis the range runs $37,495 for the Trendline, $40,995 for the Comfortline, $44,495 for the Comfortline R-Line Black Edition and $49,995 for the Highline Turbo R-Line. Freight and pre-delivery inspection adds $2,200 — a figure Volkswagen does disclose — and none of the prices is net of incentives.

Two versions of the same 2.0-litre turbocharged four are offered. The first makes 201 horsepower and 221 pound-feet and powers the lower three trims; the Highline Turbo R-Line gets a 268-horsepower, 258-pound-foot tune. Both drive through an eight-speed automatic, and 4MOTION all-wheel drive is standard on every Canadian Tiguan — there is no front-drive version here, and every trim name ends in 4MOTION to make the point.

Fuel consumption is quoted at 9.2 litres per 100 kilometres combined for the 201-horsepower cars and 9.5 for the Turbo. That comes from Volkswagen Canada's FAQ; the structured data on the same page gives a third set of figures that matches neither, which is worth knowing if the numbers you find elsewhere disagree.

Cargo capacity is 1,668 litres with the second row folded. Volkswagen Canada does not publish a figure for the space behind the second row, nor a towing rating, nor the vehicle's exterior dimensions, and this desk is not going to fill those gaps from dealer blogs. One trap worth flagging for anyone doing their own research: a five-thousand-pound towing figure does appear in Volkswagen Canada's configurator data, but it belongs to the Atlas Cross Sport, not the Tiguan.

The cabin is the strongest part of the case. A 12.9-inch touchscreen is standard on three trims and a 15-inch unit fitted to the Highline Turbo R-Line, and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard across the board — not reserved for upper trims as they are on several rivals. The IQ.DRIVE assistance suite is standard on every Tiguan, bundling Front Assist emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection, Side Assist blind-spot monitoring with exit warning, and Travel Assist adaptive cruise and lane centring. A twelve-speaker Harman Kardon system with subwoofer is offered on the top trim only.

A 6.2/10 from the Torbrook Rating Agency reflects a competent, well-equipped compact SUV that removed its most distinctive North American feature and is sold by a manufacturer that will not print its own prices. The specifications above are Volkswagen's, except the prices, which are its dealers'; the score is ours.