Mitsubishi Pajero vs Volkswagen Tiguan
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,587 (better)
- $2,603
- Australia
- $2,145 (better)
- $2,159
- United Kingdom
- £1,572 (better)
- £1,582
- United States
- $1,999 (better)
- $2,011
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.0 L/100km (better)
- 8.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,100 km (better)
- 745 km
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- 498 L
- 614 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 3,000 kg (better)
- 1,800 kg
- Length
- 4,900 mm
- 4,486 mm
- Weight
- 2,250 kg
- 1,572 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.2 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 147 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 441 Nm (better)
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- 5-speed automatic
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- 4WD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 6
- 7 (better)
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Pajero or Tiguan?
Which uses less fuel, the Mitsubishi Pajero or the Volkswagen Tiguan?
The Mitsubishi Pajero, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Tiguan's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mitsubishi Pajero or the Volkswagen Tiguan?
The Volkswagen Tiguan, at 614 L to the Mitsubishi Pajero's 498 L, for their newest versions.
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