Volkswagen Tiguan Colours | Free & Paid Options (2024)

Colour guide

Cipressino Green likely won’t be the VW Tiguan’s most popular colour, though that shouldn’t put you off picking it if you like the look of it. It’s a fairly muted shade, so it’s a good choice if you want a Tiguan with a more understated look, yet the metallic finish gives this paint a bit of pizzazz on a bright and sunny day. It should do a decent job at hiding blemishes like dirt marks, too.

VW offers two dark grey paints on the Tiguan, though your only option if you want a metallic colour will be the Dolphin Grey hue you see here. Regardless of whether a shiny finish is a high priority for you, we reckon Dolphin Grey is worth considering - not only does it give the car a discreet and classy look, but it also does a decent job at disguising road grime and mud splatter marks. Being an inoffensive colour means it shouldn’t be too much of a struggle to find a buyer for the car come resale time.

As the name suggests, Nightshade blue is a very dark colour, so it’ll appeal to anyone who wants a more understated paint finish for their VW Tiguan. Being a metallic paint, it also has a sparkly sheen to it under bright sunlight, and the colour contrasts nicely with the shinier exterior trim pieces you’ll find on higher-spec versions of the Tiguan.

You could argue VW missed a trick by not making Oyster silver a pearl effect paint, but if you can put that aside it’s still a colour that’s worth considering. It’s already a smart-looking shade that works well with the Tiguan’s styling, and is accentuated even further by the metallic finish. Being such a light colour will mean you’ll need to regularly clean it if you want your Oyster Silver Tiguan to stay looking at its best.

If you’re after an eye-catching VW Tiguan, then there are worse things you can do than spec it in Persimmon Red. This is one of the most vibrant paints available on the Tiguan, and is helped even further by the shiny metallic finish. We feel it works best on the sporty R-Line model, as the red helps accentuate this spec’s more aggressive styling.

Black isn’t the most exciting colour you can spec on a car, but as the Deep Black paint on the VW Tiguan proves, it can be livened up a bit. This colour’s pearlescent finish gives it a lovely and classy sheen under bright lights, so it’ll look very nice on a warm summer’s day. That upmarket finish won’t stop this paint from being poor at hiding dirt marks, though, and the pearlescent finish will make it harder to repair any unsightly scratches and scrapes.

Urano grey may not be the VW Tiguan’s fanciest shade of paint, but don’t let that put you off if it’s a colour you’re really interested in. It’s an inoffensive paint, so it’s good for drivers after something discrete, and should also do a decent job at disguising dirt marks. The fact it’s also the VW Tiguan’s only free colour may be enough to seal the deal for you.

If you want a safe and sensible low-cost colour for your VW Tiguan, then you may want to consider Pure White. While it isn’t the most dazzling colour you can pick (quite literally, in fact, since it doesn’t have a metallic or pearl effect finish), Pure White is nevertheless an uncontroversial and smart-looking colour on the Tiguan, and it also contrasts nicely with the car’s black trim on areas like the bumpers and wheel arches.

It’s hard to tell Pure White and Oryx White Pearl apart on a configurator screen, but you’ll definitely spot the difference when you see Tiguans in these colours in person. The pearlescent finish on Oryx White gives it a classier sheen than the flat solid Pure White, which you’ll especially notice on a bright sunny day. Whether Oryx White is worth the hefty premium over Pure White is entirely your decision, though, and both colours will require lots of cleaning to keep looking as pristine as possible.