Towbar load limit for Allspace?

[mesophyte]

Does anyone have authoritative figures for the towbar load limit (tongue download)?

The MY18 specifications sheet says nothing about it, while online reviews point to it being just 100kg. The MY19 specs however say it's 200kg. I just got an MY18 Tiguan Allspace fitted with a VW towbar, which says 200kg. So I'm guessing the real figure is 200kg, but I wonder why everything related to MY18 that I can find says 100kg.. 🤔

[Simonr23]

If the tow weight is 2-2.5t,then I can confirm it is 200kgs ball weight.

The 140tdi is 2.5t/200kgs(my car)

The only car I’m not sure about is the 110tsi fwd model.

[Clarkie]

I’ve got the same and it’s 200kg. The older models were 100kg before VW upped the limit.

[syncro]

The compliance plate on the towbar will tell you.

[mesophyte]

Thanks all. The compliance plate on the towbar indeed says 200kg - but other official information on that for MY18 has been hard to come by. Plus reviews such as Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace | Tow Car Awards have said it's just 100kg.

[Simonr23]

Vw upped the limit in aus to be inline with how almost all other car companies rate towbars in Australia. I don’t know if there is actually any physical difference to the mounting systems vw use overseas though.

[Guest001]

The ADR rules on towbars state that the limits of weights are either what the manufacturer states or the TOWBAR manufacturer states

WHICHEVER IS THE LESSER

Towball weight is the limit specified by the vehicle manufacturer

[mesophyte]

either what the manufacturer states or the TOWBAR manufacturer states

What about when the towbar manufacturer is Volkswagen?

[mesophyte]

VW upped the limit in aus to be inline with how almost all other car companies rate towbars in Australia. I don’t know if there is actually any physical difference to the mounting systems vw use overseas though.

It looks like the hardware differs. The UK Tiguan accessories brochure for example shows the swiwelling towbar - whereas the one I had installed here most certainly doesn't swiwel anywhere.

[Guest001]

What about when the towbar manufacturer is Volkswagen?

I doubt that VW actually make them they buy them in. Most are Westfalia or Bestbars Usually the towball weight is listed in the towing section of the vehicles manual

[Simonr23]

We can get they euro style towbars here too, I think it’s hall that makes them. When I ordered mine I googled the options. I needed the 50mm hitch though, so the choice was easy.

Pity I lost the foot swipe opening though.

Edit 2- nope, foot swipe still works. I was doing it wrong. Dealer said it wouldnt work after the install. God he was wrong

Edit- my reference to vs euro should’ve been against the initial few months of the (apparent) same Tovar being previously rated at 100kg. Something I assume was just a cut/paste from the euro specs.

I really don’t get the ‘premium for the people’ Tagline with vw. I like my car, but it and all the loan cars I’ve had in just 1 month have had numerous issues. All with under 3000kms on them! Seems everything is just ‘done’ and a ‘feature/characteristic’...

[mesophyte]

I doubt that VW actually make them they buy them in. Most are Westfalia or Bestbars Usually the towball weight is listed in the towing section of the vehicles manual

May very well be outsourced production, but the compliance plate does say "Volkswagen Part No 5NA 092 136"

[Guest001]

May very well be outsourced production, but the compliance plate does say "Volkswagen Part No 5NA 092 136"

So the ADR rule still applies because years ago the factory towbar for a Landcruier in 95 was 3500kg limit but the vehcle was only 2500kg Toyota refused to up it as the next year they had to the 3500kg

So I guess whatever VW state in the manual for the car is the true limit


Volkswagen Tiguan 2018 Tow Test Review - motoring.com.au