Trunk comparison: Nissan Rogue Sport vs VW Caddy Wagon

Key Differences

The comparison reveals several major differences: The Nissan Qashqai offers significantly more cargo space with the seats folded down: +19.3 in (≈42%) longer trunk than the VW Caddy Wagon.

With the front seats upright, however, the VW Caddy Wagon has an advantage of +7.9 in (≈23%) length. The trunk opening of the Caddy is 13.4 in (≈43%) higher, which makes loading tall items easier.

The Qashqai has a greater trunk depth (loading edge to trunk floor) with +1.6 in (≈200%) and a significantly higher loading edge to the road with +7.9 in (≈35%). Smaller differences: the narrowest trunk width of the Caddy is +9% larger and the opening width only +1% — both values under 10% and thus less relevant.

Impact on Usability

For long loads and occasional transport of bulky items (e.g., longer planks, furniture parts), the Qashqai is more practical in everyday use because it offers significantly more cargo length with the seats folded down.

The greater trunk depth can better accommodate small, low-lying items but does not reduce the issue of the higher loading edge.

The Caddy Wagon is more practical when frequently transporting with the front seats fully upright (more usable length without folding seats down) and when loading bulky, tall items: The significantly higher opening facilitates loading and unloading and allows for larger upright cargo.

The slightly larger narrowest width also helps with storing wider parts but is not as pronounced as the other differences.

Note: The higher loading edge of the Qashqai (≈+7.9 in) makes lifting heavy items less comfortable compared to the lower-built Caddy; those who often load heavy or bulky loads will therefore benefit more from the Caddy.

Summary

Qashqai: Advantage in maximum cargo length with folded seats and somewhat deeper trunk floor; less comfortable when lifting heavy loads due to high loading edge.

Caddy Wagon: Advantage when used with upright seats and when loading tall or bulky items thanks to significantly higher opening and overall more practical loading height.