For The Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer is stylish and well made, and it’s a comfortable high-speed cruiser, too. There are loads of high-tech gadgets on offer.

Against It’s neither as refined nor as practical as rival estates and the vague steering compromises the drive. Emissions aren’t great, either.

Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer
22 5stars

The Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer has some strong points, but overall it’s below par in an extremely competitive class. It’s not cheap, either.

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There are 93 Vauxhall Insignia versions available

Sports Tourer 1.8 VVT ES 5dr £19,350
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.4T ES S/S 5dr £20,240
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 130 ES 5dr £20,950
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.8 VVT Exclusiv 5dr £21,190
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 130 Ecoflex ES S/S 5dr £21,785
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.4T Exclusiv S/S 5dr £22,080
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 130 Exclusiv 5dr £22,790
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.4T Exclusiv Nav S/S 5dr £22,875
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Exclusiv 5dr £23,430
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 130 Exclusiv Nav 5dr £23,585
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 130 Ecoflex Excl' S/S 5dr £23,625
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.8 VVT SRi 5dr £23,685
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Exclusiv Nav 5dr £24,225
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Eco Exclusiv S/S 5dr £24,245
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0CDTi 130 E'flex Excl'NavS/S 5dr £24,420
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.8 VVT SE 5dr £24,425
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.4T SRi S/S 5dr £24,575
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.6T SRi 5dr £24,880
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.8 VVT SRi VX-Line 5dr £24,905
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Eco Excl' Nav S/S 5dr £25,035
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.4T SE S/S 5dr £25,255
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi 5dr £25,285
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.4T SRi Nav S/S 5dr £25,395
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.6T SRi Nav 5dr £25,670
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.4T SRi VX-Line S/S 5dr £25,795
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SRi 5dr £25,925
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 130 SE 5dr £25,965
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Excl' 4x4 S/S 5dr £26,070
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi Nav 5dr £26,075
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.6T SRi VX-Line 5dr £26,100
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.4T SE Nav S/S 5dr £26,105
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 130 Ecoflex SRi S/S 5dr £26,120
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.4T SRi VX-Line Red S/S 5dr £26,480
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line 5dr £26,505
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SE 5dr £26,605
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.4T SRi VX-Line Nav S/S 5dr £26,615
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0T SRi S/S 5dr £26,635
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SRi Nav 5dr £26,715
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.8 VVT Elite 5dr £26,745
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 130 Ecoflex SE S/S 5dr £26,800
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 130 SE Nav 5dr £26,815
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Ecoflex SRi S/S 5dr £26,845
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Excl' Nav 4x4 S/S 5dr £26,865
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.6T SRi VX-Line Nav 5dr £26,895
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 130 E'flex SRiNav S/S 5dr £26,910
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.4T SRi VX-Line Red Nav S/S 5dr £27,115
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SRi VX-Line 5dr £27,145
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 130 SRi VX-Line Nav 5dr £27,295
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0CDTi 130 E'f SRiVX-Line S/S 5dr £27,340
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Ecoflex SE S/S 5dr £27,415
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0T SRi Nav S/S 5dr £27,425
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SE Nav 5dr £27,460
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.4T Elite S/S 5dr £27,575
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Eco SRi Nav S/S 5dr £27,640
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 130 Ecoflex SENav S/S 5dr £27,650
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SRi VX-Line Red 5dr £27,830
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0T SRi VX-Line S/S 5dr £27,855
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SRi VX-Line Nav 5dr £27,935
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0T SRi auto 5dr £28,005
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Eco SRi VX-L S/S 5dr £28,065
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi130E'fSRiVX-L' Nav S/S 5dr £28,130
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Eco SE Nav S/S 5dr £28,270
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 1.4T Elite Nav S/S 5dr £28,425
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SRi VX-LineRedNav 5dr £28,465
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SRi 4x4 S/S 5dr £28,565
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0T SRi VX-Line Nav S/S 5dr £28,650
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Eco SRi VXL' Red 5dr £28,750
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0T SRi Nav auto 5dr £28,800
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Eco SRi VXL' N'SS 5dr £28,860
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Elite 5dr £28,925
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0T SRi VX-Line auto 5dr £29,225
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SE 4x4 S/S 5dr £29,245
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SRi Nav 4x4 S/S 5dr £29,360
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Eco SRi VX-LRedN' 5dr £29,385
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Ecoflex Elite S/S 5dr £29,735
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Elite Nav 5dr £29,775
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SRi VX-L' 4x4 S/S 5dr £29,780
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0T SRi VX-Line Nav auto 5dr £30,020
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SE Nav 4x4 S/S 5dr £30,095
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SRiVXL'Red4x4 S/S 5dr £30,470
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0T Elite Nav S/S 5dr £30,485
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SRiVXL'Nav4x4 S/S 5dr £30,575
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Eco Elite Nav S/S 5dr £30,585
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SE 4x4 auto 5dr £30,695
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0CDTi160 SRi VXL'R'N'4x4 S/S 5dr £31,105
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SE Nav 4x4 auto 5dr £31,550
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0T Elite Nav auto 5dr £31,860
What Car? says:2 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 Elite 4x4 auto 5dr £33,015
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 EliteNav 4x4 auto 5dr £33,865
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.8T V6 4x4 VXR 5dr £34,935
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.8T V6 4x4 VXR Nav 5dr £35,785
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.8T V6 4x4 Elite Nav 5dr £35,810
What Car? says:1 stars out of 5
Sports Tourer 2.8T V6 4x4 VXR auto 5dr £36,760
What Car? says:1 stars out of 5

Buyer's notes

Target Price team says:

There are dozens Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourers to choose from. The trim levels include Exclusiv, ES, SRi, SE and Elite, and there are special edition versions on top of that. We'd recommend Exclusiv – all the essential kit at a reasonable price.

The choices won't stop there, though, because there are also loads of engines to choose from, with a wide range of petrol and diesel units, including some low-CO2 Ecoflex units. There are even some four-wheel-drive versions.

The Insignia looks great, has a nicely trimmed cabin for a car of this price and offers premium-car features, such as adaptive damping, nine-pattern automatic headlamp beam adjustment and speed limit recognition and display.

Ultimately, though, it's more about motorway comfort and stability than country-lane precision. The Mondeo can do both, and is a bigger and better estate car.

Reader test team says:

Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer 1.4T SRi Nav S/S 5dr

I am surprised that What Car's rating of Insignia Sports Tourer are so low. I recently purchased a new 1.4T SRi Nav with Heated Leather seats plus…

Mike Thompson

5 out of 5 stars

Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi 160 SRi 5dr

Had this car for a week as a courtesy car and can honestly say I can't understand why anyone would both buying it when they could have the…

J Phillips-Powell

1 out of 5 stars

Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer 1.8 VVT Exclusiv 5dr

59 plate - Covered 20,000mile in 12 months Whilst comfortable on the motorway it lacks engine refinement. Gearbox requires effort Lots of exciting…

Peter Horsfall

3 out of 5 stars
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