Only downfall imho is the steering wheel is rock solid and pretty cheap feeling. If i could change anything on mine i would add the adaptive suspension as it wallows in corners due to it being on the softer side of things. Also can occasionally get a steering wheel shimmy/wobble over various rough ground etc which was unexpected (just dont let go), and a few bits of rubber trim for the doors were loose so popped them back on again 2 months in and its a good car for the money (x1 20i xline 4wd)
Interesting that you find the suspension to be on the soft side as reviews suggest it’s on the firmer side (although they tend to only drive the MSports)! We had long test drives in an XLine and an MSport and thought it was fine on both, certainly far superior to our Tiguan. Our Tiguan also has quite a violent steering reaction over uneven surfaces (like a boat hit by a rogue wave) so it can’t be worse than that ?
How are you finding road noise on concrete surfaces? That and the lack of AutoHold were the only negatives that we found on our test drives and were the only areas where the Tiguan was better.