MIMO radar apparatus for determining an elevation angle and an azimuth angle of an object in a decoupled manner, having: an antenna array (10; 10'; 10") having a plurality of transmitting antennas (TX1, TX2, TX3; TX1, TX2', TX3; TX1", TX2, TX3"), the phase centres (TZ1, TZ2, TZ3; TZ1, TZ2', TZ3; TZ1", TZ2, TZ3") of which are arranged in a manner spaced from one another along a first coordinate direction (x); and a plurality of receiving antennas (RX1, RX2, RX3, RX4; RX1, RX2, RX3', RX4), the phase centres (RZ1, RZ2, RZ3, RZ4; RZ1, RZ2, RZ3', RZ4) of which are arranged in a manner spaced apart from one another along the first coordinate direction (x); wherein the respective phase centre (TZ2; TZ2'; TZ2") of at least one of the transmitting antennas (TX2; TX2'; TX2") is spaced apart from the respective phase centres (TZ1, TZ3; TZ1", TZ3") of the other transmitting antennas (TX1, TX3; TX1", TX3") by an offset value along a second coordinate direction (y) which is perpendicular to the first coordinate direction (x); an evaluation device which can be used to evaluate electromagnetic signals, which are emitted by the transmitting antennas (TX1, TX2, TX3; TX1, TX2', TX3; TX1", TX2, TX3") and are received by the receiving antennas (RX1, RX2, RX3, RX4; RX1, RX2', RX3', RX4), in order to determine the elevation angle and the azimuth angle (θ) of the object in a decoupled manner; characterized in that the respective phase centre (RZ2; RZ2, RZ3') of at least one of the receiving antennas (RX2; RX2, RX3') is spaced apart from the respective phase centres (RZ1, RZ3, RZ4; RZ1, RZ4) of the other transmitting antennas (TX1, TX3; TX1", TX3") by the offset value along the second coordinate direction (y); and the phase centre (RZ2; RZ2, RZ3') of a second receiving antenna (RX2; RX2) arranged between a first receiving antenna and a fourth receiving antenna (RX1, RX4; RX1, RX4) along the first coordinate direction (x) is spaced apart from the phase centres (RZ1, RZ4) of the first and fourth receiving antennas (RX1, RX4) by the offset value along the second coordinate direction (y). an antenna array (10; 10'; 10") having a plurality of transmitting antennas (TX1, TX2, TX3; TX1, TX2', TX3; TX1", TX2, TX3"), the phase centres (TZ1, TZ2, TZ3; TZ1, TZ2', TZ3; TZ1", TZ2, TZ3") of which are arranged in a manner spaced from one another along a first coordinate direction (x); and a plurality of receiving antennas (RX1, RX2, RX3, RX4; RX1, RX2, RX3', RX4), the phase centres (RZ1, RZ2, RZ3, RZ4; RZ1, RZ2, RZ3', RZ4) of which are arranged in a manner spaced apart from one another along the first coordinate direction (x); a plurality of transmitting antennas (TX1, TX2, TX3; TX1, TX2', TX3; TX1", TX2, TX3"), the phase centres (TZ1, TZ2, TZ3; TZ1, TZ2', TZ3; TZ1", TZ2, TZ3") of which are arranged in a manner spaced from one another along a first coordinate direction (x); and a plurality of receiving antennas (RX1, RX2, RX3, RX4; RX1, RX2, RX3', RX4), the phase centres (RZ1, RZ2, RZ3, RZ4; RZ1, RZ2, RZ3', RZ4) of which are arranged in a manner spaced apart from one another along the first coordinate direction (x); wherein the respective phase centre (TZ2; TZ2'; TZ2") of at least one of the transmitting antennas (TX2; TX2'; TX2") is spaced apart from the respective phase centres (TZ1, TZ3; TZ1", TZ3") of the other transmitting antennas (TX1, TX3; TX1", TX3") by an offset value along a second coordinate direction (y) which is perpendicular to the first coordinate direction (x); an evaluation device which can be used to evaluate electromagnetic signals, which are emitted by the transmitting antennas (TX1, TX2, TX3; TX1, TX2', TX3; TX1", TX2, TX3") and are received by the receiving antennas (RX1, RX2, RX3, RX4; RX1, RX2', RX3', RX4), in order to determine the elevation angle and the azimuth angle (θ) of the object in a decoupled manner; characterized in that the respective phase centre (RZ2; RZ2, RZ3') of at least one of the receiving antennas (RX2; RX2, RX3') is spaced apart from the respective phase centres (RZ1, RZ3, RZ4; RZ1, RZ4) of the other transmitting antennas (TX1, TX3; TX1", TX3") by the offset value along the second coordinate direction (y); and the phase centre (RZ2; RZ2, RZ3') of a second receiving antenna (RX2; RX2) arranged between a first receiving antenna and a fourth receiving antenna (RX1, RX4; RX1, RX4) along the first coordinate direction (x) is spaced apart from the phase centres (RZ1, RZ4) of the first and fourth receiving antennas (RX1, RX4) by the offset value along the second coordinate direction (y).