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Best Tyres for the Skoda Rapid TSI

Skoda Rapid TSI drivers have left 21 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 331,881 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

  • 21owner reviews
  • 331,881 milescovered on them
  • 14different tyres rated
  • 80%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 10 reviews 185/60 R15 To scale, mm
Ø 603 185 111 15" 111 All 185/60 R15 data →

The quick answer

The quick answer - Skoda Rapid TSI
Season Owners' pick Owner rating Our category test
Summer Jinyu YH12 7.7 86% from 3 reviews Best Summer Tyres
Winter Barum Polaris 3 7.2 Current version: Barum Polaris 5 92% from 3 reviews Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 Best Winter Tyres

Highest weighted owner score from Skoda Rapid TSI drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.

The best rated tyres for the Skoda Rapid TSI

Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Skoda Rapid TSI to be ranked; the order weights a tyre's score by how many reviews back it, so one glowing review cannot top a table.

Summer tyres

The highest rated tyre in the Summer category for the Skoda Rapid TSI is the Jinyu YH12 - 86% from 3 owner reviews across 37,500 miles.

Summer tyres ranked by Skoda Rapid TSI owner rating
# Tyre Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed TR Score
1 Jinyu YH12 86% 3 37,500 miles 7.7

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Winter tyres

The highest rated tyre in the Winter category for the Skoda Rapid TSI is the Barum Polaris 3 - 92% from 3 owner reviews across 30,200 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Barum Polaris 5.

Winter tyres ranked by Skoda Rapid TSI owner rating
# Tyre Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed TR Score
1 Barum Polaris 3 Replaced by Barum Polaris 5 92% 3 30,200 miles 7.2

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

TR Score is the tyre's overall Tyre Reviews rating out of 10, built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre - not just the reviews from this car. The owner rating column is this car only.

The best rated tyres that fit the Skoda Rapid TSI

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Skoda Rapid TSI driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 185/60 R15 and 195/55 R16 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre.

Summer tyres

Our highest rated tyre in the Summer category, in this car's sizes, is the Falken ZIEX ZE320, at 9.4 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tyres made in Skoda Rapid TSI sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Skoda Rapid TSI reviews
1 Falken ZIEX ZE320 9.4 195/55 R16 Be the first →
2 Continental UltraContact NXT 9.1 195/55 R16 Be the first →
3 Kumho Ecsta HS52 9 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 9 195/55 R16 Be the first →
5 Uniroyal RainExpert 8.9 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Nokian WetProof 8.9 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →

Winter tyres

Our highest rated tyre in the Winter category, in this car's sizes, is the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3, at 9.5 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in Skoda Rapid TSI sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Skoda Rapid TSI reviews
1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 195/55 R16 Be the first →
3 Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 195/55 R16 Be the first →
5 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 195/55 R16 Be the first →
6 Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 9.3 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

All Season tyres

No Skoda Rapid TSI driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.

Highest rated All Season tyres made in Skoda Rapid TSI sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Skoda Rapid TSI reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 195/55 R16 Be the first →
2 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 195/55 R16 Be the first →
6 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

Fitment comes from each tyre's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.

Every tyre reviewed on the Skoda Rapid TSI

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 9 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tyres reviewed by Skoda Rapid TSI drivers
Tyre Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Barum Polaris 3 Replaced by Barum Polaris 5 Winter 92% 3 30,200 miles
Jinyu YH12 Summer 86% 3 37,500 miles
Dunlop SP Sport 01 Replaced by Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 Summer 94% 2 78,000 miles
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance Replaced by Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 Summer 84% 2 27,981 miles
Barum Polaris 5 Winter 71% 2 20,000 miles

Tyre sizes Skoda Rapid TSI drivers run

The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tyres in that size, across every car.

What Skoda Rapid TSI drivers say

The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.

90%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 215-40-17 Skoda Rapid TSI 10,000 miles September 10, 2026

The Goodyear Eagle F1 Asym6 have incredible dry grip and handling throughout their life span, even now as they are reaching end of life. I've used these tyres all year round in all sorts of conditions, wet grip and wet braking exceeded my expectations for a summer tyre and was exceptionally good. Struggled a bit in winter when the roads were like wet slush but that is expected with a summer tyre and driving was still manageable. I mainly do country road driving (where these tyres thrive) with occasional motorway driving. I've also used the tyre on a couple track days and even on the Nurburgring and the grip and road feedback was fantastic and gives you lots of confidence. They aren't the most comfortable or quiet tyres, especially when doing long road trips on motorway but I think that is also due to the ones I have being low profile (215/40).

68%
Kleber Dynaxer HP4 185-55-15- Skoda Rapid TSI 2,200 miles April 22, 2025
I have 185/55R15 on 6Jx15 rims. ( People should mention size of their rims as width does play a role. )

I have driven only 3-4k km in summer and I am planning on replacing them only because I did not get the right size tires for my liking. Not enough comfort. My previous tires were same size Nokian EcoWing and they were slightly more comfortable and less noisy inside the car.

Otherwise dry and wet handling is really good for normal driving. And can handle even some more spirited driving.
56%
Nexen N Blue ECO 195-55-16- Skoda Rapid TSI 20,000 miles March 3, 2025
Had them on my company car for 2 warm seasons. They wore a lot on the outside belt. The car understeered noticeably.
52%
Barum Polaris 5 195-55-16- Skoda Rapid TSI 15,000 miles March 3, 2025
I had the tyres fitted to my company car for 3 winters. They were mediocre and wore the exterior belts quite quick.
83%
Landsail LS588 UHP 215-45-17- Skoda Rapid TSI 21,000 miles December 21, 2024
Purchased these mainly because of the price. I needed 2 new tyres and these were priced well. I had used Landsail LS388 on a previous car and they were pretty good. The 588 however weren't as good for pulling away, they gave a fair amount of slip under acceleration. Having now driven 21000 miles on them and needing to replace. I won't be buying them again mainly because of that slippage as I didn't have confidence in pulling away and partly because I'm now is a position to afford Premium Tyres and have opted for Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2's. Other than that they handled everything I threw at them. Summer, winter, wet, dry, ice, snow with the appropriate driving they were fine. They have lasted 2 and a half years (21000 Miles) not a bad tyre by any means and if budget is a concern then you can't really go wrong.
100%
Continental WinterContact TS 860 S 185-60-15- Skoda Rapid TSI 10,000 miles November 30, 2019
What a tyre, extremely satisfied, mainly Iam driving on motorways 70% and 30% in the city. Till now I have done approx 9-11k Km.
Excellent handling on wet, dry or snow conditions, never worried or felt a fear, I am so comfortable that I really drove the same way like I have a summer tyre.
Exceptional performance on snow, usually going for a week at alps for skiing and have to say they shine, exceptional grip control and very good road feedback, you totally know when you can push more or you are pushing too much.
Few times I had to break hard on highways I felt comfortable and confident.
No wear issues till now.
Deff would buy it again and I would recommend it 100%

Please note, generally Iam an easy going driver with gentle foot.
96%
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 185-60-15-T Skoda Rapid TSI 24,981 miles March 26, 2019
Excellent tyres.
Faultless really, better than dunlop sport sp01 that came originally on the car. Lasted very well, got a good 25,000 miles out of my 1st set of Goodyear effecientgrip performance tyres. Replaced when they were on 3-4mm.
They are fitted on the family car, very safe, excellent wet handling and braking in all weathers. Biggest benefit is fuel savings. I get around 61mpg average on a decent run, compared to original tyres of 52mpg average.
I have replaced these tyres with a new set of the same.
£66 each fitted & balanced per tyre by Protyre, excellent value for money.
90%
Barum Polaris 5 185-60-15-T Skoda Rapid TSI 5,000 miles February 4, 2019
Brilliant Winter tyre, truly suited to frequent snow and ice.
They have so much grip in fact the only limiting factor is the ground clearance of the vehicle.
Dry grip is good and wet grip is impressive. Braking on wet roads, snow and ice is incredible. Better than the previous Polaris 3 tyres. These tyres are certainly for below 7 degrees, when the temperature gets above this the turn in handling and braking reduces quite quickly. The tyres are reasonably quiet and offer decent fuel economy. Only 5-6 mpg less that the summer tyres @ 25c deg .
Value wise there excellent, i got a set of 5x from my tyres .com for £58 fitted and balanced each at a local tyre shop.
If you live in the countryside or have a family or commuter car then these would be ideal, there designed really for proper winter conditions. If you have a sportier car like a jaguar or Maserati then I would advise you look at something like Pirelli sottozero winter or Goodyear Ultragrip Performance as these will perform better at higher speeds. But for the money you will not be disappointed at the winter grip and safety.
90%
Dunlop SP Sport 01 185-60-15-T Skoda Rapid TSI 40,000 miles September 10, 2018
Exception set of tyres, have covered nearly 40,000 miles and are between 3.5-3mm tread left. I have checked the tyre pressures every week and run them pretty high for economy at 38psi. Handling is good still, good turn in. Getting abit louder in the wet now but still sharp and precise braking even in the wet. Minimal signs of wear or cracking. It's an older model tyre now and has been replaced, but if I can find a set of these tyres writhing a few years of manufacture I will defiantly purchase again.
Only down side is rolling resistance, compared to the newer blue response or goodyear efficient grip performance.
Still a fab tyre.
53%
Bridgestone Turanza T005 185-60-15-H Skoda Rapid TSI 17,000 miles February 12, 2018
Fitted to (1200kg) Skoda Rapid 1.2 TSi petrol, bought at 6k miles, now on 17k miles, front tyres need replacing as tread worn down to minimum, exactly what one needs on cold wet winter roads. Were OK up to about 14k, so 3mm of tread or thereabouts. Now there's an utter lack of grip from traffic light starts (and no, this isn't upon contact with white lines). Tried to drive at 50mph uphill in Peak District (4 degrees outside), car started to pull to right; no fault of steering and tyre pressures correct, so....what? Decided to look for replacements before Plod makes the decision for me. Previous cars had Michelin Pilot (good overall, though expensive and constantly finding other people's screws left in road!), Goodyear Excellence (they weren't!) and Continental (which tended to last 25k miles, not 10k, did what they were meant to do when asked to do it, good in any weather and any speed!!). Think I'll see what Conti can offer.

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