When new, the tyres made some minor whizzing noise but thereafter they have been very durable.
Best Tyres for the Volkswagen 1.8 20vT Sport
Volkswagen 1.8 20vT Sport drivers have left 28 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 201,170 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 28owner reviews
- 201,170 milescovered on them
- 25different tyres rated
- 84%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Volkswagen 1.8 20vT Sport
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Volkswagen 1.8 20vT Sport driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/40 R18, 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 and 235/45 R17 - 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
No Volkswagen 1.8 20vT Sport driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Volkswagen 1.8 20vT Sport reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 225/40 R18, 225/45 R17, 235/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | 225/40 R18, 225/45 R17, 235/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No Volkswagen 1.8 20vT Sport 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.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Volkswagen 1.8 20vT Sport reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport
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9.6 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 225/40 R18, 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | 225/40 R18, 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
Winter tyres
No Volkswagen 1.8 20vT Sport driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Volkswagen 1.8 20vT Sport reviews |
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| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 225/40 R18, 235/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | 225/40 R18, 235/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | 225/40 R18, 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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 Volkswagen 1.8 20vT Sport
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 22 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 | Summer | 93% | 2 | 6,020 miles |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx | Summer | 77% | 2 | 500 miles |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 Replaced by Uniroyal RainSport 5 | Summer | 56% | 2 | 10,000 miles |
Tyre sizes Volkswagen 1.8 20vT Sport 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 Volkswagen 1.8 20vT Sport drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
The overall grip inspires confidence plus the low noise level is noticeably better than my previous Yokohamas.Very pleased so far.
So far they are very good, better than my previous Assymetric 3s. But time will tell, most tyres are good in their first few miles.
Have purchased expensive Yokohama tires last year; not worth the price i paid.
Had a tire blowout last week ; decided to buy four Tigar UHP, upon the Mechanics advice.
I was surprised,Tires behaved amazingly well ; paying almost half the price of the Yoko's.
Strongly recommend.
Had a tire blowout last week ; decided to buy four Tigar UHP, upon the Mechanics advice.
I was surprised,Tires behaved amazingly well ; paying almost half the price of the Yoko's.
Strongly recommend.
Iv had cheap summer tyres and have driven a few cars wearing pilot sport s porsches with cup 2 tyres etc so i understand what to get out of a FF car and RWD the nankang NS2R do suffer in the rain abit but thats when u push it and only silly sausages push there cars in the rain but on a track they will be hard to get abit of temperature in them. But in the dry i have a 1000kg golf with no interior & no sound deafening so i cant actually hear if they are loud tyres im not gonna complain about things being too stiff because im not 60 years old i do long journeys in my golf and iv driven worse cars that make you want to fall asleep but anyway iv gone of track, the NS2R warmed up will definitely give you good feedback to where you need to set your car up in suspension and handling entering and exiting a corner with less stress no its not a pilot cup 2 but for the money i got mine from italy for £ 312 for 4 tryes thats pocket money
The Primacy tyres on my 2007 VW Rabbit 2.5 are outstanding -- they are 4 years old and have done over 200,000 KM. I just cannot fault them.
I fitted these to the front our B7 Passat to replace the dreadful Continental Contisport 5s that came with it new. The car used to hop around corners but became fluid and smooth. I put ZV5s on the back 3 years ago and they have 4mm of tread left after doing 20000miles. The ZV7 on the front is showing faster wear, down to 4mm after 12,000 miles. They are a comfortable tyre and the rim protectors seem good, contradicting another reviewer. One important factor though is that you MUST get the tracking spot on after fitting these. This will apply to any tyre but these seem particularly sensitive. The Passat was really suffering road noise with the Continentals but is noticeable quieter now.
Just bought the tyres but enough to say that they are far better than the Conti Sport Contact 5. Incredible comfort and response. The car goes to where I want immediately. No noise at all. This is the best quality for the price tyre.
Been told to get these from a mate who has them on a r32 put them on my golf gt tdi only tyres I'll be using from now on
Very good tire for the price. Good grip in summer and not bad in the snow despite that it is not its first vocation.
A little bit noisy at low speed but good at highway speed.
A little bit noisy at low speed but good at highway speed.
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