I have fot it on an old VW Passat. In Winter it behave like an Winter Tire. The only slightly disadvantage in Winter is during fast cornering. Than it start to loose grip but in what a predictibly way - I am SO impressed. Predictibility is the key Word for Winter. In summer it behaves like a normal tire. The Best abilities are when temperature is near 0 Celsius, wonderfull and well holding corners tire then. Talking about milage, after whole one year of use in Middle-East Europe front tires tread looks like it was hard biten, (25k km) but it still holds the grip. I will rotate front to rear. I think that my set will hold 3 years, maybe 2 and a half. For me it is fine. I think that I may buy and swap tires for summer month and put back Goodyear gen. 3 for spring, autumn and winter. Great tire for 3seasons. I think summer overhits and fastens the wear.
Best Tyres for the Volkswagen B5 1.8t
Volkswagen B5 1.8t drivers have left 3 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 35,000 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 3owner reviews
- 35,000 milescovered on them
- 3different tyres rated
- 62%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Volkswagen B5 1.8t
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Volkswagen B5 1.8t driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 195/65 R15 - 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.
All Season tyres
No Volkswagen B5 1.8t driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin CrossClimate 2 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Volkswagen B5 1.8t reviews |
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| 1 |
Michelin CrossClimate 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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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 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 6 |
Kleber Quadraxer 3
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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
Winter tyres
No Volkswagen B5 1.8t driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Volkswagen B5 1.8t reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Vredestein Wintrac
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Continental WinterContact TS 870
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9.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Summer tyres
No Volkswagen B5 1.8t driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Falken ZIEX ZE320 is our highest rated, at 9.4 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Volkswagen B5 1.8t reviews |
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| 1 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental Premium Contact 6
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9.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Nokian Hakka Blue 3
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9.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
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9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Kumho Ecsta HS52
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9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Uniroyal RainExpert
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8.9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
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.
Tyre sizes Volkswagen B5 1.8t 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 B5 1.8t drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Strangely one tyre got worn out much quicker than the others, I thought the tracking was out but no.
It was just the tyre which appears to be softer than the other three.
Just out of the warranty period!
It was just the tyre which appears to be softer than the other three.
Just out of the warranty period!
Easily and unevenly deforming. Too noisy and started losing grip at about 10k miles causing abs to kick in more often
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