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Best Tyres for the Volkswagen Golf Mk3 Estate 1.9D

Volkswagen Golf Mk3 Estate 1.9D drivers have left 1 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 5,000 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

This page covers the Volkswagen Golf Mk3 Estate 1.9D specifically. For the full picture, the Volkswagen Golf page combines 1,147 reviews from every variant. All Volkswagen Golf reviews →

  • 1owner reviews
  • 5,000 milescovered on them
  • 1different tyres rated
  • 27%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 1 reviews 185/60 R14 To scale, mm
Ø 578 185 111 14" 111 All 185/60 R14 data →

The best rated tyres that fit the Volkswagen Golf Mk3 Estate 1.9D

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Volkswagen Golf Mk3 Estate 1.9D driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 185/60 R14 - 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 Golf Mk3 Estate 1.9D driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the BFGoodrich Advantage All Season is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

# Tyre TR Score Made in Volkswagen Golf Mk3 Estate 1.9D reviews
1 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin CrossClimate+ 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Kleber Quadraxer 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Laufenn G Fit 4S 9 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Semperit AllSeason Grip 9 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 Golf Mk3 Estate 1.9D driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ is our highest rated, at 9.4 out of 10.

# Tyre TR Score Made in Volkswagen Golf Mk3 Estate 1.9D reviews
1 Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 9.3 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Continental WinterContact TS 870 9.2 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 8.9 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 8.8 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Nokian WR Snowproof 8.8 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 Golf Mk3 Estate 1.9D driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Kumho Ecsta HS52 is our highest rated, at 9 out of 10.

# Tyre TR Score Made in Volkswagen Golf Mk3 Estate 1.9D reviews
1 Kumho Ecsta HS52 9 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Uniroyal RainExpert 8.9 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response 8.7 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Bridgestone Turanza T005 8.6 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun 8.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Toyo Proxes Comfort 8.4 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 Golf Mk3 Estate 1.9D 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.

185/60 R14 1 reviews

What Volkswagen Golf Mk3 Estate 1.9D drivers say

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

27%
Event GL695 185-60-14-H Volkswagen Golf Mk3 Estate 1.9D 5,000 miles August 11, 2019
These tyres came fitted to a second hand car, so I didn't choose them.
Wet grip is terrible. Dry grip is almost as bad. Wear rate is genuinely shockingly bad. Comfort is poor, noise level is just as bad.
I use my car for carrying/transporting my beekeeping equipment so I don't drive like Vin Diesel, and still these tyres are inadequate.
Don't buy them, shop around and find better tyres for a similar (or better!) price, like I did.

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