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Best Tyres for the Volkswagen Golf mk7 GTE

Volkswagen Golf mk7 GTE drivers have left 3 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 46,600 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 mk7 GTE specifically. For the full picture, the Volkswagen Golf page combines 1,147 reviews from every variant. All Volkswagen Golf reviews →

  • 3owner reviews
  • 46,600 milescovered on them
  • 3different tyres rated
  • 35%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 1 reviews 225/45 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 634 225 101 17" 101 All 225/45 R17 data →

The best rated tyres that fit the Volkswagen Golf mk7 GTE

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Volkswagen Golf mk7 GTE driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/45 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 Golf mk7 GTE 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.

Highest rated Summer tyres made in Volkswagen Golf mk7 GTE sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Volkswagen Golf mk7 GTE reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Hankook Ventus Evo 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →

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

All Season tyres

No Volkswagen Golf mk7 GTE 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 Volkswagen Golf mk7 GTE sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Volkswagen Golf mk7 GTE reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes 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 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes 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

Winter tyres

No Volkswagen Golf mk7 GTE 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.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in Volkswagen Golf mk7 GTE sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Volkswagen Golf mk7 GTE reviews
1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Nokian Snowproof 3P 9.4 All your sizes 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

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 mk7 GTE 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 Golf mk7 GTE drivers say

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

12%
Accelera PHI 225-45-18- Volkswagen Golf mk7 GTE 100 miles February 6, 2025
No grip ,feel disconnected from the road would never recommend these ditch finders to anyone
36%
Hifly All Turi 221 Allseason 225-40-18- Volkswagen Golf mk7 GTE 38,500 miles October 21, 2024
We bought the GTE with these Hifly allseasons fitted on every wheel. Now after 30000+km of driving i can say never buy these dangerous tires!
In the dry on the highway they are fine, a bit loud. But when cornering there is an extreme amount of understeer and no grip at all, every corner you have to slow down. In the wet don't expect anything from these tires or you will end up in a ditch or tree, when accelerating you have wheelspin until 110kmh (car only has 204hp so not much) and corners are dangerous. When wet and temperature is under 15C watch out with roundabouts, the rear end will break loose even with a FWD car.
The snow performance is not good, my work van has brand new summer tires from Michelin and they brake and accelerate better than these all seasons. Only good thing is tire wear of this tire, after 30000km they are almost done. Now after 4 years they do dry out visible. Now i replaced the tires with Hankook Ventus Prime 4, wet and dry is so much better and the car is finally silent on the highway.

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