Menu

Best Tyres for the Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline

Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline drivers have left 12 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 111,000 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 Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline specifically. For the full picture, the Volkswagen Passat page combines 456 reviews from every variant. All Volkswagen Passat reviews →

  • 12owner reviews
  • 111,000 milescovered on them
  • 9different tyres rated
  • 78%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 6 reviews 205/55 R16 To scale, mm
Ø 632 205 113 16" 113 All 205/55 R16 data →

The quick answer

Season Owners' pick Owner rating Our category test
Summer Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 8.8 Current version: Hankook Ventus Prime 4 91% from 3 reviews Best Summer Tyres

Highest weighted owner score from Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.

The best rated tyres for the Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline

Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline 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 Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline is the Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 - 91% from 3 owner reviews across 15,000 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.

# Tyre Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed TR Score
1 Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 Replaced by Hankook Ventus Prime 4 91% 3 15,000 miles 8.8

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

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 Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/55 R16 and 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.

Summer tyres

Our highest rated tyre in the Summer category, in this car's sizes, is the Continental PremiumContact 7, at 9.5 out of 10.

# Tyre TR Score Made in Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline reviews
1 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 205/55 R16 Be the first →
2 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 205/55 R16 Be the first →
3 Falken ZIEX ZE320 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Pirelli Cinturato C3 9.4 205/55 R16 Be the first →
5 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 9.3 205/55 R16 Be the first →
6 Nokian Hakka Blue 3 9.1 All your sizes Be the first →

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

All Season tyres

No Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline 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 Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 205/55 R16 Be the first →
2 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes 1
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 9.5 205/55 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

Winter tyres

No Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline 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 Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline 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 Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 205/55 R16 Be the first →
5 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 205/55 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

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 Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 7 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

Tyre Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 Replaced by Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Summer 91% 3 15,000 miles
Hankook Winter i cept RS2 Replaced by Hankook Winter I cept RS3 Winter 69% 2 48,000 miles

Tyre sizes Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline 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.

205/55 R16 6 reviews 195/65 R15 3 reviews 225/40 R18 1 reviews 205/60 R15 1 reviews 225/45 R17 1 reviews

What Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline drivers say

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

84%
Continental AllSeasonContact 2 205-55-16- Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline March 26, 2024
Today i replaced my Hankook ventus prime 4 with my first set of all season tires,the Conti ASC2,and i share my first impression.
The hankook ones were 91v and the conti ones are 94v, but still the conti feels significantly softer even with 0.2 bar extra pressure, something that I like, it makes the car more comfortable. They are silent. The steering is not as sharp as with Hankook's and the braking has a different feeling, but being a compromise solution it seems ok to me. Clearly they are not very sporty, but they are very pleasant to drive. At 15 degrees, dry, the grip is surprisingly good
96%
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 205-55-16- Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline 10,000 miles November 4, 2023
One of the best tyres i have driven. Very good handeling and grip on all surfaces. Braking with this tyres is outstanding. I drive them for 3 seasons and they still got it.
93%
Hankook Winter I cept RS3 195-65-15- Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline 6,000 miles January 27, 2023
A very good tire from Hankook. Very good in all weather conditions and on all surfaces. Very stable on dry and wet surfaces. Very good and stable on snow.
20%
Tigar High Performance 205-55-16- Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline 14,000 miles May 11, 2021
I just think these tires should not be legal. Awful performance in the corners and braking, both dry and wet
0%
Constancy LY688 205-60-15- Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline 2,000 miles May 31, 2017
Desperately noisy at anything above 15mph. I bought the car and it came with these tyres - the noise is an atrocious whirring hum and builds to a deafening racket at 60 to 70 mph, despite the tyres being almost new ( less than 2k miles). Rotating the tyres is all positions has not improved the noise. A friend commented that the frequency was that of a Rolls Royce Trent aircraft engine at take off power - I couldn't disagree.
88%
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 205-55-16- Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline 2,500 miles July 26, 2016
Super pneu, un peu bruyant (comme le contact premium conti), une bonne adhérence sur le sec et humide, vous sentez ce que la voiture est en train de faire. Il semble que le pneu est en train de tenir les promesses de Hankook pour le Ventus Prime 3.
88%
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 205-55-16-V Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline 2,500 miles April 18, 2016
Great tyre, a little loud (same as conti premium contact), good grip on dry and wet, you feal what the car is doing. It seams that the tyre is doing that, what Hankook promises for the Ventus Prime 3.
86%
Pirelli Cinturato P1 Verde 195-65-15-V Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline 12,000 miles November 19, 2015
These tyres came fitted to the car when I bought it. They had only around 2,000 miles on them so you might just say they were run in. What a tyre! In the wet I would struggle to get them to spin. Cornering was second to nothing I'd ever experienced before. Wear was excellent I took them off at 12,000 as I was upgrading to 18" alloys. They still had 6.5mm tread remaining at that stage. Very safe tyre.
83%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 225-40-18- Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline 10,000 miles October 27, 2015
Bought these tyres for my upgrade 18" alloys. Dry grip and wet grip was excellent but after 10,000 miles I find the wet grip has deteriorated ever so slightly. Wear is average with around 4mm left on the front and 5.5mm on the rear. Happy enough with the performance of the tyre but I think next time I may opt for a tyre with as much performance values only with a little longer wearing life.

Drive a Volkswagen Passat B5.5 1.9 TDi 130bhp highline?

Review your tyres and help the next owner choose. It takes about five minutes, and every review on this page came from a driver who took them.

Review Your Tyres

Where this data comes from

Every rating on this page was submitted by a driver through the review form on this site, naming the car, the tyre, the size and the distance covered. Reviews are checked by hand before publication, and the page rebuilds automatically as new ones arrive.

About the TR Score

The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, so you can check a car-specific ranking against the wider evidence.

Our review ethics →

Who does the testing

Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.

Rate your tyres

My tyres

Saved in this browser on this site. No account needed. Clearing browser data removes your choices.

Vehicle and size

Check the size, load and speed ratings on your vehicle. Saving a size does not confirm fitment.

Saved tyres

Save tyres from a tyre page, test or comparison to keep them here.

Select 2–8 saved tyres. Ranked comparisons require at least two shared tests.