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Best Tyres for the Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport

Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport drivers have left 11 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 81,620 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 B5.5 130 TDI Sport specifically. For the full picture, the Volkswagen Passat page combines 456 reviews from every variant. All Volkswagen Passat reviews →

  • 11owner reviews
  • 81,620 milescovered on them
  • 9different tyres rated
  • 85%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 3 reviews 235/45 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 643 235 106 17" 106 All 235/45 R17 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 87% from 3 reviews Best Summer Tyres

Highest weighted owner score from Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.

The best rated tyres for the Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport

Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport 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 B5.5 130 TDI Sport is the Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 - 87% from 3 owner reviews across 3,000 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 87% 3 3,000 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 B5.5 130 TDI Sport

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 235/45 R17, 225/40 R18 and 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

Our highest rated tyre in the Summer category, in this car's sizes, is the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, at 9.7 out of 10.

# Tyre TR Score Made in Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental SportContact 7 9.7 225/40 R18 Be the first →
3 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →

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

All Season tyres

No Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI 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 Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport 9.6 225/40 R18 Be the first →
3 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 225/40 R18, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
6 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 225/40 R18, 225/45 R17 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 B5.5 130 TDI 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 Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport reviews
1 Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 9.6 235/45 R17, 225/40 R18 Be the first →
2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 235/45 R17, 225/40 R18 Be the first →
4 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 225/45 R17 Be the first →
5 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 225/40 R18, 225/45 R17 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 B5.5 130 TDI Sport

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 8 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 87% 3 3,000 miles

Tyre sizes Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI 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.

235/45 R17 3 reviews 225/40 R18 2 reviews 225/45 R17 2 reviews 195/65 R15 1 reviews 225/35 R19 1 reviews 205/55 R16 1 reviews

What Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport drivers say

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

90%
Avon ZV7 205-55-16- Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport 3,000 miles October 11, 2017
Ive a 1.9 TDi sport Passat. It's been remapped and a few tweaks It is driven hard most of the time on variety roads from motorway to B roads and minor roads. I think these are possibly the best wet grip tyres I've tried. Easily better than a certain brand of ‘wet-sport' tyres. I will fit them to impreza when it requires them probably next month amd see how they go on it.
But first class tyres no noticeable difference in performance compared to ones £50+ more expensive.
87%
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 235-45-17- Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport 1,000 miles August 17, 2016
Erste Eindrücke. Besseres Feedback als früher beim Ventus Prime 2. Tests zeigen eine sehr gute Performance auf feuchtem Asphalt. Dieser Reifen kommt wirklich nah an Premiumreifen heran und schlägt in bestimmten Tests sogar manche Top-Marke. Es sind beinahe alle Größen erhältlich und der Preis ist viel niedriger als bei den Top-Konkurrenten.
87%
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 235-45-17- Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport 1,000 miles July 26, 2016
Premières impressions. Meilleures sensations que l'ancien Ventus PRIME2. Les tests montrent de très bonnes performances sur l'asphalte mouillé. Ce pneu est vraiment proche d'un premium et même bat des grandes marques dans certains tests. Vous pouvez trouver presque toutes les tailles et le prix est beaucoup plus faible que celui des meilleurs rivaux.
87%
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 235-45-17- Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport 1,000 miles March 30, 2016
First impressions. Better feedback than former Ventus Prime2. Tests show very good performance on wet tarmac. This tyre is really close to premium and even beats some top brands in certain tests. You can find almost all the sizes and the price is much lower than top rivals.
86%
Michelin Primacy 3 225-45-17- Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport 20 miles December 3, 2015
I have always used Michelin tyres (if I could afford them) my tyre of choice has always been the Michelin Primacy HP as the wear rate and wet grip on these is always fantastic. I was a bit sceptical when I replaced worn tyres with these Primacy 3's but my goodness I have never seen a better tyre in the wet. The wetter it gets, the more these tyres cling to the road. You can push the car with confidence (especially if your suspension and brakes are in good shape)...dry grip not as good, the wear rate was disappointing in comparison to the HP's, I have had to move these to the back to prolong their life. Fully recommend them still though.
83%
Minerva minerva F105 225-35-19-W Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport 5,000 miles September 10, 2014
Very nice tyres. Got them new for 95€/p I love that quiet in car, not noise makers. It's tricky on wet to go fast in corners but I prefer to drive only in dry condition so they are good for my style.
0%
Evergreen EU72 225-45-17- Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport 100 miles July 29, 2014
I travel some 40,000 miles a year and and have used a variety of tyre brands mainly premium, however having 4 Evergreen 2354517 tyres fitted was quite a surprise. When first fitted I was cautioned to drive carefully as these tyres are silica based and need to run a 'heat cycle' before pushing hard on them and to my amazement the tyres were superb in the dry and also in the wet unless you drive like an idiot too fast for the conditions. I suspect in many of these reviews the drivers are macho, men who think they know everything about cars and driving, so many drivers do not recognise a safe speed for conditions but do not have the mentality to admit it.( the accident rate in the UK proves my point) Evergreen well done a good premium product at an affordable mid range price as a fully qualified advanced driving trainer I do have a clue about this issue and also about tyres 56.000 miles on a set better that if you can.....
94%
Goodyear Excellence 195-65-15- Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport 28,000 miles December 24, 2010
Very good choice. I have it on my Passat B5.5, they are excellence! On my front axle I have Excellence (made in Germany) and they are so good. On my back axle there are Excellence (made in Slovenia) and they are bit low...But they handle very well, excellent performance in dry and wet, on snow very bad, and I will buy them again, for sure. All recomendations.
59%
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta 225-40-18-W Volkswagen Passat B5.5 130 TDI Sport 7,500 miles April 22, 2009
Average dry grip and decent cornering. Poor wet grip, very spinny with torquey engine. Only cover 7500 miles when done.

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