I bought my car, a 2016 Passat, fitted with a new set of these tyres. My first reaction was to change them as soon as I can because I never heard of this brand and didn't have much confidence in them but the guy at the tyre shop convinced me to keep them for the first winter and try out how they perform. He said he has the same tyres on his Nissan and for the price these are really good. And he was right. Before, on the cars I had, were fitted for winter Michelins or sub-brands as Kleber or BF Goodrich which are great tyres, but these Fortune tyres, which I never heard about before, are in some aspects even better, and this puzzles me. They offer comfort, quietness, good grip on both wet and dry and surprisingly never slipped on snowy or icy roads. I have to mention that my driving style is more comfort oriented, never push the car to the limit, so in these conditions the tyres perform well.
Best Tyres for the Volkswagen Passat B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS
Volkswagen Passat B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS drivers have left 5 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 27,214 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
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- 5owner reviews
- 27,214 milescovered on them
- 3different tyres rated
- 62%average tyre score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Michelin Primacy 5 8.8 | 47% from 3 reviews | Best Summer Tyres |
Highest weighted owner score from Volkswagen Passat B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tyres for the Volkswagen Passat B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Volkswagen Passat B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS 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 B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS is the Michelin Primacy 5 - 47% from 3 owner reviews across 15,214 miles.
| # | Tyre | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michelin Primacy 5
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47% | 3 | 15,214 miles | 8.8 |
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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 B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Volkswagen Passat B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 235/45 R18 - 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 B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Hankook Ventus Evo
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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 B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook iON FlexClimate is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Volkswagen Passat B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hankook iON FlexClimate
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9.8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 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 Passat B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Volkswagen Passat B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
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9.8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | 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 B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 2 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Primacy 5 | Summer | 47% | 3 | 15,214 miles |
Tyre sizes Volkswagen Passat B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS 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 Passat B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
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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.
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.