Best Tyres for the Volkswagen Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw

Volkswagen Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw drivers have left 2 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 14,000 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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2owner reviews
14,000 milescovered on them
2different tyres rated
62%average tyre score

Most fitted size - 1 reviews 235/45 R18 To scale, mm

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The best rated tyres that fit the Volkswagen Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Volkswagen Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw 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.

All Season tyres

No Volkswagen Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw 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.

Highest rated All Season tyres made in Volkswagen Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	Volkswagen Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw reviews
1	Hankook iON FlexClimate	9.8	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Continental AllSeasonContact 2	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 Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw 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.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in Volkswagen Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	Volkswagen Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw reviews
1	Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	9.8	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Michelin Alpin 7	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Bridgestone Blizzak 6	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

Summer tyres

No Volkswagen Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw 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 Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	Volkswagen Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw 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 →

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 Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw 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 R18 1 reviews 215/55 R17 1 reviews

What Volkswagen Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw drivers say

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

94%

Michelin Primacy 5 235-45-18 Volkswagen Passat B8 Variant 1.4 GTE 160kw 11,000 miles November 22, 2025

These are easily the best summer wheels I've driven in my whole life. Much better than the previous Continental Premium Contact 6 which started to hum loudly at speeds faster than 60 km/h. Can't really understand some of the negative reviews for the same size and vehicle model.
Very easy driving, low noise and good rolling resistance. Stable on wet conditions, and haven't experienced any skidding. Durability have to be accessed later but so far no problems.
I've driven so far 11,000 miles on nordic roads of variable conditions consisting of smaller communal roads, highways, towns etc. Road feedback seems nearly perfect to me.

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