Menu

Best Tyres for the Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi

Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi drivers have left 5 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 80,000 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 Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi specifically. For the full picture, the Volkswagen Tiguan page combines 117 reviews from every variant. All Volkswagen Tiguan reviews →

  • 5owner reviews
  • 80,000 milescovered on them
  • 5different tyres rated
  • 81%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 2 reviews 235/55 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 690 235 129 17" 129 All 235/55 R17 data →

The best rated tyres that fit the Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 235/55 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 Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi 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 Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Falken ZIEX ZE320 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 9.2 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Continental Premium Contact 6 9.1 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Falken Azenis FK520 9.1 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Toyo Proxes Sport 2 9.1 All your sizes Be the first →

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

All Season tyres

No Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi 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 Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi 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 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 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 Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi 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.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi reviews
1 Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 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.

Tyre sizes Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi 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 Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi drivers say

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

86%
Michelin CrossClimate+ 235-55-17- Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi 14,000 miles January 13, 2022
Excellent tyres with good dry / wet grip and braking. We haven't had any snow so I can't comment on the snow grip but they work well in cold weather. The ride almost seems a bit 'soft' on the tyres although there's no lack of grip or steering feedback which makes for a very comfortable ride and I don't notice them being particularly noisy. I went for the CrossClimate+ rather than the CrossClimate SUV for the Tiguan, it is just a jacked up golf after all, perhaps that's why they're quieter and they seem to work well with the car. I've had a few problems towing a loaded horse trailer uphill on wet grass but any road tyre would struggle under those conditions and very few SUVs would be used like that anyway, in the normal SUV habitat of tarmac roads and carparks where going off-road means parking on the pavement they can't be faulted. Although they weren't cheap to buy they currently they have 5-6mm tread after 14,000 miles and they don't seem to have lost any grip so they look to be good for 30k miles which makes them good value overall. I would buy again but I can't as they've been replaced by the CrossClimate2 which promises to be even better.
59%
Nokian WR SUV 3 225-45-17- Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi 20,000 miles September 26, 2015
Done nearly 20k miles on a set of these on a Tiguan over 2 summers - I took them off for the winter as they aren't sold by Nokian as winter tyres.

I've found them ok on dry tarmac, not as good as standard road tyres, as you'd expect. They maintain a good level of grip as the surface deteriorates, and then lose grip more as you get onto poor slippery surfaces and mud. They perform poorly on wet tarmac to the extent that I have considered discarding them well before they're worn out.

Wear looks good - can't comment on comfort...

I definitely won't go for these again. Have to say I'm surprised at other user reviews of these tyres - maybe I'm expecting too much, but they're definitely poorer than all other tyres I've used.
84%
Nokian WR A3 225-45-17- Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi 4,000 miles February 20, 2014
Fitted these to our VW Tiguan last November, now ran them for approximately 4000 miles. Slightly more road noise, but not significantly. Grip is good in wet and dry conditions. Also good on gravel tracks where we regularly drive to access work sites. Fuel consumption is poorer by about 4 mpg. No obvious wear apparent as yet. Nothing really wrong with them but sourcing them was not straightforward. We will probably go back to Vredsteins.
90%
Goodyear Wrangler HP AllWeather 225-45-17- Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi 35,000 miles August 21, 2013
Over 35000 miles the fronts still have 3mm of tread & the rear's have 5mm. What excellent wear and performance from a top quality tyre. Highly Recommended!!!
87%
Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport 235-55-17- Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi 7,000 miles December 29, 2010
Geeod all-round tyre used on a Tiguan Escape 4x4 as VW original equipment. Very good on snow, reasonably good on ice, a good compromise tyre

Drive a Volkswagen Tiguan Escape 2.0tdi?

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.

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.