Wet and Dry grip is not noticeable, very well made tyre for the price. Too much negative understeer and swinging on the road. Feels like I'm driving on an air bubble, won't buy this ture again.
Best Tyres for the Volkswagen Jetta 1.6
Volkswagen Jetta 1.6 drivers have left 5 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 21,015 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car. The numbers include 1 Jetta 1.6 variants, listed further down.
- 5owner reviews
- 21,015 milescovered on them
- 4different tyres rated
- 77%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Volkswagen Jetta 1.6
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Volkswagen Jetta 1.6 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 - 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 Jetta 1.6 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 Jetta 1.6 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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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
Summer tyres
No Volkswagen Jetta 1.6 driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Continental PremiumContact 7 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Volkswagen Jetta 1.6 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Continental UltraContact NXT
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9.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
Winter tyres
No Volkswagen Jetta 1.6 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 Jetta 1.6 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
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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 Jetta 1.6
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 3 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Premium Contact 5 Replaced by Continental PremiumContact 7 | Summer | 74% | 2 | 6,000 miles |
Tyre sizes Volkswagen Jetta 1.6 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.
Volkswagen Jetta 1.6 variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What Volkswagen Jetta 1.6 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Great tyre for a car where you don't necessarily the sportiest tyre but still like to drive quite ambitious. I have a set of these on my 2006 1.6 Jetta. The car really is not capable of pushing the limits of any more performance oriented tyre, that being said I do enjoy flicking the car around roundabouts and even through mountain passes every now and then.
What I really like is that the tyre gives you alot of confidence all the time. It feels very safe, even when you get to the limit of its grip it doesn't just let go but gives you progressive feedback that it is at its limit.
Braking is all around excellent, especially in the wet. I have driven loads of different tyres and have a set of Goodyear Eagle F1 A5 on my BMW for example, and when it is rainy braking feels heaps better on the Hankook.
I only have two complaints about this tyre. While ride comfort is excellent, the soft sidewalls really do not transmit alot of feedback through the wheel. Steering can feel quite vague at times. The other drawback is the noise. One of the loudest tyres I have driven so far. This is the only thing about it that would make me consider buying something else.
All in all a very good purchase, especially at the price. The value for money is outstanding and the tyre never feels budgety. For a more powerful or performance oriented car I would want something else, but for a daily average car this is a great choice, with the main point being that it feels safe and gives you loads of confidence in all conditions.
I have been driving those tires for the past 9 months, they look great, performed very well on wet and dry pavement, they outperformed my previous Yoko's which were a lot more expensive.
Highly recommend.
Highly recommend.
Never heard of them before came on the car brand new was surprised had very little problems with them. Not like the other cheap brands
very very comfortable tyres i used continental sp2 but premium contact 5 is better and more comfortable and more grip and luxurious feeling i ll buy again
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