Best Tires for the Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS)

Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) drivers have left 12 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 126,000 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

This page covers the Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) specifically. For the full picture, the Audi A3 Sportback page combines 122 reviews from every variant. All Audi A3 Sportback reviews →

12owner reviews
126,000 milescovered on them
11different tires rated
66%average tire score

Most fitted size - 6 reviews 225/40 R18 To scale, mm

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The best rated tires that fit the Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS)

The rankings above can only speak for tires a Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 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 tire.

Summer tires

No Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) driver has reviewed a tire 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 tires made in Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) 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 Tires →

All Season tires

No Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) driver has reviewed a tire 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 tires made in Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) 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	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 Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

Winter tires

No Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) driver has reviewed a tire 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 tires made in Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) reviews
1	Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4	9.6	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	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	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

All Weather tires

No Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) driver has reviewed a tire in the All Weather category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Vredestein Quatrac is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

Highest rated All Weather tires made in Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) reviews
1	Vredestein Quatrac	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV	8.3	225/45 R17	Be the first →
3	Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	8.1	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →

Fitment comes from each tire'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 tire reviewed on the Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS)

The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 10 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tires reviewed by Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) drivers
Tire	Season	Owner rating	Reviews	Distance reviewed
Continental Sport Contact 2 Replaced by Continental SportContact 7	Summer	30%	2	13,000 miles

Tire sizes Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) drivers run

The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tires in that size, across every car.

225/40 R18 6 reviews 225/45 R17 3 reviews

What Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) drivers say

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

47%

Event WL905 225-45-17- Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) April 29, 2014

When I bought my Audi Quattro last year I didn't even think to check the tires but when I did I was gutted. I specifically bought this Quattro for the wet and wintery conditions and to learn my car had cheap budget tires I was pretty jaded.

Having just had its MOT and with the Tires with almost full tread i've been told all 4 tires are splitting on the inside wall.

Continentals will be replacing these and hope to get the enjoyment out of the car I had hoped for.

One thing I can say and this may be more to do with the car than teh tire but I get zero slippage when pulling away in the wet. Even with hard revs. I suspect this is down to the Quattro system though.

Tires: 225/40/18 Y

100%

Avon ZV5 225-40-18-W Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) 5,000 miles December 22, 2012

I have experienced many tires of the years of different sizes on different vehicles, but the Avon's ZV5 are in a class of thier own. On my Quattro A3 the car in normally front wheel drive until the electronics experiance wheel slip and then send power to the rears as well. This used to happen a lot but these tires grip so much I hardly ever see the traction control light come on. I am very hard on tires, with a mix of A roads and back roads and as my car has been chipped to 210bhp I am always driving it like I stole it! The previous tires were Pirelli P Zero's and although the rears were doing well, the fronts wore out in less than 8k miles and although they had an A rating for wet grip and these are a C, I recon these are far better. I highly recomend these to all and at this price, they are a real bargin.

91%

Pirelli P Zero 225-40-18-W Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) 1,000 miles December 14, 2012

After the first 300 miles and the tires had bedded in they seem excellent. Dry grip is very good, wet grip is very good. Have now taken off for winter so once have done a few more thousand after spring will update. The only down side is the wear. But if you want grip thats gonna happen. From the amount they have worn so far if they continue t owear the same there going to last 7500 miles. I was hoping for about 9/10k but never mind. Will probably buy these again. (these are the MO rated ones which have an A for wet grip rating)

21%

Continental Sport Contact 2 225-40-18-W Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) 6,000 miles March 3, 2012

dont buy these tires only lasted 6000 miles on rear.same problem as the guy who posted in 2010 wear on rear outside . replaced with goodyear eagle 2 ays and no problems

50%

Goodyear EfficientGrip 225-45-17-W Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) 6,000 miles December 1, 2011

I bought the car second hand with those tires on the front and Dunlop Sport Maxx TT on the rear. There's a big difference between those two.
EfficientGrip make car boring and unpredictable to drive, but the mileage is good. There's not much road feedback and the traction control kicks in every time I accelerate (scary on wet). Perhaps those tires are not suitable for a performance car and would be more suitable for a family hatchback driven at 30mph around the town?
They are also very very noisy.

87%

Yokohama Parada Spec 2 225-40-18-W Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) 3,000 miles September 29, 2010

excellent tire in wet and dry, the more you push the more these tires grip never had a problem with them, will definatly buy again!!

90%

Michelin Pilot Exalto 225-45-18-W Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) 21,000 miles July 16, 2010

Excellent tires... about to clock up 21000 miles from new and they are all still legal 3mm front 4mm rear....

39%

Continental Sport Contact 2 225-40-18-W Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) 7,000 miles May 27, 2010

standard tires on a3 quattro ,rear tires down to tread bars on both outsides, wont be buying same tire to replace.

76%

Pirelli PZero Rosso 225-45-17-W Audi A3 Sportback Quattro 2.0L TDI (170 PS) 30,000 miles April 8, 2010

These tires have been brilliant although road noise can be a factor. Great in both wet and dry but to be honest, I should have replaced them 5000 miles ago a the last 5000 miles have not felt so good, despite the tires having greater than 1.6 mm tread depth.

I've driven a lot int he snow with the quattro working well and the tires handled things perfectly on all but the worst roads.

Going for Continental Sport Conact 3 next as they promise lower road noise...we'll see.

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