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Best Tires for the Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport

Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport drivers have left 7 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 45,025 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 Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport specifically. For the full picture, the Volkswagen Bora tdi page combines 24 reviews from every variant. All Volkswagen Bora tdi reviews →

  • 7owner reviews
  • 45,025 milescovered on them
  • 7different tires rated
  • 75%average tire score
Most fitted size - 3 reviews 205/55 R16 To scale, mm
Ø 632 205 113 16" 113 All 205/55 R16 data →

The best rated tires that fit the Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport

The rankings above can only speak for tires a Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/55 R16 and 225/40 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 tire.

Summer tires

No Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport 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 Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 225/40 R18 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 Falken ZIEX ZE320 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 225/40 R18 Be the first →

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

All Season tires

No Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport 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 Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport 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 Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport 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 Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport 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 9.5 205/55 R16 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 Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport 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 Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport reviews
1 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Vredestein Quatrac Pro+ 8.1 225/40 R18 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.

Tire sizes Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport 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.

What Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport drivers say

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

80%
Linglong Green Max 225-40-18-W Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport 2,000 miles May 23, 2018
I purchased these tires as i had some budget constraints and couldnt really afford to go with anything else, prior to these i had Goodride SV308 which was not a great tire, a friend of mine told me to try the Linlong's as he was also using them so i gave them a shot expecting a mediocre tire and instead i was pleasantly surprised..the car changed dramatically, cornering was now excellent, overall ride quality much softer and there was considerably less noise while on the highway, The roads here in Chile are terrible but these tires have surprisingly escaped intact from some pretty vigorous driving and potholes. my car is lowered on H&R Sports suspension and the ride quality remains comfortable. havent really tried them in the wet as it doesn't rain often here. overall very happy with the purchase and performance of these tires.
83%
Matador MP 46 Hectorra 2 225-45-17- Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport 2,000 miles July 17, 2013
im suprized for the gain i got compared with the cost, excelent tire, in wet weather i do not push my luck i drive normaly, for the dry they are excelent, when they are loosing the gri you'll hear them squeal so that is an excelent sign to loosen up a bit :D
96%
Pirelli P6000 205-55-16-V Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport 10,000 miles December 30, 2010
Excellent all rounder,brilliant grip in snow,it seems a lot of people blame the tires for their driving incompetence.As a professional driver I find the P6000 among the best tires I have ever used.
50%
Goodyear Excellence 205-55-16-W Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport 1,000 miles January 19, 2010
My advice - consider something else if you can. Changed from old favorite Dunlop SP2000E to Goodyear Excellence and difference was immediate on my Bora. Changed all 4 and as I couldn't get usual brand I was recommended to go for these by local independent supplier, but on reflection I think he was just trying to shift stock. Fuel consumption went up by 10% - yep, you've read it right, and that's despite v. careful driving. So dramatic was the change that I had diagnostic check to see if car had changed in any way, but checked out 100%. Only when researching tire did I find reviews that gave tire poor rolling resistance. Beware.
74%
Nokian WR 205-55-16-V Volkswagen Bora Tdi Sport 15,000 miles August 12, 2009
I had a full set of these on my old Bora as winter tires. I thought they were excellent tires. Dry handling was good and even acceptable for spirited driving. The rather flexi tire walls and tread blocks made the car squirm quite a bit when cornering quickly. Wet handling was superb - the aggressive tread pattern evacuated very large volumes of water, making the car feel very planted. I drove once in snow and they were very good. The car had very good traction and were controlled under braking. In my final year of ownership of that particular car, I left the tires on through the winter, spring and into June. They are classed as "all season" and they certainly did the job. They held up to temps in the low 20s and the handling in the dry did not really degrade either. The wear on them was also very good - for over 6 months of motorway and town driving, over 300 miles a week, shaved off about 4mm.

Highly recommended but I think you will be hard pushed to get a fitter to fit them without asking if you are sure of fitting tires that look like they belong on the Alps.

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