Best Tires for the Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI

Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI drivers have left 11 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 120,689 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

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11owner reviews
120,689 milescovered on them
11different tires rated
83%average tire score

Most fitted size - 5 reviews 225/45 R17 To scale, mm

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The best rated tires that fit the Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI

The rankings above can only speak for tires a Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/45 R17, 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 Golf 2.0 GT FSI 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 Golf 2.0 GT FSI sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI reviews
1	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	9.7	225/45 R17, 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	225/45 R17, 225/40 R18	Be the first →

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All Season tires

No Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI 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 Golf 2.0 GT FSI sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI 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 Golf 2.0 GT FSI 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 Golf 2.0 GT FSI sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI 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 Alpin 7	9.5	225/45 R17, 205/55 R16	Be the first →
4	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	9.5	225/40 R18	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 Golf 2.0 GT FSI 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 Golf 2.0 GT FSI sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI 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	225/45 R17, 225/40 R18	Be the first →

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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 Golf 2.0 GT FSI 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.

225/45 R17 5 reviews 205/55 R16 3 reviews 225/40 R18 2 reviews

What Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI drivers say

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

89%

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 225-45-17-H Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI 10,000 miles November 10, 2017

Bought for my Golf 5 FWD, 320ps in North Greece mixed used in highways and suburban areas in the country and in central europe mostly.
Really, satisfied from the performance especially in the wet and snow. Better than my previous Nokian.
Comfortable at cruising, but not for spirrited driving when >15oC.
The wear, is normal in contrast with the reviews, i think its a pretty decent tire, better from all except TS860.

The tire really shines and performs outstanding in the morning wet roads at

86%

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 225-40-18- Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI 15,000 miles February 17, 2016

Great tires. Would definitely recommend for any 2wd, rwd or 4wd car weighing between 1250-2000kg.

Most of my driving is done at above average speeds on twisty country roads. Half in the dry and half on damp/wet roads.

These tires are fitted on a fwd 300bhp/290lbft Golf Gti, so they take some stick and spend a fair bit of time rotating without full traction. 30-32psi recommended. Estimated mileage 12-15,000...

86%

Barum Bravuris 3HM 225-45-17- Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI 10,000 miles April 6, 2015

Mkvi golf gti golf 200bhp front wheel drive. These tires grip better than most brand name tires. I usually only buy conti. I would rate these in dry and wet

51%

Bridgestone Potenza RE001 225-45-17- Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI 20,000 miles March 17, 2015

Good to start with for track use, poor consistency in grip over life of tire. Harsh ride.

Much better value out there. Go elsewhere.

86%

Bridgestone Turanza ER30 205-55-16-W Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI 25,000 miles February 6, 2013

A set of these tires lasted 25k miles of motorway driving on my Golf, good grip too, would purchase these again

98%

Neuton NT5000 205-55-16- Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI February 8, 2012

Just had a full set fitted and balanced today. I got them based on these reviews and I certainly wasn't disapointed. Thankyou Tirereviews.co.uk.
Its been a dry week and no sign of rain to come but in terms of comfort and road feedback I'd have to say 10/10 for both catergories and forget the Continentals Sport Contact 2's I had, I'm going to be sticking with these for a while (especially when you consider the Conti's are 3x the price. Yet to experience wet grip.

84%

Michelin Pilot Primacy 225-45-17- Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT FSI 10,000 miles April 10, 2011

The Pirelli's fitted had no grip in the wet so I changed them for the Michelin's, I can now pull away from a junction with confidence knowing that I wont be standed with the traction control fighting to get grip. These tires are so very much better.

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