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Best Tires for the Volkswagen Golf Mk 8 Life Plus

Volkswagen Golf Mk 8 Life Plus drivers have left 2 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 19,000 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 Volkswagen Golf Mk 8 Life Plus specifically. For the full picture, the Volkswagen Golf page combines 1,147 reviews from every variant. All Volkswagen Golf reviews →

  • 2owner reviews
  • 19,000 milescovered on them
  • 2different tires rated
  • 78%average tire score
Most fitted size - 1 reviews 225/40 R18 To scale, mm
Ø 637 225 90 18" 90 All 225/40 R18 data →

The best rated tires that fit the Volkswagen Golf Mk 8 Life Plus

The rankings above can only speak for tires a Volkswagen Golf Mk 8 Life Plus 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 - 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 Mk 8 Life Plus 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 Mk 8 Life Plus sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Golf Mk 8 Life Plus reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental SportContact 7 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 All your sizes 1
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 Volkswagen Golf Mk 8 Life Plus 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 Mk 8 Life Plus sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Golf Mk 8 Life Plus reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport 9.6 All your sizes 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 Mk 8 Life Plus 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 Mk 8 Life Plus sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Golf Mk 8 Life Plus 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 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Nokian Snowproof 3P 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 Mk 8 Life Plus 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 Mk 8 Life Plus sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Golf Mk 8 Life Plus reviews
1 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 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.

Tire sizes Volkswagen Golf Mk 8 Life Plus 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 Golf Mk 8 Life Plus drivers say

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

71%
Nexen N Blue S 205-55-16- Volkswagen Golf Mk 8 Life Plus 15,000 miles November 29, 2024
This tire came with my golf 8 car as an OEM tire. Quite silent tire but they dont absorb shocks well. Good grip on dry conditions, but not performing good overall on wet conditions. Wear seems to be higher that the previous tires I have owned (conti pct7 & primacy 4). I think I will not buy them again, but it is not that bad, I think I will use them up to 40.000 kms.
84%
Continental PremiumContact 7 225-40-18- Volkswagen Golf Mk 8 Life Plus 4,000 miles March 20, 2024
Switch out the T005s that came with the Golf Mk 8. Good fuel consumptions but handling and braking distances were pretty bad. Did some research before deciding on switching to Continental PC7s. No regrets. Handling is way better. Handling around bends are done with more confidence and braking distance in dry and wet conditions are good too. Comfort and Noise are still bearable for me. Fuel consumption is still pretty decent as i'm able to do up to 20km/L if its highway with a tad of city driving, with an average of 16-17km/L on a full tank.

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About the TR Score

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