Very good tires compared to the price I paid, driven nearly 40,000 km (~25,000 miles) with my 1.9 TDI VW Passat mostly in town and highway, but tried them even in hard terrain. I would recommend to all those who don't want to spend a lot with expensive brands.
Best Tires for the Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi
Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi drivers have left 65 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 799,956 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car. The numbers include 1 Passat 1.9Tdi variants, listed further down.
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- 65owner reviews
- 799,956 milescovered on them
- 59different tires rated
- 71%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/60 R15, 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 and 195/65 R15 - 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 Passat 1.9Tdi 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16, 195/65 R15 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kleber Quadraxer 3
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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
All Weather tires
No Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi reviews |
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| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV
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8.3 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
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8.1 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →
Winter tires
No Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi driver has reviewed a tire 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16, 195/65 R15 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16, 195/65 R15 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
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9.4 | 205/55 R16, 195/65 R15 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Nokian Snowproof 3P
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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 Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 53 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodyear UltraGrip 8 Replaced by Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ | Winter | 85% | 2 | 6,000 miles |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Replaced by Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 | Summer | 83% | 2 | 6,000 miles |
| Continental WinterContact TS830 Replaced by Continental WinterContact TS 870 | Winter | 82% | 2 | 3,000 miles |
| Vredestein Sportrac 3 Replaced by Vredestein Sportrac 5 | Summer | 82% | 2 | 5,500 miles |
| BFGoodrich gGrip Replaced by BFGoodrich Advantage | Summer | 75% | 2 | 5,000 miles |
| Dunlop Sport BluResponse | Summer | 72% | 2 | 25,000 miles |
Tire sizes Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi 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.
Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What Volkswagen Passat 1.9Tdi drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
These tires are ok in snow but any other kind of weather, not so much. On greasy roads they're particularly frightening. I don't even drive a powerful car. I switch on to winters in November from a summer tire and the difference is incredible (not in a good way) even on the colder roads. The wear is ok but I think I'm just going to sling them and put something better on.
I would definitely NOT recommend these winter tires.
I would definitely NOT recommend these winter tires.
The worst winter tire I have ever had. Very poor on wet and snow. Even as a new one it could not cope with winter conditions.
Great tires for max. 3 winter seasons. When the tread depth reaches about 5 mm, it is very dangerous in winter conditions.
As new very good on snow and very poor on wet. Never again.
I sold this tires after one winter season and bought Continental WinterContact TS850.
I sold this tires after one winter season and bought Continental WinterContact TS850.
Put these on the front of my passat and they are worn out after approx 8,000 cruising motorway miles. I drive about 35000 miles a year commuting to work and go through tires alot. These were ridiculous. Usually use cheap Chinese ilinks and get approx 22-25000 miles from them. Won't be buying or recommending again.
This is a second set of Hankooks for me. First one was Optimo K715, which are good tires, too, but for me, K425 Kinergy Eco are awesome! If you are normal, enjoy-driving rider, this is tire for you! Comparing the price, performances and lasting, Ecos are out of competition, an absolute champions in their category!
I am already using these tires for about 2 years.
I have already done about 60,000 km and so far it has shown a good behavior especially in dry weather. In the rainy season I notice that the tire needs to warm up for a few km to start to have more grip, initially they do not transmit a lot of confidence, but then if they are a bit warmer they improve. I only had a fright for aqua-planning, but after a few milliseconds of lack of traction, they held it again and ran well.
So far they have had a fairly uniform wear and have spent quite a few miles. For the price / quality ratio, I think it's a good tire only, in rainy weather, you have to let the tire warm up a bit.
I have already done about 60,000 km and so far it has shown a good behavior especially in dry weather. In the rainy season I notice that the tire needs to warm up for a few km to start to have more grip, initially they do not transmit a lot of confidence, but then if they are a bit warmer they improve. I only had a fright for aqua-planning, but after a few milliseconds of lack of traction, they held it again and ran well.
So far they have had a fairly uniform wear and have spent quite a few miles. For the price / quality ratio, I think it's a good tire only, in rainy weather, you have to let the tire warm up a bit.
Dry wet grip is good until temperature drops below 3C thats is when tire becomes hard and losses grip don't get caught by this. Lasted 10K on heavy diesel estate on the front so unless you get it < 50 a corner it is not worth it.
Dry grip no better than a budget tire wet grip slightly better
Snow no roblen climbing any hill but tricky coming back down
Wouldn't buy them again
Car used vw Passat
Snow no roblen climbing any hill but tricky coming back down
Wouldn't buy them again
Car used vw Passat
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