Best Tires for the Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6

Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 drivers have left 6 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 122,050 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 Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 specifically. For the full picture, the Volkswagen Passat page combines 456 reviews from every variant. All Volkswagen Passat reviews →

6owner reviews
122,050 milescovered on them
4different tires rated
84%average tire score

Most fitted size - 2 reviews 205/55 R16 To scale, mm

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The best rated tires that fit the Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6

The rankings above can only speak for tires a Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 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 - 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.

All Season tires

No Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 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 Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 reviews
1	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Continental AllSeasonContact 2	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Michelin CrossClimate 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	BFGoodrich Advantage All Season	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	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

Summer tires

No Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 driver has reviewed a tire in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Continental PremiumContact 7 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tires made in Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 reviews
1	Continental PremiumContact 7	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Pirelli Cinturato C3	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Falken ZIEX ZE320	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Michelin Pilot Sport 4	9.3	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Continental UltraContact NXT	9.1	All your sizes	Be the first →

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

All Weather tires

No Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 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 Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 reviews
1	Vredestein Quatrac	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →

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

Winter tires

No Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 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.

Highest rated Winter tires made in Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 reviews
1	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Michelin Alpin 7	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Bridgestone Blizzak 6	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Goodyear UltraGrip 9+	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+	9.3	All your sizes	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 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6

The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 2 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tires reviewed by Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 drivers
Tire	Season	Owner rating	Reviews	Distance reviewed
Michelin Primacy Alpin PA3	Winter	99%	2	11,000 miles
Uniroyal RainSport 2 Replaced by Uniroyal RainSport 5	Summer	84%	2	21,050 miles

Tire sizes Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 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.

205/55 R16 2 reviews 225/45 R17 1 reviews 225/50 R17 1 reviews

What Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 drivers say

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

89%

Uniroyal RainSport 2 205-55-16-W Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 50 miles December 16, 2011

Using 2 sets of 4.
Compared to previous sets of Michelin Pilot HP, Goodyear Excellence.
Good dry grip.
Excellent wet grip.
Great steering cornering 'feel' - poised and precises.
Average comfort and rather noisy.
Average deep snow grip.
Poor ice/compact snow grip.
No rim protection in this size.
Never had punctures, seemed strong.
Great tire wear from second set, but did drive slower due to fuel costs.

79%

Uniroyal RainSport 2 205-55-16-W Volkswagen Passat 2.5 TDIV6 Remapped 3B6 21,000 miles February 1, 2011

I have had these for 22 months and they are now worn out (mostly on the edges).
They replaced Goodyear Excellence and are much better than those or Goodyear F1 GSD3.
I will buy a new set of 4 tomorrow.
They have excellent wet weather grip, excellent feedback. Good at everything else, but a little noisy and less comfortable than others. Snow traction is also poor.
They have worn well, and I did rotate them front to rear on the same side as they are directions.
They seem resistant to punctures but (unless they changed it) have no rim protection rib which is a shame.

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