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Best Tires for the Volkswagen Passat CC

Volkswagen Passat CC drivers have left 23 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 250,253 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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  • 23owner reviews
  • 250,253 milescovered on them
  • 22different tires rated
  • 78%average tire score
Most fitted size - 6 reviews 235/40 R18 To scale, mm
Ø 645 235 94 18" 94 All 235/40 R18 data →

The best rated tires that fit the Volkswagen Passat CC

The rankings above can only speak for tires a Volkswagen Passat CC driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 235/40 R18, 235/45 R17, 225/45 R17 and 235/35 R19 - 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.

Winter tires

No Volkswagen Passat CC driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tires made in Volkswagen Passat CC sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Passat CC reviews
1 Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 9.8 235/40 R18, 235/35 R19 Be the first →
2 Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 9.6 235/40 R18, 235/45 R17, 235/35 R19 Be the first →
3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 235/40 R18, 235/45 R17, 235/35 R19 Be the first →
5 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 225/45 R17 Be the first →
6 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 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

Summer tires

No Volkswagen Passat CC 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 Passat CC sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Passat CC reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental SportContact 7 9.7 235/40 R18, 235/35 R19 Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 235/40 R18, 235/45 R17, 225/45 R17 1
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 Passat CC 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 CC sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Passat CC reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport 9.6 235/40 R18, 235/35 R19 Be the first →
3 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 225/45 R17 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

All Weather tires

No Volkswagen Passat CC 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 CC sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Passat CC reviews
1 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 225/45 R17 Be the first →
2 Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV 8.3 225/45 R17 Be the first →
3 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.

Every tire reviewed on the Volkswagen Passat CC

The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 21 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tires reviewed by Volkswagen Passat CC drivers
Tire Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Continental Sport Contact 3 Replaced by Continental SportContact 7 Summer 59% 2 36,000 miles

Tire sizes Volkswagen Passat CC 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 Passat CC drivers say

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

83%
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 235-40-18 Volkswagen Passat CC 20,000 miles July 30, 2026

Unbelievable limit-handling on mountain roads, 140kmh on dry twisty roads, very comfortable and silent, almost no wear

91%
Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 235-45-17 Volkswagen Passat CC 75,000 miles February 17, 2026
Fitted on Passat cc tsi 211 manual, sport chassis, dcc suspension: Purchased with Michelin crossclimate, quickly replaced because knobby tires produced very significant rolling noise, even though they were 70% worn.
I fitted the Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 tires because they were very well rated in terms of external noise (67).
They have 75,000 km on them today! They are not quite at the end of their life, which I estimate at 85,000 km!
I'm changing them because I haven't swapped them back and forth a sufficient number of times.
The rear tires have developed notches on the inside; this is a common defect in CCs, due to the rear axle alignment (original) and the very particular braking distribution system (contact on all 4 wheels).
So I'll put the same ones back on, but I'll swap them at each oil change, which is every 10,000 km.
Usage: 50% motorway, 40% departmental road, 10% city.
Normal to spirited driving on small roads...
The most impressive thing is that they maintained their grip throughout their entire life, even on wet roads.
They never surprised me, the drift came very gradually.
Now aquaplaning on the front at over 110 km/h with very heavy rain, I am at the maximum wear indicators on the front, the rear axle does not move because it is a little less worn.
57%
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons 235-45-17- Volkswagen Passat CC 10,000 miles December 17, 2024
initially i was very pleased, normal road noise, and quite acceptable all round behavior. Fitted on a FWD Passat CC with 250bhp, driven in the quite hot Mediterranean environment (last few years are with quite hot summer and quite moderate winters). In highway you instantly felt that they are not like summer tires, but still they have been quite ok. Road noise at quite acceptable levels (not a lot worse to my previous summer Dunlops). Dry handling and braking acceptable but not at par the summer tires, and also the same for wet conditions, but all these were expected. In general, the impressions were on the quite positive side, until these couple of months... Tires fitted exactly 3 years ago and i now experience big chunks of the rubber coming off the front tires! The tread depth is not bad at all with minimal wear on the 10000 miles i have been driving them, but it is crazy that i see big pieces of rubber coming off!!! Waiting for a new Pirelli Cinturato SF3 set to arrive next week to change them, and see how this goes.
97%
Kleber Dynaxer UHP 225-45-17- Volkswagen Passat CC 500 miles November 18, 2021
After Goodyear F1 Asymmetric 2 I didn't expect that the kleber dynaxer uhp xl would work so well. Excellent tire in any conditions!
71%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 235-45-17- Volkswagen Passat CC 30 miles July 7, 2021
Behavior is prediable. Grip in both dry and wet are good, after approx 500 KM.The most strange thing is I feel heavy aquaplaning at the first brand-new 500 KM but gone after. Maybe this tire need certain mileage to warm itself up? If you take it as UHP tire, wear is good actually. I drove this tire for 50,000 KM and should no problem to 60K, beside the small cracking. Strong feedback which is good. At the same time, noice is really unacceptable after 20,000 driving, at least for my ear. I have to replce it even there are 2 mm left to the worn. Considering the price, you should replace it every 20,000... this will keep you in the best performance. LOL. If you don't care about noice, comfort but perfromance, I suggest you take it. If you are looking for a more balance tire as me, I may not recommend this tire.
50%
Continental ContiForceContact 235-35-19- Volkswagen Passat CC 3 miles February 19, 2019
It should be advertised as a Race track tire, I purchased these tires on stability ratings however they wore out in less than 7,000km while driving around town and on the freeway. They were never pushed hard Tire longevity is about as bad as a tire can get. They are not value for money.
91%
Nankang Noble Sport NS20 225-45-17- Volkswagen Passat CC 2,500 miles December 3, 2016
My 2009 VW Passat Komfort came with Yokohama AVID Ascend 235 /45 R17 97V XL BSW cost $132 each they were very load, wore BADLY (after 20,000 miles) but handled well fair or foul weather. I finally replaced them with the Nankang Noble NS-20s for $71 each with lifetime road hazard protection and super fast free shipping ($284 Total) ONLINE from James Drank (800) 589-6789 Ext.51866 Discount Tires Direct. I had them mounted and I could not believe how quiet and how well they handled. THESE ARE FANTASTIC TIRES!!!!!! I am pleased.
93%
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta 235-40-18-W Volkswagen Passat CC 28,000 miles February 24, 2016
The Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas were already fitted to the car when I purchased it in September 2014 so unable to say how many miles they had done up to then. I changed the front two in July of 2015 before driving to Europe and just changed the two on the rear this month (February 2016) which had done at least 28000 miles which is what I have driven since buying the car so they have done more than that and they were still within the legal limit. I have been buying these tires from Camskill on line, who have them at a great price, and I will continue to do so until stock runs out as I believe they are a discontinued model. I cannot fault these tires (although to me they seem a bit noisy), I've driven them in all seasons in all weather without any problems. When in Germany last year I drove the car in excess of 100 mph for several hours and the car handled well so for me these tires are very good.
81%
Uniroyal RainSport 3 235-35-19- Volkswagen Passat CC 13,000 miles February 5, 2016
Front two tires have just reached the limit after a year (approx 13,000 miles), rears still have about 5mm left.
Pros:
Grip in the dry is excellent with the grip in the wet not far behind.
Feedback is also good and lets you really feel when you are approaching the limit (although sport springs were put into the car at the same time as the tires went on which will have improved road feedback).
Cons:
Fronts did wear out rather quick although I did expect this considering the levels of grip on offer.
Comfort was somewhat lacking, this being a low profile tire I really did feel every bump, cats eye etc.. However the worst part was the road noise which was horrendous on rough surfaces or rumble strips although it was bearable on the motorway or at low speeds through the town.
Won't be replacing the front tires with these this time, going to try something different but could be an option for the rears again.
66%
Continental Sport Contact 3 235-40-18-W Volkswagen Passat CC 24,000 miles December 21, 2015
A good tire for overall moderate performance. Noisy when it wears down. Not as much feel as I'd like. Worn out by just under 40,000kms which is fair

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