Volkswagen Transporter Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Hankook Ventus ST (22) 89% 83% 82% 84% 91% 85%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (182) 88% 86% 81% 81% 79% 86%
Maxxis Trepador M8060 (1) 90% 80% 70% 90% 80% 60%
Uniroyal RainSport 3 (287) 84% 92% 79% 78% 65% 83%
Kumho Road Venture MT KL71 (7) 86% 84% 82% 59% 93% 77%
Michelin Primacy 4 (175) 85% 80% 74% 76% 82% 83%
Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04 (65) 84% 78% 76% 77% 74% 80%
Maxxis Bravo AT771 (19) 89% 81% 83% 81% 89% 81%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 (58) 86% 84% 73% 74% 71% 77%
Imperial Ecosport 2 (8) 81% 71% 73% 70% 88% 80%
Nexen N Fera SU1 (141) 82% 76% 75% 76% 72% 80%
Falken Wildpeak WP AT01 (5) 88% 64% 80% 70% 67% 84%
Infinity Ecomax (35) 78% 73% 73% 67% 76% 78%
Continental Premium Contact 5 (118) 87% 83% 76% 77% 58% 79%
Toyo H09 (4) 75% 73% 67% 55% 75% 85%
Nokian WR C3 (1) 80% 80% 60% 70% 70% 50%
Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) 85% 75% 76% 72% 61% 66%
Dunlop SP Sport 01 (124) 78% 67% 71% 69% 69% 65%
Nankang AS1 (18) 78% 60% 68% 62% 71% 71%
Jinyu YU63 (53) 77% 61% 66% 65% 72% 71%
Goodyear EfficientGrip (144) 77% 68% 64% 61% 70% 72%
Wanli S1063 (80) 74% 58% 63% 61% 77% 65%
Landsail LS988 (37) 76% 52% 59% 54% 72% 66%
Hifly HF805 (64) 74% 60% 64% 63% 53% 63%
Joyroad VAN RX5 (1) 60% 15% 40% 45% 100% 60%
Continental ContiVanContact 200 (8) 73% 60% 69% 73% 30% 64%
Accelera PHI 2 (13) 71% 46% 53% 49% 65% 59%
Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (136) 70% 47% 57% 55% 69% 48%
Insa Turbo DAKAR (3) 77% 70% 45% 30% 60% 57%
Accelera PHI (161) 68% 44% 53% 51% 66% 58%
Hankook Ventus K104 (11) 68% 42% 50% 44% 55% 61%
Roadstone Roadian HP (8) 59% 49% 50% 51% 60% 53%
Infinity INF100 (4) 55% 33% 43% 40% 63% 53%
Minerva minerva F105 (16) 59% 41% 47% 38% 53% 48%
Haida HD921 (41) 59% 41% 47% 45% 48% 38%
Powertrac CityRacing (12) 44% 38% 39% 40% 38% 44%
Fullrun HP199 (80) 48% 29% 33% 33% 54% 27%
Sunny SN3800 (63) 50% 29% 30% 29% 44% 28%

Volkswagen Transporter Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 given 87% (255-45-18)
Driving on mostly motorways for 17000 average miles
Decent, comfortable tires for a loaded campervan. The tires have lasted about 17-20k miles, which is amazingly good for a VW transporter. They are quiet, surefooted and not in the least noisy.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-11 04:46:43
Writing about the Hifly HF805 given 57% (255-45-18)
Driving on mostly country roads for 20000 average miles
They were fitted to my coach converted VW T6 on collection, and lasted 20,000 and four and a half years before really bad wear and splitting on tires walls. They are a budget tire and you get what you pay for. I've replaced them with Royal Black Royal Explorer II's, again a budget tire but I only do 4,500 miles a year.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-07 05:40:19
Writing about the Maxxis Bravo AT771 given 43% (255-55-18)
Driving on mostly country roads for 20000 average miles
Worst tires i've ever had on my vw transporter 4x4. Very harsh ride no matter what i tried with tire pressures. Extremely noisy tires that gets worse as the tires wear. Although the tire wear is very good. That's the only positive thing i can say about them. I took them off before they were worn out and it was like a different van. Don't buy these tires you WILL be disappointed.
tire reviewed on 2025-05-09 13:58:33
Writing about the Powertrac CityRacing given 60% (255-35-20-)
Driving on for 7000 easy going miles
Fitted 4 of these to my VW Caravelle. I needed a load rating of at least 101. These were 102’s so no problem. All was well for about 6k miles and then very similar to another review on same vehicle type, started to get a vibration similar to unbalanced wheel. Very difficult to see when fitted but inner side wall just full of bubbles. 3 of the 4 tires went like this. Would not recommend for VW Transporter based on my experience
tire reviewed on 2025-03-04 10:47:19
Writing about the Nexen N Fera SU1 given 59% (235-45-18-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
Had these on a VW T5 Sportline Transporter 174bhp. Not driven hard.
The tires were quite noisy, and wear has not been exceptional, however, they have cracked all around the outer edges, inner and outer, on all 4 tires.
Recommended to me by a trusted tire dealer that I have used for years, and no reason to disbelieve them.
I would not recommend or buy these again
tire reviewed on 2024-10-13 13:19:01
Writing about the Nankang AS1 given 89% (255-45-18-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 18000 spirited miles
Installed on an always fully laden LWB VW T6 Transporter with lowered uprated suspension.
I am stunned at how well they have lasted and only one puncture and that was a nail, the van is driven off road onsite during the day. I use these rims and tires between March and October and then switch to winter rims and tires.
Only slight weakness is during torrential rain, but that probably says more about me than the tires; I will certainly buy again shortly.
tire reviewed on 2024-04-10 16:50:28
Writing about the Powertrac CityRacing given 39% (225-35-20-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 average miles
Started having an issue with judder from nearside front on a long trip to South coast, thought I had wheel balance issue.
Took it into a local garage on my return only to find huge bulges on the inside edge of tire, could have been nasty at 70mph plus!!!
Bought this VW Transporter with these crappy Powertrac Cityracing tires from a V.W. dealership in Leeds which I am a little surprised about.
Having tires changed immediately and will try sending an invoice to the V.W. dealership to cover the cost.
tire reviewed on 2023-11-14 08:16:12
Writing about the Imperial Ecosport 2 given 97% (235-55-17-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 15500 easy going miles
I wanted to try cheap tires once and find out the difference between the previous ones that belong to a higher price class (Bridgestone Turanza ER300). I drive a passenger van VW Transporter T6, mostly three people ride in the vehicle. The van is driven mostly on the highway at a speed of 100-120km/h (60-75mph). A few times I drove a little faster in the rain through corners and the car held the road as it should. I bought the tires in May and have done 25,000km (15,500miles) to date. The tire still has a 5mm profile, consumption compared to the Bridgestone Turanza is 0.3 liters per 100km higher. After these kilometers, the tire still behaves well. To summarize: definitely a good purchase for people who don't go wild on the roads and I recommend it myself.
tire reviewed on 2023-11-14 04:41:46
Writing about the Infinity Ecomax given 92% (255-40-20-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 500 average miles
Ignore all the people on here talking as if you have to put Pirelli’s on every vehicle known to man. Your tire choice is relative to your individual circumstances; vehicle type, speed, usage, type etc. I’ve had 4 of these fitted to my VW Transporter Kombi. I like most are looking for a decent enough tire that doesn’t break the bank.

Let me tell you that these don’t disappoint. First of all these things are QUIET. Seriously on a T28 running 255/40/20 I would expect some road nice, but these are so quiet it was pleasantly surprising. Dry grip is fine, no issues on windy country roads razzing around in the van. Not had a very wet day to test yet but from the 2022 and 2023 tests I’m not expecting issues.

Don’t hesitate buying these.
tire reviewed on 2023-09-09 13:59:37
Writing about the Michelin Primacy 4 given 53% (225-50-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 0 easy going miles
Great tire for comfort and ride but complete rubbish for wear - I got less than 25,000km out of a set and will not go there again at the price Rubbish Michelin
tire reviewed on 2023-01-18 00:19:49
Writing about the Powertrac CityRacing given 10% (255-35-20-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 easy going miles
I had the same issue as the reviewer above. All 4 tires have large bubbles on the inside wall. My van dealer has gone back to the manufacturer and they have denied responsibility. I am now looking at taking this to legal as the tires had only done 10k miles. Avoid this brand like the plague, they are a danger to road users.
tire reviewed on 2022-08-14 13:06:08
Writing about the Insa Turbo DAKAR given 87% (235-60-16-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 5000 average miles
T bought these tires for my 91 vw t3 syncro.. my old tires were a pair of nankang ft9.. On the road they are a bit noisy.. but i dont mind.. im driving a 4x4 and not a family car. On semi wet terrain they stick to the ground really good and even in 2x2 mode i didn't got stuck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx40Rwd7HpQ&ab_channel=J.F.K.O this is a video from my last time driving in terrain.
tire reviewed on 2022-07-14 02:05:33
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