This set of tires has been really poor performance and durability, specially on wet surfaces It was clear that they don't have the adequate design. They lasted not even 50% than others in the same range.
Best Tires for the Volkswagen Bora V5
Volkswagen Bora V5 drivers have left 7 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 146,500 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 Bora V5 specifically. For the full picture, the Volkswagen Bora page combines 42 reviews from every variant. All Volkswagen Bora reviews →
- 7owner reviews
- 146,500 milescovered on them
- 6different tires rated
- 80%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Volkswagen Bora V5
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Volkswagen Bora V5 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 Bora V5 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 Bora V5 reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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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
Summer tires
No Volkswagen Bora V5 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Volkswagen Bora V5 reviews |
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| 1 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Continental UltraContact NXT
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9.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Weather tires
No Volkswagen Bora V5 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 Bora V5 reviews |
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| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →
Winter tires
No Volkswagen Bora V5 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 Bora V5 reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
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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 Bora V5
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 5 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 Replaced by Bridgestone Turanza 6 | Summer | 86% | 2 | 124,000 miles |
Tire sizes Volkswagen Bora V5 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 Bora V5 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Big improvement over the Toyo Teo Plus's they replaced. Quiet on the road, great wet weather grip. The ride is a little firmer over the Teo's, but that was to be expected. Only negative, which was not expected, was the feedback was not as good. Maybe because they are only new a need a little more time to wear in.
Seriously impressed with the performance of these last winter. Have just put them on again ready for the next cold snap. Was a little nervous about going for a 'less expensive' winter tire but they worked incredibly well. As good as the Wintrac (vredestein) I used previously at 40% less cost.
In the snow and ice the grip levels, particularly under braking really inspired confidence. In rain and dry condition you lose a little bit of initial bite as you can almost feel the treadblocks squidge but the grip levels and feedback are excellent.
Did about 4k miles on them from Dec to March and they are hardly worn which surprised me given the softer compound.
Have just ordered another set for wife's car.
In the snow and ice the grip levels, particularly under braking really inspired confidence. In rain and dry condition you lose a little bit of initial bite as you can almost feel the treadblocks squidge but the grip levels and feedback are excellent.
Did about 4k miles on them from Dec to March and they are hardly worn which surprised me given the softer compound.
Have just ordered another set for wife's car.
Looked for ages to see what tires were available to suit my budget and car's performance. Uniroyal Rainsport 2's came highly rated, i asked some friends and they too recommended them it appears they are some of the best tires for your money i.e.?70 per corner.
Once fitted and bed in they have made driving a joy again the grip and corning speeds have doubled, after sliding around in the snow and wet the last few weeks these have been a god send.
I found them hard to locate and ended up ordering them in to my local garage.
Give them a go, not just for wet weather !
Once fitted and bed in they have made driving a joy again the grip and corning speeds have doubled, after sliding around in the snow and wet the last few weeks these have been a god send.
I found them hard to locate and ended up ordering them in to my local garage.
Give them a go, not just for wet weather !
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