Bought this car a couple thousand miles back with Hifly All Turi 221 fitted on the front axis (rear axis had worn down goodyear tires with considerable rubber cracks due to age - replaced that with new Hankook kinergy 4s2: those are great). While the front tires still have 5 mm, I am inclined to change them asap. In Dutch weather, 5-10 degrees and slightly wet roads, I am not confident that these tires will stop me every time. Moreover, I had multiple times of wheelspin when trying to accelerate moderately. On dryer roads, it seems okay, but when it becomes wet I have no confidence on this cheap tire. I cannot recommend this tire, and really wonder how durable it is if it wheelspins so often (and easily). Given: front-driven electric cars tend to eat up tires, but this is absurd. Positives? I get feedback from the tires, when they give up on me. Cannot recommend; choose budget friendly Hankooks instead!
Best Tires for the Volkswagen E Golf
Volkswagen E Golf drivers have left 10 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 70,300 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 10owner reviews
- 70,300 milescovered on them
- 9different tires rated
- 61%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Volkswagen E Golf
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Volkswagen E Golf 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 and 225/45 R17 - 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 E Golf 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 E Golf 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 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | 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 E Golf 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 E Golf 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
All Weather tires
No Volkswagen E Golf 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 E Golf 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 E Golf 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 E Golf 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 Ice 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
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9.4 | 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 E Golf
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 8 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
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| Bridgestone Turanza T001 Replaced by Bridgestone Turanza 6 | Summer | 45% | 2 | 11,000 miles |
Tire sizes Volkswagen E Golf 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 E Golf drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Terribly disappointed by these Michelins. A-class rolling resistance tires demonstrating fully the challenge of low rolling resistance designs. Rut sensitivity so bad it’s basically dangerous. Very poor comfort as well due to excessive shake. Steering is delayed and non-linear. Plan to replace next summer after only one season.
Michelin "Total Performance" is right. This tire compliments the VW e-Golf perfectly. Using the 205/55R16 size with stock wheels, it strangely drives so neutral now that you could mistake it for a rear-wheel drive car. I've had a number of Miatas to compare it to. The control it gives at the limit in both a straight line and in the bends is absolutely confidence inspiring. In terms of mileage loss, it's negligible - somewhere between 2-5% range overall in my tests of frequent trips. I'm not surprised because Michelin lists it as low-rolling resistance tire for EVs. Any trade-offs over a purely eco-focused standard touring tire are overwhelming positive. If you can't tell, I'm thrilled with this tire. Does there exist anything better for its use case? Well, if this goes on a new Corvette from the factory, maybe you should consider it. Happy e-motoring!
squealing on dry pavement at takeoff. grips good on dry and wet pavement
My comments are for the ZR (XL) version, used on my 2018 e-golf. These are the first set of replacement tires I've bought and a huge step up from the energy saver original tires. The benefits have been huge, and the icing on the cake is the efficiency has not dropped on the "C' rated PS4. The lateral G on roundabouts feels very high and compatible to track day tires on previous cars. Its still possible to break traction on damp roads with electric car power delivery, but in general the tire limits are above what I'm going to get upto on the public road. can't comment on wear yet, but noise & comfort are what i expect from Michelin.
Fitted as std equipment to my eGolf, initially I was pleased with these tires. Dry grip is good, noise is very low. However one rear punctured quite easily, the other rear developed a slow puncture which could not be located. Despite a new valve, rim clean and refit the air loss persisted. The fronts began to develop cracks in every tread and at 12000 miles were worn . I replaced the set with Michelin E primacy. I’m unlikely to purchase Dunlop again.
Tires seem really soft rubber if you push them with your finger, compared to other tires. I have only driven less than 6000 miles and already I have had two punctures. Either I’m really unlucky or it must be something about the softness of these tires making them more prone to punctures.
In a total of 5,000 miles from new I have had 3 punctures on these tires. I could just be unlucky, but they seem to me be quite puncture prone. I'm looking to replace all 4 now with something better
Used the X Ice Xi3's on a VW e-Golf; they are terrible winter tires. We continuously scratch our heads when we see these tires score well in tests as they are no better in snow and ice than a typical All Season tire. Ended up getting a different winter tire and running the x Ice as summer tires on the e-Golf. I actually tested the braking on the same icy section of road against cheap General snow tires and they took almost double the distance to stop. I then took my full size RAM pickup with Blizzak's on the same section and was able to stop slightly shorter than the VW with General tires. I'll never buy these again.
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