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Best Tires for the Volkswagen Mk4 Jetta 1.8T

Volkswagen Mk4 Jetta 1.8T drivers have left 1 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 27,998 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

  • 1owner reviews
  • 27,998 milescovered on them
  • 1different tires rated
  • 82%average tire score
Most fitted size - 1 reviews 205/50 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 637 205 103 17" 103 All 205/50 R17 data →

The best rated tires that fit the Volkswagen Mk4 Jetta 1.8T

The rankings above can only speak for tires a Volkswagen Mk4 Jetta 1.8T driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/50 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 Mk4 Jetta 1.8T 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 Mk4 Jetta 1.8T sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Mk4 Jetta 1.8T reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Falken ZIEX ZE320 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 9.3 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 9.2 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Continental Premium Contact 6 9.1 All your sizes Be the first →

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

All Season tires

No Volkswagen Mk4 Jetta 1.8T 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 Mk4 Jetta 1.8T sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Mk4 Jetta 1.8T 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

Winter tires

No Volkswagen Mk4 Jetta 1.8T 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 Mk4 Jetta 1.8T sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Mk4 Jetta 1.8T 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 Ice 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 9.3 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

All Weather tires

No Volkswagen Mk4 Jetta 1.8T driver has reviewed a tire in the All Weather category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Vredestein Quatrac 5 is our highest rated, at 8.4 out of 10.

Highest rated All Weather tires made in Volkswagen Mk4 Jetta 1.8T sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Volkswagen Mk4 Jetta 1.8T reviews
1 Vredestein Quatrac 5 8.4 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Vredestein Quatrac Pro+ 8.1 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Vredestein Quatrac Pro 8 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.

Tire sizes Volkswagen Mk4 Jetta 1.8T 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 Mk4 Jetta 1.8T drivers say

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

82%
Hankook Kinergy 4S2 205-50-17 Volkswagen Mk4 Jetta 1.8T 27,998 miles September 15, 2026

First All Weather tire I've driven on. Used on a VW Jetta almost entirely for city driving.
You'll get maybe 28k miles out of them if you fail to rotate them, probably twice that if you rotate them properly. They are a great fun tire for a light car and provide plenty of traction year round in all weather conditions. They provide stable traction as long as you don't push your car too hard into severe understeer conditions or pretend you are driving an actual winter tire. If you've driven on winter tires previously they simply won't be as good but are infinitely better than all season tires on a fwd car in the snow.
Once the circumferential grooves are gone your ice/snow directional traction reduces significantly and you'll likely notice road noise increases significantly by this point as well.
Don't think I'd use these on an SUV - but maybe the 4S2 X is better since it is desired for SUVs?

Much better for winter driving than the two all(3)-season Continental ContiTouring and Pirelli P4s I've driven on previously.

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