Best Tires for the Volkswagen Sharan 1.9TDi

Bought these Hankook ventus prime 3 XL 94 rated tires new, dew to the big size of the Sharan we often were fully packet, 5-6 people + luggage. Because of the high kerb weight the tires did not last very long, couldn't handle the load, especially the front tires. They wore incredibly fast, after 10,000 miles on average the thread depths were 3-3.5mm , after 15,000miles it was even worse, so ended up buying some new Continentals, hopefully they hold up better.

I've had Avon's for over 20 years and been very happy with them. I found this tire site tonight sadly. I wish I had lastnight because others have gone through what I have over the last 18 months. Tires deflating.... It's happened 3-4 times. The last time was 25/01/21. The following day I inflated the tire back up to the correct pressure and thought it was a nail or something. The following day I got out to expect it to be low and it was absolutely fine. However I had two new ones fitted. Then came across this website. Reading some of the reviews on here I can fully understand that in all fairness the sidewalls are cracking and letting the air out....

I know I'm more than 5 years late with this review, but I just found thes tires in my garage, I had used them in the winter of 2010, where it didn't seem to stop snowing for months. These tires were absolutely incredible in snow, slush, and rainy conditions. In fact the more it snowed, the better they seemed to get. I went up a steep hill with three people in the back, in the snow! Nokian know what they are doing. Bloody brilliant.

Replaced Front tires on my VW Sharan 1996 with 195/65 R15 XL 95H load tires. I was looking for a set with the 95 Load rating vs the 91 rating. Overall the tires seem good, only replaced the fronts to start around 3 month ago, wear seems ok, done around 3000 miles. The ride is a bit nicer than when on the 91 tires but saying that the noise is slightly more, not sure if that normal or not. Mainly I was attracted to these by the price and Avon being a know brand. I am considering replacing the rears now and will probably opt for the same one.

Bought 4 Falken ZE914 215/55 R16 97W tires for a VW Sharan 1.9 TDI. Existing tires were Dunlop SP Sport 2020E and had around 2-3mm tread on the back tires and 2mm left on the front tires. I've driven on Firestones and Dunlop SP Sport 9000 on previous cars. Dunlop advised changing to SP Sport 01 as they had stiffer shoulders so better road holding, because the VW Sharan has higher center of gravity. However I took a risk and went for an untried brand Falken Ziex 914 due to £20 price difference per tire. I definitely made the CORRECT choice. Tire pressures were kept the same as on the old tires according to VW recommendations on the fuel cap. I ran in the tires for 250 miles on local trips and on a motorway journey at 55 mph as advised. I''ve driven over 800 miles on motorway and local roads now and in comparison to the Dunlop SP Sport 2020e I got the following results in order of benefit. 1. Lighter steering, makes driving and parking much much easier, the tires are somehow very light, even after running in. 2. Fuel MPG improved considerably by 4 + mpg as shown on the vw dash meter average. The MPG has gone up by at least 6 mpg on the motorway speeds of 55 to 75 mph 3. Comfort has improved, car is smoother over minor bumps, and slightly better over bigger bumps than the Dunlops. I've kept tire pressures the same as the Dunlops. 4. Dry grip has improved slightly. I've noticed that the car no longer understeers or oversteers at 30mph - 40 mph on dual carriageway and motorway slip road bends. 5. Wet grip has considerably improved and I can feel control of the car at speed in the rain and can change lanes on a motorway feeling in control when I need to quickly move the car left or right when lane changing. 6. Noise is not noticeable locally but has slightly improved on the motorway. 7. Tire Wear - Still too early even after 800 miles, will try to leave another review after 10K miles
Overall Verdict. After lots of research and nearly buying the SP Sport 01 or the SP Sport Blueresponse after reading reviews, I'm happy I made the right choice and saved money by choosing the Falken Ziex ZE914. I feel performance and comfort has increased. Previously only bought the bigger brands but now MUST consider mid price brands like Falken.

I bought this tires 4 years ago. They are 215/55ZR16 93W. Grip of this tires is excellent. This tires are looking very narrowly. I won't buy them again because there is RainSport 3 tire a newer model.
Everyone who drive VW Sharan 2001-09 on 16 wheel buy XL tires. I have made a mistake buying standard tires instead XL. I will replace them with RainSport 3 XL

Had 2 of these on my VW Sharran.
Good handling in wet/dry.
I drive pretty fast on motorways.
But 1 note!! As other have noticed: NOISE!!
If you're after a quite tires- don't choose these.
After 8000 or 10000 I thought the same thing, that my bearing wheel has gone.

Good tires, but noise let them much down for me.

Accidentally bought these for my VW Sharan 1.9TDi instead of Dunlop SP2020s, grip AMAZIN but the ride was awful! The reinforced side walls transmitted every last bump into the cabin and made the steering very heavy, I took them off after only 2000 miles because it was that bad!

Had these fitted to my VW Sharan diesel, which I did 96,000 miles in 6 years. It was a heavy car but I could regularly get 18-20,000 miles out of the front and 45,000 out of the rear. They are a great all round tire and suited my 7 seat MPV, they are reinforced too so no worries when it comes to full loads on holidays etc. Also tried Continental but they were worn out in 12,000 miles on the front and Avon which were amazing but only lasted 7000 miles. If you want value, longevity, excellent performance in wet conditions and a reinforced tire, this one is a good choice!

Bought Continentals as thuoght at £160 a time would be a good tire and they have performed well mostly but, having them on the front of my Sharan with front wheel drive and steering has seen them last for a little over 10K miles. I am in no way a heavy footed driver and manage pretty good fuel returns of around 45-48 MPG. I was hopping to find some good recommendations on this site......