Fantastic all season tire. Always felt secure although moving off on ice made the tire scrabble, moderating my driving to the conditions sorted this. Over 27k miles driven & still loads of tread (av 3 fronts, 6 rears). VW Taigo a fairly light car though. Mixed roads & long trips & all conditions. Better than Bridgestone A/s on previous car (Kia Ceed) which cupped & wore badly. Personally feel the asymetric tread pattern is superior. Comfortable & quiet tire.
Best Tires for the Volkswagen Taigo
Volkswagen Taigo drivers have left 10 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 103,264 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car. The numbers include 1 Taigo variants, listed further down.
- 10owner reviews
- 103,264 milescovered on them
- 7different tires rated
- 69%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Volkswagen Taigo
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Volkswagen Taigo driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/55 R17 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 Taigo 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 Taigo reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | 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 |
Hankook Ventus Evo
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Volkswagen Taigo 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 Taigo 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
Winter tires
No Volkswagen Taigo 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 Taigo 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 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | 205/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Nokian Snowproof 3P
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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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
All Weather tires
No Volkswagen Taigo 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 Taigo reviews |
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| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV
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8.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
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8.1 | 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.
Every tire reviewed on the Volkswagen Taigo
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 4 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vredestein Quatrac Pro Replaced by Vredestein Quatrac Pro 2 | All Weather | 93% | 2 | 32,000 miles |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance Replaced by Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 | Summer | 71% | 2 | 22,000 miles |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 Replaced by Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Winter | 37% | 2 | 20,000 miles |
Tire sizes Volkswagen Taigo 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.
Volkswagen Taigo variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What Volkswagen Taigo drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
The tire is very sensitive to air temperatures. It has a stiff stance in hot weather, but the biggest problem is the balance issue. The tires do not maintain balance. I filed a complaint about this. I don't think I'll buy it again.
Oe on my VW taigo.Done a wheel swap at 10k and although legal at 3mm on the front the car one day in the wet in the slow lane of the motorway put on esc and disabled cc as it must have been aquaplaning 60mph.they are at 20k now and decided to fit kumho escta hs71 that are on our other car with 30k oe.
Horrible tire. Dont buy it. I used them 2 winter seasons. They have aprox 20.000 km. Worn out after 2 seasons only. See the photos below how they look like. They have several spots with flat surface. I dont understand how they could reach also the best performance in the wet condition as wet handling was average. If I compare this tires with Polaris 6 (used on 2nd car), this tire is piece of...
They are winner in the shortest lifetime. How this can be a premium tire for such money? Disaster.
They are winner in the shortest lifetime. How this can be a premium tire for such money? Disaster.
Bought as a replacement for Hankooks that came with vehicle. Quatracs were noticeably softer but that was the only difference. Nice ride on 18s that suits the Taigo R Line (auto, 150hp) No more crashing/ jarring over bumps, etc. Now reached 5K miles on these & very happy. Excellent wet performance. Fine in the dry. No issues whatsoever. Would happily buy again. Recommended for the UK where harsh winter conditions are rare. My second set of All Seasons & beat the Bridgstones I had (& would never buy again!)
I bought a new Taigo in 2/2022 and I bought a brand new Blizak LM 005. This is a 2nd winter season of this tire. Yes, the tire is good in wet, but the tire is disaster when I am accelerating or when I am accelerating and turning from the side road.
Snow handling - disaster!
I am very disappointed. I have also Barum Polaris on Golf mk8 and the same road at the same weather - no issue.
Snow handling - disaster!
I am very disappointed. I have also Barum Polaris on Golf mk8 and the same road at the same weather - no issue.
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