Passat Rear Tyres!!

[slime101]

Just called Pirelli (0845 961 6263) and spoke to them - guess what.....its VW's design problem.

If you speak to Pirelli they will explain exactly why it happens, and its not the tyre manufacurers fault, its within the setup/design of the vehicle and as such is VW's fault.

Of course VW will keep denying this but Pirelli admit its a very common problem with these vehicles!

[Quatrelle]

If it was the tyre manufacturers then my tyres would have worn on the back - they haven't.

I'm sure Bridgestone would also have an opinion on this....

[fat controller]

Does the tyre load rating have any bearing on things, and what load rating does the Passat require?

I ask, because my rear tyres are currently 93 (Goodyear), whilst the fronts are 97 (Dunlop).

[johnloaderuk]

Does the tyre load rating have any bearing on things, and what load rating does the Passat require?

I ask, because my rear tyres are currently 93 (Goodyear), whilst the fronts are 97 (Dunlop).

Should be 97, which are extra load rated. This Kwik Fit page shows the load ratings:

http://www.kwik-fit.com/writing-on-my-tyres.asp

[martin1810]

According to VW the saloon is 93 and the estate 97. I guess the higher load figure is for the possibility of extra weight in the estate. If I understand it correctly the higher load figure for the estate is to allow the same speed as a saloon but with more weight. I take this to mean that at normal UK speed limits it doesn't matter which tyre you have, even on an estate. (as long as you are not carrying concrete blocks in the boot.)

[johnloaderuk]

My first 2005 Passat Sport saloon required 97 load rated tyres, and if I put my reg number in to Kwik Fit they also suggest 97 for my 2010 Saloon. Not sure if they can be relied upon, but I would have thought better to have XL than not. Any tyre experts here ?.

Try the link and enter your reg number, see what spec they suggest.

http://www.kwik-fit.com/tyre-search.asp

[fat controller]

My first 2005 Passat Sport saloon required 97 load rated tyres, and if I put my reg number in to Kwik Fit they also suggest 97 for my 2010 Saloon. Not sure if they can be relied upon, but I would have thought better to have XL than not. Any tyre experts here ?.

Try the link and enter your reg number, see what spec they suggest.

http://www.kwik-fit.com/tyre-search.asp

Checking my reg on there brings up a choice of either 93 or 97 - would differing load ratings have any bearing on ride quality and/or noise?

[johnloaderuk]

Checking my reg on there brings up a choice of either 93 or 97 - would differing load ratings have any bearing on ride quality and/or noise?

I'm no tyre expert, but I would think the ride and noise between the two would be minimal at worse case. I always think when you have new tyres fitted the ride and handling feels different anyway, especially on the front, hardly surprising given the 25k miles of flexing/twisting/turning etc the old ones have gone through.
Perhaps different tyre manufacturers suggest different load ratings, based upon their testing of front to rear vehicles weight, overall weight, wheelbase, etc.
Any tyre experts out there ?.

[martin1810]

There is a black sticket on the passenger b-post with WVWZZZ3C etc on it. Above this is a number like e1-2001/116-0307. This is the type approval number. You can use this to check all tyres that were approved for your vehicle. Under this approval a 1.9 tdi estate 2006 can have 205/55 R16 91H, 215/55 R16 93H, 235/45 R17 94V & 235/40 R18 95Y tyres. If you chose to fit higher speed rated or higher load rated tyres that is fine. Under spec tyres would obviously not be a good idea.

[fat controller]

Once I've got the number, where do i look it up? Sorry if I am being really thick