Bridgestone
Blizzak WS90 Winter/Snow Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Touring
- Winter
- 3PMSF (winter rated)
- Load/speed 102H
Best Tires for the 2012-2019 Volkswagen Beetle
Confirm your factory (OE) tire size with the sources behind it, filter the CarCareTruth-scored tires that fit by how you drive, and shop your exact size on Amazon. The sticker inside your driver's door is always the final word.
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Pick your size to shop
This generation came with more than one factory size, depending on trim and wheel package. Pick the size that matches your car to see and shop the tires that fit it. Sizes marked amber are used by some trims only and are not confirmed for your specific vehicle, so read the white sticker inside your driver's-door jamb to confirm yours.
Your exact size is printed on the driver's-door sticker. If it differs from what is shown here, trust the sticker.
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Pick a driving style to narrow the list. This filters and re-sorts the tires that fit your size; it never hides a tire that fits.
Shows every tire that fits your size, ranked by CarCareTruth score. Pick a driving style to narrow it down.
Scored tires that fit 215/60R16
Ranked by the CarCareTruth score: tread quality, ingredient health, and environmental footprint. The number is ours and we show the breakdown; we do not lab-test tires or call one model the outright best.
Michelin
CrossClimate2 All-Weather Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Grand touring
- All-weather
- 3PMSF (winter rated)
- Load/speed 105V XL
Continental
TrueContact Tour All-Season Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Grand touring
- All-season
Bridgestone
WeatherPeak All-Weather Touring Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Grand touring
- All-weather
- 3PMSF (winter rated)
- Load/speed 102H
Goodyear
Assurance WeatherReady All-Weather Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Grand touring
- All-weather
- 3PMSF (winter rated)
- Load/speed 102H
Yokohama
Geolandar A/T G015 All-Terrain Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- All-terrain (A/T)
- 3PMSF (winter rated)
- Load/speed 96H
Michelin
Defender2 All-Season Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Touring
- All-season
- Load/speed 95H
Cooper
CS5 Ultra Touring All-Season Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Grand touring
- All-season
Continental
PureContact LS Performance Radial Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Grand touring
- All-season
Firestone
WeatherGrip All-Weather Touring Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Grand touring
- All-weather
- 3PMSF (winter rated)
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife All-Season Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Grand touring
- All-season
- Load/speed 95H
Hankook
Kinergy PT (H737) All-Season Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Grand touring
- All-season
Uniroyal
Tiger Paw Touring A/S All-Season Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Touring
- All-season
Sumitomo
HTR A/S P03 All-Season Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Performance
- All-season
Pirelli
Cinturato P7 All Season Plus 2 Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Grand touring
- All-season
General Tire
AltiMAX RT45 All-Season Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Touring
- All-season
Yokohama
Avid Ascend GT All-Season Touring Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Eco / low rolling resistance
- All-season
- Load/speed 102H
Bridgestone
Turanza QuietTrack All-Season Touring Tire
- Fits 215/60R16
- Touring
- All-season
- Load/speed 99V
Other tire types for the Beetle
Winter & snow tiresCold-weather grip rated for severe snow (3PMSF), across every tire family.All-terrain & off-road tiresTrail-capable tread for trucks and SUVs, from balanced A/T to aggressive mud-terrain.Performance & summer tiresDry and wet grip for sport sedans and sports cars, summer and ultra-high-performance.Comfort & touring tiresQuiet, smooth all-season tires for everyday cars and crossovers.Long-mileage & grand-touring tiresComfort plus handling and a long tread-life warranty for high-mileage drivers.Truck & highway tiresSmooth, long-wearing highway (HT) tires for trucks and SUVs that mostly drive on pavement.
What we do and don't test
We don't lab-test tires. We match your driving to the right tire type, then point you to the highest owner-rated options in your size. For independent, model-by-model test data, Tire Rack and Consumer Reports test specific tires and publish the results.
How to read treadwear (and why it is not a score)
Every tire stamps a UTQG treadwear grade on the sidewall, but the number is self-reported by the manufacturer against its own reference tire. That makes it a rough class signal for how long a tire might last, not a head-to-head ranking. A 700 from one brand and a 700 from another do not promise the same mileage. Use it to compare tires of the same type from the same maker, and treat the type itself as the bigger signal.
The UTQG traction grade (AA, A, B, C) measures straight-line wet braking only, not cornering or snow grip. Almost every modern tire is A or AA, so it rarely separates good tires from great ones on its own.
Tire care and install-day kit
Once the tires are on, these are the CCT-scored products that keep them looking and lasting their best.
- See Chemical Guys on Amazon
Tire dressing (shine + UV protection)
New tires look their best with a dressing that also shields the rubber from sun cracking. Pick a water-based one for a satin, non-greasy finish.
- See Griot's Garage on Amazon
Tire cleaner (prep before dressing)
Dressing only sticks to clean rubber. A dedicated cleaner strips old brown dressing and road grime so the new coat lasts.
Griot's Garage Rubber CleanerCCT 7.7/10 - See Milwaukee on Amazon
Tire inflator (keep them at spec)
Underinflated tires wear faster and waste fuel. A portable inflator lets you hit the door-placard pressure in your driveway.
Milwaukee M18 Inflator (2848-20)CCT 7.5/10 - See Sunex Tools on Amazon
Torque wrench + socket set (install day)
If you mount or rotate tires yourself, a torque wrench is the difference between a safe wheel and a warped rotor or a loose lug.
Look up your car's lug-nut torque spec in the owner's manual before you install, then tighten in a star pattern with a torque wrench. Re-torque after the first 50 to 100 miles. Most passenger cars land between 80 and 100 lb-ft, but always use your car's exact number.
Beetle tire questions
- What is the tire size for a 2012-2019 Volkswagen Beetle?
- The most common factory (OE) tire size for the 2012-2019 Volkswagen Beetle is 215/60R16. Some trims run a different OE size (215/55R17, 235/45R18, 235/40R19), so confirm against the sticker on your driver's-door jamb.
- Where is the tire size on a Beetle?
- Open the driver's door and look at the jamb. The placard there lists the factory tire size and the recommended pressures. That sticker is the final word, even over our number.
- Does the Beetle use more than one tire size?
- Yes. Beyond the common 215/60R16, some Beetle trims run 215/55R17, 235/45R18, 235/40R19. Check your door-jamb placard to see which size is actually on your car.
- Which tire is best for a Beetle?
- There is no single best tire. We score the tires that fit your size on tread quality, ingredient health, and environmental footprint, then rank by that score and let you filter by how you drive. We do not lab-test tires or call one model the outright best. For model-by-model test data, Tire Rack and Consumer Reports test specific tires.