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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Golf GTI - from model year 2013, sales type 5G1

This page gives the full wheel and tyre combination table for the Golf GTI — listed separately according to its specific model designation.

  Note
The specified wheel and tyre combinations apply for all the gearboxes allocated to the respective engines.
Deviations from this are specially indicated in the table.
The Golf GTI will be listed according to the sales type, not type approval model code.
The type approval model code and the associated type approval number are listed as follows.
Type approval model code AU
Appendix for certificate statement 8112227784
The certificate statement can be found on the Volkswagen ServiceNet under Accessories/Tyres, Wheels and Tyres, Wheels and Tyres Guide.
Type Approval No.: e1*2007/46*0623*06 to e1*2007/46*0623*14
Overview
Model engine output Tyres Tyre size Wheel rim Offset in mm Snow chains Remarks
2.0l 162 kW petrol engine Summer tyres 205/55 R 16 91W 6 J x 16 → Chapter 48 Yes General information on:
Winter tyres
Snow chains
→ Wheels and Tyres Guide - General information; Rep. gr.44
    205/55 R 16 91W 61/2 J x 16 → Chapter 46 No Tyre makes recommended by Volkswagen:
→ Chapter „Recommended summer tyres“
→ Chapter „Recommended all-season tyres“
→ Chapter „Recommended winter tyres, worldwide except North America and China“
→ Chapter „Recommended temporary spare tyres and wheels“
    205/50 R 17 93W 6 J x 17 → Chapter 48 Yes
    225/45 R 17 91W 7 J x 17 → Chapter 49 No
    225/45 R 17 91W 71/2 J x 17 → Chapter 49 No
    225/40 R 18 92Y 71/2 J x 18 → Chapter 49 No
    225/40 R 18 92Y 71/2 J x 18 → Chapter 51 No  
    225/35 R19 88Y 71/2 J x 19 → Chapter 51 No  
  Winter tyres 205/55 R 16 91Q/T/H 6 J x 16 → Chapter 48 Yes  
    205/55 R 16 91Q/T/H 61/2 J x 16 → Chapter 46 No  
2.0l 169 kW petrol engine Summer tyres 205/50 R 17 93W 6 J x 17 → Chapter 48 Yes  
    225/45 R 17 91W 7 J x 17 → Chapter 49 No  
    225/45 R 17 91W 71/2 J x 17 → Chapter 49 No  
    225/40 R 18 92Y 71/2 J x 18 → Chapter 49 No  
    225/40 R 18 92Y 71/2 J x 18 → Chapter 51 No  
    225/35 R19 88Y 71/2 J x 19 → Chapter 51 No  
  Winter tyres 205/50 R 17 93Q/T/H 6 J x 17 → Chapter 48 Yes  
 
Tyre pressure information is located on the tyre pressure plate on the inside of the tank flap or on the driver side B-pillar.
     

    Questions & answers

    Golf GTI - from model year 2013, sales type 5G1 — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    What wheel/tyre combinations are approved for the Golf Mk7 GTI?
    Performance-oriented combinations: 7J × 17" to 7.5J × 19" with 225/45 R17 to 225/35 R19 tyres.
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