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I have a MK6 and it handles great on snow with winter tires.
Pros: handles great on snow
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
If you want something that’ll stretch closer to 15 to 20k km, the Maxxis Bighorn 2.0 has held up way better for me as my last set went just under 17k km before chunking.
Pros: held up way better
Cons: before chunking
Mileage: 17000 km
Since switching to Maxxis DoubleDown, I've had no problems at all.
Pros: no problems at all
If you want as much choice of casing and compound as possible go Maxxis - DHRII or Dissector. Dissector is faster rolling and perfect for dry loose rocky.
Pros: faster rolling, perfect
Cons: hard to get
For proper DH right now the most loved combo is Maxxis Assegai front / Minion DHR II rear, both in DH casing + MaxxGrip.
Pros: most loved combo
DHR II in the back, Assegai in the front is pretty good.
Pros: pretty good
Can be quality of tyre as well also your driving style. If tyre have soft compound it will go down quicker. I went trough set in 6 months. Maxxis premitra 5. Good grip but my god, they disappeared day by day.
Pros: Good grip
Cons: disappeared day by day
I had a front wheel drive VW Golf GTI with an ECU tune. My front tires lasted about 25k km.
Cons: tires lasted 25k km
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 25000 km
I had these exact tires on an Acura TL. I wouldn't recommend them, they were not great in the winter. They were also really loud on the highway and they wore really quick.
Cons: loud, wore quick
Vehicle:
Acura TL
Two things:
1. That is a straight MOT failure because it's dangerous.
2. Your choice is to replace the tyre today, or the wheel **and** the tyre tomorrow.
Cons: straight MOT failure
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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Which tires to choose — Maxxis or OEM Volkswagen?
If choosing tires across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare tires across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which tires are better — OEM Volkswagen or Maxxis?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires Maxxis were overall better than OEM Volkswagen.
- Maxxis received a PR Score of 78 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 76 points.
- Maxxis ranked 18 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 37.
- The average rating is higher for Maxxis (3.9) than for OEM Volkswagen (3.8).
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Tires Maxxis have better feature ratings than OEM Volkswagen:
- Ride comfort - owners believe, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is better than Maxxis.
- Noise - drivers claim, that this property for Maxxis is outperforms OEM Volkswagen.
- Grip - reviews suggest, that this property for Maxxis is preferred to OEM Volkswagen.
Which tires are more popular — Maxxis or OEM Volkswagen?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires Maxxis were overall more popular than OEM Volkswagen.
By vote balance, tires Maxxis surpassed OEM Volkswagen:
- For Maxxis, the ratio of positive (478) to negative (130) votes is 348 votes.
- For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (70) to negative (22) votes is 48 votes.
By number of reviews, tires Maxxis surpassed OEM Volkswagen:
- For tires Maxxis there are 193 reviews: 140 positive, 29 neutral, 24 negative.
- For tires OEM Volkswagen there are 28 reviews: 18 positive, 8 neutral, 2 negative.
Which tires do car owners prefer — Maxxis or OEM Volkswagen?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, tires Maxxis and OEM Volkswagen have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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