Volkswagen Lupo tire and wheel sizes

The Volkswagen Lupo was approved in Switzerland between 1998 and 1999 with tires from 155/70R13 to 195/45R15 on 13″, 14″, 15″ wheels. The most common sizes are 185/55R14, 195/45R15, 175/65R13.

Sizes differ by engine, trim and market. Confirm with the tire placard (usually on the driver's door jamb), the owner's manual or the vehicle registration papers before buying tires or wheels.

Most common sizes

Volkswagen Lupo (1998–1999) type 6X

12 approved versions, e.g. Lupo.

Tire sizeAxleLoad / speedRim and offsetVersions
155/70R13 Front & rear 75S 4.5Jx13 ET35 5
175/65R13 Front & rear 80S 5.5Jx13 ET43 9
185/55R14 Front & rear 79H 6Jx14 ET43 12
195/45R15 Front & rear 78H 6Jx15 ET43/45 12

How to read this table

Rim and offset uses the European notation: 7Jx17 ET45 is a 7-inch wide, 17-inch diameter wheel with a 45 mm offset. "Versions" is how many approved versions list that size — a rough guide to how common it is. Load / speed is the most frequent service description (for example 91V) among them; your car may require a higher one.

Showing 12 of 25 approvals: rare special versions are left out to keep the page readable. Records were read from the German-language text and checked against the French text; 100 % matched exactly.

Source: Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO/ASTRA), open government data. Original data (downloaded 2026-09-29). Data processed by us; errors in processing are ours, not the publisher's.