Volkswagen New Beetle tire and wheel sizes
The Volkswagen New Beetle was approved in Switzerland between 1998 and 2006 with tires from 205/60R15 to 225/45R17 on 15″, 16″, 17″ wheels. The most common sizes are 195/65R15, 205/55R16, 205/60R15.
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 New Beetle (1998–2006) type 9C
5 approved versions, e.g. New Beetle.
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 5 of 24 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.