2011 Volkswagen Jetta Wheel Offset

ET37–ET64 (26 configs)

Quick specs

OEM offset: ET37–ET64 (26 configs)
Wheel size: Multiple — see configurations
Backspacing: 4–6.65 in (71 configs)
Bolt pattern: 5×112
Center bore: 57.1 mm
Tire size: Multiple — see configurations

OEM configurations

Configuration	Front	Rear	Offset	Backspacing	Tire	Bolt pattern	Center bore	Thread
2.0TDi · I4, Diesel	6.5x16	—	ET50	5.22 in	205/55R16	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TDi · I4, Diesel	7x17	—	ET54	5.63 in	225/45R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TDi · I4, Diesel	7.5x18	—	ET51	5.76 in	225/40R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TDi · I4, Diesel	7x17	6x18	ET60 / ET54	5.86 in	195/45R17 / 225/45R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TDi · I4, Diesel	6x16	6x18	ET57 / ET54	5.24 in	175/65R16 / 225/45R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TDi · I4, Diesel	7x15	6x18	ET47 / ET54	5.35 in	225/50R15 / 225/45R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TDi · I4, Diesel	5.5x16	6x18	ET60 / ET54	5.11 in	175/55R16 / 225/45R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TDi · I4, Diesel	6x16	6x18	ET60 / ET54	5.36 in	225/55R16 / 225/45R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TDi · I4, Diesel	5x16	6x18	ET53 / ET54	4.59 in	215/45R16 / 225/45R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TDi · I4, Diesel	5.5x18	6x18	ET44 / ET54	4.48 in	185/40R18 / 225/45R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TDi · I4, Diesel	7.5x17	6x18	ET49 / ET54	5.68 in	245/45R17 / 225/45R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TDi · I4, Diesel	6.5x17	6x18	ET46 / ET54	5.06 in	245/40R17 / 225/45R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0i · 2.0L, I4, Petrol	6x15	—	ET47	4.85 in	195/65R15	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0i · 2.0L, I4, Petrol	6.5x16	—	ET50	5.22 in	205/55R16	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0i · 2.0L, I4, Petrol	6.5x15	—	ET50	5.22 in	205/60R15	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.5i · I5, Petrol	7x17	—	ET60	5.86 in	205/45R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.5i · I5, Petrol	7x16	—	ET59	5.82 in	245/35R16	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.5i · I5, Petrol	5.5x16	—	ET42	4.40 in	175/75R16	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.5i · I5, Petrol	7x16	—	ET51	5.51 in	205/35R16	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.5i · I5, Petrol	6.5x18	—	ET51	5.26 in	205/30R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.5i · I5, Petrol	9x19	—	ET50	6.47 in	245/30R19	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.2TSi · I4, Petrol	6x15	6x17	ET47 / ET49	4.85 in	195/65R15 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.2TSi · I4, Petrol	6x15	6x17	ET47 / ET49	4.85 in	205/60R15 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.2TSi · I4, Petrol	6.5x15	6x17	ET50 / ET49	5.22 in	195/65R15 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.2TSi · I4, Petrol	6x16	6x17	ET50 / ET49	4.97 in	205/55R16 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.2TSi · I4, Petrol	6x16	6x17	ET48 / ET49	4.89 in	205/55R16 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.2TSi · I4, Petrol	6.5x16	6x17	ET50 / ET49	5.22 in	205/55R16 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.2TSi · I4, Petrol	7x17	6x17	ET54 / ET49	5.63 in	225/45R17 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.2TSi · I4, Petrol	7x17	6x17	ET49	5.43 in	225/45R17 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.2TSi · I4, Petrol	7.5x17	6x17	ET51 / ET49	5.76 in	225/45R17 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.2TSi · I4, Petrol	7.5x18	6x17	ET51 / ET49	5.76 in	225/40R18 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.2TSi · I4, Petrol	8x18	6x17	ET50 / ET49	5.97 in	225/40R18 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	5.5x14	—	ET57	4.99 in	195/65R14	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	6x17	—	ET40	4.57 in	215/65R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	5.5x15	—	ET37	4.21 in	185/50R15	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	6.5x15	8x16	ET55 / ET60	5.42 in	205/75R15	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	6.5x17	—	ET60	5.61 in	195/65R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	5.5x16	—	ET58	5.03 in	185/65R16	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	7x17	—	ET54	5.63 in	205/40R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	8x18	—	ET54	6.13 in	205/60R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	7x16	—	ET39	5.04 in	205/35R16	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	7x16	—	ET41	5.11 in	205/45R16	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	8.5x18	—	ET46	6.06 in	225/40R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	9x17	—	ET45	6.27 in	225/30R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	6x16	—	ET42	4.65 in	185/65R16	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	7x17	—	ET50	5.47 in	215/65R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	7x14	—	ET47	5.35 in	195/50R14	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	6.5x15	—	ET50	5.22 in	205/55R15	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	5x15	—	ET60	4.86 in	225/65R15	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	5x17	—	ET48	4.39 in	185/65R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	7x16	—	ET59	5.82 in	215/50R16	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	8x17	—	ET44	5.73 in	215/60R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	6.5x17	—	ET59	5.57 in	215/55R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	8.5x17	—	ET41	5.86 in	245/55R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	8x18	—	ET56	6.20 in	225/40R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.4TSi · 1.4L, CAXA, CMSB, I4, Petrol	8.5x18	—	ET40	5.82 in	235/30R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6TDi · I4, Diesel	6.5x16	—	ET60	5.61 in	185/65R16	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6TDi · I4, Diesel	6x16	—	ET47	4.85 in	195/75R16	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6TDi · I4, Diesel	7x16	—	ET47	5.35 in	215/50R16	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6TDi · I4, Diesel	5.5x14	—	ET55	4.92 in	175/55R14	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6TDi · I4, Diesel	5.5x15	—	ET50	4.72 in	215/45R15	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6TDi · I4, Diesel	6x17	—	ET53	5.09 in	215/45R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6TDi · I4, Diesel	5.5x17	—	ET39	4.29 in	215/60R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6TDi · I4, Diesel	8x17	—	ET59	6.32 in	235/55R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6TDi · I4, Diesel	8x17	—	ET54	6.13 in	245/55R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6TDi · I4, Diesel	7x17	—	ET51	5.51 in	225/30R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6i · 1.6L, CFNA, CLRA, I4, Petrol	7x14	5x17	ET37 / ET50	4.96 in	185/75R14 / 205/55R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6i · 1.6L, CFNA, CLRA, I4, Petrol	5.5x15	5x17	ET50	4.72 in	215/45R15 / 205/55R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6i · 1.6L, CFNA, CLRA, I4, Petrol	5x16	5x17	ET57 / ET50	4.74 in	185/50R16 / 205/55R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6i · 1.6L, CFNA, CLRA, I4, Petrol	7x14	5x17	ET45 / ET50	5.27 in	215/75R14 / 205/55R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6i · 1.6L, CFNA, CLRA, I4, Petrol	6.5x15	5x17	ET43 / ET50	4.94 in	225/65R15 / 205/55R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6i · 1.6L, CFNA, CLRA, I4, Petrol	7x18	5x17	ET39 / ET50	5.04 in	225/60R18 / 205/55R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6i · 1.6L, CFNA, CLRA, I4, Petrol	7x16	5x17	ET54 / ET50	5.63 in	235/40R16 / 205/55R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6i · 1.6L, CFNA, CLRA, I4, Petrol	6x16	5x17	ET49 / ET50	4.93 in	215/55R16 / 205/55R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6i · 1.6L, CFNA, CLRA, I4, Petrol	8.5x17	5x17	ET46 / ET50	6.06 in	235/55R17 / 205/55R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
1.6i · 1.6L, CFNA, CLRA, I4, Petrol	8.5x19	5x17	ET60 / ET50	6.61 in	245/40R19 / 205/55R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TSi · I4, Petrol	6x17	—	ET44	4.73 in	205/60R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TSi · I4, Petrol	6x15	—	ET55	5.17 in	225/45R15	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TSi · I4, Petrol	7x15	—	ET48	5.39 in	185/65R15	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TSi · I4, Petrol	6x16	—	ET45	4.77 in	185/45R16	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TSi · I4, Petrol	6x18	—	ET39	4.54 in	195/60R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TSi · I4, Petrol	7x17	—	ET54	5.63 in	225/45R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TSi · I4, Petrol	8x18	—	ET46	5.81 in	225/55R18	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TSi · I4, Petrol	7x17	—	ET56	5.70 in	215/40R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0TSi · I4, Petrol	7x17	—	ET55	5.67 in	225/30R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0i · I4, Petrol	7x16	8.5x17	ET52 / ET61	5.55 in	215/65R16 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0i · I4, Petrol	6x15	8.5x17	ET40 / ET61	4.57 in	195/65R15 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0i · I4, Petrol	6.5x14	8.5x17	ET52 / ET61	5.30 in	215/50R14 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0i · I4, Petrol	7.5x14	8.5x17	ET55 / ET61	5.92 in	205/65R14 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0i · I4, Petrol	6.5x16	8.5x17	ET50 / ET61	5.22 in	225/45R16 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0i · I4, Petrol	5x16	8.5x17	ET38 / ET61	4.00 in	225/65R16 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0i · I4, Petrol	6x16	8.5x17	ET59 / ET61	5.32 in	185/60R16 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0i · I4, Petrol	8x18	8.5x17	ET64 / ET61	6.52 in	205/50R18 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0i · I4, Petrol	7.5x16	8.5x17	ET54 / ET61	5.88 in	235/45R16 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0i · I4, Petrol	7.5x16	8.5x17	ET56 / ET61	5.95 in	245/45R16 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5
2.0i · I4, Petrol	8x18	8.5x17	ET55 / ET61	6.17 in	245/40R18 / 205/50R17	5x112	57.1 mm	M14 x 1.5

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Real-World 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Wheel Setups

Observed aftermarket setups from documented Modified1 builds. These are individual build records — not OEM specifications and not clearance guarantees for every vehicle.

Common custom wheel sizes

Among builds in our database for this model year:

18-inch — 2 documented builds
15-inch — 1 documented build
19-inch — 1 documented build

4 documented builds.

2011 Volkswagen Jetta custom wheel setup

Staggered · 18×8.5 ET15 / 18×9.5 ET20

Documented on a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta build — observed custom fitment, not a universal fit guarantee.

Front: 18×8.5 ET15 · 215/40R18
Rear: 18×9.5 ET20 · 225/40R18

Compared with OEM

Compared with the 18×5.5 ET44 OEM configuration. Calculated geometry only — not fit confirmation.

Outer edge 67.1 mm farther toward fender (more outward poke)
Inner edge 9.1 mm closer to suspension (less inner clearance)
Width +3" vs OEM

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15×6 ET35

Documented on a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta build — observed custom fitment, not a universal fit guarantee.

Tires: 195/65R15

Compared with OEM

Compared with the 15×5 ET60 OEM configuration. Calculated geometry only — not fit confirmation.

Outer edge 37.7 mm farther toward fender (more outward poke)
Inner edge 12.3 mm farther from suspension (more inner clearance)
Width +1" vs OEM

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Staggered · 18×8 ET43 / Rear unknown

Documented on a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta build — observed custom fitment, not a universal fit guarantee.

Wheel: Ronal A4 B7 S-line

Front: 18×8 ET43 · 245/40R18
Rear: — · 245/40R18

Compared with OEM

Compared with the 18×5.5 ET44 OEM configuration. Calculated geometry only — not fit confirmation.

Outer edge 32.8 mm farther toward fender (more outward poke)
Inner edge 30.8 mm closer to suspension (less inner clearance)
Width +2.5" vs OEM

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Staggered · 19×? / Rear unknown

Documented on a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta build — observed custom fitment, not a universal fit guarantee.

Wheel: Vossen VVS-082

Front: 19×?
Rear: —

Compared with OEM

Compared with the 19×8.5 ET60 OEM configuration. Calculated geometry only — not fit confirmation.

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More specs for the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta

OEM offsets are catalog configurations, not an aftermarket “safe ET range.” Matching offset alone does not confirm clearance. Documented custom builds are observed setups only.