2022 Volkswagen Golf Bolt Pattern
Your source for 2022 Volkswagen Golf bolt pattern info—from stud size and offset to the tools you’ll need to measure for yourself.
Written by Jason Tushinski
Reviewed by Brittni Brinn
A 2022 Volkswagen Golf has a bolt pattern expressed as 5x4.4, meaning it has five bolts on each wheel and those bolts form a circle with a diameter of 4.4 inches.
Driving a Volkswagen is all about spirited alpine drives along with glorious Autobahn straightaways—if you live in Germany, that is. But here in the U.S., you’ll have to be satisfied with the Interstate highway system or scooting around your suburb on the way to the local Quickie-Mart.
But to amp up all that driving and scooting, you might want to swap out your original VW Golf wheels for some rims with better traction, or ones more suited to performance driving. If you do, you’ll need to know your Golf’s bolt pattern before poppin’ those wheels off.
Read on for all you need to know about your Volkswagen Golf’s bolt pattern.
2022 Volkswagen Golf bolt pattern
For a 2022 Volkswagen Golf, the bolt pattern is 5x4.4, or 5 on 4.4. If you’re not a bolt pattern expert, here’s what those numbers mean:
# of bolts x diameter of the circle they form
A 5x4.4 bolt pattern means that your Golf has five bolts on each wheel, and the diameter of the circle the bolts make is 4.4 inches. Of course, if you’re swapping your rims out for new ones, you’ll need to know a bit more information than just the car’s bolt pattern. You’ll also need to know the Golf’s stud size, center bore measurement, wheel offset, and torque specifications:
- Factory wheel size: 15” to 17”
- Stud size: 14 mm x 1.5
- Offset: 33 to 50 mm
- Center bore: 57.1 mm
- Wheel tightening torque: 125 Nm
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If you’re one of those industrious types, you can measure your Golf’s bolt pattern on your own, even with the figures given to you above.
Grab a measuring tape or a ruler. Pick any of the Golf’s five bolts and measure from the lug hole’s outer edge to the center of the opposite bolt. As the Golf has five bolts, you’ll need to choose either of the bolts across and then measure to the center of the bolt.
The measurement you get is your diameter. Along with the number of bolts on your wheel, that’s your bolt pattern.
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The bottom line
Measuring your Volkswagen Golf’s bolt pattern is easy. All you need to measure the Golf’s bolt pattern is a measuring tape or ruler. Remember to measure from the lug hole’s outer edge the opposite bolt’s center—if in doubt, check your owner’s manual!
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