Volkswagen Beetle Steering Wheel Size (1998 - 2019)
The Volkswagen Beetle has used 14 5/8" X 4 1/8", 15 1/8", or 15 3/4" depending on the model year, model, and trim. (diameter x grip circumference)
Refer to the data table below for exact model-year and variant details.
Steering wheel size table
Compare the available model-year measurements below.
| Year | Model / Trim | Steering Wheel Size (Diameter x Grip Circumference) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14 5/8" X 4 1/8"1 | |
| 2018 | 14 5/8" X 4 1/8" | |
| 2017 | 14 5/8" X 4 1/8" | |
| 2016 | 14 5/8" X 4 1/8" | |
| 2015 | 14 5/8" X 4 1/8" | |
| 2014 | 14 5/8" X 4 1/8" | |
| 2013 | 14 5/8" X 4 1/8" | |
| 2012 | 14 5/8" X 4 1/8" | |
| 2010 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2 | 15 1/8"2 |
| 2010 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2 | 15 3/4"3 |
| 2009 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2 | 15 1/8"4 |
| 2009 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2 | 15 3/4"5 |
| 2008 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2 | 15 1/8"6 |
| 2008 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2 | 15 3/4"7 |
| 2007 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2 | 15 1/8"8 |
| 2007 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2 | 15 3/4"9 |
| 2006 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2 | 15 1/8"10 |
| 2006 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2 | 15 3/4"11 |
| 2005 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2 | 15 1/8"12 |
| 2005 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2 | 15 3/4"13 |
| 2004 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2 | 15 1/8"14 |
| 2004 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2 | 15 3/4"15 |
| 2003 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2 | 15 1/8"16 |
| 2003 | Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2 | 15 3/4"17 |
| 2002 | 15 3/4" X 3 3/4" | |
| 2001 | 15 3/4" X 3 3/4" | |
| 2000 | 15 3/4" X 3 3/4" | |
| 1999 | 15 3/4" X 3 3/4" | |
| 1998 | 15 3/4" X 3 3/4" |
Note 1: A flat-bottom steering-wheel configuration was documented for this model year. Shape may vary by equipment; do not assume a round cover will fit. Return to measurement
Note 2: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2. Qualified actual Cabriolet point supplies its own verified1Ybody/ordinary wheel phase, U.S.2003–2010, subject to full phase review. Do not transfer a Cabriolet point into the Hatchback by model name alone. Prefer the direct original385 mm Cabriolet test over separately retained compiled380 mm context; both are Medium and no averaging is used. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
Note 3: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2. Direct original2008Hatchback donor plus exact complete part positively supplies the selected Hatchback stock phase. Apply the ordinary same physical1Cbody/wheel-phase rule across actual U.S.1998–2010 Hatchback applications only after full phase review; no claim of a direct measurement for every year or exact equality to the separate black/white YXX wheel is made. Preserve literal40cm and exact linear conversion400 mm. The seller states centimeters; do not promote this to a millimeter-resolution measurement or invent a numerical uncertainty band. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
Note 4: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2. Qualified actual Cabriolet point supplies its own verified1Ybody/ordinary wheel phase, U.S.2003–2010, subject to full phase review. Do not transfer a Cabriolet point into the Hatchback by model name alone. Prefer the direct original385 mm Cabriolet test over separately retained compiled380 mm context; both are Medium and no averaging is used. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
Note 5: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2. Direct original2008Hatchback donor plus exact complete part positively supplies the selected Hatchback stock phase. Apply the ordinary same physical1Cbody/wheel-phase rule across actual U.S.1998–2010 Hatchback applications only after full phase review; no claim of a direct measurement for every year or exact equality to the separate black/white YXX wheel is made. Preserve literal40cm and exact linear conversion400 mm. The seller states centimeters; do not promote this to a millimeter-resolution measurement or invent a numerical uncertainty band. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
Note 6: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2. Qualified actual Cabriolet point supplies its own verified1Ybody/ordinary wheel phase, U.S.2003–2010, subject to full phase review. Do not transfer a Cabriolet point into the Hatchback by model name alone. Prefer the direct original385 mm Cabriolet test over separately retained compiled380 mm context; both are Medium and no averaging is used. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
Note 7: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2. Direct original2008Hatchback donor plus exact complete part positively supplies the selected Hatchback stock phase. Apply the ordinary same physical1Cbody/wheel-phase rule across actual U.S.1998–2010 Hatchback applications only after full phase review; no claim of a direct measurement for every year or exact equality to the separate black/white YXX wheel is made. Preserve literal40cm and exact linear conversion400 mm. The seller states centimeters; do not promote this to a millimeter-resolution measurement or invent a numerical uncertainty band. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
Note 8: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2. Qualified actual Cabriolet point supplies its own verified1Ybody/ordinary wheel phase, U.S.2003–2010, subject to full phase review. Do not transfer a Cabriolet point into the Hatchback by model name alone. Prefer the direct original385 mm Cabriolet test over separately retained compiled380 mm context; both are Medium and no averaging is used. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
Note 9: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2. Direct original2008Hatchback donor plus exact complete part positively supplies the selected Hatchback stock phase. Apply the ordinary same physical1Cbody/wheel-phase rule across actual U.S.1998–2010 Hatchback applications only after full phase review; no claim of a direct measurement for every year or exact equality to the separate black/white YXX wheel is made. Preserve literal40cm and exact linear conversion400 mm. The seller states centimeters; do not promote this to a millimeter-resolution measurement or invent a numerical uncertainty band. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
Note 10: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2. Qualified actual Cabriolet point supplies its own verified1Ybody/ordinary wheel phase, U.S.2003–2010, subject to full phase review. Do not transfer a Cabriolet point into the Hatchback by model name alone. Prefer the direct original385 mm Cabriolet test over separately retained compiled380 mm context; both are Medium and no averaging is used. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
Note 11: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2. Direct original2008Hatchback donor plus exact complete part positively supplies the selected Hatchback stock phase. Apply the ordinary same physical1Cbody/wheel-phase rule across actual U.S.1998–2010 Hatchback applications only after full phase review; no claim of a direct measurement for every year or exact equality to the separate black/white YXX wheel is made. Preserve literal40cm and exact linear conversion400 mm. The seller states centimeters; do not promote this to a millimeter-resolution measurement or invent a numerical uncertainty band. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
Note 12: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2. Qualified actual Cabriolet point supplies its own verified1Ybody/ordinary wheel phase, U.S.2003–2010, subject to full phase review. Do not transfer a Cabriolet point into the Hatchback by model name alone. Prefer the direct original385 mm Cabriolet test over separately retained compiled380 mm context; both are Medium and no averaging is used. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
Note 13: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2. Direct original2008Hatchback donor plus exact complete part positively supplies the selected Hatchback stock phase. Apply the ordinary same physical1Cbody/wheel-phase rule across actual U.S.1998–2010 Hatchback applications only after full phase review; no claim of a direct measurement for every year or exact equality to the separate black/white YXX wheel is made. Preserve literal40cm and exact linear conversion400 mm. The seller states centimeters; do not promote this to a millimeter-resolution measurement or invent a numerical uncertainty band. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
Note 14: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2. Qualified actual Cabriolet point supplies its own verified1Ybody/ordinary wheel phase, U.S.2003–2010, subject to full phase review. Do not transfer a Cabriolet point into the Hatchback by model name alone. Prefer the direct original385 mm Cabriolet test over separately retained compiled380 mm context; both are Medium and no averaging is used. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
Note 15: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2. Direct original2008Hatchback donor plus exact complete part positively supplies the selected Hatchback stock phase. Apply the ordinary same physical1Cbody/wheel-phase rule across actual U.S.1998–2010 Hatchback applications only after full phase review; no claim of a direct measurement for every year or exact equality to the separate black/white YXX wheel is made. Preserve literal40cm and exact linear conversion400 mm. The seller states centimeters; do not promote this to a millimeter-resolution measurement or invent a numerical uncertainty band. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
Note 16: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1Y two-door Cabriolet; exact catalog Convertible/2. Qualified actual Cabriolet point supplies its own verified1Ybody/ordinary wheel phase, U.S.2003–2010, subject to full phase review. Do not transfer a Cabriolet point into the Hatchback by model name alone. Prefer the direct original385 mm Cabriolet test over separately retained compiled380 mm context; both are Medium and no averaging is used. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
Note 17: Applies to Volkswagen New Beetle Type1C/9C Hatchback physical body; exact catalog Hatchback/2. Direct original2008Hatchback donor plus exact complete part positively supplies the selected Hatchback stock phase. Apply the ordinary same physical1Cbody/wheel-phase rule across actual U.S.1998–2010 Hatchback applications only after full phase review; no claim of a direct measurement for every year or exact equality to the separate black/white YXX wheel is made. Preserve literal40cm and exact linear conversion400 mm. The seller states centimeters; do not promote this to a millimeter-resolution measurement or invent a numerical uncertainty band. No positive actual ordinary-wheel change is established by the facelift label or part cutoff alone. Keep the original complete physical body/ordinary phase presumption, actual donor configuration and exact target catalog label. Repeated application does not create a new independent physical measurement. Return to measurement
How to confirm cover fitment
Need help measuring diameter or grip circumference before buying a cover? Use our steering wheel measurement guide to confirm the fit on your Volkswagen Beetle before ordering.
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Steering wheel cover links
Choose a cover by steering wheel diameter. Inch equivalents are approximate; metric ranges determine cover size.
| Steering Wheel Diameter | Shop Covers |
|---|---|
| Small (S)35.5–36.5 cm≈ 13.98–14.37" | Shop Small on Amazon |
| Medium (M)>36.5–38.5 cm≈ >14.37–15.16" | Shop Medium on Amazon |
| Large (L)>38.5–39.5 cm≈ >15.16–15.5" | Shop Large on Amazon |
Data sources and methodology
SteeringWheelSize.com compiles steering wheel size data from model-year references, manufacturer materials, parts listings, and marketplace sources. The table on this page presents the measurements as diameter x grip circumference.
Trim rows and size classifications are shown when that information is available for the Volkswagen Beetle. Always verify fitment on the wheel before driving with an installed cover.