The BCT S800 is a High Performance Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.
The quick answer
Owners say38%from 87 owner reviews15% would buy againRead the reviews
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Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tyre - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated April 2025.
Owners rate the BCT S800 3.2 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 83 reviews.
How well do the BCT S800 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the BCT S800 6 out of 10 for wear across 83 reviews. 13 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 3,000 miles.
Would owners buy the BCT S800 again?
15% of owners say they would buy the BCT S800 again, based on the 73 owner reviews that answered the question. 5% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What do owners say about the BCT S800's road noise?
Of the 80 owner reviews analysed for the BCT S800, 43 mention road noise: 2 praise it (quiet) and 41 criticise it (noisy). One owner wrote: "it sounded like the bearings were about to explode". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the BCT S800's wet grip?
Of the 80 owner reviews analysed for the BCT S800, 31 mention wet grip: 6 praise it (confident wet grip) and 25 criticise it (weak wet grip). One owner wrote: "no feel no grip in the wet your better off driving on your rims". Read those reviews
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What do owners say about the BCT S800's dry grip?
Of the 80 owner reviews analysed for the BCT S800, 22 mention dry grip: 6 praise it (strong dry grip) and 16 criticise it (limited dry grip). One owner wrote: "Car spins in every gear...in the dry". Read those reviews
Across 87 owner ratings the BCT S800 averages 38%. Owners rate Wear highest at 6 out of 10 and Wet Grip lowest at 2.9. 13 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 14% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 87 ratings
Owner score38%
Wear60%
Dry Grip50%
Road Feedback38%
Handling37%
Comfort32%
Wet Grip29%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 12%
“Great fun for those on a death wish and have a loud stereo!! Pure s### should be banned simple as ...no feel no grip in the wet your better off driving on your rims noise would be about the same !! NEVER BUY THEM mine...”
“Bought a set of wheels after I shattered one of mine, came with these lovely sporty looking ditchfinders on. Car spins in every gear...in the dry, drove it for the first time in the wet yesterday, and I've honestly...”
“Don't moan that the tyres are rubbish.If you want a great gripping tyre,spend more cash.You get what you pay for.For the price,they are fantastic.Ive never had an issue.This is the second set I have used.”
Great fun for those on a death wish and have a loud stereo!! Pure s### should be banned simple as ...no feel no grip in the wet your better off driving on your rims noise would be about the same !! NEVER BUY THEM mine was on a focus when I brought it took for a tune up garage said I need new bearings ...Next day was on roundabout only just as it was wet later I brought all new tyres not great after buying new car but I'm alive eh !!
Bought a set of wheels after I shattered one of mine, came with these lovely sporty looking ditchfinders on. Car spins in every gear...in the dry, drove it for the first time in the wet yesterday, and I've honestly never been so scared to tap the throttle, literally uncontrollable. Aqua planed on the smallest of puddles. These are not the "high performance" tyres they're advertised as, my car is running some decent power, so finding tyres that don't spin is hard...but I would NOT risk putting these on any car... The only thing these tyres are good for is doing donuts in a maccies car park. will be getting som rainsport 5s back on ASAP
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These tyres are grim,do not buy them,it's like driving on ice in the wet, weird tyre pattern no use for confident driving,only had them few weeks and then i looked at reviews (silly me)tyres are getting changed to some Avon's instead.Honestly if you have these tyres and it's raining be careful.
Horrendous tyres !!!! fitted a set of these to my Volvo S60 T5 and overnight wet weather driving became a white-knuckle ride from the moment you turned the key !! Terrible, I'm fact no ! They're dangerous !!! Cornering was like a computer game and braking was a guessing game of ‘will it stop in time or will it not!' Never ever again and I would tell anyone to dig a bit deeper into your pocket or make sure your life insurance is up to date !!
Worst tyre i have ever had on a car!! These were on my type r civic when i purchased it, i nearly took it back to the dealer because whilst driving it sounded like the bearings were about to explode, read a review and realised it was the tyres!! Dry grip was bearable but wouldn't trust them at speed, wet grip was like driving on ice, in fact really dangerous, never would i have these tyres on sny car again!
Member
Volkswagen
225/40 R18 R
10,000 miles
Mostly Town
Average
Very poor tyres, dry weather it would wheel spin for fun and screech a lot!
In the wet, two words 'DEATH TRAP' these tyres cannot get traction in the wet and it's like as if your driving on ice.
Shocking tyre, also makes too much noise when I go over 40mph, feels like my wheel bearings are about to explode.
Had no choice but to fit these on my car as I needed tyres for MOT, next time I will stay away from these tyres even if they were for free.
Shocking. Cannot emphasise how bad these tires are. They were fitted when I bought the car and the road noise is the worst I've ever experienced. Changed the front ones after 1000 miles to a pair of proxes. Made an incredible difference, and I've just changed the rear ones and it feels like a new car. Sounded like a wheel bearing was about to explode.
Horrendous tyre. No grip in the wet. Have them on the back of my Saab 9-3 (already on when purchased). The road noise is terrible, as soon as you hit about 47 mph; then it's time to turn the radio up!! Just to cover the droning noise. Only good thing is they seem to wear slow. However they have had to go!!!
The worst tyres I have ever had the misfortune of driving with. SHOCKING grip. No feedback. Bordering on dangerous in the wet. Sadly they came fitted on a car i had bought.
I have a lot of experience with Tyres working in the Tuning industry and have driven many cars running cut slicks and track day tyres. These can be noisy. They however create a mere whisper compared to these tyres. I might as well have had logs attached to each corner. The road noise is horrendous and sounds like you have wheel bearings about to fall apart. Avoid. Utter Utter Shite.
Bought a car that came with 4 of these tyres and oh my gosh they were just AWFUL.
EVERY SINGLE SIDEWALL HAD CRACKS which prompted me to replace them immediately. Dry grip was OK but wet grip was non existent with constant wheel spin under light acceleration.
Braking was a different story. It would cause the steering to snatch violently in the dry (I've had replacement discs, pads and calipers)
I've noticed that some others have mentioned that they thought their wheel bearings were failing - I had exactly the same issue and since replacing the tyres, this has completely gone away.
If you value your life or anyone else's in your car, avoid these tyres at all costs.
The only reason I have given these tyres a 1 for wear rating is due to the sidewalls. There was still around 5mm of tread left on each Tyre at replacement.
