Owners of the Bridgestone Potenza S001 RFT most consistently praise long tread life, supported by numerous mid-life and end-of-life accounts. Dry grip divides opinion, with more praise than criticism but little agreement on outright ability. Noise and wet grip are each criticised by roughly two in five owners, while a similar share finds the ride harsh. Some report good wet-road confidence, but they are clearly outnumbered by those describing limited traction in damp or rainy conditions. Steering feedback attracts a smaller group of favourable comments, and the repeat reviews do not establish a consistent change with age.
What owners mention most counted across 57 reviews
Very bad in all areas, handling on dry and wet ground. Comfort, all the faults of the road its accentuated power 10 and tires very noisy and very expensive (former owners invoice, fortunately that I did not pay for this Shit). The lifespan looks ok but they are so bad that I will change them long before they die. The feeling of the road and average and consumption, I have no elements of comparison.
Tire mounted by the previous owner on my 2016 bmw 118d m sport, so bad that I will change them even though they are barely worn. Catastrophic handling, insecurity, always ready to countersteer because the car stalls for a yes or a no. Very poor and noisy comfort on the fast lane. Only positive point, slow wear but degrades the quality of the car so hard to keep.
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I drove with the front tires for 73,000 km and they had 5mm tread depth left. These tires are extremely uncomfortable because they generated very loud noise after driving faster than 50 km/h. i changed them with Pirelli P-Zero RFT and the noise level dropped by 70% as i still have 2 rear Potenza s001 tires. That is my only complain but it's a big one. I was angry that i changed them early due to the uncomfortable noise level that they generate.
Came with the car and I haven't tried any other set so can't compare, but the tyres give me good driving confidence overall. I would say that they tend to wash out a tad on the limit when cornering, but grip has been consistently decent. Being runflats, comfort is quite compromised (hence why I can't wait to swap them for regulars), while there is some tyre noise of a strange frequency at about 70 mph.
Have an m140i and purchased the run flat version of these. The comfort level of these tyres is atrocious and have had to subsequently buy another pair of the Michelin pilot sports which have been great. Stay away from these tyres if you have an mperformance car
Very good grip dry and wet, I live in a place where pouring rain is oftenly happen,but these tyres never make me feel slippery.
Very long life, they runs 22500miles and still have about 3-4mm to the wear mark. Also very expensive, almost double the price compared with csc5 and advan 105s rft.
The tyres are hard as rocks, very intense response and make you so confident drive fast, it's a pleasure to cut corner. The side effect is when hit obstacles on the road will make you feel they're crashing the suspensions of the car.
Very annoyingly noisy.
Change them with advan v105 when after 4 years two of the four tyres have bulge.
Came as standard fitment from Alfa Romeo for my Alfa Guilia Veloce with 19” wheels (not the QF, there’s no option on this site for my model). Comfort wise they’re good and they have proven to be durable with the exception of one fault where the front left started to bulge on the sidewall after 2 years (no sign of damage), 10k miles so had to be replaced.
Grip wise they are rubbish, dry is ok-ish but cold and or damp they are lethal. If it wasnt a lease car, I would have replaced them a few weeks after getting the car they are that bad.
The Alfa is a sweet handling car but never has car been so hindered by shoddy tyres, they should never have come out of the factory wearing them, avoid these tyres, certainley if you have the Alfa.
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Alfa Romeo
255/35 R19 R
10,000 miles
Mostly Town
Average
Came as standard fitment from Alfa Romeo for my Alfa Guilia Veloce with 19” wheels (not the QF, there’s no option on this site for my model). Comfort wise they’re good and they have proven to be durable with the exception of one fault where the front left started to bulge on the sidewall after 2 years (no sign of damage), 10k miles so had to be replaced.
Grip wise they are rubbish, dry is ok-ish but cold and or damp they are lethal. If it wasnt a lease car, I would have replaced them a few weeks after getting the car they are that bad.
The Alfa is a sweet handling car but never has car been so hindered by shoddy tyres, they should never have come out of the factory wearing them, avoid these tyres, certainley if you have the Alfa.
Fitted as stock on new BMW.
I've found them to be noisy and lacking in feedback - which can be a feature of run flats - but compared to something like a Continental run flat the Bridgestone are much louder and much duller. I've been looking forward to changing the tyres for this reason, however...
The one really strong point of the Bridgestones is their longevity. These things just keep going and going and going. The mileage you can get out of them is unbelievably high.
A good choice if you want a mega lifespan (and hence value for money) albeit at the cost of comfort, performance and driving pleasure.
On track the tires loose their grip after short while and tempratures rise high - on normal every day drive the comfort with rft is not where it should be with road noice etc. - autumn with low temperatures and damp roads the grip is weak. I will definetely avoid these oem’s.
