Best Tyres for the BMW 116d

BMW 116d drivers have left 19 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 286,300 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car. The numbers include 2 116d variants, listed further down.

19owner reviews
286,300 milescovered on them
18different tyres rated
74%average tyre score

Most fitted size - 11 reviews 205/55 R16 To scale, mm

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The best rated tyres that fit the BMW 116d

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a BMW 116d driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/55 R16, 205/50 R17 and 225/40 R18 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre.

Summer tyres

No BMW 116d driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tyres made in BMW 116d sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	BMW 116d reviews
1	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	9.7	205/50 R17, 225/40 R18	Be the first →
2	Continental SportContact 7	9.7	225/40 R18	Be the first →
3	Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Continental PremiumContact 7	9.5	205/55 R16, 225/40 R18	Be the first →
5	Falken ZIEX ZE320	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	9.4	225/40 R18	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →

All Season tyres

No BMW 116d driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.

Highest rated All Season tyres made in BMW 116d sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	BMW 116d reviews
1	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport	9.6	225/40 R18	Be the first →
3	Continental AllSeasonContact 2	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Michelin CrossClimate 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	BFGoodrich Advantage All Season	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Vredestein Quatrac	9.5	205/55 R16, 225/40 R18	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

Winter tyres

No BMW 116d driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in BMW 116d sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	BMW 116d reviews
1	Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4	9.6	225/40 R18	Be the first →
2	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Michelin Alpin 7	9.5	205/55 R16, 205/50 R17	Be the first →
4	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	9.5	225/40 R18	Be the first →
5	Bridgestone Blizzak 6	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Fitment comes from each tyre's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.

Every tyre reviewed on the BMW 116d

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 17 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tyres reviewed by BMW 116d drivers
Tyre	Season	Owner rating	Reviews	Distance reviewed
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun Replaced by Falken ZIEX ZE320	Summer	82%	2	57,000 miles

Tyre sizes BMW 116d drivers run

The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tyres in that size, across every car.

205/55 R16 11 reviews 205/50 R17 2 reviews 225/40 R18 2 reviews 225/45 R18 1 reviews 225/45 R17 1 reviews

BMW 116d variants, reviewed separately

These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.

What BMW 116d drivers say

The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.

71%

Goodride Z 107 ZuperEco 225-40-18- BMW 116d M Sport 3,000 miles June 27, 2024

Bought these because we live in a expensive time atm...And to see if chinese tires have evolved since I last had some Sonars on.
Pretty decent tire, overall good.
Would not drive F1 style with them, but for my daily 70km commute they'll serve me great.
Great wear so far.

75%

Hankook Kinergy 4S2 205-55-16- BMW 116d M Sport 6,300 miles March 16, 2024

Got these for the winter season as I live in a country with mild winters. I was reluctant to get all seasons initially, but after some woeful experiences with the BMW-homologated Pirelli Snowcontrol 3 that came with the car, I figured it probably can't get any worse anyway.
These tyres are some of the most decent, uncompromising I've ever had - they do exactly what you expect them to, regardless of conditions. I've driven them up to 210 km/h on the Autobahn and felt just as safe as with summer tyres, drove them in snow and felt like I had more grip than the previous Pirelli winters and their performance in the wet is more than fine. They're a bit soft and squealy on the limit, but that's something to be expected of tyres that bridge the gap between winter and summer tyres. You can still have fun with them if you want to, but I haven't felt unsafe driving with them at any point.
The only other downside would be a certain humming at around 70-90 km/h, akin to what winter tyres would do at around the same speed. They're quieter than winters overall, though. Would most likely buy them again, especially considering how good they are in terms of value for money.

76%

Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun 205-55-16- BMW 116d SPort 50,000 miles May 27, 2023

Positive: Safe tyre in dry and wet roads with good handling in wet and high milage.
Negative: Confort, dry handling with poor feedback.

96%

Sava intensa 205-55-16- BMW 116d 8,000 miles March 31, 2021

Upgraded to these tyres from the budgets previously fitted. Excellent all round performance, not once felt like they are going to lose grip in the dry or the wet, even at speed or harsh braking. As value for money goes these are the best tyres I’ve tried at this price range.

90%

Goodyear EfficientGrip 205-55-16-V BMW 116d 42,000 miles December 31, 2020

These are the rft version, BMW strar mark. Replacing Michelin energy saving ( not bad on dry roads but weak on wet). One of the best option for rft tyres for bmw. Great breaking both dry or wet. Excelent handling ( maybe because of the hard SIDE walls). One of the best rolling resistence and confortable. Definetly Will buy again. Cheers from Portugal!

89%

Yokohama Advan Sport V105 225-40-18-W BMW 116d 18,000 miles June 6, 2020

Very good tire!! Very preditable in all sorts of weather, Great in the rain, and awesome on dry roads. Low noise and good wear even when I pull a trailer alot. Rear tires 1.6mm left and front 3mm

76%

Viking Wintech 225-45-18- BMW 116d 4,000 miles April 28, 2020

Very nice rolling and low noice, overall high comfort. Soft Overall feel when driving fast but predictable, not the sharpest steering. Only had very short time on snow with new tyres and the grip was very good. Average behavior in the wet.

53%

Uniroyal RainSport 3 205-55-16- BMW 116d 22,000 miles July 28, 2015

I did an expensive mistake by buying these tyres. I put it on my BMW 116d and I have the ESP going on everytime I'm taking a curve a little bit quicker.

So I have to use my 10.000 km BMW as a 30 years old van when cornering !!! Uniroyal just told me that no special issue is reported on this tyre. The shop where I bought those told me they had many complaints when on rear axle drive car but cannot replace it for free.

86%

Goodyear UltraGrip 8 205-55-16-H BMW 116d Sport 10,000 miles January 7, 2013

I am now on my second winter season with these tyres and i remain very impressed. They are excellent in the snow but even in colder frosty and icy weather they remain useful and a significant improvement over my summer tyres. They really inspire confidence and I'd really like to see more eople driving with tyres like this in the UK during winter as it would help to make our roads safer. I am particularly impressed with both the low noise and fuel consumption which has not reduced significantly which was a surprise. Overall and excellent tyre and I would definitely buy again.

47%

Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Run Flat 205-50-17-V BMW 116d Sport 2,500 miles June 14, 2012

In run flat form without doubt the worst tyre I have ever experienced bar some obscure Chinese budget tyre. Noisy, hard riding and follow all the lines in the road they have nothing to commend them. Sold them on Ebay after 2500 miles and brought proper tyres.

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