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Best Tyres for the BMW 520d Tourer

BMW 520d Tourer drivers have left 26 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 317,532 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

This page covers the BMW 520d Tourer specifically. For the full picture, the BMW 520d page combines 169 reviews from every variant. All BMW 520d reviews →

  • 26owner reviews
  • 317,532 milescovered on them
  • 21different tyres rated
  • 76%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 6 reviews 245/45 R18 To scale, mm
Ø 678 245 110 18" 110 All 245/45 R18 data →

The quick answer

The quick answer - BMW 520d Tourer
Season Owners' pick Owner rating Our category test
Summer Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 8.5 Current version: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 70% from 3 reviews Best Summer Tyres

Highest weighted owner score from BMW 520d Tourer drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.

The best rated tyres for the BMW 520d Tourer

Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the BMW 520d Tourer to be ranked; the order weights a tyre's score by how many reviews back it, so one glowing review cannot top a table.

Summer tyres

The highest rated tyre in the Summer category for the BMW 520d Tourer is the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 - 70% from 3 owner reviews across 18,500 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6.

Summer tyres ranked by BMW 520d Tourer owner rating
# Tyre Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed TR Score
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 70% 3 18,500 miles 8.5

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

TR Score is the tyre's overall Tyre Reviews rating out of 10, built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre - not just the reviews from this car. The owner rating column is this car only.

The best rated tyres that fit the BMW 520d Tourer

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a BMW 520d Tourer driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 245/45 R18, 225/45 R17, 245/40 R18 and 225/50 R17 - 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

Our highest rated tyre in the Summer category, in this car's sizes, is the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, at 9.7 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tyres made in BMW 520d Tourer sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in BMW 520d Tourer reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 All your sizes 1
2 Continental SportContact 7 9.7 245/45 R18, 245/40 R18 Be the first →
3 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →

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

Winter tyres

No BMW 520d Tourer driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in BMW 520d Tourer sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in BMW 520d Tourer reviews
1 Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 9.8 245/45 R18, 245/40 R18 Be the first →
2 Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 9.6 245/45 R18, 245/40 R18 Be the first →
3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 245/45 R18, 245/40 R18, 225/50 R17 Be the first →
6 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 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

All Season tyres

No BMW 520d Tourer 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 520d Tourer sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in BMW 520d Tourer reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport 9.6 245/45 R18, 245/40 R18 Be the first →
3 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 245/45 R18, 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17 Be the first →
6 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17 Be the first →

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

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 520d Tourer

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 520d Tourer drivers
Tyre Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 Summer 70% 3 18,500 miles
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 Summer 96% 2 7,000 miles
Kumho Ecsta PS71 Replaced by Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72 Summer 70% 2 23,500 miles
Dunlop SP Sport 01 Replaced by Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 Summer 65% 2 38,000 miles

Tyre sizes BMW 520d Tourer 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.

What BMW 520d Tourer drivers say

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

76%
Barum Polaris 5 245-45-18 BMW 520d Tourer 5,000 miles November 27, 2025
Bought these tyres last year for my 2015 520d, id never buy them but my tyre shop was selling them for really cheap with little bit older dot (2023), seemed good for ice and snow, rain is ok but during heavy rain i didnt feel much what the tyres were doing, on autobahn when you first hit some snow on the road going over 80kmh the car would wiggle a bit but then it was stable, comfort and noise are ok but there is a really annoying noise from the tyres above 130-140kmh.
Overall i would not recommend them as they cost as much as hankook or falken, but the polaris 6 seems to have a lot better reviews than polaris 5 so it might be a much better tyre.
They are still above 8mm tread after around 5000-6000km so wear is good.
83%
Kumho Ecsta PS91 245-45-18 BMW 520d Tourer 80,000 miles November 27, 2025
Bought my 2015 f10 520d with 210k kms 2 years ago had these tyres but *star branded OE bmw, the car now has nearly 290k kms and these tyres are still around 4.5mm of tread left after more than 80.000 kilometers of driving, all 4 tyres are the same and i rotate them roughly every 15.000kms but i am impressed by wear of these tyres even tho its a 2liter diesel, the previous owner bought these tyres i would personally never buy tyres like these for a 2.0diesel 5 series but overall the wear is really good, noise has always been relatively quiet and comfort is ok, altho its a luxury line 5 series so i cannot really comment on comfort much as ive only had winter tyres on to compare and they are about the same, fuel consumption has always been around 6.5l to 7l per 100km in this car with these tyres, they have been good in the wet also never felt the car struggle even when giving it some power in the rain, im not sure how the normal ps91 is compared to the *star branded OE but i have been quite impressed with these tyres, especially the wear, as i drove maybe 5000km on winter tyres and everything else was done on these ps91*
When these tyres are done i will def put some touring tyres on the car as i feel these UUHP are not really needed.
Cant comment too much about handling as ive never really pushed the car just driven fast in straight line.
84%
Kumho Ecsta KU39 265-40-18 BMW 520d Tourer 20,500 miles October 10, 2025
I've had these KU39 tyres on the rear of my BMW 520d touring for the last 14 months. Unfortunately 1 tyre blew out through the side wall whilst towing a caravan, however I blame it on the pot holes and state of the roads. The other rear tyre has just reached its end of life at 20,500 miles, and whilst I could drive another 2000-3000 miles the winter is approaching and its better to get some extra depth of tread.

This is the 3rd set of Kumho's I've had on my BMW and I do enjoy them. They are quite, comfortable and grippy both wet and dry. The last set I had lasted 23,000 miles, so these ones are a little less. Generally they wear similar to Hankook tyres but are cheaper, although I've found I can get longer wear out of Contiental tyres, but they are not as comfortable as the Kumho's.
91%
Kumho Ecsta PS71 265-40-18- BMW 520d Tourer 23,500 miles August 26, 2024
Great tyres for the price! 23,500 miles and 15 months driving before they were down to minimum wear markers and needed replaced, which on my BMW F11 520D rear wheel drive seems to be about average life expectancy. Tyres never lost grip once, wet or dry. I would have preferred if they lasted at bit longer, but I tow a caravan about in the summer months which probably shortens their life.They seemed to get a little noiser when they were well worn down.
94%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 245-45-18- BMW 520d Tourer 2,000 miles January 26, 2023
My previous runflats (have had Pirelli and Bridgestone) were getting to the end of their life so I thought this would be an ideal opportunity to switch to normal tyres. After reading endless reviews I selected the Goodyears and boy did I make the correct decision. The tyres have transformed the car in virtually ever department. They grip like crazy in both dry and wet conditions and the reduction in road noise is massive. They are also much more comfortable and make the 5 series an awesome long distance tourer. Can't give an accurate opinion on wear yet but couldn't be any worse than other comparable models such as the Continentals or Michelins I was also considering. I think so highly of them I will in all likelihood buy the same again for my wifes 4 series when they need changing and also my SLK when I do a wheel upgrade. Strongly recommended.
81%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 225-55-17- BMW 520d Tourer 600 miles December 8, 2021
Was in doubt if I should get these tyres, always been driving with Nokian or Conti. Have Nokian on our SUV so wanted something that is good on wet roads as there’s mostly slush and wet after all the salting in the nordics. The tyres are really good on wet and surprisingly good on snow, I was a bit in doubt after the first snow here, but after a trip in 5-10cm with fresh snow I didn’t feel the tyres let me down as long as you keep speeds reasonable. Braking and accelerating on snow feels safe and comfortable, tyres feel safe in corners and in general.
93%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 245-45-18- BMW 520d Tourer 3,000 miles November 9, 2021
Very good tire, driven lots on German autobahn. High speed noise neglectable compared to normal highway speed. Handling and feedback excellent. Low noise and high comfort.
76%
Goodyear Eagle LS2 225-45-17- BMW 520d Tourer 15,000 miles June 29, 2021
Wanted to find some all season runflats - these were the only ones I could find in my size. Got tired of changing wheels and my 19s on any kind of tyre were annoyingly noisy at motorway speed. These have been very good so far - though mild winters mean they've yet to be tested in snow and ice.
92%
Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 225-45-17- BMW 520d Tourer 1,000 miles April 26, 2021
These tyres have not scored that good in the tests I have read but I read various recommendations from owners, especially regarding driving dynamics. I was in urgent need for new winter tyres (nail in one of the old) so the recommendations together with a good price made me take a chance. And man I am glad I did! For me these tyres has been great. Not the best grip on hard acceleration or breaking, they are quite soft, but hey - these are winter tyres. We have not had a hard winter this year (I live in Sweden) but during the weeks of snow and ice, the grip has been surprisingly good. Good handling over all and really, really silent. Fantastic in wet, I do many hours on high speed highways every week and have felt really secure even in heavy rain and high speed. So all in all, I can truly recommend these tyres.
48%
Kumho Ecsta PS71 245-40-18- BMW 520d Tourer July 1, 2018
Just avoid these! Impossible to get in balance. Tyres are not "round". Didn't even know that it would be possible for tyres that are not even the cheapest on the market and has had decent reviews in test. I feel really fooled and am really disapppointed. Save your money and buy something better!

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