I have a set on a 525 e60 bmw and a falcon au11 xr8 ute. Whilst l cannot fault them for grip, noise or wear the both sets had a tyre fail at 50% worn with a bubble/ separation in the side wall and this alone would stop me buying them again. 1 set l could deal with but both sets is a manufacturing problem.
Best Tyres for the BMW 525
BMW 525 drivers have left 12 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 131,390 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 1 525 variants, listed further down.
- 12owner reviews
- 131,390 milescovered on them
- 11different tyres rated
- 77%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the BMW 525
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a BMW 525 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/60 R15 - 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 525 driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Uniroyal RainExpert is our highest rated, at 8.9 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | BMW 525 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Uniroyal RainExpert
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8.9 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 2 |
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
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8.8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
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8.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Vredestein Sportrac 5
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8.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Maxxis Premitra HP5
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8.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kumho Ecsta HS51
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8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
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 525
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 10 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta Replaced by Vredestein Ultrac Pro | Summer | 92% | 2 | 35,000 miles |
Tyre sizes BMW 525 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.
BMW 525 variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What BMW 525 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Superb dry and wet grip tyre. Nothing much to complaint about, very good tyre. Fitted on my bmw 525 series, Kumho handles my car exceptionally well compared to Yokohama tyres which fail to brake in time during during days.
Hello everyone ! I have waited a long time to change the Nexen N8000 225/50/17 98W tires, which have reached a 4mm profile wear with these Falken Azenis KF510, 225/50/17 98Y. I was not very pleased with Nexen, especially at the comfort they were suffering. At braking, maneuverability, noise, they were exemplary, so they did not cushion the small bumps of the road. I have read many good things here about Falken, I have seen that they have done well in many tests, especially the Azenis range in particular. Surprising for me is that I did not feel great change for the better after I exchanged. Nothing has changed for good or bad. Everything is the same as with the old Nexen. I was expecting higher comfort from Falken. I can not say WOW! , What a change ! My conclusion is that Nexen is producing very good tires !!! :)
£45 a corner
Excellent all rounder, handling is crisp and feedback is good. Nice progressive tyre with plenty of grip wet and dry.
Puts premium brands to shame.
Only replacing rear tyres due to budge cause by me hitting a kerb.
Have just ordered a new pair.
Excellent all rounder, handling is crisp and feedback is good. Nice progressive tyre with plenty of grip wet and dry.
Puts premium brands to shame.
Only replacing rear tyres due to budge cause by me hitting a kerb.
Have just ordered a new pair.
Very good tyres! I was a bit sceptic at the time of purchase (I chose them because I don't do very high mileage with my personal car and didn't want to spent a lot of money as I change tyre sets every 3 years) but at the end of the day i was very happy with my purchase. Excellent grip in the dry, pretty good in the wet as well, but the best is the very low noise and the ride quality - they are SUPERB and my tyres are XL ! The wear seems to be very good as well. If NEXEN doesnot change the N'Blue line till next summer tyres change I will definetely buy them again, or I will try the next model
I loved that tyres
The limit of the tyres is really intuitive and makes you confident in driving. The grip was awesome.
I'd buy them again but the tyre dimension isn't produced anymore by hankook...
Shame
The limit of the tyres is really intuitive and makes you confident in driving. The grip was awesome.
I'd buy them again but the tyre dimension isn't produced anymore by hankook...
Shame
Horrible tyres.
Tyre wear is really critical, the tyre heats heavily after 3 miles of agressive driving which affects wear and poor response in steering wheel.
5000 miles done compared to the 22000 miles i have done with K110 from Hankook
Tyre wear is really critical, the tyre heats heavily after 3 miles of agressive driving which affects wear and poor response in steering wheel.
5000 miles done compared to the 22000 miles i have done with K110 from Hankook
Very good grip in the wet, good in the dry, predicable all round. I would like to get more miles out of them. We get lots of rain in the west of Ireland very impressive on the wet country roads here. You will have to push them very hard to lose them.
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