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Best Tyres for the BMW E46 330d

BMW E46 330d drivers have left 17 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 340,720 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 E46 330d variants, listed further down.

  • 17owner reviews
  • 340,720 milescovered on them
  • 13different tyres rated
  • 69%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 6 reviews 225/45 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 634 225 101 17" 101 All 225/45 R17 data →

The quick answer

Season Owners' pick Owner rating Our category test
Summer Bridgestone Potenza RE050A 7.1 Current version: Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 65% from 3 reviews Best Summer Tyres

Highest weighted owner score from BMW E46 330d drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.

The best rated tyres for the BMW E46 330d

Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the BMW E46 330d 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 E46 330d is the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A - 65% from 3 owner reviews across 26,000 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo.

# Tyre Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed TR Score
1 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 65% 3 26,000 miles 7.1

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 E46 330d

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a BMW E46 330d driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/45 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.

# Tyre TR Score Made in BMW E46 330d reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Hankook Ventus Evo 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →

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

All Season tyres

No BMW E46 330d 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.

# Tyre TR Score Made in BMW E46 330d reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Vredestein Quatrac 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 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 9.4 All your sizes 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 E46 330d driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

# Tyre TR Score Made in BMW E46 330d reviews
1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Nokian Snowproof 3P 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 9.3 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 E46 330d

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
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo Summer 65% 3 26,000 miles
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta Replaced by Vredestein Ultrac Pro Summer 89% 2 15,000 miles
Falken FK452 Replaced by Falken Azenis FK520 Summer 79% 2 220,000 miles

Tyre sizes BMW E46 330d 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.

225/45 R17 6 reviews 255/40 R17 1 reviews 235/40 R18 1 reviews 255/40 R18 1 reviews 255/35 R18 1 reviews 225/40 R18 1 reviews 205/55 R16 1 reviews 245/40 R18 1 reviews

BMW E46 330d variants, reviewed separately

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

What BMW E46 330d drivers say

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

77%
Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 ROF 205-55-16-H BMW E46 330D Sport 6,000 miles February 23, 2016
Good winter tyres, although I did not had a chance to drive it in real snow.
Frosty mornings were absolutely fine.

A bit noisy, and I was surprised that they are rated at 68db. They sound much louder than any summer tyres I had.

Hold the road well at 120mph and the sidewalls strong.
87%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 225-45-17- BMW E46 330d 2,000 miles August 28, 2014
It is early days, but these tyres would appear to be awesome. All I can say is that my car was tram-lining, twitchy, bone shaking, and teeth chattering when running on Pirelli P6000s. Swapped them for Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2s and can't believe I am driving the same car. Tram-lining.....gone. Twitchiness.....gone. Noise......reduced. Fillings......preserved.
30%
Syron Race 1 plus 225-45-17- BMW e46 330d sport 200 miles May 26, 2014
what a load of crap bought these tyres after reading reviews car just does not handle as it should back end is twitchy traction light coming on off as tyres have no grip going back to pirelli p zero even these with 1.6mm thread where better
40%
Sunny SN3970 225-45-18- BMW E46 330d 7,000 miles October 29, 2012
Had these on an e46 330d fitted when i bought the car ok in the dry but break away in wet very easily on tight corners and roundabouts you needto take it very easy gave me fair few scares and had to drive like miss daisy in wet, would not buy these myself e46s are much better fitting at least nankang ns2 or falken fk42 if you have short funds dont just take my word check out any bmw forums
81%
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta 225-40-18- BMW E46 330D Sport September 27, 2011
Excellant tyres, just a shame on the wear. fitted same day front and back. backs still a bit of wear left but fronts gone after 8000m. that was a lot of dual carrageway motoring with some nice a roads.
35%
Sunny SN3800 225-45-17- BMW E46 330D Sport 30,000 miles September 15, 2011
Do not bye these tyres if you have a high power rear wheel drive car no grip in the wet also very noisy
77%
Bridgestone Potenza RE040 255-35-18- BMW E46 330D Sport 17,500 miles March 18, 2011
I bought my car from a dealership 12 month ago with new tyres, I previously drove a Seat Leon FR with Pirelli and Dunlops getting only 10-12k miles. I've had well over 17k miles on these tyres. I don't drive stupidly but do drive fast and never had any problems with grip on wet or dry roads. The only problem is they are quite loud buy for the mileage I'm getting out of the tyres and the safety record I'm prepared to suffer a little noise.
67%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A 225-45-17- BMW E46 330D Sport 12,000 miles January 26, 2011
Had these on all four corners, great in the dry but not so good in the wet. Had no confidence when the road became slippy and in any snow/ice forget about it your stuck! next door neighbor has BMW 330ci with kumho tyres and he managed no problem where as I spun on the spot!
Now having to change the rears after only 5 months! so won't be buying these again.
67%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 225-45-17- BMW E46 330D Sport October 28, 2010
dont know if my tyres are faulty but at high speed the rear of the car sways about, had run flats on prior to this and the handling was 100% better.
69%
Falken FK452 225-45-17- BMW E46 330D Sport 200,000 miles October 20, 2010
Had these on all 4 corners. Really good for the money - wearing well on the back but gone thru them in about half the time of PS2s on the front which is a bit bizarre.

Some scrubbing due to tracking issues towards the end - but even so these went down quick.

Found less noise and tramlining than PS2 as well.

Still can't argue for the money.

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