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Best Tyres for the BMW E91 325i

BMW E91 325i drivers have left 6 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 47,200 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

  • 6owner reviews
  • 47,200 milescovered on them
  • 6different tyres rated
  • 69%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 2 reviews 225/45 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 634 225 101 17" 101 All 225/45 R17 data →

The best rated tyres that fit the BMW E91 325i

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a BMW E91 325i 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

No BMW E91 325i 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 E91 325i sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in BMW E91 325i 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 E91 325i 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 E91 325i sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in BMW E91 325i 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 E91 325i 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.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in BMW E91 325i sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in BMW E91 325i 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.

Tyre sizes BMW E91 325i 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 E91 325i drivers say

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

81%
Nexen N Fera SU4 255-35-18 BMW E91 325i 18,000 miles October 20, 2026

Great overall. Highway, wet road, fast road, Nürburgring. It performs well. Never tried on the snow even though they aren't meant for it.
My only concern is that they starts to show small cracks on the border of the tread.
Almost two years with them now, I would buy them again if the small cracks stays minimal.

49%
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 -45-17- BMW E91 325i 5,000 miles October 28, 2021
I am not driving that spirited, especially on winter tyres - thus take my grip specifics with a grain of salt. In the grip category i don't see reason to complain. Sometimes i am in the mood to take an on-ramp near the limit of grip - behaviour here seems normal to me, the car tends to understeer. The previous winter tyres i bought the car with were 8 year old Marangoni Meteo HP and those sometimes tended to oversteer and had quite bad wet grip, so i replaced them with these. After one winter season the front tyres are severely more worn than the rears, i dont expect more than two seasons, so ca. 20000km out of these. On the inside of the car the tyre sounds fairly loud with a repeating growling which feels a bit like a outgoing wheelbearing is described. My eagle f1 asymmetric 5 summer tyres are far better in noise and comfort, which is important to me. The tyres performed very well in the heavy snow we had this year. My car is lowered a bit and even with loose snow around the 10 cm mark i didn't get stuck while having a short donut session in a parking lot. I suspect with the immense wear now on the rear tyres i would have more trouble in a similar situation. All in all i do not like these tyres a lot but they are not horrible - for my next set of tyres i will try another model in hopes of improving wear and noise.
71%
Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat 225-45-17-W BMW E91 325i 200 miles February 26, 2012
I have installed two new tyres at the front side for one week.Everything feels similar compared to the Pirelli P-Zero which is at the rear side. One thing that I am surprised is the tyre depth is only 6mm when new! I am not sure how long they will last.
90%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM25 RFT 205-55-16-H BMW E91 325i 6,000 miles November 15, 2011
I used these tyres last winter and now they are put on my car again. On snow they drive very well. On ice ABS & ESP may flash, but it is still OK. On dry and above freezing temperature, their braking distance is longer than the 17 inch summer tyres.

As compared to the summer run flat tyres, they are much softer, silent and comfortable. The steering wheel is much lighter. The tyre wear is negligible too. If the summer run flat tyres are half as good, I believe that much more people will stay with run flat tyres instead of going to "normal" tyres.
51%
Continental SportContact 2 SSR Run Flat 225-45-17-W BMW E91 325i 12,000 miles November 13, 2011
This tyre lies in the front of my car, wears very unevenly and generates terribly loud noise. It has rim protection that didn't fully stop my whe els from kissing the curb. It is very old tyres design, even its successor CSC3 is being replaced by CSC5. So luckily I don't have to buy this tyre again.
71%
Pirelli P Zero Runflat 255-40-17-W BMW E91 325i 6,000 miles November 13, 2011
Positive: they wear evenly as compared to other run flat tyres I used (Michelin Pilot Primacy ZP, Continental Sport Contact 2 SSR), thus generating less noise due to the irregular wear. The grip on dry and wet is excellent, the braking distance is short. They are also slightly cheaper ("only" Euro 200 each before installation).
Negative: they are hard as other run flat tyres. I check tyre pressure once each month, but they still wear out fast. After 6000km easy going driving on mostly highways, half of the tyre depth is gone. The tyres may last around 12000km in total, which are expensive for the price.
At this tyre size, there are not many run flat tyre choices. At least these tyres have much newer technology and have better reviews compared to others (Bridgestone RE050A run flat and Continental sport contact 2 SSR). Sometimes I am thinking of replacing them with normal tyres, but it doesn't seem safe and interesting to use either spare wheels or tyre sealant on the highway shoulder especially in dark. So probably I will stay with these tyres.

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