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Best Tyres for the Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011

Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 drivers have left 22 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 354,392 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 Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 specifically. For the full picture, the Ford Focus mk2 page combines 185 reviews from every variant. All Ford Focus mk2 reviews →

  • 22owner reviews
  • 354,392 milescovered on them
  • 21different tyres rated
  • 83%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 10 reviews 205/55 R16 To scale, mm
Ø 632 205 113 16" 113 All 205/55 R16 data →

The best rated tyres that fit the Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 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, 195/65 R15 and 205/50 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

No Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 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 Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 205/50 R17 Be the first →
2 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 205/55 R16, 205/50 R17 Be the first →
3 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 205/55 R16 Be the first →
4 Falken ZIEX ZE320 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Pirelli Cinturato C3 9.4 205/55 R16 Be the first →
6 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 9.3 205/55 R16, 205/50 R17 Be the first →

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

All Season tyres

No Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 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 Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 205/55 R16, 205/50 R17 Be the first →
2 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 205/55 R16, 195/65 R15 Be the first →
5 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 205/55 R16, 205/50 R17 Be the first →
6 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 9.4 All your sizes 1

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

Winter tyres

No Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 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 Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 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 9.4 205/55 R16, 205/50 R17 Be the first →
4 Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ 9.4 205/55 R16, 195/65 R15 Be the first →
5 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 205/55 R16, 205/50 R17 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 Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 20 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tyres reviewed by Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 drivers
Tyre Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Dunlop Sport BluResponse Summer 70% 2 20,000 miles

Tyre sizes Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 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 Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 drivers say

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

97%
Dunlop SP5000 195-65-15- Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 120 miles April 7, 2025
Dunlop is a tire that has been successful in European tests without compromising on quality
81%
Hankook Kinergy 4S2 205-55-16- Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 24,200 miles April 19, 2024
Fitted tyres based off reviews form this site. They exceeded my expectations, so much so I have also fitted them to my partner car also. Excellent ware (39,000km and still 1mm to ware bar), good dependable wet and dry handling, very good in colder temperature, Great in the snow (the little we get in Ireland)
Would recommend to anybody
91%
Continental Premium Contact 6 205-55-16- Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 12,000 miles July 22, 2023
Let me briefly summarize. Continental Premium Contact 7 wasn't out when I bought it and there was 6. If the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 is expensive and overrated like me, I would definitely say get the Cpc6. I'm very happy that I didn't pay that much for Mps4 and got on with my life with Cpc6. I realized that it was a very appropriate decision by experiencing it under all conditions and weather conditions. My next tires will be 99.99% Cpc7.
77%
Lassa Snoways 4 205-55-16- Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 9,942 miles July 22, 2023
First of all, I would like to express that I am satisfied with the Lassa Snoways 4 series, which I have been using for 2 seasons. The wear rate is less than I expected, yet it is around 10-15%. I did 16000km in 2 seasons. In terms of where I live, it did not upset me once in the harsh and harsh winter conditions. Of course, my vehicle has a great effect on this, but the tires surprised me. It greeted me as a tire that has successfully managed to climb even on hard snow with a bottom of about 30 cm. My vehicle is front-wheel drive and even though I had a sinking problem, it was able to oscillate without skidding too much. I provided a rating, but if I were to give an average score, I would say 10/8 by adding price/performance. Their patterns work well at keeping snow. When the vehicle tends to slip, the tires do not directly stop holding onto the road. If you are a driver who knows how to drive in winter conditions, Lassa Snoways 4 is quite enough for you. If we were to consider 3 tires in the form of Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 / Dunlop Winter Sport 5/GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, I would place them somewhere between them in a certain ratio for all conditions. In other words, it is not bad enough to be at the bottom of these, except for road noise, it is not in a position to be the best among them, so it is close to the ideals, neither at the bottom nor at the top. 2nd in some subjects and 3rd in some subjects.
88%
Michelin Alpin 6 205-55-16- Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 5,000 miles January 26, 2023
I am very pleased about the Michelin tires Alpin 6. Although there was not a lot of snow this year, they performed very well on the snowy days. I bought them at https://www.autobanden-prijsvechter.nl/ and payed a very good price. So i`m very pleased with these tires.
82%
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 205-55-16- Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 8,000 miles September 21, 2021
Some info beforehand: bought them for ~290 EUR for all 4 corners. 205 55 R16 on a Focus 2 estate. I live in Romania and temperatures range and have ranged from -10 to 35+ C. I've done more than 12K kms on them. Tread is at 7 from 8 mm. Bought December 2020. Haven't rotated them yet. I've previously had: Bridgestone Turanza T001 / Michelin Primacy 3 for summer and Kumho iCept RS2 for winter By no means am I a racing driver or anything so with the city and occasional out of the city driving that I do, they've done well for me. Here's my take: The good: - Fuel economy. Getting a better average overall than my summer + winter ones combined; - The fact that one doesn't have to change them every single time so you can say you're always ready if the bad weather suddenly appears; which in these weird times has happened... it can be an issue; - Road noise and comfort is decent, can't say I've felt any difference compared to either previous summer or winter tires. - Personally, I found aquaplaning almost non-existent even at 80 kph. The not-so-good: - Grip sometimes in the dry is so and so. Car feels a bit wobbly, so I try not to take turns too vigorously. Smooth and steady/ - Dry braking, to be honest, is a bit tricky sometimes thus I try a more defensive driving approach. Obviously, I wouldn't count on them as much as a regular summer tire. Maybe, if one lives in a more hot environment, a Crossclimate is the better choice. - They do squeak when taking tight turns at low speed in the dry / warmer temps - They also squeak when on certain zebra crossing or when leaving the lights more enthusiastically. Again during the summer time when temps are 30 and beyond Would I buy again? Absolutely.
100%
Three A Farroad FRD 26 225-40-18- Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 10,000 miles October 31, 2019
Farroad 225/40r18 tyres I bought are great I had Michelin pilot 4 before these and they were crap in comparison farroad handle miles better in wet and dry conditions and last longer to I drive a lot of country roads and hit a fair few pot holes and tyres hold up fine my Michelins on the other hand would blister on the side walls and become dangerous ide buy farroad again infact I'm online ordering more now 😁
83%
Kleber Dynaxer HP 3 195-65-15-H Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 50,000 miles August 29, 2019
They were 30% cheaper than any premium tyre and FOR THEIR PRICE they were really good, and wear is a strong feat, as well as dry grip and road feedback and prediction. Wet handling is ok, but would advise caution. Climate is mostly hot here in Greece, so their weak point, wet handling and braking doesn't appear much. Comfort is ok. Recommended for budget solution. Was driving them 30.000 Km in the city and about 20.000 Km Country roads, almost always to their limits. Depends on the driver, but I was really pleased with these tyres.
70%
Continental Premium Contact 5 225-45-17- Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 13,780 miles August 20, 2018
I didn't feel rubber grips the road on dry roads but on wet road it make me feel secure. I have been using these tyres for 35K km. I think over 30K km, I need a new tyre set.
99%
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 205-50-17- Ford Focus MK2 1.6TDCI 2008 2011 23,000 miles May 27, 2018
I HAVE HAD GOODYEAR TYRES FOR ABOUT TWENTY FIVE YEARS AND ALTHOUGH I DRIVE VANS THE TYRES ARE NOT UP TO THE STANDARD SET BY GOODYEAR.AND I WILL KEEP BUYING GOODYEAR TYRES, THE EFFICIENTGRIP PERFORMANCE TYRES ARE EXCELLENT

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