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Best Tyres for the Ford Transit

Ford Transit drivers have left 43 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 598,173 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 4 Transit variants, listed further down.

  • 43owner reviews
  • 598,173 milescovered on them
  • 36different tyres rated
  • 70%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 5 reviews 215/65 R16 To scale, mm
Ø 686 215 140 16" 140 All 215/65 R16 data →

The best rated tyres that fit the Ford Transit

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Ford Transit driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 215/65 R16, 225/45 R17, 245/40 R19 and 205/60 R16 - 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.

All Season tyres

No Ford Transit driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook iON FlexClimate is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.

Highest rated All Season tyres made in Ford Transit sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Ford Transit reviews
1 Hankook iON FlexClimate 9.8 245/40 R19 Be the first →
2 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport 9.6 245/40 R19 Be the first →
4 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes 1
5 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 215/65 R16, 225/45 R17, 205/60 R16 Be the first →
6 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 225/45 R17, 245/40 R19, 205/60 R16 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 Ford Transit 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 Ford Transit sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Ford Transit reviews
1 Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 9.8 245/40 R19 Be the first →
2 Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 9.6 245/40 R19 Be the first →
3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 215/65 R16, 245/40 R19, 205/60 R16 Be the first →
5 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 215/65 R16, 225/45 R17, 205/60 R16 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

Summer tyres

No Ford Transit 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 Transit sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Ford Transit reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 225/45 R17, 245/40 R19 Be the first →
2 Continental SportContact 7 9.7 245/40 R19 Be the first →
3 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 215/65 R16, 225/45 R17, 205/60 R16 Be the first →
4 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 225/45 R17, 245/40 R19 Be the first →
5 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 225/45 R17, 245/40 R19 Be the first →
6 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 9.4 225/45 R17, 245/40 R19 1

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 Ford Transit

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 29 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tyres reviewed by Ford Transit drivers
Tyre Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate Replaced by Michelin Agilis CrossClimate 2 All Season 95% 2 140,000 miles
Nexen N Blue 4 Season All Season 89% 2 37,000 miles
Nokian WR A4 Replaced by Nokian Snowproof P Winter 84% 2 0 miles
Nexen Winguard WT1 Winter 81% 2 30,000 miles
Hankook Vantra LT Summer 64% 2 32,000 miles
Cooper CS5 Ultra Touring All Season 57% 2 140,000 miles
Kumho Solus TA71 Replaced by Kumho Solus TA51a All Season 40% 2 0 miles

Tyre sizes Ford Transit 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.

Ford Transit variants, reviewed separately

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

What Ford Transit drivers say

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

88%
Nexen N Blue 4 Season 215-75-16 Ford transit 22,000 miles October 22, 2026

These tyres have been great. I've used them to drive from the UK to the Black Sea multiple times in summer and winter. I've driven through deep snow and compacted ice and the traction and road feedback is excellent. Rears are at 50% wear but the fronts are near end of life due to incorrect camber due to cheap aftermarket lower control arms.

Overall these tyres have been great and I have full confidence in the on snow and ice after watching 4x4's struggle an general off road tyres. My van is converted to a camper and close to the 3500kg limit so tyre wear is very impressive.
In heavy rain they also clear water very well. For a budget tyre I will absolutely buy these again.

I've driven through hot +38C summers and -30C winters and have no complaints about these tyres except the are hard to find

44%
Nokian Seasonproof 2 185-60-15 Ford Transit Courier 3,000 miles October 1, 2026

Comparing to the Goodyear 4Seasons Gen3 the Nokian are awful in wet or dry conditions because o the subjective feeling that they have no grip, mainly on bends.
Noise levels are good.

91%
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 245-45-20 Ford Transit Custom 20,000 miles September 27, 2026

I run them on 2 cars in extremely different platforms. On a ford transit custom which is driven every day, as well as a mitsubishi colt CZT which mostly sees track days and nurburgring trips. On the van i love the tyre for being as comfortable as it is on a very low profile with a lot of weight on it. I also notice almost no wear, with the tyre still being at almost 6mm after 30 000km.

On the colt czt i love it for being consistently grippy, in al conditions. Sure, it can overheat after a few very hard laps, but every UHP tyre does that.

Also have to give it points on looks, no other tyre looks this good.

94%
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate 225-45-17 Ford Transit Custom 90,000 miles September 24, 2026

Rear Tyres are now at 95k. front tyres were replaced at about 70k. Still awesome.

82%
Bridgestone Duravis All Season EVO 215-65-16 Ford Transit Custom 60 miles September 20, 2026

Brand New, 24 hours on the van, what a difference already.
Just wanted to share with others users as these tyres are New on the market, Will be back with more miles in Belgium, wet,dry, icy, slush, bumpy roads.
Thanks for understanding.

80%
Nexen Winguard WT1 225-45-17 Ford Transit Custom 15,000 miles September 10, 2026

No Problems on snow so far in the italian mountains.
The last winters were quite warm, so I can't say if the performance would be good in hard winters..But there was some snow and I had no problems with them. I have them on a Ford Transit Custom. I had them for 3 winters and the wear is good. I think they are noisy but if the winterperfomance is good i don't care about.

47%
Hankook Vantra LT 225-45-17 Ford Transit Custom 10,000 miles September 17, 2025
Wet grip would be comical if it weren’t dangerous. Diesel van spin up tyres in 3rd gear when pulling away or accelerating. On a corner just a little too much (or too little) accelerator can have you under steering. Would add that the van didn’t do any of this on Goodyears fitted previously. Can’t wait to get them replaced but being a lease they won’t do it until less than 2mm of tread. It was dangerous in the wet with 7mm when new so that should be fun.
81%
Nexen Winguard WT1 215-65-16- Ford Transit Custom 15,000 miles April 1, 2025
Good winter tyre compared to others from the "cargo" category. Good on snow, so far. Soft rubber helps during cold tempertures. Even chains are fitting good. For now no need of chains in real condition, never got stuck till now. I'm living in the mountains and i would buy them again. I'm using it for my famaly van without heavy loads, for this the wear is really good after two seasons. They seem new.
72%
Petlas Imperium PT515 195/60R14 Ford Transit Courier 15,000 miles October 11, 2024
The tire was solid, there was no fault or defect. The seller sent it very quickly and I did not pay for the installation. Petlas's best tire is IMPERIUM. I used Falken before. Falken is better quality than Petlas, its wet and dry ground grip is better, but it wore out quickly. Falken is a soft tire.
99%
Continental AllSeasonContact 2 205-60-16- Ford Transit Connect 500 miles September 25, 2024
I absolutely love these tyres, I’ve always had summer budgets/mid ranges on the van and have been caught in snow a few times in winter and nearly come a cropper, let me tell you I will never go back to budget/mid range summer tyres ever again! these are so much more refined, comfortable and by Jove they’re grippy plus my mpg has gone from 61.7 to 65!

top marks to continental I am one happy customer.

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