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Best Tyres for the Jaguar S type 3.0

Jaguar S type 3.0 drivers have left 35 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 395,340 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

  • 35owner reviews
  • 395,340 milescovered on them
  • 24different tyres rated
  • 72%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 12 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 Primewell PZ900 5.4 68% from 3 reviews Best Summer Tyres

Highest weighted owner score from Jaguar S type 3.0 drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.

The best rated tyres for the Jaguar S type 3.0

Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Jaguar S type 3.0 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 Jaguar S type 3.0 is the Primewell PZ900 - 68% from 3 owner reviews across 108,000 miles.

# Tyre Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed TR Score
1 Primewell PZ900 68% 3 108,000 miles 5.4
2 Pirelli P6000 48% 7 94,050 miles 5.1

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 Jaguar S type 3.0

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Jaguar S type 3.0 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, 225/55 R16 and 245/40 R18 - 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 Jaguar S type 3.0 reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 225/45 R17, 245/40 R18 Be the first →
2 Continental SportContact 7 9.7 245/40 R18 Be the first →
3 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 225/45 R17, 245/40 R18 Be the first →
5 Falken ZIEX ZE320 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 225/45 R17, 245/40 R18 1

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

Winter tyres

No Jaguar S type 3.0 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.

# Tyre TR Score Made in Jaguar S type 3.0 reviews
1 Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 9.8 245/40 R18 Be the first →
2 Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 9.6 245/40 R18 Be the first →
3 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 225/45 R17, 245/40 R18 Be the first →
5 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 245/40 R18 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

All Season tyres

No Jaguar S type 3.0 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 Jaguar S type 3.0 reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport 9.6 245/40 R18 Be the first →
3 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 225/45 R17, 225/55 R16 Be the first →
6 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 225/45 R17 Be the first →

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

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 Jaguar S type 3.0

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 19 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

Tyre Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Pirelli P6000 Summer 48% 7 94,050 miles
Primewell PZ900 Summer 68% 3 108,000 miles
Nokian Line Replaced by Nokian Wetproof 2 Summer 100% 2 62,440 miles
Avon ZZ3 Replaced by Avon ZZ5 Summer 87% 2 17,000 miles
Firestone TZ100 Replaced by Firestone TZ300A Summer 68% 2 5,000 miles

Tyre sizes Jaguar S type 3.0 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 12 reviews 225/55 R16 8 reviews 245/40 R18 7 reviews 245/45 R17 1 reviews 205/55 R17 1 reviews 295/30 R20 1 reviews 255/35 R20 1 reviews

What Jaguar S type 3.0 drivers say

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

61%
Goodride Z 107 ZuperEco 245-40-18 Jaguar S type 3.0 8,500 miles July 26, 2026

I've driven basically every type of driving you can think of, round town, motorway, country roads, ice & snow and even on track! And honestly for the money I've paid per tyre the Goodrides were surprisingly impressive, considering I've bought burgers more expensive than these tyres they've held up well to my youthful exuberance. The dry grip is reasonable, although with a fair amount of understeer. In slipperier weather the grip wasn't great however still perfectly controllable if you know what you're doing. Comfort and road noise was surprisingly good and is better than the equivalents from 3 other budget brands I've tried. If you abuse them a lot you'll find they don't last long and you'll find under 3.5mm of tread the dry grip does fall away quite a lot, but for a normal every day car on a tight budget you'll find no complaints from me. A final note: They do smoke well on burnouts compared to other budget plastic tyres.

71%
Nokian WR A4 245-45-17- Jaguar S type 3.0 600 miles November 28, 2024
Normal driving on the XL version (judging by online inventories the default one produced) from proper snow and neg. C in Livland to warm dryness, 0 C slush and much less snow to around Regnum Hungariae. For winter tyres in general they seemed to perform perfectly competently, although once did fail to get any traction on wet ice on a very slight incline, sadly expectable without studs. No noticeable noise increase compared to summers and no noticeable wear at all. Seemed rather heavy/substantial in hand and with a stiff sidewall. The latter characteristic might very well have saved one of the rims on a particularly crashy pothole, but also made for a subjectively unpleasant firmness in general in a car with an otherwise superb suspension (the Sport version at that). So much so that one actively avoided any manhole covers or other imperfections on the road surface, which then motivated an early sale before the second season. For reference, the replacements in the form of Continental TS 870 P provide vastly improved levels of comfort.
89%
Yokohama Advan Sport V107 245-40-18- Jaguar S type 3.0 500 miles August 25, 2024
As you would expect coming from the previous model V105s. Very stiff casing and construction coupled with a compound that operates in wider conditions, more usable on the street compared to semi-slicks. Recommended and one of the best high performance street tires on the market. Yokohama did it again.
43%
Sava Intensa UHP 2 245-40-18- Jaguar S type 3.0 3,000 miles August 10, 2024
Garbage tier casing/sidewall, softer than all touring tyres that I've used. I think i have never seen anything like this, maybe they are reusing their winter tyre casing on all of their lineup to cut up costs. To market this tyre as high performance is misleading at best. These came fitted on my Jaguar S-Type 3.0 by previous owner. I installed coilovers and bushings on the car, and I'm throwing these tyres away because they ruin it. They roll so much on the sidewall that you can visually see wear on half if not most of the sidewall (can this even be a safety issue even, tyre coming off of rim mid turn?). I'm used to Yokohama V105S on my other car, but at this point a Pirelli Cinturato touring tyre would be an upgrade. Comfort is good as you can expect from such a soft case, but just buy a touring tyre if that's what you want.
80%
Uniroyal RainSport 5 255-35-20- Jaguar S type 3.0 15,000 miles April 19, 2024
Good tyre for the price with superb wet road performance, tackles standing water with ease. Expecting the fronts to last for around 20k before replacing with the rears probably good for another 10k. Not on the same level as a Pilot sport or Sportcontact in overall performance/longevity, but quite a bit cheaper.
77%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 295-30-20- Jaguar S type 3.0 1,500 miles December 2, 2021
These came fitted to the car when i bought it 2nd hand with about 2,000 miles done on them already. My previous car had the OE spec Dunlop Sports Maxx and these are a complete revelation. took me a good 200 miles to trust the grip they offered in the damp over the Dunlops which had me driving very cautiously ...not a bad thing but also not relaxing. The PS4s just does things without any hint of understeer or sudden tail slides under power. Ride comfort is better even when the car has stiffer suspension than the previous car and cabin noise is down a bit as well. Only negative i've sensed was a little tramlining under heavy breaking and a much smaller rim protector. They aren't a cheap tyre but for high power cars i can definitely understand the reputation these have gained. 550hp has never felt so easy to get down .
70%
Dunlop Sport BluResponse 205-55-17- Jaguar S type 3.0 23,000 miles June 7, 2021
These are OE on Jaguar XE 180d (Some models), but they have a real tendency to not cope with putting torque down in the wet. Fishtailing out of roundabouts isn't great fun. They lasted 23,000 miles. Car was always very sure in the dry and wet handling, but let down with lack of stickiness under hard acceleration in wet. Pretty quiet and comfortable on a cruise and over bad potholes. New tyres going on now will reveal how much of that is Jag and how much is Dunlop.
31%
Pirelli P6000 225-55-16-W Jaguar S type 3.0 10,000 miles August 11, 2018
These tyres are awful, They are noisy, in the wet they are lethal and even in the dry they are not great. Even being extremely cautious in the slightest of damp weather in a straight line the tyres squirrel around and the traction control light keeps coming on making stopping distances a lot longer than they should be. Do not buy. A good rule of thumb is tyres that last a long time generally dont have much grip. These prove that point.
53%
Landsail LS288 225-55-16-R Jaguar S type 3.0 5,000 miles February 15, 2016
These tyres have weak side walls causing the car to sway from side to side at speeds above 55 mph, my car an S Type Jag has been checked over by a Jag garage and they say there is nothing wrong with the car and it must be the tyres.
Have sent e-mails and phoned and been told that some one will contact me
TWO WEEKS ON AND STILL WAITING FOR THAT PHONE CALL OR E-MAIL
100%
Nokian Line 225-45-17- Jaguar S type 3.0 39,440 miles September 20, 2015
I wrote a review of these tires here on the 8th of October, 2014, saying basically that I was amazed by these tires, and that they would get another 15k miles, after a 23k miles use already, then.


In fact I was wrong. They are just now at the legal limit after a total of 39,440 miles! So I got 16,440 miles, more than the 15k more I thought I would get.

Their biggest advantage - they have lost NOTHING in terms of performance, I am utterly astonished and I will be fitting these again within a couple of weeks, they are ordered.

If your Jag S-Type needs new tires, these are the ones to go for, hands down...

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