Appauling tyres. I have just been told by the place that sold and fitted the tyres (In February), that they need replacing. the car has done 3179 miles since they were fitted. I would suggest that you don't buy. I will not buy these again.
Best Tyres for the MINI Mini cooper
MINI Mini cooper drivers have left 3 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 48,150 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 3owner reviews
- 48,150 milescovered on them
- 3different tyres rated
- 53%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the MINI Mini cooper
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a MINI Mini cooper driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/45 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 MINI Mini cooper 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.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | MINI Mini cooper reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Hankook Ventus Evo
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No MINI Mini cooper 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 | MINI Mini cooper reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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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 MINI Mini cooper 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 | MINI Mini cooper reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Nokian Snowproof 3P
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
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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 MINI Mini cooper 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 MINI Mini cooper drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
I am on my second set at the front and could not be happier. Grip in both dry and wet is great. Comfort and noise levels are very good too. Wear is perhaps the biggest concern for some but I am more than happy with this trade off as tire's compound seems to harden over time affecting performance in all categories.
Its a MINI & fast cornering is part of the driving & the tyres are the least of my concern. After 10k, the front sides were nearly gone. Had them swapped to rear after 20k. After 30k, was surprised to see long tear appearing along outer sides on some tyres, & the sides now looks amazingly like slick tyre. The middle are rather stubborn to wear off. Even so, these tyres continue to impress with its grip wet or dry... for 7/10 driving. Probably more than its worth for clumsy big sedan. Not the kind of tyres for 10/10 driving, semi slicks is on the menu. Anyway, at 30k its definitely overdue for retirement.
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