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Best Tyres for the Mercedes Benz A45

Mercedes Benz A45 drivers have left 15 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 96,500 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 1 A45 variants, listed further down.

  • 15owner reviews
  • 96,500 milescovered on them
  • 13different tyres rated
  • 68%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 5 reviews 235/35 R19 To scale, mm
Ø 647 235 82 19" 82 All 235/35 R19 data →

The quick answer

Season Owners' pick Owner rating Our category test
Summer Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 Current version: Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 87% from 3 reviews Best Summer Tyres

Highest weighted owner score from Mercedes Benz A45 drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.

The best rated tyres for the Mercedes Benz A45

Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Mercedes Benz A45 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 Mercedes Benz A45 is the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S - 87% from 3 owner reviews across 31,000 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Michelin Pilot Sport S 5.

# Tyre Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed TR Score
1 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 87% 3 31,000 miles 9.4

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 Mercedes Benz A45

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Mercedes Benz A45 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 235/35 R19, 245/35 R19 and 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

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 Mercedes Benz A45 reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental SportContact 7 9.7 235/35 R19, 245/35 R19 Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 225/45 R17 Be the first →
5 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 All your sizes 3
6 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →

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

Winter tyres

No Mercedes Benz A45 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 Mercedes Benz A45 reviews
1 Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 9.8 235/35 R19 Be the first →
2 Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 9.6 235/35 R19, 245/35 R19 Be the first →
3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 235/35 R19, 245/35 R19 Be the first →
5 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 225/45 R17 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 Mercedes Benz A45 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 Mercedes Benz A45 reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport 9.6 235/35 R19, 245/35 R19 1
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 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 Mercedes Benz A45

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 12 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

Tyre Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 Summer 87% 3 31,000 miles

Tyre sizes Mercedes Benz A45 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.

235/35 R19 5 reviews 245/35 R19 3 reviews 225/45 R17 2 reviews 225/35 R19 1 reviews 245/45 R19 1 reviews 235/40 R18 1 reviews

Mercedes Benz A45 variants, reviewed separately

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

What Mercedes Benz A45 drivers say

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

80%
Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport 225-35-19 Mercedes Benz A45 S AMG 1,500 miles October 12, 2026

These are the first all-season tyres I’ve purchased, mainly because I had a contract in Montrose so had a weekly drive between Edinburgh and Montrose. Most of the journey is motorway driving in wet conditions, with a fair amount of B-road driving as well.

I’ve noticed a huge improvement over the Continental SportContact 7s normally fitted to my A45 S, particularly in terms of aquaplaning resistance, wet braking and overall handling. The car feels much more confidence-inspiring during the winter months.

Driving in heavy rain has also been noticeably less stressful. With the SportContact 7s, standing water and very wet motorway conditions would often cause me some concern, whereas with these all-season tyres the car feels far more planted and predictable.

For my type of winter driving, the improvement in wet-weather confidence has been significant.

47%
Haida HD921 235-45-18 Mercedes Benz A45 5,000 miles August 7, 2025
Tyres already on my car a Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG. Worst aspect is on wet roads, I will lose the rear end even going round a roundabout, have changed to Maxxis better wet rating than Goodyear eagle F1.
76%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 245-35-19- Mercedes Benz A45 S AMG 2,000 miles September 19, 2024
These are a great combination of sporty and capable with compliance for comfort. They are great in the dry and very capable once warmed up. They are ok in the wet but push hard and the feedback can be slow. The wear for a performance tyre is great in my opinion they last me a decent amount of time.
76%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 235-35-19- Mercedes Benz A45 12,000 miles July 2, 2024
I've had several sets of these on my car now as they have proven to be reliable and confidence inspiring in the wet. They've survived pot holes, debris, and the odd curb. I've never found myself wishing for more grip in the dry. The response is perhaps slightly muted compared to more expensive tyres, but personally don't have an issue as my driving is 90% motorway/major A roads.

In the wet the car feels stable in the rain at motorway speeds up until about 3mm tread depth, at which point the front started to feel nervous. Braking has been fine in the wet but pulling away briskly in anything other than a straight line will set off the traction control. Hard to say if this would be reduced with a more expensive tyre.

Front tyres have lasted about 11k miles before reaching the wear line after. Rears are over 20k and still have a while to go.
61%
MRF ZTR 235-40-18- Mercedes Benz A45 S AMG March 23, 2024
Best for track day, better than other top rated slicks but has less life
87%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 225-45-17- Mercedes Benz A45 24,000 miles February 22, 2024
i'm using it for both my A45 and FK8.
Driving during wet condition is good for me unless there are big water pots.
During driving up hills at high speed the tyre are able to coupe with the extream cornering at high speed and short corner.
Road feedback is a bit noisy at a old pavement and not a good road. On a new pavement normally it is good.
Comfort wise it is good but still can be better with the soft side wall.
compare to sport contact 6 it is better with no sticky stone at the tyre.
74%
Bridgestone Potenza RE 71RS 245-35-19- Mercedes Benz A45 10,000 miles August 19, 2023
This tyre is like a RE11 with a firmware update. Was on PS4S for years but after changing to RE71RS, i knew the tyre is way better than the former.

And although the wear on the RE71rs was really bad, i will purchase this again. Only complain is the price increment.
47%
Continental ContiSportContact 5 P 235-35-19- Mercedes Benz A45 8,000 miles February 20, 2023
Came fitted on a 2017 Mercedes A45 AMG and have only lasted 7-8000 miles with normally fairly gentle, very rare fast driving. Dry grip is fine but nothing to write home about but the wet grip is appalling for a so-called performance tyre. There’s not really any feeling from the tyres, they just feel like any standard mid-range option and definitely not something you’d expect from a manufacturer option for a roughly 380bhp car. They don’t deserve to be called a performance tyre and I definitely wouldn’t recommend for any slightly quick car and would never buy again.
37%
Kenda KAISER KR20 225-35-19- Mercedes Benz A45 2,000 miles May 26, 2020
I Used them on a Mercedes A45 and honestly if it was not for the 4matic I would have had a accident in the wet. They have zero grip in the wet and strangle very little in the dry. Upgraded with 90% Tread still on them. Highly disappointed.
37%
Laufenn S fit EQ 235-35-19-W Mercedes Benz A45 9,000 miles January 29, 2020
Had a brand new set of 4 of this tyre come with the car when I bought it. Not a tyre I’ve enjoyed at all. Really loud road noise which progressively gets worse and worse as they wear. Grip was very sketchy at times with the car skipping out on me a few times in the dry and worse so in the wet. After 9,000 miles of moderate to hard driving (with launches) the front has around 3 to 3.5mm left and the rear is around 5 to 5.5mm left.

I’m replacing them early due to the noise and the lack of suitability for this car, they may perform a lot better on something with less performance.

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