Best Tyres for the Nissan Note SE

Nissan Note SE drivers have left 7 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 69,200 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 Nissan Note SE specifically. For the full picture, the Nissan Note page combines 37 reviews from every variant. All Nissan Note reviews →

7owner reviews
69,200 milescovered on them
6different tyres rated
89%average tyre score

Most fitted size - 4 reviews 185/65 R15 To scale, mm

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The best rated tyres that fit the Nissan Note SE

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Nissan Note SE driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 185/65 R15 - 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 Nissan Note SE 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 Nissan Note SE sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	Nissan Note SE reviews
1	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Michelin CrossClimate 2	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Continental AllSeasonContact 2	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Vredestein Quatrac	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	BFGoodrich Advantage All Season	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	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 Nissan Note SE driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in Nissan Note SE sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	Nissan Note SE reviews
1	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Michelin Alpin 7	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Goodyear UltraGrip 9+	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3	9.4	All your sizes	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

Summer tyres

No Nissan Note SE driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Continental Premium Contact 6 is our highest rated, at 9.1 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tyres made in Nissan Note SE sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	Nissan Note SE reviews
1	Continental Premium Contact 6	9.1	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2	9	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Kumho Ecsta HS52	9	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Uniroyal RainExpert	8.9	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport	8.9	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Nokian WetProof	8.9	All your sizes	Be the first →

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 Nissan Note SE

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 5 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tyres reviewed by Nissan Note SE drivers
Tyre	Season	Owner rating	Reviews	Distance reviewed
Barum Brillantis 2	Summer	90%	2	40,000 miles

Tyre sizes Nissan Note SE 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.

185/65 R15 4 reviews 225/45 R17 1 reviews 185/55 R16 1 reviews

What Nissan Note SE drivers say

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

89%

Barum Brillantis 2 185-65-15-H Nissan Note SE 38,000 miles January 23, 2014

(see review March 9, 2012)

Easy decision to go Barum Brillantis 2s again.

Amazing value as previous ones lasted nearly 38,000 miles (down to bars). They were 3 months on the rear then 9 months on the front, then 10 months on rear again. They were moved to back when I fitted Conti Eco 5s which lasted only 9 months on front ! (15000 miles !).

The contis were Â£75 each the Barums Â£52.

Very happy to have Barums again. They are well suited to rear as the stiffer side wall reduces body roll. Always gripped Ok, always quiet. Very happy to have them again.

(now mixed with very good Goodyear efficient grip performance on front (which were replacements for the poor wearing Contis 2 months ago.))

I will not be buying Conti Ecos again. Barums YES. Excellent Value.

94%

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 225-45-17- Nissan Note SE 1,000 miles November 29, 2013

Added a pair to the front to replace Conti Eco Contact 5s which were down to 1.6 mm after just 15000 miles (9 months wear for me). Immediate improvement all round. The contis were safe, predictable, but had dull steering response. These are very quiet, roll well, feel very safe, particularly in wet and when cornering sharply, and unlike the dull steering response of the contis, these are great, giving good feel and they turn in really well. Just hoping they wear well. If they do they will definitely be the best value tyre I have had.

91%

Matador MP 44 Elite 3 185-65-15-H Nissan Note SE 3,000 miles June 24, 2013

For the money these Matadors have proved to be an excellent buy. I was running on Kumho Solus KH17 and I found they wore out quickly and weren't great in the wet. I researched these at length and I'm well pleased with the end result.

91%

Barum Brillantis 2 185-65-15-H Nissan Note SE 2,000 miles March 9, 2012

Ive had a Nissan Note 1.6 for 2 years and average 20k pa (typically fast country roads and some motorway). Have gone from Continental Econtact3 to Kuhmo KH17 and have recently replaced the rears with Barum Brillantis 2s (2k done). Whilst I was happy with the Kuhmos I will definately be replacing the fronts with Barums when the time comes.
They are noticeably much quieter, and the rolling resistance seems improved. They seem to have sharpened the cornering (something I wasn't expecting given they are on the back). In appearance they seem more rigid than the Kuhmos and I suspect the Kuhmos are a softer compound (and therefore the Barums are likely to last longer). Grip is fine, and they deal with standing water better than the Kuhmos. Ive yet to find a problem in the wet but understand this may be an area to watch out for. Excellent value. Recommended.

85%

Vredestein Quatrac 2 165-55-17- Nissan Note SE 15,000 miles March 1, 2010

Bought these as the standard Bridgestones Nissan fit were useless in snow/ice, (I live on edge of Pennines)and near worn out after 12000 miles
Huge improvement in traction and control under braking, too early to comment on wear but had to do some long motorway trips and found them quieter than bridgestones.

89%

Yokohama A Drive 185-65-15- Nissan Note SE 10,000 miles February 26, 2010

Bought them for the wife's Note to replace the stock conti's and very impressed, car feels far more glued to the road than it had previously. No noticable ware so far so can't knock them!

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