We had fitted these on the family's Rover 820 4 years ago. The car has never been driven hard / enthusiastically, always in a very normal (perhaps even sedate) manner.
While the grip, both wet and dry, always has been very good, today we discovered - by pure chance - that the entire inner part of the front tires was worn down beyond the legal limit and actually the tire's structure underneath the tread was showing!
Think of a tire tread with the inner 1/3rd part completely missing. That's exactly what we observed.
This is quite unacceptable, horrified the heck out of us and immediately replaced the fronts (both had the same appalling wear issue) and will soon be replacing the rears too - they can be kept for the summer, just.
Yes, they have always been comfortable, which perfectly matches the particular car's character. But with such a horrible wear rate, at just 30.000 km (18.650 miles), no thank you. We won't buy again, ever.
Best Tyres for the Rover 820 Si Automatic
Rover 820 Si Automatic drivers have left 4 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 123,000 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 4owner reviews
- 123,000 milescovered on them
- 2different tyres rated
- 92%average tyre score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Nokian Line 7.7 Current version: Nokian Wetproof 2 | 100% from 3 reviews | Best Summer Tyres |
Highest weighted owner score from Rover 820 Si Automatic drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tyres for the Rover 820 Si Automatic
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Rover 820 Si Automatic 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 Rover 820 Si Automatic is the Nokian Line - 100% from 3 owner reviews across 104,350 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Nokian Wetproof 2.
| # | Tyre | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nokian Line
Replaced by Nokian Wetproof 2
|
100% | 3 | 104,350 miles | 7.7 |
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 Rover 820 Si Automatic
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Rover 820 Si Automatic driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 195/65 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.
Summer tyres
Our highest rated tyre in the Summer category, in this car's sizes, is the Falken ZIEX ZE320, at 9.4 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Rover 820 Si Automatic reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental Premium Contact 6
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9.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Nokian Hakka Blue 3
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9.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
|
9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Kumho Ecsta HS52
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9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Uniroyal RainExpert
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8.9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No Rover 820 Si Automatic driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin CrossClimate 2 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Rover 820 Si Automatic reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michelin CrossClimate 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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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 |
Kleber Quadraxer 3
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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 Rover 820 Si Automatic 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 | Rover 820 Si Automatic reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
|
9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Vredestein Wintrac
|
9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Continental WinterContact TS 870
|
9.2 | 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.
Every tyre reviewed on the Rover 820 Si Automatic
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 1 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nokian Line Replaced by Nokian Wetproof 2 | Summer | 100% | 3 | 104,350 miles |
Tyre sizes Rover 820 Si Automatic 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 Rover 820 Si Automatic drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Habe bis jetzt gut 57.000 km aus diesen Reifen herausgeholt!!! Meistens entspanntes Fahren natürlich, aber mit einigen intensiven Momenten dazwischen. Ich kann ohne weiteres behaupten, dass dies die besten Reifen sind, die ich je an meinem Rover 820 hatte. Sie sind jetzt 2mm runter – aber was soll man nach so vielen Kilometern sagen?
Bleiben definitiv oben auf meiner Liste – absolut beeindruckend.
Bleiben definitiv oben auf meiner Liste – absolut beeindruckend.
J'ai fait 35,450 miles avec eux !!! La plupart du temps avec une conduite détendue, bien sûr, mais avec quelques moments énergiques entre les deux. Je peux facilement dire que ce sont les meilleurs pneus que j'ai jamais eu sur ma Rover 820, il reste 2mm mais après 57,000 km que pourriez-vous demander de plus?
Sûr de repartir à nouveau avec - absolument incroyables.
Sûr de repartir à nouveau avec - absolument incroyables.
Got 35,450 miles out of them!!! Mostly relaxed driving of course, but with some vigorous moments in between. I can easily say these are the best tires I have ever had on my Rover 820, they are down to 2mm but after 57.000 km what more could you ask for?
Definitely going for these again - absolutely amazing.
Definitely going for these again - absolutely amazing.
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