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Best Tyres for the SEAT Exeo

SEAT Exeo drivers have left 26 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 261,210 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 2 Exeo variants, listed further down.

  • 26owner reviews
  • 261,210 milescovered on them
  • 24different tyres rated
  • 72%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 11 reviews 225/45 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 634 225 101 17" 101 All 225/45 R17 data →

The best rated tyres that fit the SEAT Exeo

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a SEAT Exeo 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, 225/40 R18 and 205/55 R16 - 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 SEAT Exeo 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.

Highest rated Summer tyres made in SEAT Exeo sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in SEAT Exeo reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18 Be the first →
2 Continental SportContact 7 9.7 225/40 R18 Be the first →
3 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes 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, 225/40 R18 Be the first →

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

All Season tyres

No SEAT Exeo 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 SEAT Exeo sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in SEAT Exeo reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport 9.6 225/40 R18 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 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
6 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 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 SEAT Exeo driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in SEAT Exeo sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in SEAT Exeo reviews
1 Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 9.6 225/40 R18 Be the first →
2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 225/40 R18 Be the first →
5 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 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

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 SEAT Exeo

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 22 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tyres reviewed by SEAT Exeo drivers
Tyre Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Uniroyal RainSport 2 Replaced by Uniroyal RainSport 5 Summer 64% 2 9,000 miles
Three A P606 Summer 52% 2 12,000 miles

Tyre sizes SEAT Exeo 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.

SEAT Exeo variants, reviewed separately

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

What SEAT Exeo drivers say

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

41%
Bridgestone Turanza T005 205-55-16- SEAT Exeo 3,000 miles February 2, 2022
They were mounted on a Seat Exeo and produce a lot of noise at temperatures below 20 degrees. At a normal use after about 6000 Km they started to exfoliate the tread and became practically unusable, they were made in France. Too bad I can't attach the pictures. I don't want to hear about Bridgestone anymore. I noticed that at their launch they had a better review and now after 2 years their rating has dropped a lot.
97%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 225-45-17- SEAT Exeo ST 7,000 miles October 9, 2021
These tires have been pleasantly impressed. I thought they were not going to reach the level of the PS4 but they surpass them with a high note since they behave much better in the rain. I have also noticed a lot of improvement in hard or emergency braking, they make the vehicle stay firm and safe. Regarding wear, I do not know how much they will age but at the moment with 9,000km they remain very intact.
78%
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 225-45-17- SEAT Exeo ST 49,000 miles January 25, 2021
I bought these tyres after watching a test by Tyre Reviews, to replace both my previous winter and summer set ups so I don't need to change and store wheels, and they have not disappointed. To me they feel like a winter tyre that has been adapted to work in summer, with a slightly soft, but comfortable and quiet feel in the dry. In the wet they gave me plenty of confidence that I had enough grip, even when worn, and resisted aquaplaning well in downpours. I was most surprised with their performance in the snow however, which was nearly on par with my old winter Nokians in deep snow, which was highlighted as I easily drove around a stuck Insignia estate (similar type of car to my Exeo ST, and yes I did help push!) in a snowy carpark in the Cairngorms, more importantly braking was predictable in snow / slush conditions. I had the tyres on the car for approx. 49,000 miles, and they still had 3mm tread left when I changed them due to slight vibration / possible slow puncture / leaking valve. I was so impressed with the Vector 4Season Gen 2, that I went for the 4Season Gen 3 as their replacement.
81%
Rovelo RPX 998 225-40-18-V SEAT EXEO ST TDI 170CR 9,000 miles December 23, 2020
Have a set of these on a Seat Exeo 2.0 TDi re-mapped to 184BHP. Wheel spins in the wet pulling out of concealed juntions as do all tyres since the remap, but the grip is good overall both wet and dry. £180 a set so four tyres for the price of two! 9000 Miles and it's time to rotate back/front.... but even if I don't it;s only £90 for two new ones fitted. These are great VFM and worth a try as they might not work well on all vehicles, these worked for me though on my SEAT similar to A4. Verry Happy,
83%
Debica Presto 225-45-17-W SEAT Exeo 23,000 miles August 3, 2020
company 87% owned by goodyear so I assume the base casing is the same as them. wear rate better than the hancook they replaced. low noise very good dry grip slightly less so in the wet when pressing on.fitted to seat exeo diesel heavy on the front but wear rate as good as anything for the price.after 51 years on the road(20 in the tyre trade) I would buy them again
57%
Three A P606 225-40-18- SEAT EXEO ST TDI 170CR 7,000 miles August 9, 2019
Had a pair fitted to the front of my Exeo. Always gone for cheap tyres as I mainly trundle up and down the motorway, but these cannot be recommended. Initially thought they were fine, but less than 6 months later, loads and loads of tread left and the side walls have given up. Been to have balancing checked today and told both tyres need replacing due to side walls on inside. Tyres are at recommended pressure, but tyre company blaming low pressure! Never had this issue before, and tyre company not interested. Won't be using this tyre company again, and will never touch AAA tyres on any vehicle! Waste of cash.
89%
Continental Premium Contact 6 225-45-17-W SEAT Exeo 24,800 miles February 2, 2019
Perfect handling. Comfortable even in cold weather. 40000km and 1.4 mm before the legal limit. Better than Michelin PS3 and Hankook Ventus Prime 3
76%
Yokohama Advan Sport V105S 225-40-18-W SEAT EXEO TDi 170 CR 16,500 miles February 13, 2018
Very good overall tyre. Gripped just as well as my previous Goodyear Assymetric 2. They lasted 16.5k miles on the front of my Seat Exeo which is the best I have gotten out of any tyres I have previously owned. I managed 13k from the Goodyear and only 11k from Bridgestone re050. The grip was excellent in the dry and still good in the wet. They aren't the quietest but still not loud. They do have a slightly firm ride but not bad.
47%
Three A P606 225-40-18- SEAT Exeo ST 5,000 miles December 22, 2017
I bought my car with 2 of these already fitted. I had a lot of steering vibration and one was loosing air so I visited my local tyre dealer who found that the inner sidewall had de-laminated on the inside. He replaced the tyre with a brand new one of the same make and model, Three A P606.

Fast forward 3 months and I had similar steering vibration issues. My tyre dealer checked the remaining Three A that was on the car when I bought it and found that this also was suffering with inner sidewall de-lamination. He then checked the recent Three A tyre that he fitted and found that this also was suffering from the same defect. He replaced this tyre FOC.

The car was mainly used for long motorway driving, the tyres were never abused and regularly check for correct pressure. I could expect the odd one being defect, but 3??? From different batches??? I've read others comment on the overly soft sidewalls of this tyre, maybe this is a contributing factor.

This experience has put me off budget tyres completely, especially this brand. Avoid!
96%
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R 225-45-17- SEAT Exeo 500 miles April 4, 2017
The car is 2.0tsi FWD STAGE1 with close to 300 bhp and 480 nm torque. Its being driven fairly aggressively on mostly city and country roads with the occasional motorway driving. I come form Kumho Exsta XS ku36 tyres 235/45/17 i.e. one size larger footprint then the Yokos. First impressions after 500 miles are that the Yokos fee much much lighter (although if you look at the spec sheets its only a couple of kgs a corner) They are significantly more responsive in terms of steering feel and direction change. If anything lateral grip has improved slightly although longitudinal grip and breaking capacity have been perhaps slightly reduced. If this is indeed the case the difference very small. This could very well be due to the Yokos smaller 225 section or maybe is a misperception on my end. Everything I write is based on feel alone and I have no data to back my experiences.
The Yoko is definitely the better tyre of the two it has better comfort, exceptional performance and a very sharp steering feel making the dull VAG/Audi steering more enjoyable to drive. The tyre handles small road imperfections very well on par with a UHP tyre. This changes as the imperfections become bigger and tyre starts to show its hard sidewalls. There is the occasional tramlining but its not as bad as it is on the Kumhos. Surprisingly quiet tyres. There is none of that humming and buzzing that I used to get form the Kumhos. The Kumhos at 120 km/h and above sounded as if I have a swarm of angry bees in the engine bay. Wet driving is fine I rarely drive hard when its wet so nothing to complain here but then again the tyres have not been pushed in the wet.
Due to their better steering capacity, occasional tramlining and hard sidewalls you need to be awake when pushing on country roads with less then perfect surface as the tyres become very "nervous" and small steering inputs sometimes result in bigger then expected direction changes at very high speed 140 km/h +

Overall I am very pleased with my purchase.


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