Best Tyres for the SEAT Leon 5F 1.0 TSI

Bought these tires because they are really simular to the Michelin Crossclimate 2's. But a lot more affordable. I've driven the CC2's so I believe I can compare them quite well.

I can keep my review of the Quadraxer 3 quite short and just say this hand over heart: really just as good as Michelin Crossclimate 2 in all conditions. And actually better in wet & rainy conditions in terms of aquaplaning and grip.
Great in snowy conditions too.

Will they last as long as Michelin? Maybe. I've done 12.000 km on them and the wear on them is minimal.

I used the tires in Singapore where it’s hot throughout the year with the seasonal monsoon, and occasional drive up to Malaysia (300km+ one way).

Got these tires because of the good pricing with good reviews and it did not disappoint. The dry grip and handling is really good, can really feel the car sticking to the roads especially when taking corners at higher speeds. However, for wet weather grip, it is just slightly less grippy, but still does well with the handling.

Road feedback wise is average but better than my previous tires. Did around 50k km with the tires and was overall really satisfied. After a year of usage then I started to feel the grip losing out a little.

Would recommend the FK510 over FK520 as the grip feels better and I feel more confident taking corners on the FK510. Additional bonus is that it is one of the more affordable set of good tires.

Tires with exceptional performance on ice and snow and that perform well in all other aspects. Recommended for those who are going to drive in winter areas on a regular basis.

This is yet another and final update following my previous review which was exactly 1 year ago. The Crossclimate Plus tires have now done well over 55.000 km (34,5k miles) and are now around 4mm profile depth on average. Specifically: 2 x 4,0mm and 2 x 4,5mm. I rotated them front/back twice. Coming from their new profile depth of 7,1mm, they are just over their halfway mark, if you take the legal 1,6mm minimum into account.
However, since wintertires should have at least 4mm, they are now nearly finished as "certified" winter tires. And in all fairness, I have been pushing them a bit harder over the last 5000 km than I did before, so probably wore them a bit more than average over their whole lifespan.
Still, the funny thing is that if I were to just use them as summer tires from now on, they would probably still last about 20-30k km!
I won't, but still that's pretty amazing.

Overall these tires have never let me down and are just very impressive. Good grip in all conditions and I never had any real surprises with them. Driven them all over Europe: in summer heat at speed on Autobahns, on many daily city drives, occasionally on snowy mountain-roads, through many torrential rainstorms, on cold slushy/snowy/muddy paths etcetc.
On balance, probably the best tires I've ever had, and I've had quite a few.
Since most reviews claim that the Crossclimate 2 tires are more snow-biased then these (which I don't need) I will probably look for another brand alternative, but hats off to Michelin for the Crossclimate Plus!

This is an update on my previous review. Two things: 1. I got the mileage wrong on previous review, I've calculated that these tires have done 50k kilometres now. I checked the tire wear indicators on multiple points on all tires last week. They are still nowhere near the limit. Actually quite astonishing, because unless tire wear goes exponential (which it doesn't) they surely have a LOT left on them. Even more than I initially predicted and hoped. So the update there: they have even better wear than I thought. I do keep my tire pressures in check regularly and try not to use the brakes wherever possible, but still. 2. Also we had some pretty snowy/slushy weather here recently. I still believe proper winter tires will be noticeably better in those circumstances, but still they got me out of some pretty tight spots. Traction was a lot better than I predicted and braking was pretty good too in snow. Only let down by cornering, there you have to really not get over-confident on these tires. Because of the better than expected braking and traction, the lesser cornering capability on snow could come as an unwelcome surprise.

I bought these in Febuary 2021, because one week earlier I got stranded in the snow with my summer tires still on. On my previous car I had a set of winter tires, but not yet on this one. This will never happen to me again, haha. After some research I decided on these summer-biased allseason tires with "winter capabilities" because I want to get home when it snows, but it hardly ever snows. I began using these tires as all-year-round tires, but after one full year with all sorts of weather I decided that I wanted more from a tire in the summertime. On a vacation to southern Europe with 35+ Celcius temperatures it did feel like the tire was getting a little bit out of its comfort zone, so for these periods in the year a full summertire is probably still best. Also for more sporty and direct feedback and a better look, I decided on a slightly bigger wheelsize (17 inch). So now these allseason CrossClimate+ tires are my "wintertires" (From october/november to march/april). I put around 35.000 - 40.000 km on them and it seems like they still have a lot left on them. I don't drive very aggressively on these tires, because they just don't invite you to do that. There is nothing sporty about them and they tend to understeer quite quickly when pushed. Especially in the wet, which ofcourse is "safe but not fun". They definitely feel safe all year round and give pretty good feedback too. And wet braking seems pretty good too, but I don't have a lot to compare them with. My summer tires are 225's and that's just different all together. I don't think these tires are for people who like to have some sporty possibilities in their car. These tires are not for that. These tires will get you through all sorts of weather (mud included) in the best way possible. I really like having these tires on my car in the more rainy, colder en even snowier months of the year. And because they are truly allseason I can wait until whenever to change them for my summer tires. But I WILL change them for summer tires, once the temperature goes above 10 Celcius, because those will give me more fun! ;-)

Overall good summer tyres. They are now probably halfway their lifespan and still performing well in the "warmer" months of the year here in northeastern Europa (Netherlands & Belgium). Since I use Michelin Crossclimate+ tyres from October to March I have been able to split the miles I've driven over two sets of tyres. That being said, they are still doing well even though they are now getting on in mileage. There is still around 5,5-6.0 mm tread left on them. I usually drive in quite a conservative manner, but occassionally do like to hook some corners and look for the limits on quiet roundabouts. Must say, they definitely give confidence when pushed a bit. Since the allseason Michelins are a different size (205/55 R16) and obviously used in the colder months of the year, it is hard to compare them in terms of fuel usage. On average they seem to do about the same. I used to have 16 inch summer tires (Vredestein Sportrac 5) and those did give about 5% better mileage. But nowhere near as nice to drive and in most summer conditions these 17 inch Hankooks allow for more fun and speed before the inevitable understuur kicks in. There are probably better summer tyres out there, but if you can get them relatively cheap (as I did) they're a great choice.