Good tyres, but Continetal winter contact 830P was much better in snow.
Best Tyres for the Skoda Octavia estate
Skoda Octavia estate drivers have left 75 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 1,063,537 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 Octavia estate variants, listed further down.
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- 75owner reviews
- 1,063,537 milescovered on them
- 65different tyres rated
- 78%average tyre score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Dunlop SportMaxx RT 8.2 Current version: Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | 79% from 4 reviews | Best Summer Tyres |
Highest weighted owner score from Skoda Octavia estate drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tyres for the Skoda Octavia estate
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Skoda Octavia estate 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 Skoda Octavia estate is the Dunlop SportMaxx RT - 79% from 4 owner reviews across 53,500 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2.
| # | Tyre | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dunlop SportMaxx RT
Replaced by Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
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79% | 4 | 53,500 miles | 8.2 |
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 Skoda Octavia estate
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Skoda Octavia estate 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, 205/55 R16, 195/65 R15 and 205/60 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 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Skoda Octavia estate reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 225/45 R17 | 1 |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16, 195/65 R15 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No Skoda Octavia estate 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 | Skoda Octavia estate reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 4 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 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 Skoda Octavia estate 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 | Skoda Octavia estate reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16, 195/65 R15 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16, 195/65 R15 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
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9.4 | 205/55 R16, 195/65 R15 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Nokian Snowproof 3P
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | 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.
How long do tyres last on the Skoda Octavia estate?
Across 13 end of life reviews from Skoda Octavia estate drivers, a typical set of tyres was worn out after 25,000 miles. Half of all worn-out sets lasted between 8,000 miles and 30,000 miles.
Distances are self-reported by drivers whose review marked the set as worn out; figures are medians, so a single unusual report cannot move them.
Every tyre reviewed on the Skoda Octavia estate
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 57 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT Replaced by Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | Summer | 79% | 4 | 53,500 miles |
| Fulda SportControl Replaced by Fulda SportControl 2 | Summer | 95% | 2 | 14,500 miles |
| Michelin CrossClimate 2 Replaced by Michelin CrossClimate 3 | All Season | 95% | 2 | 75,000 miles |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 Replaced by Uniroyal RainSport 5 | Summer | 87% | 2 | 20,000 miles |
| Kumho Solus KH17 | Summer | 87% | 2 | 28,000 miles |
| Triangle Snowlink PL01 | Winter | 87% | 2 | 4,540 miles |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Replaced by Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 | Summer | 79% | 2 | 25,000 miles |
| Linglong Green Max All Season | All Season | 63% | 2 | 10,000 miles |
Tyre sizes Skoda Octavia estate 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.
Skoda Octavia estate variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What Skoda Octavia estate drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
This is my second review, 8,000 miles covered now with these all season budget tyres.
They're generally good within the dry, as are all budget tyres that I've ever used. They're a bit suspect during the warmer, wetter summer months. They've lost traction a couple of times on me now, during moderate cornering on damp roads, during the warmer summer months (25c plus).
So for this reason, I won't buy budget all season tyres again.
Mid range for me, after this set.
Have used the cross climate range of tyres for many years, across several family and work cars, the cross climate 2 have been excellent again. Excellent grip in the dry and wet. I don`t recall any stopping / aquaplaning issues. Not a good handling as a summer tyre. Very little use in snow, but performed great when needed.
Have just replaced two front tyres after 45,000 miles of use, with cross climate 3. I expect to get 50,000 miles from the CC2 rears. To be fair, they haven`t been driven particularly hard, and there was plenty of dual carriageway / motorway driving. Wear rate did seem to increase over the last few months of summer 2026, but not surprising given the temperatures we`ve had.
The Cross Climates may cost a few pounds more than some other all season tyres, but given the mileage they get, I think they are hard to beat for value.
I`m expecting good things from the CC3 tyres and would be very reluctant to use any other tyres now.
excellent tyre long lasting not a lot of difference from new to fairly worn from grip point of view but have been caught out once with these tyres aquaplaning
on very wet B road going fairly fast.my previs tyres where hankook which where good but went terrible when down to 3mm no such thing with good year
i have now had Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 on 2 cars and can highly recommend them also have had Asymmetric 3 and 5 but run car on
Continental AllSeasonContact 2 in winter also excellent but maybe change to Goodyear Vector All Season 4 for new car if it become available when i am ready for new boots.
Well my linglong greenmax all season tyres were half the price of a set of Michelins, certainly not half their performance.
They were very good value for money, with good grip levels in all driving conditions, all year round.
For the money (£56 each fully fitted), they were an absolute bargain.
Only issue I could marginally fault them on, is they have a margionally firmer ride, compared to a premium set of all season tyres. Considering what I've saved on buying them, only a very small compromise.
They are like night and day for winter use, compared to my previous set of summer continental tyres.
They were very good value for money, with good grip levels in all driving conditions, all year round.
For the money (£56 each fully fitted), they were an absolute bargain.
Only issue I could marginally fault them on, is they have a margionally firmer ride, compared to a premium set of all season tyres. Considering what I've saved on buying them, only a very small compromise.
They are like night and day for winter use, compared to my previous set of summer continental tyres.
Was super good on ice and deep snow, never got stuck or had an unexpected behaviour from this tyre.
I am very satisfied with these tyres. After 3.5 years and 55000 km they still hold on strong. Grip is very balanced in all conditions. (The car had Goodyear Vector gen 2 on it when I bought it. They were almost dangerous in wet at 4 years/50000 kms.)
I was planning to replace the Quatracs this autumn, but they still have 6 mm tread left. Thought I'd give them a chance. Now winter is starting and it still has quite decent grip on cold roads. Yestersay it was snowing and there was no drama in the slush. I can feel the weaker wet grip on painted road surfaces. There you can break traction in first gear very easily. So probably this is their last winter and I will replace them next autumn.
Dry rot is minimal, but micro cracks on the tread are visible if you watch closely. Sidewalls still look perfect. I think it is normal at this age.
These tyres were very silent when new. Now they have a little noise on highway, but still not bad. Wind and engine noise are still dominating at speed.
Comfort wise they transfer quite a lot of vibration on cobble stones, but I can't compare it to other tyres on the same car.
Road feedback is far from a good summer tyre but that is expexted. These tyres are not made for spirited driving.
I will probably buy the same tires next year if Vredestein does not some out with a new one. They have proven to me that one tyre can do it all.
I was planning to replace the Quatracs this autumn, but they still have 6 mm tread left. Thought I'd give them a chance. Now winter is starting and it still has quite decent grip on cold roads. Yestersay it was snowing and there was no drama in the slush. I can feel the weaker wet grip on painted road surfaces. There you can break traction in first gear very easily. So probably this is their last winter and I will replace them next autumn.
Dry rot is minimal, but micro cracks on the tread are visible if you watch closely. Sidewalls still look perfect. I think it is normal at this age.
These tyres were very silent when new. Now they have a little noise on highway, but still not bad. Wind and engine noise are still dominating at speed.
Comfort wise they transfer quite a lot of vibration on cobble stones, but I can't compare it to other tyres on the same car.
Road feedback is far from a good summer tyre but that is expexted. These tyres are not made for spirited driving.
I will probably buy the same tires next year if Vredestein does not some out with a new one. They have proven to me that one tyre can do it all.
I bought these tires to replace a set of Goodyear EfficientGrip 1 that were on the car when I bought it (used). I drove the goodyear tires for about one month before replacing them due to age. The main difference between those tires is the fuel consumption. With the goodyears, I managed to get around 4.8L/100km while on the Kumhos, the car needs 5.2l/100km on the same journey.
Dry grip is excellent, I have not hit the ABS in the dry yet. Also cornering is absolutly fine.
Wet grip is also quite good, although I have hit the ABS a few times and broke the tires loose once when having to merge onto the Autobahn from a standstill. They outperform the (8 year old) Goodyears that were on the car before by quite some margine.
Comfort is fine, although they seem to be a bit louder than the goodyears.
The tires tend to get slightly flatspotted when parking for a few days. This causes a bit of a vibration that goes away after driving for a few kilometers. Neither the goodyears or the wintertires that are on the car now (Vredestein) do that.
The wear on these tires seems to be relativly low. I ran them for 15.000km this summer and they still have 6-6,5mm left. They had a bit more than 7.5mm when new. I expect them to last for another 30-40k km before needing to be replaced due to wear.
As I am working in forestry, I also drive these tires on forest dirt and gravel roads. On there, they are absolutly fine as long as its dry but get very slippery on dirt as soon as it gets wet. On some kinds of gravel, it feels like driving on ice when its wet, however thats more related to the kind of gravel (limestone) and not so much the tire. Every summertire I had so far showed this behavior. This part off the review has not been taken into account when rating the tire.
Dry grip is excellent, I have not hit the ABS in the dry yet. Also cornering is absolutly fine.
Wet grip is also quite good, although I have hit the ABS a few times and broke the tires loose once when having to merge onto the Autobahn from a standstill. They outperform the (8 year old) Goodyears that were on the car before by quite some margine.
Comfort is fine, although they seem to be a bit louder than the goodyears.
The tires tend to get slightly flatspotted when parking for a few days. This causes a bit of a vibration that goes away after driving for a few kilometers. Neither the goodyears or the wintertires that are on the car now (Vredestein) do that.
The wear on these tires seems to be relativly low. I ran them for 15.000km this summer and they still have 6-6,5mm left. They had a bit more than 7.5mm when new. I expect them to last for another 30-40k km before needing to be replaced due to wear.
As I am working in forestry, I also drive these tires on forest dirt and gravel roads. On there, they are absolutly fine as long as its dry but get very slippery on dirt as soon as it gets wet. On some kinds of gravel, it feels like driving on ice when its wet, however thats more related to the kind of gravel (limestone) and not so much the tire. Every summertire I had so far showed this behavior. This part off the review has not been taken into account when rating the tire.
Excellent on dry and wet, holding road like glued. No aquaplaning. Very satisfied. Silent tyre. I would definitely buy them again. Way better than Contis, for a much affordable price.
I generally liked these tyres. No complaints about grip or handling in wet or dry conditions. However I have just replaced them with a different make of tyre due to the number of punctures I’ve suffered in the last few months. I know our roads aren’t great but the EfficientGrips seem to be particularly susceptible, especially in the sidewalls. The latest puncture, which rendered a front type scrap, was caused by a thorn which frankly should not have been able to penetrate a tyre! When removed I could easily snap the thorn by hand. I could have again bought a new EfficientGrip but decided against (three of my tyres had 4.5mm tread left) and have swapped to a different make.
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