Best Tyres for the Vauxhall Astra VXR
Vauxhall Astra VXR drivers have left 43 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 265,752 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 Astra VXR variants, listed further down.
This page covers the Vauxhall Astra VXR specifically. For the full picture, the Vauxhall Astra page combines 288 reviews from every variant. All Vauxhall Astra reviews →
- 43owner reviews
- 265,752 milescovered on them
- 30different tyres rated
- 79%average tyre score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
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| Summer | Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta 9.2 Current version: Vredestein Ultrac Pro | 92% from 5 reviews | Best Summer Tyres |
Highest weighted owner score from Vauxhall Astra VXR drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tyres for the Vauxhall Astra VXR
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Vauxhall Astra VXR 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 Vauxhall Astra VXR is the Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta - 92% from 5 owner reviews across 37,400 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.
| # | Tyre | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
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92% | 5 | 37,400 miles | 9.2 |
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85% | 4 | 29,500 miles | 8.5 |
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68% | 4 | 30,002 miles | 8 |
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 Vauxhall Astra VXR
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Vauxhall Astra VXR driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 235/35 R19, 225/40 R18 and 245/35 R20 - 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 Continental SportContact 7, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Vauxhall Astra VXR reviews |
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
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9.7 | 235/35 R19, 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.5 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
Winter tyres
No Vauxhall Astra VXR driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Vauxhall Astra VXR reviews |
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9.8 | 235/35 R19, 245/35 R20 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
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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
All Season tyres
No Vauxhall Astra VXR driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Vauxhall Astra VXR reviews |
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.6 | 235/35 R19, 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.5 | 235/35 R19, 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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9.5 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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9.5 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
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 Vauxhall Astra VXR
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 24 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
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| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta Replaced by Vredestein Ultrac Pro | Summer | 92% | 5 | 37,400 miles |
| Michelin Pilot Super Sport Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 | Summer | 85% | 4 | 29,500 miles |
| Maxxis MA Z1 Victra | Summer | 68% | 4 | 30,002 miles |
| Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Replaced by Vredestein Ultrac Pro | Summer | 94% | 2 | 7,000 miles |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 | Summer | 84% | 2 | 7,400 miles |
| Continental ContiSportContact 5 P Replaced by Continental SportContact 7 | Summer | 83% | 2 | 26,000 miles |
Tyre sizes Vauxhall Astra VXR 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.
Vauxhall Astra VXR variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What Vauxhall Astra VXR drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Love these tyres so much I have put them on my other car too. You won't be disappointed.
Also found that they caused body roll, my previous tyres were much stiffer sidewall (Michelin are XL tyres). The body roll meant I never had confidence in these tyres that I had in previous tyres. Never lost grip on a corner, probably because they never felt like I could really push them.
Road noise was good, had the tyres on for 5,000 miles and weren't 1/4 warn, so life seems good. Didn't notice any MPG change.
For the money I paid, these were a huge dissapointment. I'd of been better off getting something with a stiffer sidewall.
Auparavant, la voiture récemment achetée avait été équipée de quatre pneus pas chers et avaient des niveaux de bande de roulement généreux. Pourquoi les gens lésinent sur le composant principal qui tient votre véhicule sur la route c'est incompréhensible moi. Pour moi acheter ces pneus pour une voiture et encore moins en équiper une voiture de performance devrait se traduire par le port obligatoire d'un bandeau marqué kamikaze et un homme portant un chapeau haut de forme agitant un drapeau rouge à l'avant de la voiture. La direction avec les pneus pas chers ne répondait pas avec très peu de ressentis, même en mode sport. L'extrémité arrière avait glissé à trois reprises pendant la conduite à des vitesses raisonnables résultant dans la mise en route de l'électronique pour ramener presque à l'arrêt la voiture avec un conducteur rouge de honte. Difficile accélération sur le mouillé avec les lumières du tableau qui clignotent et des secousses à l'arrière.
Premières réflexions sur le Continental SP6. Exceptionnel! Transforme complètement la voiture. Le bruit de la route est acceptable, vous l'entendez, mais il n'est pas envahissant, je veux dire allez, c'est une voiture pas un aéroglisseur. Pour les sensations de direction, je dirais une amélioration de 200%, les ajustements à toutes les vitesses sont positifs et fiables. L'accélération puissante depuis l'arrêt sur le mouillé est exceptionnelle, pas de scintillement des lumières de contrôle de la traction ni d'impression d'être collé fermement au tarmac. On peut aller à la rupture avec confiance et la capacité de virage est tout simplement une amélioration fantastique avec la voiture dorénavant capable de gérer de fortes accélérations comme une voiture 4x4 doit le faire. Il est important de se rappeler que c'est une grande berline familiale puissante lourde et non un petit bolide, mais en montant ces pneus je savais que ce serait une amélioration qui permet à cette voiture de libérer une bonne puissance réelle sur le tarmac.
En bref, j'ai une nouvelle voiture. Après avoir pesé les avantages et les inconvénients j'ai opté pour ces pneus d'été en prenant le pari d'un hiver relativement doux. Oui, je l'ai lu tout le battage médiatique pour l'hiver et les toutes saisons. J'ai une expérience de première main en ayant passé quelque temps au Canada à conduire avec des pneus d'hiver, ils sont formidables. Mais après avoir conduit pendant quelque 27 années au Royaume-Uni dans des conditions très extrêmes avec des pneus d'été, je prends l'option de rester avec des pneus d'été et en ajustant simplement ma conduite en fonction des conditions. Simple. Je vais donner à ces Continental quelques mois et faire un rapport sur le temps froid, la neige et la glace avec bien sûr quelques commentaires par temps sec. J'espère que cela sera une aide pour tous les lecteurs.
PS : messieurs dames on en a toujours pour l'argent qu'on investit
Wet grip excellent, dry grip also excellent. Had them on for three months now and no noticeable wear or deteriation the the grip in all conditions.
For the cost I would recommend these for the Astra j vxr.
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