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Best Tyres for the Vauxhall Monaro

Vauxhall Monaro drivers have left 5 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 30,200 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 Monaro variants, listed further down.

  • 5owner reviews
  • 30,200 milescovered on them
  • 3different tyres rated
  • 69%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 1 reviews 235/40 R18 To scale, mm
Ø 645 235 94 18" 94 All 235/40 R18 data →

The quick answer

Season Owners' pick Owner rating Our category test
Summer Falken FK452 7.8 Current version: Falken Azenis FK520 77% from 3 reviews Best Summer Tyres

Highest weighted owner score from Vauxhall Monaro drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.

The best rated tyres for the Vauxhall Monaro

Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Vauxhall Monaro 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 Monaro is the Falken FK452 - 77% from 3 owner reviews across 28,700 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Falken Azenis FK520.

# Tyre Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed TR Score
1 Falken FK452 Replaced by Falken Azenis FK520 77% 3 28,700 miles 7.8

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 Monaro

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Vauxhall Monaro driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 235/40 R18 - 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 Vauxhall Monaro reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental SportContact 7 9.7 All your sizes 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 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →

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

Winter tyres

No Vauxhall Monaro 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 Monaro reviews
1 Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 9.8 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Nokian Snowproof 3P 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 Monaro 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 Vauxhall Monaro reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin CrossClimate 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 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

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 Monaro

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 2 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

Tyre Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Falken FK452 Replaced by Falken Azenis FK520 Summer 77% 3 28,700 miles

Tyre sizes Vauxhall Monaro 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.

235/40 R18 1 reviews 225/45 R17 1 reviews

Vauxhall Monaro variants, reviewed separately

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

What Vauxhall Monaro drivers say

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

29%
Rockstone Radial F105 225-45-17- Vauxhall monaro 500 miles April 23, 2013
Had to buy these tyres in an emergency as a result of a blow out and only having a foam fix kit that would not do the job.
There's are budget tyres good for going on your gran's car who never goes over 30mph or drives in the wet.
Now for me they did offer some surprising grip off the line for my Vauxhall monaro but I did not have the bottle to push them in the corners but for the wet, OMG!!!! With or with out the traction control on they was like having wooden wheels on ice. These tyres are now off my car having done less than 500 mile (so if you want to buy them they are on eBay)
In short if you drive slow and careful all the time and price is the biggest factor for you there will probably make you happy. If you drive like you stole the car you will not be happy.
70%
Falken FK452 245-35-19- Vauxhall Monaro VXR 8,000 miles March 21, 2012
Got these on my Monaro VXR . They wear evenly and grip really well in the dry. Seem to ride on top of the water in the wet even at legal speed limits.I've done 8000 miles with these on and theres still around 4mm left so i'm very happy with them. They are very reasonably priced and dont feel as bad about smoking them now and again on the tarmac as I would with the price of their competitors
80%
Falken FK452 245-35-19-W Vauxhall Monaro VXR 20,000 miles February 1, 2011
First set of tyres on this car and was very impressed. Got 20000 miles out of the rears and fronts still have a bit more left in them. Had one huge fishtail experience at very low speeds on a muddy/wet road when the tyres were new and from then on drove gingerly in the rain. Never did trust them in the wet. Dry grip cannot be faulted for a tyre of this price. Always felt very planted during summer driving. Always gripped good even on hard take offs. Aqua planing does seriously destable the car even at low speeds. Probably buy them again but gonna try a different set next time.
83%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT 235-40-18-W Vauxhall Monaro VXR 1,000 miles July 22, 2010
Brilliant. Admittedly I only have these on the rear at the moment so when it comes to 'grip' it's all about how low down the loud pedal is.

Good tyre though - looks good and has rim protection - always a must!
82%
Falken FK452 245-35-19-W Vauxhall Monaro VXR 700 miles July 31, 2007
Only can compare to the relatively worn P-Zero's that were on before, but so far a thumbs up. Had them on the rears for around 700 miles. A much more progressive break-away in the wet and dry and now able to use WOT in the wet in 2nd with no wheel spin in a straight line. Going to get them on the fronts next.

One negative, experienced an cyclical motion on a gentle uphill curve at ~110 leptons. I put it down to overly tall treadblocks moving around as the tyre is new rather than soft sidewalls as it is gradually reducing and now pretty much gone.

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