This tyre is excellent. The reviews are true, it really does perform like a premium tyre for a budget price. Fantastic grip in the dry, fantastic grip in the wet, excellent grip with very spirited cornering on twisty mountain roads during the southern European summer. The only negative, as per comments in many reviews, is that it wears relatively quickly however, in my country the tyre is 4-5x cheaper than the equivalent Michelin, Pirelli or Continental so it makes absolutely no sense to even look at those, they last twice as long but cost four times as much, there's no scenario in which they make sense to buy over this. Highly recommended.
Best Tyres for the Volvo S80 D5
Volvo S80 D5 drivers have left 27 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 382,908 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 27owner reviews
- 382,908 milescovered on them
- 24different tyres rated
- 72%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Volvo S80 D5
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Volvo S80 D5 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, 225/50 R17, 225/45 R18 and 245/40 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.
Winter tyres
No Volvo S80 D5 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 | Volvo S80 D5 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
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9.8 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 225/45 R18, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | 225/50 R17, 225/45 R18, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 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
Summer tyres
No Volvo S80 D5 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.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Volvo S80 D5 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | 225/45 R18, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | 1 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No Volvo S80 D5 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 | Volvo S80 D5 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport
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9.6 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 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, 225/50 R17, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17 | 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 Volvo S80 D5
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 21 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirelli PZero Rosso | Summer | 68% | 2 | 35,000 miles |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance Replaced by Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 | Summer | 56% | 2 | 1,500 miles |
| Pirelli P6000 | Summer | 48% | 2 | 15,050 miles |
Tyre sizes Volvo S80 D5 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.
What Volvo S80 D5 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Comfort and Quiet sporttyre with good feedback. Biggest minus is weak driving distance, ~18tkm and gone.
Very nice tyre. Would buy it again just because of how it looks... It is very comfortable tyre with good feedback. Both on dry and wet it is really good. Aquaplaning is great. On wet they are much better that pirelli pZero but just a hint less god than Pireli PZ4. Feedback was better on PZ4 but PZ4 had far worse wear. Wear on Michelins in negligible (6mm) after 20 000km. So MICHELIN PS5 i would describe as best looking tyre made for touring with such upgrades it can take anything and still manage ok feedback with great millage. If you want to have a bit more fun i would recommend Pirelli PZ4 or PZ5 now or Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymetric 6 . For my comfort car and grip without taking it to much to limit Michelin PS5 is best.
Couldn't get hold of Falken tyres, so opted for these as they were rated high for wet grip and fuel efficiency. They are OK, feel a little soft, pretty good in the wet, but at speed they are awful. I have a Volvo S80 D5 (twin turbo), I can always drive with one hand on the steering wheel at speed on the motorway, but with these tyres no chance. The car tries to break away when cornering at speed, the tyres have a sliding feel and although I can manage speed with these, they keep you on your toes and keep both of your hands firmly on the the steering wheel. It almost feels as if you are fighting with an invisible force. I would not recommend these and I can't wait until they wear out.
It's a tyre without "surprise" behavior and well balanced perfomance on our volvo S80 D5 aut.
amazing tyres on a volvo s80 d5 2005 driven sensibly. never stuck in the snow at all and very reassuring to have on all four corners of the car with the kids on board. buy these tyres - you will not be disappointed.
As with previous generations of the WR these have been excellent for winter grip especially in rain but one major issue has really spoiled them overall. Now nearing the end of a second winter the edges of the tread on both front tyres are simply disintegrating and falling of in large chunks so clearly something is wrong with the design and they still have 6mm all over after only 12000m. Unlikely to buy these again and will either look at their Weatherproof offering next or even Michelin's Crossclimate.
Iv got these on all four corners of my volvo s80 replacing dunlop sport maxx1.
Generally, they're good tyres but the noise is unbearable sometimes. Especially on a dry motorway. It almost sounds like the windows are open.
Generally, they're good tyres but the noise is unbearable sometimes. Especially on a dry motorway. It almost sounds like the windows are open.
I bought the set of them last year March. The front ones are already worn out. I was worrying that its something wrong with my car but it turns out two of my work mates have the same tyres and identical problem with the front ones.
Next time I'd rather pay more and buy something more decent and reliable.
Next time I'd rather pay more and buy something more decent and reliable.
Bought these to replace Cooper CS6s which I had also used on previous cars [Volvo S80; Saab 95]but found them to be rather harsh ride. The CrossClimates have transformed this. Only fitted 8 weeks ago so unable to comment on wear. Handling in dry and wet very good. Not tried in snow. Handling very controlled towing 1300kg caravan.
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