dry grip of the tyre is good but not spectacular.
wet grip is very good and still gives some feedback.
Braking grip is good in dry and wet.
with 35 000km the tyres lost about 3mm, that is mostly highway driving but also about 5000 to 7500 km of harddriving twisting roads and long topspeed runs of 240 km/h.
For relaxed driving on the nordschleife they overheated quite fast but are still useable.
Best Tyres for the Volvo V70 T5
Volvo V70 T5 drivers have left 13 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 107,100 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 13owner reviews
- 107,100 milescovered on them
- 11different tyres rated
- 70%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Volvo V70 T5
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Volvo V70 T5 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 and 205/50 R16 - 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
No Volvo V70 T5 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 V70 T5 reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Hankook Ventus Evo
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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 Volvo V70 T5 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 V70 T5 reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | 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 Volvo V70 T5 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 | Volvo V70 T5 reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Nokian Snowproof 3P
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
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9.3 | All your sizes | 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.
Every tyre reviewed on the Volvo V70 T5
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 9 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 | 76% | 2 | 12,000 miles |
| Runway ENDURO 916 Plus | Summer | 43% | 2 | 10,800 miles |
Tyre sizes Volvo V70 T5 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 V70 T5 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Great tyres, a lot of comfort, quiet, excellent grip in dry. Good value for money: just bought my second 4 tyres.
Fitted PXT1R toyo on my 97 volvo v70 t5 and all i can say is that the tyres are ok but far to soft in the sidewall but my be ok on small cars but not on the v70 sized cars.If you push my car on a hard turn it feels like the tyres are flat and are going to come off the rims even when im running them at 40psi
Initially these were very good: grip in the wet and dry was good. They are quiet.
However after just 9000 miles, the tread is down to 3mm, and on the wet autobahn in the slow lane (which in Germany collects lots of water), the grip was poor (wheel spin on accelerating getting onto the motorway at relatively low speeds) and risk of aquaplaning with not enough water dispersal when tread thickness is low. Dry grip when the tread is low is still very good, but some tendency also to get wheelspin on hard accelration which never happened when the tyres had more tread.
So initially very pleased, and now disppointed that they have worn out so quickly and will need replacement so soon.
However after just 9000 miles, the tread is down to 3mm, and on the wet autobahn in the slow lane (which in Germany collects lots of water), the grip was poor (wheel spin on accelerating getting onto the motorway at relatively low speeds) and risk of aquaplaning with not enough water dispersal when tread thickness is low. Dry grip when the tread is low is still very good, but some tendency also to get wheelspin on hard accelration which never happened when the tyres had more tread.
So initially very pleased, and now disppointed that they have worn out so quickly and will need replacement so soon.
Fitted a pair of these tyres at the front replacing Bravuris 2. Not felt any real differance to the car. Have used High Brand and Mid Brand and can find little real differance - except price. Can't comment on wear - only 1000 miles in but got 15000mile from B2, will be happy with that from these V70's are heavy on tyres. Will happily but again.
That said would not put them on my AWD R it runs Eagle F1 or Conti.
That said would not put them on my AWD R it runs Eagle F1 or Conti.
Don't over inflate the sunew tyre and it won't crack, they are a summer tyres and have a very hard compound which is perfect for hot tarmac roads and that means very poor handling in the wet on cold tarmac NOT ROCKIT SCIENCE,have these on my CHIPPED T5 306BHP work fine for me ( ex police driver class 1 )remember made for a very hot climate "CHINA" so slow down on a wet road they dont work well in the cold but will out perform most other tyres on hot tarmac more expensive tyres tends to be duel compound a mixture of hard and soft rubber' nylon' neoprene'so they are all weather types in effect giving all round performance but don't last as long, i use these tyres because the volvo is very heavy and they last a lot longer being hard compound
Good quiet tyre, which doesn't tramline or squiggle on uneven British country roads whose surfaces are getting worse every year.
Only concern is the speed of wear.
Only concern is the speed of wear.
Bought a pair for the front in the second snow Jan 2013, traveled from Horsforth, Leeds to Pudsey asda, back down through Carverly then on to Harrogate to visit my son, got home 2.30 AM no trouble at all, even the steep hill in Bramhope, & ccokridge, uo Pool bank and airport no probs, front wheel drive only.
Absolutley fantastic.
Absolutley fantastic.
On the car when I bought it - Astonishing - Turanza ER300 on the rear and Enduro on the front .- Had seen the budget tyre choice on buying the car but obviously fitted after the decision to sell . Absolutely horrific road noise - sluggish road / cornering response .
Have suffered for 700 miles and will be changing immediately .
Have suffered for 700 miles and will be changing immediately .
Only had these for a few hundred miles but I drive hard and these tyres respons well! I can't fault the grip (yet) and they are much quieter than the (very worn) P7000 tyres that were on the car when I purchased it.
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