255/45 R20 Tires

The following tires have been reviewed in 255/45 R20.

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Yokohama Advan Sport EV V108 (2) 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P (20) 87% 92% 81% 89% 89% 90%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S (142) 93% 88% 85% 86% 80% 85%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 (10) 87% 84% 85% 78% 80% 86%
Bridgestone Turanza 6 (37) 92% 92% 86% 85% 70% 83%
Continental WinterContact TS 870 (18) 88% 93% 73% 82% 85% 86%
Michelin Latitude Sport 3 (35) 88% 85% 84% 81% 83% 73%
Giti GitiSport S1 SUV (3) 87% 83% 77% 83% 80% 87%
Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S (9) 84% 84% 75% 85% 71% 86%
Falken Azenis FK510 (147) 88% 88% 82% 82% 72% 77%
Michelin Pilot Sport AS 3 Plus (5) 83% 87% 77% 80% 77% 73%
Pirelli Scorpion (3) 85% 70% 70% 70% 100% 95%
Vredestein Quatrac Pro (42) 88% 89% 85% 79% 78% 91%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV (26) 92% 88% 84% 85% 69% 69%
Kumho Crugen HP91 (19) 89% 86% 80% 81% 69% 80%
Continental UltraContact UC6 (50) 86% 82% 73% 75% 79% 83%
Giti GitiSportS2 (16) 82% 74% 75% 77% 84% 83%
Michelin CrossClimate SUV (20) 86% 86% 76% 74% 75% 80%
Continental Sport Contact 6 (91) 90% 86% 81% 82% 53% 77%
Michelin Latitude Sport (11) 86% 82% 78% 82% 61% 76%
Accelera Iota ST68 (18) 84% 78% 69% 69% 77% 74%
Falken FK510 SUV (9) 83% 84% 66% 82% 66% 73%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (91) 79% 86% 76% 73% 61% 75%
Goodyear Eagle Sport All Season (17) 89% 84% 73% 77% 75% 68%
Avon ZX7 (44) 83% 81% 75% 74% 56% 77%
Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV (35) 84% 80% 77% 81% 55% 71%
Pirelli Scorpion Zero Asimmetrico (12) 80% 67% 64% 73% 68% 75%
Kinforest KF550 UHP (21) 74% 65% 70% 69% 67% 70%
Accelera Iota (37) 80% 66% 65% 65% 70% 66%
Pirelli Scorpion MS (1) 70% 50% 80% 80% 90% 90%
Pirelli Scorpion Verde (61) 77% 68% 68% 68% 59% 71%
Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport (84) 79% 66% 67% 62% 69% 62%
Continental ContiCrossContact LX (23) 82% 68% 68% 64% 59% 70%
Hifly HP801 (11) 74% 56% 62% 65% 66% 62%
Michelin Pilot Sport EV (9) 77% 50% 72% 76% 57% 72%
Continental ControlContact Sport SRS Plus (10) 84% 74% 64% 63% 70% 55%
Pace ALVENTI Pace (17) 69% 68% 59% 44% 59% 71%
Yokohama Parada Spec X PA02 (1) 70% 50% 60% 50% 90% 80%
Continental EcoContact 6 (127) 74% 57% 58% 59% 52% 70%
Continental Cross Contact LX Sport (20) 78% 65% 61% 58% 34% 76%
Continental CrossContact LX Sport (12) 78% 70% 55% 63% 45% 75%

255/45 20 Tire Review Highlights

Pirelli Scorpion MS rated 10% while driving a Hyundai Santa Fe
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 average miles
Like myself, There are multiple online reviews or concerns about these tires. Multiple people have expressed vibration that resolved once all tires were changed. Other cases where two more tires were faulty in the same set. Some hyundai service centers are likely aware of this issue by now.
tire reviewed on 2025-07-23 10:43:53
Kumho Crugen HP91 rated 96% while driving a Audi Q5
Driving on a combination of roads for 43000 average miles
These were the tires that were fitted with my new Audi 2018 Q5 by the dealer. I have driven them for 70.000km over 8 years without a problem, in a mix of city and highway (in Belgium where it rains a lot). I have also driven them in winter conditions and a bit of offroad. I have never had any problems, so I have to say they performed well for my application until their end of life.
tire reviewed on 2025-07-20 03:25:35
Continental EcoContact 6 rated 59% while driving a Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Auto
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 spirited miles
Came on used wheels as MGT (Maserati spec). They only have B rated wet grip opposed to the Aftermarket ones with A, yet they feel safer to drive. As a Eco-oriented Tire they have a tendency to heavy understeer in the Wet but only if you really push them. Dry Performance is alright, road feedback is numb. Once you found the steering angle you didt nedd a lot of correction throughout the corner. When doing slight turns the tire always wanted to straighten up, especially when doing lane changes.
Aquaplaning performance seemed quite good even with just around 4 mm left.
Honestly I was positively surprised as my father had the EcoContact 5's as Oem Tires and they were horrible in the Wet.
All in all a Ok tire for very defensive/relaxed drivers but not for people who want to have reserves in Wet and bad weather.
tire reviewed on 2025-05-06 09:59:41
Yokohama Advan Sport EV V108 rated 100% while driving a Mercedes Benz GLC250D
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
fantastic tire, so smooth and quiet
tire reviewed on 2025-03-27 08:13:28
Pirelli Scorpion Verde rated 44% while driving a Audi Q5
Driving on a combination of roads for 9000 average miles
I’ve driven two full sets of Pirelli Scorpion Verde 255/45 R20 AO on my Audi Q5 (FY) since June 2024.

The first set came with the car and was immediately out of round, causing noticeable vibration. Hunter Road Force testing confirmed the tires could not be corrected.

I then purchased a new, identical set, hoping to fix the problem – but only two out of four tires were matchable. The others also had excessive radial force variation (RFV). The car continued to suffer from vibration issues, despite proper installation and balancing.

After more than four months, Pirelli now offered a credit for just two tires – despite my experience with two complete sets. For a premium product with AO OEM approval, this is very disappointing.

I will not buy this tire again.
tire reviewed on 2025-03-27 06:20:55
Michelin Latitude Sport 3 rated 79% while driving a Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Auto
Driving on mostly motorways for 41000 average miles
The Michelin Latitue Sport 3 is well suited to my heavy SUV, the tires are mostly quiet being only niosey on poor worn out road surfaces. The rolling resistance is very good and suit the car well. This is the original set of tires on the car having covered 41000 miles in 6 years and still have at least 4mm of tread left but if I have a complaint it is that I will have to change the tires before its upcoming MOT as the tires are showing signs of cracking where the side wall meets the tread.
tire reviewed on 2025-03-03 07:03:59
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P rated 42% while driving a Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.9T V6 Quadrifoglio
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
Using these for second season for about 3-4 months in winter only. DOT 2023 . First season I didn't had chance to drive in real winter snow/ice conditions. Overall these handle fine in dry and wet. Yesterday we had a lot of snow, ice and water and I can only say .........if you want to live don't ever buy this tire and use it in winter conditions !!!! Absolutely horrible traction, braking and handling in winter conditions. I was very lucky I survived yesterday. The tires feels very hard after just around 3-4K km and absolutely useless in snow and ice. I never had such bad experience with any premium tire in my driver life which is around 30 years. The pressure is at factory recommendations and the tires were kept in closed excellent conditions when not driven. I don't know what exactly did the guys at Continental but I guess the rubber compound is terribly mistaken at the factory. Hard as hell . Before I bought them I looked to all the tests from everywhere and this awful tire was always in the top 3 in the tests ???? I will never buy whatever from Continental in my life again !!!
tire reviewed on 2025-02-18 07:43:26
Continental Cross Contact LX Sport rated 43% while driving a Volvo XC60
Driving on mostly town for 18000 average miles
These tires came stock on my 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge -- and, at 18000 miles, I'm now shopping for new tires because the Continentals are close to EOL. I'm a pretty boring driver (I drive a Volvo), and the mileage on the car is probably 40% highway and 60% "around town." The tires are supposed to be warranted for 65,000 miles, and they've lasted less than 1/3 of that. I've never had tires that fell short of their rated mileage -- yet these have fallen FAR short. I did not purchase these tires (they came stock), but I will never purchase Continentals after this experience.
tire reviewed on 2024-11-24 00:42:42
Accelera Iota ST68 rated 50% while driving a Audi Q5
Driving on for 0 miles
Like what others have said these tires cause some odd vibrations at 60+ I’ve even had them road force balanced which helped a bit but due to the high road force you can still feel it.

Would not recommend them.
tire reviewed on 2024-09-08 12:48:57
Michelin Latitude Sport 3 rated 93% while driving a BMW X4 20d X drive
Driving on mostly motorways for 20000 average miles
We bought these based on the recommendations of our regular shop. Incredible units for the wet weather and no slouch on dry pavements as well. Just got the 2nd set after 3 years.
tire reviewed on 2024-08-17 22:48:10
Continental ControlContact Sport SRS Plus rated 68% while driving a Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Auto
Driving on mostly town for 1000 average miles
I replaced the factory Continental Cross Contact Sports with these. I have to say they are good and bad. Steering response, wet traction and highway performance is good. However, they are much louder then the stock tires, ride firmer with noticeable harshness over uneven roads. There is also and odd hollow sound constantly while being a bit buzzy through the steering wheel.

I may return them for the OEM even though they were not the best in snow.
tire reviewed on 2024-07-19 10:40:34
Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport rated 93% while driving a Audi 1.8T Quattro
Driving on mostly town for 12000 average miles
currently using Bridgestone Dueler H/P sport 255/45/r20 (OEM Speedline bbs J8.5/20'') for Audi Q5 (FY) - and they are one of the most comfortable that I've tried on these 20' alloys. they feel quite "heavy/or more glued" to the road and this is why fuel economy sux. but I can compare these tires to those from my Audi A5 that got almost the same OEM Speedline bbs J9.0 bur r19'.. so after switching wheels into 235/45/r19 Michelin - omg different world. when I install wheels from A5 (Michelin) I can feel every part of the road, Bridgestone compared to them are quite comfortable (what I expect from SUV)
tire reviewed on 2024-05-17 03:24:46
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