The Barum Bravuris 2 is widely liked for value, dry and wet grip, quiet running and ride comfort, with 89 of 116 reviews positive overall. Grip and refinement attract substantially more praise than criticism, while steering feedback is evenly divided. Tread-life opinions are less settled, with favorable comments outnumbering complaints but around one in six reviews raising wear concerns. Almost all accounts lack a stage of use, with only one mid-life review and none at end-of-life, so a dependable lifespan or grip-retention pattern is not established. Repeat owners give differing accounts rather than a common ageing trend.
What owners mention most counted across 116 reviews
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Owner ratings averaged from 127 ratings
Owner score78%
Dry Grip85%
Comfort80%
Road Feedback79%
Wet Grip78%
Wear75%
Handling71%
Barum Bravuris 2 Reviews - Page 2
Score spread across 116 written reviews
miles
Review stage
53%
Member
Mitsubishi
195/60 R15
30,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Average
good tires only on dry surfaces. tread very quickly wear off especially the sides, the drama begins when it starts raining, it's hard to move without breaking the grip, for a few minutes before rain washed mud from the road, the grip and tractione drops dramatically on wet! but they are relatively predictable. Snow - the complete mistake on the snow! ABS pumps and the car goes where he wants, but it is a very good tire compared to the worst budget tire I've ever had - MOHAWK !!!
"MOHAWK- if you hate your mother in law, or wish someone's death only mohawk !!"
These Bravuris 2 rear tires replaced the death trap 'Sunny' ones that came on the car when i bought it 3 years old. They are superb, I noticed the difference as soonas they were on....in that the car went straight rather than sideways. They grip very well and I have although not often cornered at 25mph without the slightest loss of grip and with normal sensible driving they have done 6000 miles and look brand new.
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Put a set on my 2010 Ford Fusion. After 22,000 miles, the front are completely worn out. No I have not rotated them like I should have. Back still have about half the tread left. Front tires lose traction now when roads are wet. Time to get new tires but probably won't get these again due to the fast tread wear. These tires were good for about 20,000 miles, but that is all. I'm not an aggressive driver, I'm a grandpa and drive like a grandpa. About 50/50 highway and city miles.
Excellent value tires. The Continental R&D shines through, at a fraction of the cost. Great grip and feedback in dry and wet conditions. So much better than the ?Hankook Ventus supplied with the car. I had 2 tires for £110. Couldn't be more pleased with them. Decided to try Vredesteins this time as quite a bit cheaper than Barum's. Just because some people haven't heard of Barum, do not be a badge snob and overlook them!
I dont drive my car hard but I would have thought two tires would have lasted longer than 1500 miles just been informed I need another set or rear tires completely surprised by this as I dont do that many miles.
I bought these after much research and found them excellent. Think they are part of one of the higher end tire companies. Continental maybe? I had all four tires changed and 30k+ miles, I'm just changing the two front tires. I'm gutted because it was a desperate change and did not have the time to find a place to get more of the Bravuris 2's. These were used on a Mercedes A Class and gave fantastic grip and handling for a car that is shaped like a brick. Noise levels were not too bad and my two rear tires are still showing most of their tread so won't be replacing any time soon. I went for the XL version due to loading the car up for trips away and doing long milage at times. Bought my tires from Tiretraders.com and were fitted through National tires for £30 a tire cheaper than what National were selling them for themselves.
Great value for money. While they lasted, they were very good on both dry and wet roads. They are sturdy and can handle bumps well without compromising too much comfort. The only real annoyance is the wear. I went through a brand new set of these tires in a bit less than 2 seasons (I bought them in April 2013 and by September 2014, two of the tires were completely worn with no pattern left at all, and 2 had a pattern of about 4.5mm). Not completely sure wether the extreme wear on 2 of the tires is more related to my ride than the tires themselves, but I still expected them to at least make it through 2 full seasons (I live in Estonia, so December-March I use winter tires).
Replaced the standard BMW run flats for these tires on my 2005 525d.
They give excellent grip and always feel planted on the limit in both the wet and dry and I would say are close in terms of performance to the equivalent high spec Pirellis on a friends BMW.
The rears lasted 20,000 miles and the fronts lasted 33,000 which is almost unbelievable considering the way I drive. The fronts may have reached the 40,000 mark had the tracking not gone out and the outside shoulder worn away early.
The only downside is the noise on motorways which is a lot higher than those rock hard run flats, however the performance gain far out-weighs the noise.
Excellent tire and in my eyes undoubtedly the best value for money tire on the market, hence why I have had the same fitted.
Tires were absolutely flawless in the beginning, very low road noise, the grip in the wet was incredible, felt very safe with these tires all round. I put the tires on the limit on many occasions and they just bite down on the road!! For such a good tire they are very reasonable price too!! Only downside is I have a slightly heavy right foot and have worn the tires down fairly quickly (my fault I know!). Once the tires have lower tread, the road noise increased and the grip is quite poor now. Having said that, you can take that as a sign to replace the tires way before they are beyond the legal limit.
All in all, if you are an aggressive driver, these are probably not for you, in Barum's defence, they were never advertised as performance tires.
I would definatly recommend these tires to 95% of people on the road!! they are great tires!!
Fitted Bravuris 2 to my Lexus nearly two tears ago. Excellent wear and performance was equal to the premium tires I removed. Just fitted a set of Bravuris 3 tire to each of my Subaru Outback 3.0 and Legacy 3.0r - they are quiet, sure footed in the dry and wet. Highly recommended for the price.
