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Bridgestone Potenza RE030

Ultra High Performance Summer

The Bridgestone Potenza RE030 is a Ultra High Performance Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

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Owners say 63% from 8 owner reviews 13% would buy again Read the reviews
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Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated August 2020.

  • 8owner reviews
  • 231,800miles driven
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Tire Reviews Score

Bridgestone Potenza RE030

6.7/10

From owner reviews only: no measured test results yet.

  • Limited Confidence
  • 8 owner reviews

How this score is built

Better than Weight
Independent testsNo measured test results yet – 0%
Owner reviews8 owner reviews · rated 63% 32% 35%
Typical tireWhere every score starts before its own data counts – 65%
Combined 39% 6.7

A fixed curve turns the combined figure into the 0 to 10 score, so roughly the top 10% of a group score 9 or more.

Confidence

  1. Limited
  2. Medium
  3. High

Owner reviews decide 35% of this score. The other 65% is the typical starting point, and it shrinks as more reviews arrive.

Scored on owner reviews alone, a tire is High once the reviews decide 90% or more, and Medium from 70%. Anything less is Limited: expect the number to move as reviews arrive.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How comfortable and quiet are the Bridgestone Potenza RE030?
Owners rate the Bridgestone Potenza RE030 5.3 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 8 reviews.
How well do the Bridgestone Potenza RE030 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Bridgestone Potenza RE030 9.1 out of 10 for wear across 8 reviews. 8 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 32,500 miles.
Would owners buy the Bridgestone Potenza RE030 again?
13% of owners say they would buy the Bridgestone Potenza RE030 again, based on the 8 owner reviews that answered the question. 0% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
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Bridgestone Potenza RE030 Owner Reviews

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What owners say

Across 8 owner ratings the Bridgestone Potenza RE030 averages 63%. Owners rate Wear highest at 9.1 out of 10 and Comfort lowest at 5.3. 8 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 25% of owners score it 70% or better.

Owner ratings averaged from 8 ratings

  • Owner score 63%
  • Wear 91%
  • Dry Grip 81%
  • Road Feedback 63%
  • Handling 59%
  • Wet Grip 58%
  • Comfort 53%

Featured reviews

Most helpful 64%

“Those are original, lasted 4 years and could be used longer but I did not like the way they made the car drive. they where hard, made the steering very hard job without improving the feeling which made long distance...”

  • Suzuki Swift 1.5
  • 30,000 miles
Read full review → 728 found this helpful
Most critical 66%

“These were fitted to my Honda Jazz 1.4 Sport when the car was brand new. The level of wear is excellent, reaching 35,000 miles on the front and 37500 on the rears hitting the 3mm mark. If it wasn't for my preference to...”

  • Honda
  • 37,500 miles
Read full review → 635 found this helpful
Longest term 66%

“These were fitted to my Honda Jazz 1.4 Sport when the car was brand new. The level of wear is excellent, reaching 35,000 miles on the front and 37500 on the rears hitting the 3mm mark. If it wasn't for my preference to...”

  • Honda
  • 37,500 miles
Read full review → 556 found this helpful

All 8 Bridgestone Potenza RE030 reviews

Score spread across 8 written reviews
51%
Member
Very noisy tires. Not good at wet. Dry grip is good. Hard tires and strong sidewall. Looking forward to change the tires thou.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 4
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 3
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 900
56%
Member
In the wet roads the esp didn't stop work..
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 5
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 673
51%
Member
Hard wearing, but also noisy on the road, making every ripple audible. Very grippy in the dry. Looking for better wet grip, and less road noise.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 6
  • Road Feedback 3
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 3
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 683

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64%
Member
Those are original, lasted 4 years and could be used longer but I did not like the way they made the car drive. they where hard, made the steering very hard job without improving the feeling which made long distance very tiring. Good road holding duo.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 4
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 4
Helpful 728
72%
Member
  • Honda Civic
  • 205/55 R16
  • 35,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
Stock Tires on my civic drove 57K kms front ones are off, rear ones still have 3-4mm. Dry grip is good, not excellent, good, wet grip is kind of poor.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 6
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 4
Helpful 604
66%
Member
  • Honda
  • 225/45 R17
  • 37,500 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
These were fitted to my Honda Jazz 1.4 Sport when the car was brand new. The level of wear is excellent, reaching 35,000 miles on the front and 37500 on the rears hitting the 3mm mark. If it wasn't for my preference to change tires at 3mm I think these would last up to 40,000miles. The grip in the dry is excellent and provides good feedback.

However the Potenzas generate a lot of road noise and the wet grip is limited with little feel through the steering and some understeer.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 3
  • Buy again 5
Helpful 635
66%
Member
  • Honda
  • 225/45 R17
  • 37,500 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
These were fitted to my Honda Jazz 1.4 Sport when the car was brand new. The level of wear is excellent, reaching 35,000 miles on the front and 37500 on the rears hitting the 3mm mark. If it wasn't for my preference to change tires at 3mm I think these would last up to 40,000miles. The grip in the dry is excellent and provides good feedback.

However the Potenzas generate a lot of road noise and the wet grip is limited with little feel through the steering and some understeer.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 3
  • Buy again 5
Helpful 556
87%
Member
Actually a review for the factory fitted RE030 that came on my Lexus IS220d-SE from new. Just changed all 4 after 19,800 spirited miles. Fronts had about 1.5mm above wear bar, rears actually had about 4mm left (OK to sell as part-worn!) Fronts exhibited some outer edge 'tearing' and shoulder rounding. Rears have probably been saved by the traction control? Lexus state 3 pressure ranges for tires and I've used the lowest generally (the dealer recommends the middle or higher to save wear), to give good wet weather grip and smooth ride on some appalling local roads. Overall very pleased. Replaced with Toyo Proxes T1-R and will report separately. Changed all 4 otherwise I'd end up replacing the rears even closer to handing my lease car back when changed next March. Thought I'd get my money's worth!
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 594
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