The Bridgestone Turanza T001 is a premium summer touring tire that prioritizes stable, confidence-inspiring handling and an easy, everyday driving feel. In real-world use it's often praised for strong dry-road grip and tidy steering response, and some drivers see impressive mileage. However, both owner feedback and independent testing point to noticeable variability: wet performance can be very good in some sizes and conditions, but many drivers report reduced confidence in colder, wetter weather. Wear and running refinement are also less predictable than you'd expect for a premium touring option.
The quick answer
Owners say67%from 109 owner reviews36% would buy againRead the reviews
Strengths & weaknessesWet, ValueDryRelative to its rivals across every test we hold
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 2026.
How good is the Bridgestone Turanza T001 in the wet?
Across the 1 wet-braking test it has featured in, the Bridgestone Turanza T001 stops 7.6% shorter than premium rivals, 9.6% shorter than mid-range rivals and 11.3% shorter than budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews wet score of 94/100, and owners rate it 7.1/10 in the wet from 109 reviews.
How good is the Bridgestone Turanza T001 in the dry?
Across the 1 dry-braking test it has featured in, the Bridgestone Turanza T001 stops 1.4% shorter than premium rivals, 4% shorter than mid-range rivals and level with budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews dry score of 49/100, and owners rate it 8/10 in the dry from 109 reviews.
How fuel efficient is the Bridgestone Turanza T001?
Across the 1 test measuring rolling resistance, the Bridgestone Turanza T001's rolling resistance is 12.7% higher than premium rivals, 0.9% higher than mid-range rivals and 9.5% higher than budget rivals.
How many miles does the Bridgestone Turanza T001 last?
Based on test and owner data, the Bridgestone Turanza T001 is expected to last around 28,499 miles (45,865 km).
What do owners say about the Bridgestone Turanza T001?
Across 109 owner ratings the Bridgestone Turanza T001 averages 67%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 8 out of 10 and Wear lowest at 6.3. 42 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 41% of owners score it 70% or better.
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What is the Bridgestone Turanza T001's EU tire label rating?
Across its range, the Bridgestone Turanza T001 most commonly carries EU label ratings of C for fuel efficiency, B for wet grip and 70 dB for noise.
How comfortable and quiet are the Bridgestone Turanza T001?
Owners rate the Bridgestone Turanza T001 7.2 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 83 reviews.
How well do the Bridgestone Turanza T001 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Bridgestone Turanza T001 6.3 out of 10 for wear across 83 reviews. 42 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 10,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Bridgestone Turanza T001 again?
36% of owners say they would buy the Bridgestone Turanza T001 again, based on the 101 owner reviews that answered the question. 11% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What do owners say about the Bridgestone Turanza T001's tread life?
Of the 80 owner reviews analyzed for the Bridgestone Turanza T001, 43 mention tread life: 21 praise it (long-lasting) and 22 criticise it (wears quickly). One owner wrote: "these tires need to be replaced already". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Bridgestone Turanza T001's wet grip?
Of the 80 owner reviews analyzed for the Bridgestone Turanza T001, 32 mention wet grip: 18 praise it (confident wet grip) and 14 criticise it (weak wet grip). One owner wrote: "Wet and Dry grips are excellent". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Bridgestone Turanza T001's dry grip?
Of the 80 owner reviews analyzed for the Bridgestone Turanza T001, 31 mention dry grip: 24 praise it (strong dry grip) and 7 criticise it (limited dry grip). One owner wrote: "On dry and wet roads the tires felt very safe". Read those reviews
What does the Bridgestone Turanza T001 replace?
The Bridgestone Turanza T001 is the successor to the Bridgestone Turanza ER300 in Bridgestone's range.
Questions and Answers for the Bridgestone Turanza T001
What is the difference between the Turanza T001 and the Turanza T001 MO apart from MO indicates the tire is approved by Mercedes I cant find any difference yet the… Show moreWhat is the difference between the Turanza T001 and the Turanza T001 MO apart from MO indicates the tire is approved by Mercedes I cant find any difference yet the MO version is cheaper than the standard T001.
Can the MO version be fitted to Toyota Verso? Show less
October 16, 2017
Without speaking directly to Bridgestone, I'm afraid it's impossible to know what changes were made for Mercedes OE approval. Mercedes generally ask for improvements in comfort over OE tires.
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Is Turanza T001 a run flat tire.
Also is it All Season or a summer tire. I am finding conflicting informations on the internet.
Regards Yasmin
November 24, 2016
The T001 is a summer tire available in runflat sizes. If runflat is important to you, we suggest looking at the Bridgestone DriveGuard.
Can you suggest a more comfy and quiet tire? 225/45/17 or would 225/50/17 be better, an increase of only 3% on circumference.
Regards
Mike.
October 16, 2016
Changing the tire size will have minimal effect, and you would have to notify your insurance company. Switching to an ultra comfortable tire such as the Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance will have a much larger effect on overall ride quality.
Drivers' experiences with the Bridgestone Turanza T001 are mixed: many report confident, stable dry-road handling and a generally comfortable, touring-focused feel, with some achieving very high mileage. However, a large share of owners complain about weak wet grip (especially in colder/wetter conditions), occasional aquaplaning/low confidence in rain, and a tendency toward higher noise or a firmer ride. Durability is inconsistent-some see excellent tread life, while many others report premature wear (often on the front axle) and would not repurchase.
What owners mention most counted across 80 reviews
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Owner ratings averaged from 109 ratings
Owner score67%
Dry Grip80%
Comfort72%
Wet Grip71%
Road Feedback70%
Handling68%
Wear63%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 47%
“These Bridgestones came fitted to a second hand BMW X1 in 225/50 R18 size, and after 2.5k miles I can honestly say they have nothing to recommend them. While they are OK if its warm and dry, they seem prone to...”
“Deathtrap. That's an apt word for these tires. They came as stock with a new Mazda 6 Tourer. It beggars belief that they would decide to put these useless pieces of rubber on their cars. Wheel spin when setting off and...”
“I installed these Bridgestone Turanza T001 tires after having used 4xBridgestones Ecopia EP001S before (see my other review). The T001s are much more solid and came with ~8mm tread, instead of the 6mm of the EP001S...”
These are very impressive tires, not one ABS moment always stopped with confidence.
They cornered and braked very well in wet or dry conditions, on narrow country roads with a mix of motorway 33000 miles in total not one dodgy experience .
I could probably knock a few more miles out of them
I drove them for three seasons and sold them along with the car. Overall, they performed well.
Pros: wear resistance.
Otherwise, average.
Cons: noise, even at moderate speeds.
Would I buy them again? Unlikely. But they did their job perfectly. And they're not that expensive compared to the competition.
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These Bridgestones came fitted to a second hand BMW X1 in 225/50 R18 size, and after 2.5k miles I can honestly say they have nothing to recommend them. While they are OK if its warm and dry, they seem prone to tramlining, and feel overly firm on uneven roads, plus once it becomes wet you lose confidence in the level of grip they have, even experienced some slight aquaplaning. Have now switched to 17" rims and Vredestein winter tires, and the car feels much more sure footed and comfortable to drive. So I will probably replace these tires with ones from another brand before changing back to the 18" rims next summer.
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After 30000 km and 7 years I changed the Turanza T001 because of the age. They where originally fitted at the new car and after that time had still 3 mm of profile left.
Summarised, my experience with the T001 where really good. On dry and wet roads the tires felt very safe, on swiss serpentines as well as driving with 200+ km/h on the german Autobahn. Just trying to take off fast on wet road can result in tire spin. On tarmac the noise was low, but not really comfortable.
The T001 is categorised as a touring tire and that's what you get. If you want to push it hard, buy a Potenza Sport or similar. For my the Turanza is a good tire for every day use.
I had these tires as OM at my Opel Zafira Tourer. They lasted (only) 20 000 miles, while my driving style is really easy going. So I´m not very satisfied with durability of these tires. Dry grip and feedback was good (could be better though). Tires were quite noisy and did not absorb much of bumby roads (in compare with my winter tires and now new allseason tires I fitted recently). Over all, I was expecting that such a tire brand as Bridgestone is, could had made way better tire than this one.
Just one thought. I have driven less than 25K, fitted brand new in my Mazda CX3, and these tires need to be replaced already. What rubbish. Don't buy them.
These came with a set of 2nd hand wheels in the summer of 2022. 2 were very worn but 2 had plenty of life left.
During summer grip, feel etc was excellent regardless of weather conditions but once the weather started to cool down to around 10 degrees C or less the rears would slide out at relatively low speeds if the roads were wet, they were still excellent all round in the dry. I suspect these tires need heat to grip and as the car is FWD the rears never get up to a working temperature, the fronts however gripped better than the Uniroyal Rainsport 3's and Runway tires I had on before which I didn't think were too bad considering the car is remapped to around 200 bhp. I struggle to get any wheelspin once into 2nd gear with the Turanza's in the wet unless I really try.
The rears were down to less than 3mm to be fair but I swapped them out for the Uniroyals and the back is stable again, I'll keep the others on the front for now and see how they go when temps drop to freezing. I'm possibly going to do a trackday soon so will test them a bit harder then. I had to give wet grip overall a 6 due to poor performance in the cold and wet on the rear but on the front I would give them a 9 so far. The tires are a bit noisy so I think so they get marked down a bit there. Slides have been easy to catch, the ESP has no troubles so as good as anything else I've used in nearly 30 years of driving for feedback and progression so far. Will probably do another review in winter and after trackday. I'd buy these again but only as a front tire option, Hankook Ventus Prime 3's so far have been the best all rounder I've used for that axle and they are a bit better on the front too as the Bridgestones did have a hint of aquaplane a couple of times where I don't remember experiencing that with the Hankooks.
I am just going to sum up how I felt about the tire. It was mounted on a Seat Ibiza 1.0 115HP Manual by factory.
Verdict: The tire is okay - you can see it was built for high mileage and therefore the wear is really great.
However, this comes at a lower grip in both wet and dry. The dry grip is not good - it is made from quite hard rubber which even gets harder over time. That's why it slides like hell and has a clear understeer balance in dry conditions. Wet however is even worse - Aquaplaning is quite okay but the grip is quite bad. This is when you will notice that your car also has ABS. (not even at full brake power) Don't get me wrong - the tire does everything quite well - if you are just an average driver it will be a good choice for you. But the wet grip and braking performance really makes it a bad choice for spirited drivers - you can clearly see the differences between a sports tire and a touring/economy tire like this.
Terrible grip when starting off when road is wet. Wear rate is OK. I have travelled 32,000km and they still have 2mm of useable tread left.
No complaints about road noise.
