Owner feedback on the Bridgestone Turanza T005 is mixed (average 68.6%), but most agree it delivers dependable everyday grip, particularly on dry roads and often in the wet too. Comfort and fuel efficiency are also frequent highlights, with many describing an easy, relaxed touring feel. The main drawbacks are refinement and longevity: around a third of owners complain about road noise, while tread life is debated and slightly leans negative overall, with many reporting quicker-than-expected wear. A smaller but notable group (around one in five) also dislike the steering feel, often describing it as light or lacking feedback, and a few report weak performance in cold weather.
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Great Sport Touring Tire, particularly on wet. Bought in 2019 and used every year since then as "winter tire" on my Lotus Elise.
I also tried it on track with my Elise for several sessions on different days, and it worked pretty good for a road tire. Great handling and feedback, but of course goes a bit on overheat after 8-9 laps. On the road they are very good: nice confort, low resistance, nice handling and excellent grip on wet conditions (breaking and cornering too). Excellent wear also. So this tire has been quite a positive surprise to me.
I put 4 tires on my 2005 Honda CR-V (215/65/R16) back in early 2022. Back then I was changing from Turanza AR20 to this T005. Did around 20.000 miles with this set, mostly consist of city driving and inter-city roads with lots of uneven surface & potholes.
Initially it was a massive upgrade in terms of comfort and cabin noise compared to my old AR20s. Dry grips was generally the same, excellent but not impressive, Wet grip was impressive though. Overall a great tire for my use case.
The downside to this tire is the wear. The wear was uneven, the treads didn't last very long, and my set only last me 20.000 miles (2022-2025). During my usage all 4 of my tires have had multiple punctures, it was like a nail magnets! probably because of the soft compound. Granted the road in my country weren't exactly the cleanest / smoothest, but I didn't expect it to be this bad.
Overall it's a solid tire for me, did it's job. What's stopping me from buying it again was the price, to me it was too expensive for what it is.
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I am not satisfied with these tires it came with car from manufactur tires are so noisy specialy on highway,tires are not stable on 90mph+, lot of understeer in mountain roads and in wet city so I cant drive sporty spiritted, on highway with lot of rain so much aquaplaning compare to other tires, steering is slugish and it has some crack after one season after 4 season and around 18000 miles it has a lot of cracks some of them big some smaller but after around 18000 miles it has 3.7 - 4mm tread but I take it of and replace with PS5
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After a year of using these tires on my Hyundai i20N, I have to say that despite not being the best tire for a sporty compact, they have good average performance overall.
They perform very well in dry conditions and the wear is very even despite not having a casing with a very hard sidewall.
In wet conditions, they perform perfectly under normal driving conditions. I haven't had any problems with aquaplaning in puddles on the motorway, nor any close calls.
The only drawbacks I see are its price, above all, and the fact that if you push the tire hard during sporty driving, its sidewall gives way even before it starts to lose grip. However, I'm aware that this tire isn't designed to perform like a UHP, so I see it as ideal for someone who drives a lot of miles and isn't concerned about price.
Original fit on Dacia Sandero ,Wet and dry braking are very good and fuel efficiency is very good. The tires are noticeably noisy and comfort levels are not a strong point. I don’t drive hard and these tires have worn evenly and look like they would do 24k but I look forward to a more comfortable, quieter set of tires.
I wanted to try a summer tire on my VW Jetta Mk7 since I run winter tires in winter and was looking for better wet grip than the OE Ecopia EP422+ from my summer set of tires. They delivered on the wet grip I was looking for, especially in acceleration and braking traction. In dry conditions the Turanza T005 has good grip, but it feels like the sidewall is very soft so it is hard to use the peak grip as it is somewhat slow in response. There is not a clear communication of the grip limits through the steering or chassis. The OE Ecopia EP422+ feels more precise in dry conditions. While this is not a fun to drive tire, its strong wet grip and braking traction make it a safe choice for everyday driving.
Comfort is good overall with a very compliant feel and good isolation from coarse surfaces. There is a moderate amount of secondary motion after impacts and a boomy sound quality on impacts. Neither of these flaws are severe enough to be annoying, but they are consistently noticeable compared to the OE Ecopia EP422+ and my Conti VikingContact 7 winter tires.
The tire I purchased turned out to be a Nissan OE specification. I only realized this when one tire got a sidewall slice and the replacement tire came with a different tread pattern with an Audi 'A0' code on the sidewall. I could not find a matching Nissan spec tire still available in the US market, so ended up moving on from these tire prematurely. After 5800 miles they lost 1/32nd tread depth. I'm not rating wear since these were replaced too early to observe any degraded performance.
I am reviewing this tire without a control if you will, as it is also on my first AWD vehicle. I can't compare many aspects accurately vs other tires, but the Turanza lasted 48k miles on the vehicle, and continued to get me around in winter conditions with absolutely minimal tread before replacement.
I switched from Continental PremiumContact 6 which were amazing to Bridgestone Turanza T005 because I wanted something more comfortable for city driving. After 6,000 km, I honestly regret buying them. Sure, the ride is smoother, but the dry grip is way worse. The car takes longer to stop, and the ABS kicks in almost every time I brake hard and that’s only at 40–60 km/h.
Every time I try to accelerate to get out of an exit, the tires spin, even with normal acceleration. The steering feels light now, like there’s no connection to the road. And taking a corner above 60 km/h makes the car feel unstable or bouncy. The worst part is emergency braking the tires just slide and keep sliding. I really don’t feel safe on them anymore.
In just three months, I’ve had more sliding and ABS kicking in than I ever did in three years with my old tires. I’m already thinking about getting rid of them. As for wet grip, I haven’t tested it, and honestly it’s not important to me since it barely rains where I live.
I am running turanza t005 ev on my car and it is on my mg4 luxury 61kwh long range model with 150kw motor power. And it locks even in dry situations and when slightest raindrop ever touches the ground all grip assists gets activated and car starts to slide.
Crap tires especially in the wet. These are the stock tires on my Mazda 3 and I have had several occasions with the front tires spinning when taking off (my car isn’t even that powerful). Dry handling is okay but wet handling is horrible. Low rolling resistance but very noisy. Will not buy again.
Had these fitted to my new Mazda 3 in 2021. I currently have 94k kilometers and still have them fitted although I changed for winter tires each season for about 3-4 months. But I am guessing they definitely have over 60K now. Would probably last even longer. I was very satisfied with them, good quiet general tire. These were made in Japan. I am quite surprised by other reviews here. I am thinking about byuing them again in spring. or at least the front ones.
I had those tires on my mitsubishi colt 2011 1.3 for about 4 years (Nov 2021- Sep 2025) and for about 106k kilometers on. In Greece all year around. They are exceptionally good in the wet, extremely long lasting, more than decent on dry roads - though not impressive imo, better fuel economy compared to previous hankooks i had on, noise and comfort isn't the best though. All in all, it's a very good tire, I would 100% recommend it to the average commuter with a little bit drawback on noise and comfort, for the spirited driver it's still highly recommended, though dry grip and feedback could be better imo. A very good tire by Bridgestone, a total value for money, considering how long those tires lasted. After 40-50k kilometers, grip started fading, but in wet it was still there till the very end, impressive wet tire.
