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Cooper Zeon 2XS

The Cooper Zeon 2XS is a Ultra High Performance Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

The quick answer

Owners say 57% from 16 owner reviews 50% 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 December 2022.

  • 16owner reviews
  • 103,825miles driven

Tire Reviews Score

Cooper Zeon 2XS

6.3/10

From owner reviews only: no measured test results yet.

  • Limited Confidence
  • 16 owner reviews

How this score is built

Source Better than Weight
Independent testsNo measured test results yet – 0%
Owner reviews16 owner reviews · rated 57% 24% 52%
Typical tireWhere every score starts before its own data counts – 48%
Combined 33% 6.3

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 52% of this score. The other 48% 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 Cooper Zeon 2XS?
Owners rate the Cooper Zeon 2XS 6.5 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 15 reviews.
How well do the Cooper Zeon 2XS wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Cooper Zeon 2XS 5.8 out of 10 for wear across 15 reviews. 5 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 5,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Cooper Zeon 2XS again?
50% of owners say they would buy the Cooper Zeon 2XS again, based on the 16 owner reviews that answered the question. 13% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
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Questions and Answers for the Cooper Zeon 2XS

I just bought a 57 Chevy bel air with cooper aeon 2xs tires on it . What air pressure should I have in the tires.
May 19, 2016
The recommended pressure will be specified by your vehicle manufacturer. These pressures can be found in the handbook or online.

Cooper Zeon 2XS Owner Reviews

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What owners say

Across 16 owner ratings the Cooper Zeon 2XS averages 57%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 7 out of 10 and Handling lowest at 4.8. 5 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 47% of owners score it 70% or better.

Owner ratings averaged from 16 ratings

  • Owner score 57%
  • Dry Grip 70%
  • Comfort 65%
  • Wear 58%
  • Road Feedback 57%
  • Wet Grip 51%
  • Handling 48%

Featured reviews

Most helpful 74%

“really good on dry pavement handles very well on dry, wet pavement isnt the best its not terrible when its just sprinkling but when its anything over that they pretty much turn into slicks it feels like. it gets me from...”

  • Acura Integra Ls 1.8 Auto
  • 2,000 miles
Read full review → 980 found this helpful
Most critical 33%

“i purchased 2 cooper xeons for my bmw x5 front last august 2010,i have covered 4500 miles since then and then tires are nearly illegal,no harsh driving just everyday use.At £150 per tire,i wont be using these...”

  • BMW X5 3.0d Sport
  • 4,500 miles
Read full review → 600 found this helpful
Longest term 76%

“Really pleased with these. Second set of the exact same tires I've had on this car and it's done a range of country lanes, motorways, track days, drag strips and town driving. I have them on the rears, with Falken 452s...”

  • Nissan 300ZX
  • 20,000 miles
Read full review → 592 found this helpful

All 15 Cooper Zeon 2XS reviews

Score spread across 15 written reviews
74%
Member
really good on dry pavement handles very well on dry, wet pavement isnt the best its not terrible when its just sprinkling but when its anything over that they pretty much turn into slicks it feels like. it gets me from point a to point b and i dont drive my car in rain or snow so i would definitely buy them again.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 4
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 980
76%
Member
  • Nissan 300ZX
  • 275/35 R19 W
  • 20,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Spirited
Really pleased with these. Second set of the exact same tires I've had on this car and it's done a range of country lanes, motorways, track days, drag strips and town driving. I have them on the rears, with Falken 452s on the front and I've got to say, on the track, in the corners that matter, that Falkens give out before the Coopers. The car is 400bhp @ the hubs, so roughly 480 at the flywheel, very heavily modified and with equal amounts of torque to bhp, yet the rears very rarely break loose outside of 2nd gear in the dry (If I could find a tire that didn't in 1st or 2nd I'd be amazed), the Falkens on the fronts on the other hand, start to give me a wobbly feeling in hard corners at Silverstone and last year on Donnington. Comfort and noise is a little hard to tell in this car obviously, but I'd say they offer better comfort than the Falkens, which have a metal band in the sidewalls. Wear really doesn't seem too bad either, I've done probably 15k road miles, with the combination mentioned above and 5k track/strip miles with these on the rear of a rear wheel drive 480bhp car and the tires still look very good condition, with plenty of tread, plenty of grip, etc.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 5
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 592
74%
Member
Have these fitted to all four corners of my Honda Civic type R, they where fitted whe. I got the car and had covered a good 6000 poss more and I have done at least 2000 on them been to a few drag strips plenty meat left on them. Grip in the dry is really surprisingly good in the wet a bit sketchy but once you no how far you can push them they are good. Road noise I can't really comment on as I can't here them for my exhaust lol. Overall very impressed with this tire. Will be keeping to these as the value is great for them 120 for a pair can't grumble.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 579

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36%
Member
Only got 25k miles out of these on my mazda3 (and that's normal wear/tear from driving to work 3xweek). They were great for a little while, and made the mazda fun to drive. As soon as they started wearing down they were way to noisy. I felt every little crack in the road. Do not recommend.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 6
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 3
  • Wear 1
  • Comfort 2
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 638
41%
Member
  • Rover 75
  • 225/45 R17
  • 10,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
Not impressed
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 6
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 4
  • Handling 5
  • Wear 3
  • Comfort 5
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 624
76%
Member
Have them on my RS6, almost 14K miles, they have been kerbed a few times to the point where bits of rubber hang off and people point it out, been in the dry (up to 165mph), wet and snow (as in the alps). For the price, I cannot fault them and I'm fitting a new set shortly.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 6
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 631
83%
Member
Really good tire, excellent grip in rain and wear is also good with 20000 miles they have 6 mm of tread depth so I hope they will last another 40000 miles
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 621
70%
Member
  • Audi A5
  • 255/35 R19 W
  • 3,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
Excellent value for money in this size. A reasonable all round performance on a front drive Audi which could easily use tires at twice the price. My comments are based on recent experience of Dunlop, Goodyear and continental. Used in the west of Scotland which in recent weeks has been wet and cold with some ice overnight. These tires offer decent grip in the dry and rarely let go in the wet and cold. No snow yet however they are not winter tires. Noise and comfort are no worse than the dunlops they replaced. I don't expect them to last as long as the dunlops but should match continental for wear. Tires come with damage warranty, very useful in this area as the road surfaces are poor.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 611
69%
Member
i bought a pair of these brand new for my front wheels only one day before a open pit track day at keevil airfield 22 oct 2011

Im running 408 bhp and they were not too bad!
turning in at high speeds i got a tiny bit of understeer but when they warmed up they got much better

ive got bridgestone potenza's (275/35/19) on the rears and they are awesome and the coopers on the front didnt let me down to be fair

i would get these again but only at the same kinda price i paid
(private ebay ad £150 the pair brand new delivered)

at the normal price from regular tire dealers id probably try another brand instead.. thats not bad mouthing the coopers mind - just why not not shop around and try them all..

the weather was 100% dry on my track day so i dont know what they are like in the wet etc

id give them: 7/10
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 6
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 594
50%
Member
Had these fitted to my MG ZTT. Generally not too bad but not fantastic in the wet. That said this is a 2 ton diesel auto barge with comfort suspension not a V8. Most horrifying is wear. I went to get a puncture fixed today and the other one (front) was down to 2mm with only 11,000 miles of easy driving. At 150 quid a corner they are not cheap, but in my opinion are a bigged up budget tire. Bit the bullet and I have fitted Bridgestones RE50A this time so we'll see.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 5
  • Handling 5
  • Wear 3
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 3
Helpful 616
33%
Member
i purchased 2 cooper xeons for my bmw x5 front last august 2010,i have covered 4500 miles since then and then tires are nearly illegal,no harsh driving just everyday use.At £150 per tire,i wont be using these again.National tires in yeovil recommended these and have now washed there hands of the situation. The tarcking and camber is perfect so i put it down to the tires,also the tire bead has also started to perish on both sides.Never again.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 5
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 4
  • Handling 4
  • Wear 1
  • Comfort 3
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 600
43%
Member
Just purchased a Celica 190 with these fitted on rear, reasonable fun in the dry with some slippage allowing fun on roundabouts etc. However absolutely awful in the wet. Breaking away even when driven sensibly. Although lots of tread left, will be booking in for new tires to replace these. Not for any performance vehicle, but might be ok on my girlfriends Golf diesel with 90 bhp, but would not pay for them.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 6
  • Wet Grip 2
  • Road Feedback 5
  • Handling 4
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 595
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