Owners most consistently praise the Pirelli CINTURATO P7 for its strong dry grip and secure, predictable road manners, with many also finding it generally comfortable for everyday and motorway use. Wet grip and road noise are far more divisive, with feedback split between “excellent” and distinctly underwhelming, especially in colder, wetter conditions. Longevity is the biggest talking point: almost half of reviewers mention tread life and opinion is evenly split, with many reporting quicker-than-expected wear. A smaller but notable minority (around one in eight) also complain about weak-feeling sidewalls and muted steering feedback, and around one in ten report puncture or sidewall-damage issues.
What owners mention most counted across 154 reviews
I had these on my car when I bought it used and after driving on them for a short amount of time realised they were incredibly uncomfortable when combined with the stiff suspension of a Mini and 18 inch wheels. So swapped these runflats out for some non-run flat Continental Premium Contact 6 which is still a stiff sidewall tire but as it is not a runlet made the ride much more comfortable.
The wet performance is another large reason why I got rid of these tires as especially when it was slightly colder and wet they have terrifyingly small amount of grip when new and the lack of performance is even more obvious when worn!
My recommendation is do not fit and go for the latest Michelin Pilot tire as that's what I'm moving to now after the Continental's not amazing performance.
These tires look great, have good grip in wet and dry conditions. They are quiet and comfortable.
THEY WORE OUT IN LESS THAN 12,000 MILES.
SO RIDICULOUS
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Tires have been on the car for a couple of years having been fitted new at Kwik-fit. They have now started to crack where the tread meets the shoulder. They both still have 5mm left. I emailed Pirelli and pretty much got fobbed off. The front did the same after a year. I won't be buying Pirelli again.
Good tire in wet and dry performance. Friendly on the limit, nice comfort and better than bridgestone turanza e300. Not long lasting, just "died" in two years of use running only 26000 km.
It is the remarkable tire for every day .... comfortable, predictable, good steering when stationary, I think there may be others for racing but they do not work as well as for normal car uses, conclusion very good in 225/50 /17 Runflat
These came fitted with my x3 and used them for 4 summers. Run Flats in 245/50 r18. In winter I fitted the car with Michelins Pilot Alpin 4.
Before fitting the Michelins I had the impression there's an issue with my suspension (despite being adaptive): every road crack, every bump, every tram rail would be sent all the way to the chassis and not in pleasant way. Once I moved to Michelins for winter, I started considering not switching back. In the end I used the P7 for several summers however not at the recommended pressure (2.2 ATM), but rather at 2.0 (while the Michelins are still very comfortable at 2.2 or even 2.4, with the same load).
Braking was good, stability ok.
Tire wear not bad, they still have 4-5 mm rubber on them after 18k miles HOWEVER after 3 years of use (~10k miles since for the rest of the year I used the michelins) the tire's shoulders began to get deformed; not very obvious, but you can feel it when moving your hand over it. Also this led to a very bad tire noise in the cabin, at any speed above 30mph, increasing with speed (I initially though it's coming from the wheel bearings). After reading on various forums about similar problems with P7 and given the complete lack of attention to comfort, I decided to throw them away.
All in all, it may depend on your car, but I'm not going to use P7 run flats (and pirelli in general).
I had replaces all 4 tires (Pirelli Cinturato p7) of my Audi A4 its been a year and few month as this was the preferred tire from Audi Bangalore Service center. All 4 tires have bulges on side wall, one tire even got bulge of size "chicken egg" . Its only driver for 12K kilometer in bangalore City only. After the new tire change I mostly always go with my wife and kid who dont allow me to drive beyond a 100kmph or speeding, No long journey just a city rides only with that it got so much worse un-usable .
Omg! Only 2 month using it, the side walls are full of cracks and bulges. The tire can’t handle even small potholes. There are alot of complaints about side wall damage for this tire. Dry is ok, wet grip is terrible. Tire keep spinning is low gear. I have no confidence at all on rainy days. Not comfy maybe because its a run flat. Abit noisy. Waste of USD1000 for the set. Had to change to other tires. So unhappy. Please don’t even consider buying this tire. Biggest disappointment ever.
It came new together with my Mercedes E220D and handling on both wet and dry traction is great... but the noise level will comes in as it start wearing down on thread.
Initially, I was suprised how comfortable these tires where. I dont have much experience with tires but they felt way more comfortable than the Hankook Ventus Prime 3 or the Bridgestone Turanza T005. I only had the Hankook and the Bridgestone for a short time.
Also, I didn't notice the tire noise that much with the P7. I put them on my car in the summer and I drove from the Netherlands to the south of Italy with them and back (3000miles). They were very pleasant and had good grip in the dry. On our way back driving through Germany, we endured some late summer rain and I started to doubt the capability of the tires more. It felt more insecure and sometimes a little slippery like it was searching for a place without water on the road.
Didn't feel that bad, but also not confident.
Recently however, we had some heavy rain and the car felt more unstable, nervous and had also some trouble with aquaplaning around 100-110km/h. It could be due to the temperature which was around 6 or 7 degrees Celsius, but it wasn't a nice experience. Also, I start to notice slowly but steady more tire noise in the cabin. The wear seems also not that good, but I am not sure about that.
All in all, I don't have tested a lot of tires, but I won't buy these tires again. Due to the noise, the nervous wet grip and the wear that seems not so good. Guess I am gonna go for the Falken Azenis or something.
