Dry grip and responsive steering are the clearest strengths of the Pirelli P Zero Runflat, with 13 and eight positive mentions respectively across 42 reviews. Comfort draws 13 favorable comments against six complaints, often judged relative to other runflat options. Tread life divides opinion, with 12 complaints and eight positive accounts, while around a quarter report punctures or sidewall damage and around a fifth criticise wet grip. Longer-term follow-ups include grip holding at 20,000 miles and good wear at higher mileages, but they do not establish a shared ageing pattern across owners. The 63.3% average reflects a mix of dry-road satisfaction and concerns about durability and wet-road confidence.
What owners mention most counted across 42 reviews
They were fitted on my F30 335d xdrive when I bought it. BMW approved with star.
Great tires with good enough wear for mine spirited driving.
Had only one scary aquaplaning moment on motorway at high speeds, but that was in really heavy rain. Otherwise very good grip especially in dry.
Only “downfall “ I have is that I hit deeper pothole and from tire split near the rim and had to replaced both front ones. Few months later while driving on motorway and changing lanes my rear tires got cut on the Cat eyes reflectors . But still car stayed stable and I kept driving for another 60 km with no air at 100km/h.
I’m on my second set of Pirelli’s and they’re my num1 choice, especially for bmw with factory msport suspension, they make car handle beautifully.
My first set on my E220 lasted 12,000 miles, tires were shredded and split around on the inner wall, told it was down to bad tire pressures !!!!!! I would have been notified via app and dashboard if they were and regular manual checks. Installed another set and the same happened again.....despite me laying under the car to keep checking and more frequent checks with tire gauge. So 12,000 miles out of each set. Mercedes just checked the second set after 1,000 miles and say 7mm front and 6mm rear, so 30% down on rear already.
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255/35 R19 W
5,000 miles
Mostly Country Roads
Spirited
2020. Good grip when dry. Poor in wet. Try something else.
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Very noisy and uncomfortable. I only got 10,000 miles on my new Merc on the rear tires. Front still 70% good. NOT an aggressive driver. 80 years of age.!!!. Changed all 4 to ordinary tires. The best decision ever. I now appreciate the finer qualities of my new E220 AMG.
This is the first pirelli and first runflat that i’ve driven on. Dry grip is perfect, progresive, you can really feel the road, you get the feedback.
But then, this tire is a nightmare on wet roads, especially on faster roads with lot of standing water. Had a couple of really scary moments. I have them on my bmw 318d rwd (my2020) for about 5000 km, the wear is ok, but would not consider buying then ever again.
Summary- dry handling perfect, wet handling disaster.
These lasted 15k on the rears and as they are run flat they were good tires. I had 2 puncture repairs with no issues otherwise it would have been 2 new tires so run flats are well worth it.
Dry handling excellent
Wet handling good
Aquaplaining the tires held firm
Fairly progressive when driving aggressive
Comfort levels were good for a run flat as much as they can be
I would buy again but not for £280 per tire and seeing they are E for fuel efficient and B for wet grip I will try another tire.
I purchased my car with these already fitted. They are 6 months old with approx 5-6mm of tread depth.
They are very comfortable for a runflat, not too noisy and dry grip is good.
They are progressive in the dry.
Wet grip is average and they don't clear standing water very well. This has led to a couple of very scary moments in heavy rain on faster roads.
I think I will replace with something else when the time comes. Rarely have I driven on a tire which lacks so much water shifting ability, I can only imagine how bad they will be once the tread wears down.
Pro: good response, not as harsh as expected at 2.8 bars all around.
Cons: bad handling on wet roads even if the tire is at good temperature, the tread is worn off after 15000 km, mostly on the rear 245/35/19 and i have an xdrive.
The most upseting thing is that after contact with a pothole everytime i have a bulge or the tire is cut at the contact point with the rim. I changed 3 times the left front tire and the left rear still has a small bulge on the shoulder. I will not buy this tire again.
Tires are good in the dry, but noticeably lack grip in the wet, wheels can spin even under less than firm acceleration. The ride is comfortable enough, but could be better. The tire noise is probably the worst aspect of these tires, but all run flats are louder than their non-run flat counterpart, but they seem to be wearing quite well.
My BMW has a staggered set up, 275/35 18 on the rear and 245/40 18 front.
I previously had Dunlop SP01 RoFs which were awful, tramlined, very hard tires which lasted.
These Pirelli's were a marked improvement in my BMW 530i.
Comfortable for run flats, and no tramlining. Noise was acceptably low.
Steering feel was excellent. Starting and stopping in the dry was sure footed.
Strangely I felt wet grip to be less good than the Dunlop's.
Sadly this tire lasted for around 8000 miles (15 months) of mixed relaxed driving.
I changed these to Michelin PS2 ZP.
An update from my earlier review. My 335d xdrive bought in (Jan 2017) with 225/40-R19 front and 255/35-R19 rear run-flats has now done 20,000 miles on these original tires. They are down to about 5mm tread depth, so just over half-worn, and would therefore expect 30 - 35,000 miles, which is good. Grip is as good as ever. Yes, car is 4WD, but always gripped in swift get-aways on love in wet or dry. It was necessary to make an emergency stop, such that brake lights flashed and hazards came on - it was very undramatic and the car stopped quickly with no noise or drama. The comfort is good, although we do have good roads around here in North Wales. I shall probably buy the same again.
I know the roads are in poor condition after a very harsh winter, but I am angry and frustrated about how these tires have let me down of late. 5 weeks ago the front offside completely blew out when hitting a pothole leaving us stranded by the roadside (no spare wheel!!) and requiring recovery. The very same, new tire has now blown out in the same way (6cm split at the junction with the wheel rim) once again leaving us stranded and having to abandon a journey, not to mention the cost of recovery, damage to the wheel rim and the car being off the road while the wheel is taken to a tire shop. These failures make a mockery of the run-flat claim. The original tire had only 6000 miles on a 20 000 total, my other tires have always gone close to 20k mileage before replacement so wear was not good. I will never buy run-flat again or be left without a spare wheel option. Not fit for purpose.
