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Pirelli P Zero Runflat Reviews

Pirelli P Zero Runflat Owner Reviews

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What owners say summarised from 42 reviews

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

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Owner ratings averaged from 43 ratings

  • Owner score 68%
  • Dry Grip 83%
  • Road Feedback 75%
  • Handling 74%
  • Wet Grip 69%
  • Comfort 65%
  • Wear 57%

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Score spread across 39 written reviews
90%
Member
  • BMW 325i
  • 255/40 R17 W
  • 15,000 miles
  • Mostly Motorways
  • Easy Going
A followed up review regarding to my review posted on November 13, 2011.
I thought the tires might not last long. I was wrong. After 3 years and 25000km, there are still 5mm tread depth left. The tires are silent with regular wear. Very impressive.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 517
91%
Member
  • BMW X5
  • 280/45 R19
  • 2,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
Fitted as a replacement for the original Continental UHP runflats on my x5 msport. Big improvement in terms of steering response and feel, grip and handling much improved, quieter and more compliant ride. Cannot comment on wear as only had them for 2 months/ 2000 miles. They are expensive but are well worth the difference they make to how the X5 drives and behaves.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 10
  • Handling 10
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 501
82%
Member
  • BMW 135i
  • 215/40 R18 W
  • 500 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Spirited
Coming from the standard Bridgestone RFTs these are amazing. Much more comfortable, better feedback through the wheel and car, plus more predictable handling.

No wet or wear ratings as they're still quite new (less than 1000km).
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 9
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 491

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76%
Member
  • Jaguar XF
  • 245/40 R18 W
  • 9,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
OEM on Jag XF, these are quite good tires. Steering feel is perfect, understeer almost nonexistent. Comfort and noise levels reasonable, but wear is poor and breaks traction quite easily in the wet (550 Nm doesn't help). Overall, would buy again (esp. if RFT is desired).
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 5
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 464
73%
Member
  • BMW 320i
  • 255/30 R19
  • 7,000 miles
  • Mostly Town
  • Average
Dry grip is very good, but wet grip tends to be be less and make you feel less confident about it. Nonetheless a good tire overall and comfort is way about the bridgestone potenza RE050 that came stock with the car. If i am looking for run flats I would definitely buy these over the RE050. Wear wise I can't comment cos only ran 9000km plus but they still look good to me.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 6
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 427
71%
Member
Positive: they wear evenly as compared to other run flat tires I used (Michelin Pilot Primacy ZP, Continental Sport Contact 2 SSR), thus generating less noise due to the irregular wear. The grip on dry and wet is excellent, the braking distance is short. They are also slightly cheaper ("only" Euro 200 each before installation).
Negative: they are hard as other run flat tires. I check tire pressure once each month, but they still wear out fast. After 6000km easy going driving on mostly highways, half of the tire depth is gone. The tires may last around 12000km in total, which are expensive for the price.
At this tire size, there are not many run flat tire choices. At least these tires have much newer technology and have better reviews compared to others (Bridgestone RE050A run flat and Continental sport contact 2 SSR). Sometimes I am thinking of replacing them with normal tires, but it doesn't seem safe and interesting to use either spare wheels or tire sealant on the highway shoulder especially in dark. So probably I will stay with these tires.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 7
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