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 January 2025.
Owners rate the Sonar SX2 6.8 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 11 reviews.
How well do the Sonar SX2 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Sonar SX2 8.5 out of 10 for wear across 11 reviews. 4 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 5,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Sonar SX2 again?
58% of owners say they would buy the Sonar SX2 again, based on the 12 owner reviews that answered the question. 33% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
Across 12 owner ratings the Sonar SX2 averages 66%. Owners rate Wear highest at 8.5 out of 10 and Handling lowest at 5.6. 4 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 55% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 12 ratings
Owner score66%
Wear85%
Dry Grip69%
Comfort68%
Road Feedback60%
Wet Grip58%
Handling56%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 76%
“These are a good budget tire, you will notice that most of the poor reviews for these are from BMW owner and rear wheel drive cars, anyone putting budget tires on a 530 and expecting it to stay on the road.....!!...”
“I drive a 1986 BMW E30/2.5 liter stock engine [168HP].I first had Linglong tires which were as stable as jello.The tire dealer said that Sonar was recommended by BMW co and replaced the Linglongs. The dry road...”
“Brilliant tires, I had Hankook on the car from the shop and was recommended that I would get the same performance and mileage out of Sonar Tires, I would say well done Mr tire fitter, you know your stuff as actually I...”
These are a good budget tire, you will notice that most of the poor reviews for these are from BMW owner and rear wheel drive cars, anyone putting budget tires on a 530 and expecting it to stay on the road.....!! shouldn't be buying these. They do what it says on the tin and nothing more. Grand in the dry and average road holding in wet, reasonable ware rate 16k+ miles is okay in my book.
I drive a 1986 BMW E30/2.5 liter stock engine [168HP].I first had Linglong tires which were as stable as jello.The tire dealer said that Sonar was recommended by BMW co and replaced the Linglongs. The dry road performance was nothing to write home about and I thought they''d handle well in the rain,but as soon as we started to have rain I was like a stuntman driving on the worst tires money can buy !! I have driven tens of cars in my life and I never experienced anything worse or more dangerous !
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Drive a C180 and clock over 40k miles a years. Bought mine in Mar 2016 and only just reached the faded markers / indicators. That's a year and 4 months. Well impressed
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Partially my own fault for not spending more considering it's a sports car I drive.
Very hard wearing and decent enough in the dry but absolutely useless in the wet with zero progressive warning when they are about to let go.
A good buy for an average runaround and for someone that is only really concerned about getting thousands of miles from a tire, other than that I would avoid.
93%
Member
Volkswagen
205/55 R16
26 miles
A Combination of Roads
Spirited
When being offered these as an alternative to the mid range brand I usually buy, for our fleet of vehicles, at a cheaper price, I thought I would be getting a budget tire!
By golly, these are no budget tire, I am getting more miles and much better performance while saving money.
these tires came from nowhere.....recommended by the dealer, I was typically British and sceptically resistant to change but they really are the real deal. I put them on our personal vehicle and got on very well - lasted well and evenly. Because of the positive results, I put them forward for our work fleet of 20 vehicles and our fleet manager is equally impressed.
It's not often I've felt moved to upload reviews at all, let alone something as 'interesting' as tires but my dealer encouraged me to put something on this site.
Garage put these on as part of car purchase - keeping their costs down
100 miles on driving, being cautious.
Not my favored tire, and wont be driving to any limits
Not expecting them to last very long - being budget
Brilliant tires, I had Hankook on the car from the shop and was recommended that I would get the same performance and mileage out of Sonar Tires, I would say well done Mr tire fitter, you know your stuff as actually I got more miles and I think, better handling than I got from the Hankooks
GREAT ALL ROUND TYRE IN ALL WEATHERS!!
As a result I have now bought Sonar Winter tires and they are excellent in the cold wet
I needed to replace my budget tires on the front, did not expect too much, but actually they were much better in dry, in wet, never had any real problems. Wear is average, fuel consumption stayed low, I would buy them again.
