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.
How comfortable and quiet are the Vredestein Ultrac Cento?
Owners rate the Vredestein Ultrac Cento 8.2 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 18 reviews.
How well do the Vredestein Ultrac Cento wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Vredestein Ultrac Cento 8.6 out of 10 for wear across 18 reviews. 7 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 9,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Vredestein Ultrac Cento again?
81% of owners say they would buy the Vredestein Ultrac Cento again, based on the 21 owner reviews that answered the question. 29% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What do owners say about the Vredestein Ultrac Cento's road noise?
Of the 16 owner reviews analyzed for the Vredestein Ultrac Cento, 9 mention road noise: 7 praise it (quiet) and 2 criticise it (noisy). One owner wrote: "The best thing for this tire is noise and comfort. They are very quiet !". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Vredestein Ultrac Cento's tread life?
Of the 16 owner reviews analyzed for the Vredestein Ultrac Cento, 9 mention tread life: 9 praise it (long-lasting) and 0 criticise it (wears quickly). One owner wrote: "Just coming to the wear limit now @78k mls!!". Read those reviews
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What does the Vredestein Ultrac Cento replace?
The Vredestein Ultrac Cento is the successor to the Vredestein Ultrac in Vredestein's range.
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Across 22 owner ratings the Vredestein Ultrac Cento averages 80%. Owners rate Wear highest at 8.6 out of 10 and Handling lowest at 7.3. 7 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 78% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 22 ratings
Owner score80%
Wear86%
Dry Grip83%
Comfort82%
Wet Grip78%
Road Feedback76%
Handling73%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 76%
“Got hese fitted 2 years ago, front and back and am still quite impressed with them. First and foremost, comfort and silence, if this is what you're after, you should definately get these. 2nd, the wear is amazing, my...”
“Am trying a pair for the first time. Only done 4000 so far, but 1000 of that was fast motorway driving 10 months ago. They replaced Michelin Primacy's. I was initially a little concerned with the central ribbing with...”
“Nice premium quality tires on a good price. Perfect summer all-rounders. Comfort is overall good. They are very good at high speed, also on wet, and in comparison to Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta they wear much less.”
Got hese fitted 2 years ago, front and back and am still quite impressed with them.
First and foremost, comfort and silence, if this is what you're after, you should definately get these. 2nd, the wear is amazing, my previous Bridgestones were already long gone and these still have 5/6mm on them after guess slightly more than 20k km of which even 1 trackday.
On the trackday though their less strong points came forward as in my opinion it's lacking feedback as well as pure grip, it's not particularly bad but could for sure be better.
All together, it's quite a good alrounder with the emphasys on comfort.
I have bought a set of these tires in 2015 and i have used them on a 1500kg BMW 320d E46. The best thing for this tire is noise and comfort. They are very quiet ! But, compare to Vredestein UltracSessanta, the dry and wet grip is not that good. The wear is good, in 18.000 km, it;s very little. But i don't drive very sporty. If you want quiet tires, buy them. Else, if you drive sporty, buy another tires. UltracSessanta, Conti SC5 or anything else.
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Have these on 1.9 tdi vw passat....love them....got 25000 kms out of them with fast aggressive driving,hard cornering..... 3mm still remaining....have contisport contact 5 before and lasted only 12000 kms for me....so way better....dry grip is outstanding....progresivenes is excellent too....braking and acceleration on staright line is perfect.....slightly less grip on wet compared to dry...as per the wet braking C category but its not too bad...i would say good,not excellent...sound is ok....nothing disturbing your comfort.....will definitely buy them again and recommend to everyone especially with heavy cars....
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Nice premium quality tires on a good price. Perfect summer all-rounders. Comfort is overall good. They are very good at high speed, also on wet, and in comparison to Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta they wear much less.
The tires are made of strong rubber, therefor they last long BUT also make terrible road noise. I know they supposed to be quiet but infact they make very uncomfortable noise, i replaced mine beacuse i couldnt bare the noise in my quiet BMW, i had 225/55/16.
Impressed with these types, good fuel economy, lasted 20,000 miles on a big Volvo, good grip too. My last types on this car were Goodyears and the Vredesteins lasted a touch longer and gripped just as well.
80%
Member
Peugeot
225/45 R17 W
9,400 miles
A Combination of Roads
Average
Very good dry grip, when wet the fronts start wiggling a bit. Not as comfortable as michelin primacies but way more comfortable than the dunlops I had before. After 15.000km signs of excessive wear, very little wear in fact.
Good tires with great pricetag!
Definetly recommend them and would buy them again. Also like to try out the ultrac sessanta´s though.
Am trying a pair for the first time. Only done 4000 so far, but 1000 of that was fast motorway driving 10 months ago. They replaced Michelin Primacy's. I was initially a little concerned with the central ribbing with these, and how they would be in the bad weather, so I put them on the front.
By the very fact that I don't have a lot to say about them, tells the story. So far, they have been great - nothing wrong. They were very slightly softer on the steering wheel than the Michelins,,,,, but there is always 'some' difference when fitting new tires.
I am now going to dump the quarter worn Marangonis on the rear (before someone gets killed) so will try another model Vredestein - with more chunky tread for better drive grip.
Will update when its done.
Did some research and compared these to the Bridgestone's I had on before. Bridgestone's were quite and grippy but £50 a tire more expensive.
So I wanted the Sessantas but there are none suited to my Alfa. I was advised to give these a go. I cover a lot of miles and did 1000 in the first week on the new Centro's (design by the stylist for my car coincidentally).
The tires took a while to bed in and as a result MPG suffered failing to get above 46MPG compared to the usual 50. Since then and in mixed conditions they have added an extra 4mpg (54mpg) compared to the Bridgestones.
The weather is getting worse and I read some other reviewers concerns about these tires in snow and ice so will update when the weather reaches that stage.
Overall great tires so far, would say slightly more road noise than Bridgestones but it's not too bad considering the cost saving
Was after a set of Sessantas after they came so highly recommended, but they were unavailable from local stockist so took a punt on these instead and i can say i've never looked back! Worth every penny, handling and grip is outstanding in all conditions, road noise is extremely low and they have out standing durability, looking as fresh as they did the day the were fitted back in December 2010.
