Excellent tires for moderate climates. I ran them in the Netherlands for over a full year now and they dont let down in any weather circumstance.
Minor things i feel the sound can be quite noticable on some roads, and rolling resistance is higher then it should.
Best Tires for the Audi A1
Audi A1 drivers have left 30 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 345,300 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 30owner reviews
- 345,300 milescovered on them
- 25different tires rated
- 73%average tire score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Continental Premium Contact 2 7.5 Current version: Continental PremiumContact 7 | 78% from 3 reviews | Best Summer Tires |
Highest weighted owner score from Audi A1 drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tires for the Audi A1
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews from the Audi A1 to be ranked; the order weights a tire's score by how many reviews back it, so one glowing review cannot top a table.
Summer tires
The highest rated tire in the Summer category for the Audi A1 is the Continental Premium Contact 2 - 78% from 3 owner reviews across 60,200 miles. The current tire in that line is now the Continental PremiumContact 7.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Continental Premium Contact 2
Replaced by Continental PremiumContact 7
|
78% | 3 | 60,200 miles | 7.5 |
| 2 |
Bridgestone Potenza S001
Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
|
64% | 3 | 46,000 miles | 8.5 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
TR Score is the tire's overall Tire Reviews rating out of 10, built from independent test results and every owner review of that tire - not just the reviews from this car. The owner rating column is this car only.
The best rated tires that fit the Audi A1
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Audi A1 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17, 225/35 R18 and 185/60 R15 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tire.
Summer tires
Our highest rated tire in the Summer category, in this car's sizes, is the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Audi A1 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 225/45 R17, 225/35 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/35 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Audi A1 driver has reviewed a tire in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Audi A1 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17, 185/60 R15 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Kleber Quadraxer 3
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9.4 | 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17, 185/60 R15 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 185/60 R15 | 1 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
All Weather tires
No Audi A1 driver has reviewed a tire in the All Weather category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Vredestein Quatrac is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Audi A1 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17, 185/60 R15 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV
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8.3 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
|
8.1 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →
Winter tires
No Audi A1 driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Audi A1 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17, 185/60 R15 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
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9.4 | 185/60 R15 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
|
9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Nokian Snowproof 3P
|
9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Fitment comes from each tire's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.
Every tire reviewed on the Audi A1
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 22 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Premium Contact 2 Replaced by Continental PremiumContact 7 | Summer | 78% | 3 | 60,200 miles |
| Bridgestone Potenza S001 Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo | Summer | 64% | 3 | 46,000 miles |
| Landsail LS588 UHP | Summer | 83% | 2 | 21,000 miles |
Tire sizes Audi A1 drivers run
The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tires in that size, across every car.
What Audi A1 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
I have these tires on 3 corners of my A1. After 37,000 my stock tire on the rear is at 4mm. This tire on the rear after 16,000 is at 3mm. They're comfortable but I don't enjoy spirited driving on them, and they wear way too fast.
These tires came as stock on my Audi A1. After 40,000 miles and 2 years I have replaced 3 corners with what was my preferred tire, but the rear drivers side still has 4mm of tread left, whereas the rear passenger (this tire) has 3mm left after 1 year and 18k. I would definitely buy these again
Very disappointed with these, good dry grip (most tires do, don’t they?) and good ish wet grip for the first few k miles. Lasted 9k on the front of an A1 tdi, wore out in the center section of the tire indicating overinflation-which it wasn’t, bizarre shape to the tire when removed to be replaced-just doesn’t hold its shape across (what's left of the) tread, reminds me of their racing tires when off of the rims, have they applied racing tire tech to their road tires?? Well, if so, it doesn’t work.
I would definitely not recommend this tire unless you drive at snail speed in the dry with a car that has little power. The front lets go on cornering in the wet, with little warning. Bought a pre-owned Audi A1 with them on, and was it not for the car's handling capability and safety features and my driving experience and skill, these tires would have had me in trouble
This tire is fitted to a 5 door A1. The purpose is a year round everyday tire legally capable of ski season road trips to the Alps. Consequently, a very safe tire for UK conditions year round. For non-spirited driving, the tire is excellent, quiet, efficient. When driven calmly, the tire performs equally well in dry, wet and on long road trips to the Alps. When I am driving faster, I feel the snow bias limits handling speed in UK conditions and I cannot drive the A1 as quickly on a greasy UK B road as I could something like the TS870 winter tire.
For me in a faster car, it isn't a tire I would choose.... the search goes on for the optimum tire on COLD, greasy roads in cold ambient temperatures for fast road use.
However, for my wife in an A1, excellent and safe, all year round. I think it is an excellent price, often discounted, well stocked and I would recommend it for anyone that isn't spirited in their driving.
I needed to replace a set of very high performance, but extremely worn summer tires, before a long trip. Due to availability and budget constraints I went with the Tigar High Performance tires. These have proven very good, especially at the price point. The tires offered really good dry grip, handling and comfort. Wet grip is also good and they are relatively silent. They have worn a bit over 5500miles, but I expected this considering the price.
In all I would definitely recommend to anyone on a budget.
Bought 4 tires in a month the tire tone into pieces. How can this be. Trust me no good tires. Buy at your own risk
Overall, a good set of tires. In the dry the grip is good, nothing special but good considering they are all weather tires. In the wet is where they start to shine, good grip both in acceleration and braking as well as in the turns with wet roads. At highway speed, in very wet conditions under heavy rain, no aquaplaning at all. They give a lot of confidence in these situations. In snow they are used to take you home, they do not have a spectacular performance, but if you live in climates like me where it snows once every three or four years, on the days that it snows you will not have problems to return home safely. If you drive on snowy roads frequently or go a lot to ski resorts, these are not the right tires, they have not been designed for that, in those situations a set of full winter tires are the right ones. But as I say, for normal day-to-day driving in dry or wet, very good tires. In the snow they will save you, nothing else.
I bought these from a friends garage, Harborne Tires and told him I would leave a review as I was really
Happy with the service and the tires. He said this was the best place to write a review as you can’t do it on his website.
Only drive an A1 and don’t drive fast so not sure exactly how to score some of the above, but the tires have been really good so far so tried to reflect that in the marks.
First time I’ve changed the tires from the ones it came on. Can’t notice any difference which he said was good as the same tires he replaced would have cost me a lot more.
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