Best Tires for the BMW 325

BMW 325 drivers have left 23 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 155,510 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car. The numbers include 1 325 variants, listed further down.

23owner reviews
155,510 milescovered on them
22different tires rated
65%average tire score

Most fitted size - 10 reviews 225/45 R17 To scale, mm

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The best rated tires that fit the BMW 325

The rankings above can only speak for tires a BMW 325 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/45 R17 and 205/55 R16 - 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

No BMW 325 driver has reviewed a tire in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tires made in BMW 325 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	BMW 325 reviews
1	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	9.7	225/45 R17	Be the first →
2	Continental PremiumContact 7	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Pirelli Cinturato C3	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Falken ZIEX ZE320	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	9.4	225/45 R17	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →

All Season tires

No BMW 325 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.

Highest rated All Season tires made in BMW 325 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	BMW 325 reviews
1	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Continental AllSeasonContact 2	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Michelin CrossClimate 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	BFGoodrich Advantage All Season	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

All Weather tires

No BMW 325 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.

Highest rated All Weather tires made in BMW 325 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	BMW 325 reviews
1	Vredestein Quatrac	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV	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 BMW 325 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.

Highest rated Winter tires made in BMW 325 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	BMW 325 reviews
1	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Michelin Alpin 7	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Bridgestone Blizzak 6	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Goodyear UltraGrip 9+	9.4	205/55 R16	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 BMW 325

The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 21 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tires reviewed by BMW 325 drivers
Tire	Season	Owner rating	Reviews	Distance reviewed
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Run Flat	Summer	49%	2	48,000 miles

Tire sizes BMW 325 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.

225/45 R17 10 reviews 205/55 R16 2 reviews 215/40 R17 1 reviews 245/40 R17 1 reviews 255/35 R18 1 reviews 235/40 R18 1 reviews 205/60 R15 1 reviews

BMW 325 variants, reviewed separately

These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.

BMW 325 coupe 19 reviews

What BMW 325 drivers say

The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.

54%

Bridgestone Supercat 205-60-15- BMW 325 10 miles January 28, 2024

I agree with other comments regarding these tires Dry road I would say is OK good almost; Wet road absolutely wild Almost zero grip
I have two pirellis on front two Supercat on the back
Round-abouts are worst On wet roads the back just slips and slides
Have had Michelin tires previously which were bad enough on wet/damp roads But these worse Then again they are half the price So, You get what you pay for
I’m a very sedate passive mature driver I don’t take risks on the road

77%

Maxxis Victra Sport 5 235-40-18- BMW 325 coupe 3,500 miles August 22, 2023

Good handling in wet and dry conditions, comfortable as well however not as durable as i expected. Sidewall got punctured after hitting a few potholes.

87%

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 225-45-17- BMW 325 March 13, 2022

I have an E36 I drove on the front tires, excellent grip, precise control and the tire is just perfect for drift to the front set

63%

Toyo Proxes Sport 225-45-17- BMW 325 March 13, 2022

I have an E36 I drove on the front tires, there is no doubt that the tire is good in the summer when outside is over 25 degrees and dry to drift but when the road is wet do not recommend

48%

Firestone WinterForce 2 -45-17- BMW 325 coupe 5,000 miles November 16, 2021

Acceptable for the low price. Terrible in the dry on RWD BMW E46 325ci.

87%

Nexen N Fera SU4 225-45-18- BMW 325 coupe 2,000 miles September 7, 2021

got them on my e36, took some abuse, replacing Pirelli Pzero. great tires on dry, excelent on wet. with the Pirellys driving on wet used to be almost hazardous, but now it's a different story ....

63%

Goodyear EfficientGrip 225-45-17- BMW 325 20,000 miles August 4, 2019

I've driven these tires on my BMW 325i for about 20.000km in size 205/50/17 89V

At first they were pretty good, but after the thread was below 5mm they really started to get worse.
On wet roads, they do understeer quite quickly, cornering in the wet does not give me a lot of confidence anymore.
On the dry, grip is still good, but they do squeak in corners very quicly.

Overall, the tires are not bad. But if you tend to drive a bit faster in corners and higher speeds, I do not recommend them.

I will have to replace these tires very soon and will probably go for Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 3.

90%

BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 205-55-16-V BMW 325 coupe 1,000 miles December 17, 2018

Wow... Surprised to be honest.
Bought these tires because I found them for a great price (210 euro fitted for a set of 4).
Broke them in by driving around town, shorter journeys up to 50km.
After about 400km, I embarked on a 1000+km journey across Slovakia, Austria and Germany. Weather was shit, everything from snow, rain to wind and ice.
The tires handled the cold, wet and snowy conditions very well. Bombing down the autobahn at 210 km/h in the rain felt really stable.
Road them a bit on dry roads since then and what can I say. You feel that these are winter tires designed for wet and snowy conditions. By no means are they bad in the dry, just don't expect them behave like the Pilot Sports 4s.
I would definately buy again, for the price they are unbeatable.

61%

Toyo NanoEnergy 3 225-45-17- BMW 325 coupe 4,000 miles November 27, 2017

Overall not a bad tire. Had this tire on my BMW e92 325i coupe and Toyota Estima 2.4 for almost a year. Dry grip was overall good, but the wet grip is a scary experience when emergency break. Wear is one of the good stuffs this tire got, thus the comfor is slightly compromised. I wont say I will buy again for my BMW due to my spiritual driving character.

79%

Falken Azenis FK510 225-45-17-W BMW 325 coupe 3,000 miles January 19, 2017

This tire is excellent in the wet and dry, I have read reviews in which these tires have lost out to the bigger brands on the dry tests but I think in normal operation these differences are so small very few people will ever notice the difference between a Falken and Continental. They do have a lot of grip but can feel a little plastic on the limit.

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