Best Tires for the BMW 330ci
BMW 330ci drivers have left 39 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 338,830 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 2 330ci variants, listed further down.
- 39owner reviews
- 338,830 milescovered on them
- 33different tires rated
- 74%average tire score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta 9.2 Current version: Vredestein Ultrac Pro | 93% from 3 reviews | Best Summer Tires |
Highest weighted owner score from BMW 330ci drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tires for the BMW 330ci
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews from the BMW 330ci 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 BMW 330ci is the Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta - 93% from 3 owner reviews across 38,000 miles. The current tire in that line is now the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
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93% | 3 | 38,000 miles | 9.2 |
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70% | 3 | 5,030 miles | 7.2 |
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 BMW 330ci
The rankings above can only speak for tires a BMW 330ci driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 255/35 R18, 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18 and 235/40 R18 - 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 Continental SportContact 7, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | BMW 330ci reviews |
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9.7 | 255/35 R18, 225/40 R18, 235/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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9.6 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 3 |
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
Winter tires
No BMW 330ci driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | BMW 330ci reviews |
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9.7 | 255/35 R18, 225/40 R18, 235/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18, 235/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
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9.5 | 225/40 R18, 235/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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9.5 | 255/35 R18, 235/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
All Season tires
No BMW 330ci driver has reviewed a tire in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Vector All Season 4 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | BMW 330ci reviews |
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9.7 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
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9.6 | 225/40 R18, 235/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
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9.5 | 255/35 R18, 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18, 235/40 R18 | 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 330ci 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 | BMW 330ci reviews |
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
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8.8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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8.8 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18, 235/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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8.7 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18, 235/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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8.5 | 225/45 R17, 235/40 R18 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →
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 330ci
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 29 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
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| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta Replaced by Vredestein Ultrac Pro | Summer | 93% | 3 | 38,000 miles |
| Delinte DH2 | Summer | 70% | 3 | 5,030 miles |
| Dunlop SportMaxx RT Replaced by Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | Summer | 87% | 2 | 19,000 miles |
| Rotalla RU01 S Pace | Summer | 55% | 2 | 5,100 miles |
Tire sizes BMW 330ci 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.
BMW 330ci variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What BMW 330ci drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
They perform decent enough on dry tarmac, but the grip is lackluster..
On wet the car likes to slide around, which isn't necessarily a bad thing for me, but the traction control goes in party mode if you leave it ON and if you are not careful.
They seem to hit the limit pretty fast when I'm pushing it on the curves or twisty roads. Doesn't really inspire a lot of confidence.
Tires were bought new, DOT 2023.
They are not bad as a budget tire, but you will be much well of by spending a bit and getting a decent set of Michelin's for example.
Have a set of Michelin summer tires that have started cracking, and are good for the bin and I swear they still have more traction that these.
Definitely won't cheap out next time..
I only gave these tires a 7 for wet grip, it's actually closer to 7.5/10 or 8/10 for daily wet driving but I've had two really serious aquaplaning events which had there have been an oncoming car, I'd a-bin-a-gonner for sure. I was driving at 60mph, in the dark, on a bend and there was a flooded road stream crossing/flowing from left to right so I'm not sure that many tires would have coped in those conditions. Maybe driver error not the tire's fault.
Ok, enough of the negative! In the dry, 231bhp rear wheel drive is well under the threshold of these tires. As you go from 7.5mm new depth to 3mm, the tires just get better and better on steep bends. I'm now taking some of the bends at silly speeds (85, 90, 95). These give me more and more confidence every day to push it that little bit extra. My most enjoyable times have been versus Subaru Impreza 4x4 who I could not shift despite nearly reaching these tire's limits. The second was me chasing an Audi quatro 3.0 v6 diesel. He couldn't shift me. Mid-Wales roads.
I first came to know about Infinity Ecomax through buying a set of wheels from a chap who had them fitted to his BMW 135M. He told me that they had served him well and there were no scare stories about the tires. Having had quite a lot of experience with this brand and model, I can safely say that I would be advising friends and family to buy without hesitation.
I've just completed a mid-life BMW underbody refresh, replacing suspension parts, breaking system, hubs, barings, diff oil, transmission oil, brake fluid, power steering, coolant, engine oil. De-rust body panels, new paint where needed, brake lines and hoses, intake hoses and abs sensors all round. Finally, poly bushes on control arms, front and rear anti-roll bars (sway bars). The Ecomax fit perfectly with this car having previously had contisport 2 all round and Uniroyal rainsport 2. I wouldn't go back to spending big-bucks when these Infinity tires are my tire of choice from now-on.
Road noise more than bearable. General handling good, wet handling, ok, wear good, breaking dry - brilliant. Wet, dont know as I've never had to emergency brake in the wet. I did an emergency stop to test my new components and set-up on 15 May 2019, they were sublime in the dry. Obviously not just the tires; the whole car of which the tires are a major part! Thanks for reading.
These tires are a hard compound, which means that grip in the dry is good, but grip in the wet suffers. They will not throw you off of the road like some of the worst budget tires you can buy, but wet grip is well down compared to mid range or premium brands. When the temperature drops below around 10ºC the grip in wet conditions deteriorates further, and you have to be very careful on my my RWD car not to get the car sideways, even when being driven carefully with the traction control on. My advice would be to spend a bit extra and get a mid range tire at the least, but if you are really strapped for cash there are worse tires you can buy.
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Every test published as a Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.
