BMW 520i drivers have left 30 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 428,100 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Michelin Primacy 4 8.8 Current version: Michelin Primacy 5 | 83% from 3 reviews | Best Summer Tires |
Highest weighted owner score from BMW 520i drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews from the BMW 520i to be ranked; the order weights a tire's score by how many reviews back it, so one glowing review cannot top a table.
The highest rated tire in the Summer category for the BMW 520i is the Michelin Primacy 4 - 83% from 3 owner reviews across 36,000 miles. The current tire in that line is now the Michelin Primacy 5.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michelin Primacy 4
Replaced by Michelin Primacy 5
|
83% | 3 | 36,000 miles | 8.8 |
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 rankings above can only speak for tires a BMW 520i 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, 205/65 R15, 225/55 R16 and 225/55 R17 - 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.
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 | BMW 520i reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
|
9.7 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
|
9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 R16, 225/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
|
9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
|
9.4 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 R16, 225/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
|
9.4 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Hankook Ventus Evo
|
9.4 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
No BMW 520i 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 | BMW 520i reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
|
9.6 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 R16, 225/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
|
9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
|
9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kleber Quadraxer 3
|
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
No BMW 520i 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 520i reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
|
9.5 | 225/45 R17, 205/65 R15, 225/55 R16 | 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, 225/55 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →
No BMW 520i driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin Alpin 7 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | BMW 520i reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michelin Alpin 7
|
9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 R16, 225/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
|
9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
|
9.4 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 R16, 225/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
|
9.4 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
|
9.4 | 205/65 R15 | 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.
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.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Primacy 4 Replaced by Michelin Primacy 5 | Summer | 83% | 3 | 36,000 miles |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 Replaced by Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 | Summer | 92% | 2 | 85,000 miles |
| Sailun Atrezzo Elite Replaced by Sailun Atrezzo Elite 2 | Summer | 89% | 2 | 5,500 miles |
| Sailun Atrezzo ZSR Replaced by Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 | Summer | 67% | 2 | 25,000 miles |
The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tires in that size, across every car.
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
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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.