I have an F11 BMW 530d Touring. I normally buy budget tires as I'm not generally a fast driver. My previous car was a Vauxhall Insignia estate & I had to change tires every year. However, after trying budgets on my BMW and finding rear grip in the damp & wet lacking I decided to get Uniroyal Rains ports after reading reviews. They have been true to reviews I read. These tires are absolutely fine in the dry with grip & comfort being decent. The sidewalls are a wee touch soft which can lead to some slip in the dry if you're really motoring round bends but nothing unpredictable. It's in the wet they really shine though. I've had dozens of cars and these tires are the safest & most planted I've used in damp and wet conditions. They just feel rock solid the wetter it gets. My greatest surprise has been their wear. I've done 18k miles and they still have 3mm on them. This is by far the most I've ever had tires last. My wife's Kia Xceed came with Continental sport contacts on it and they were done at 11.5k miles!
Best Tires for the BMW 530 D Sport Touring
BMW 530 D Sport Touring drivers have left 8 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 77,600 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 8owner reviews
- 77,600 milescovered on them
- 7different tires rated
- 73%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the BMW 530 D Sport Touring
The rankings above can only speak for tires a BMW 530 D Sport Touring 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 235/45 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.
Summer tires
No BMW 530 D Sport Touring 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | BMW 530 D Sport Touring reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No BMW 530 D Sport Touring 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 530 D Sport Touring reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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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
Winter tires
No BMW 530 D Sport Touring 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 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | BMW 530 D Sport Touring reviews |
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| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 235/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | 235/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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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
All Weather tires
No BMW 530 D Sport Touring 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 530 D Sport Touring reviews |
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| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV
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8.3 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
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8.1 | All your sizes | 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 530 D Sport Touring
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 6 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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| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 | Summer | 90% | 2 | 27,000 miles |
Tire sizes BMW 530 D Sport Touring 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 BMW 530 D Sport Touring drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Better than expected tires for the price. Had these on my winter sh'tpile in vain hope it would still move in the snow.
Very pleasantly surprised with grip in wintery conditions, little wheelspin even when going quite hard from a standing start.
Dry lateral grip is pretty good as you'd expect for such a soft compound, even harder to get the arse out with these than on warm summers. Never felt uneasy leaning on them through fast corners despite heavy car.
Wear levels are a big downside, I've had these on for 5 months and 4,500 miles and am nearly down to the markers on both the driven wheels. I expected the winters to wear a bit faster but these are by far the fastest wearing tires I've ever seen for road cars. I usually get 2 maybe 3 seasons from winter tires but ill be amazed if these last next winter.
Rim protection, non runflat, good comfort, maybe more noisy than p7 but like it a lot
These are cheap tires which I put on the front and wasn't expecting much, just to last until next MOT. First impressions are that the ride seems a bit firmer. I have previously only used Pirelli, Bridgestone, or Dunlops and have had the car 11 years. It often used to 'skitter' if you brake hard in the wet on a bumpy surface, but these cheap Autogrip Grip 200's seem better for some reason. Quiet and stable on the motorway at fast cruising speed too. I'd say they are pretty good value.
Fitted a pair of these on the rear of a BMW 530D to replace previous Avons.
I don't know whether there was an issue of compatibility with the Avons which were still on the front, but the handling became totally unpredictable, the rear would break away with no warning, and on most bends, even slight ones, the traction control light would flash on a regular basis, (which it never did before) and this was somewhat disconcerting.
it transformed a vehicle which generally had very good handling into one which became a distinct challenge to drive.
I don't know whether there was an issue of compatibility with the Avons which were still on the front, but the handling became totally unpredictable, the rear would break away with no warning, and on most bends, even slight ones, the traction control light would flash on a regular basis, (which it never did before) and this was somewhat disconcerting.
it transformed a vehicle which generally had very good handling into one which became a distinct challenge to drive.
Got these Pace tires cheap as was going to sell my car. In the end I decided not to sell and was very impressed with these tires. My BMW is known for eating rear tires, but I got 22k miles out of the rears, the fronts still have 4mm left. (I got 10k out of the runflat dunlops I had previously!) The ratings (fuel econ & wet braking) for these PACE tires are higher than some of the premium brands and I can see why, they are better and a lot cheaper.
I changed all 4 on my BMW 530D touring, changed from run flats and the difference was very clear, much more forgiving. Lost a little sharpness at turn in but well worth the small trade off.
I do mostly fast motorway miles and managed 17,000 miles on the rears, front half way worn.
Fuel consumption remained consistent with the previous run flats
Only slight criticism is if left when hot they go very slightly out of round, as if they have moulded to the road surface, creates a very light vibration. Require's half a mile to warm up and then this disapears.
Would i recomend them - absolutely, thats why I am ordering replacements for the rears today.
I do mostly fast motorway miles and managed 17,000 miles on the rears, front half way worn.
Fuel consumption remained consistent with the previous run flats
Only slight criticism is if left when hot they go very slightly out of round, as if they have moulded to the road surface, creates a very light vibration. Require's half a mile to warm up and then this disapears.
Would i recomend them - absolutely, thats why I am ordering replacements for the rears today.
2002 BMW 530D, think these are great!
-Wet grip is almost same as dry, and this is astonishing.
-Not progressive, but very predictable and safe on the limit, maybe a little soft in hard corners, thus road feedback is good.
-Great dry and wet braking.
-Pretty quiet and durable.
-Would buy again if nothing else would come out even with more wet grip.
-Wet grip is almost same as dry, and this is astonishing.
-Not progressive, but very predictable and safe on the limit, maybe a little soft in hard corners, thus road feedback is good.
-Great dry and wet braking.
-Pretty quiet and durable.
-Would buy again if nothing else would come out even with more wet grip.
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