I live in Sweden where winter tires is really important. I've tried Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 in the past and thought they were great. But these new Pirelli Ice friction is something else! The snow grip is incredibly precise and the feedback you get from them makes the slides predicable even at higher speeds. The ice grip also is quite good, starts and braking are predictable which is nice (but nothing compared to a studded tire). The comfort aspect of it all is quite good in my initial impression. The noise level is quite low and the ride is also great! Changing conditions is not a problem for these tires in my experience, going down a twisty backroad with sections of ice, snow and dry ground in 70+kph being no problem at all! The wet is somewhat of a weakness of this tire with aquaplaining being a problem quite frequently (very common issue with these nordic winter tires though). Although it handles the wet better than the rival Nokian R5.
Best Tires for the BMW M135i
BMW M135i drivers have left 22 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 185,615 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 M135i variants, listed further down.
- 22owner reviews
- 185,615 milescovered on them
- 14different tires rated
- 76%average tire score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 9.3 Current version: Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | 77% from 4 reviews | Best Summer Tires |
Highest weighted owner score from BMW M135i drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tires for the BMW M135i
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews from the BMW M135i 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 M135i is the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 - 77% from 4 owner reviews across 48,000 miles. The current tire in that line is now the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport 5
|
77% | 4 | 48,000 miles | 9.3 |
| 2 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
|
76% | 3 | 16,250 miles | 9.2 |
| 3 |
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport S 5
|
71% | 3 | 55,000 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 BMW M135i
The rankings above can only speak for tires a BMW M135i driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 245/35 R18, 225/40 R18 and 225/45 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
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 M135i reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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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 M135i 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 M135i reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | 225/40 R18, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport
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9.6 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | 225/40 R18, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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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 M135i 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 M135i reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 245/35 R18, 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | 245/35 R18, 225/40 R18 | 1 |
| 3 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | 225/40 R18, 225/45 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 | 225/40 R18, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | 225/40 R18, 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 M135i 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 M135i reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 225/40 R18, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV
|
8.3 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
|
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 M135i
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 10 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Summer | 77% | 4 | 48,000 miles |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 | Summer | 76% | 3 | 16,250 miles |
| Michelin Pilot Super Sport Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 | Summer | 71% | 3 | 55,000 miles |
| Continental WinterContact TS 850 P Replaced by Continental WinterContact 8 S | Winter | 80% | 2 | 3,000 miles |
Tire sizes BMW M135i 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 M135i variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What BMW M135i drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
I’ve always purchased Goodyear and Michelin on the cars I’ve owned, so I thought I’d give Pirelli P Zeros a go on my Beemer M135iX. First impressions is the tires have transformed the cars handling in dry and wet conditions for the better, they look great on my car too.
I’ve done about 3000 miles since fitting, mostly on country lanes and motorways, the wear seems to be good.
I’ve done about 3000 miles since fitting, mostly on country lanes and motorways, the wear seems to be good.
Another good winter with these tires. They continue to offer good wear, and very progressive handling. As the early spring has been warm here, you can feel them become a little less accurate, but still handle and grip well, even in relatively warm weather.
These replaced some Michelin Pilot Sport 4's on the rear of my car and these have been a revelation. Lots of grip in both wet and drive, comfortable and more progressive when putting the power down. I'm very impressed.
I've run these on the front of my car for some time now and they've finally worn out. Although I didn't rate the tire that much on the back of my car, it seemed much more suited to the front of a rear wheel drive car where it wasn't having to put the power down. Safe comfortable front end and lasted for a decent number of miles too.
Another winter season over on these tires and I am again very impressed. Although we did not get snow this winter, we did get plenty of weather below 7C including ice and a lot of cold wet weather and I found these tires both grippy and extremely progressive. Wear has once again been good. The tires are noisier and grumblier than my summer tires, and the steering is lighter so feedback is not as good as in summer. On days where temperatures were over 7C the tire was still good, but you could feel on corning that it was not as firm as usual.
I've been running these for some time now and the rear tires have finally worn out. For a performance car tire on a rear wheel drive car, I've been really impressed with the wear rate of these tires.
Grip in the summer was overall pretty good, my only complaint is that I haven't found them particularly progressive, the transition from grip to slide really quite quickly.
Compared to other tires I've used, I found these to be quite disappointing in the wet in certain situations. Wet braking and resisting aquaplaning was good, but cornering grip in wet weather was extremely snappy, even at low speed and low revs, just pulling out of a greasy junction.
If you mainly drive in the the summer this is a good tire but I wouldn't recommend for all weather use.
Grip in the summer was overall pretty good, my only complaint is that I haven't found them particularly progressive, the transition from grip to slide really quite quickly.
Compared to other tires I've used, I found these to be quite disappointing in the wet in certain situations. Wet braking and resisting aquaplaning was good, but cornering grip in wet weather was extremely snappy, even at low speed and low revs, just pulling out of a greasy junction.
If you mainly drive in the the summer this is a good tire but I wouldn't recommend for all weather use.
Tire is smooth operator! Been using PSS4 for all my years but after changing to GITI S1 it is different. Much quieter when driving, performance wise is amazing. Bring it on a track and the tire makes me feel safe that is the most important. After the track i use for normal road and surprisingly it performs the same.
These tires are great if its warm and dry, but there is very little grip if its cold and/or wet. I would not recommend them for use in Scandinavia but they would be great for use in southern europe.
I have traction issue at full throttle even with 4WD (430PS 650NM) if the tire is below 15 degree celsius.
I have no traction issue with my winters Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 at any temperature even in the wet.
Excellent tires, best I've had on a car so far.
My M135i had Michelin Pilot Super Sports (MPSS) when I bought it and these were grippier in the dry, however in the wet they were bordering on dangerous. The MPSS gave very little feedback in the wet and you could easily find yourself sideways putting the power down in 3rd going around a gentle bend on a dual carriageway!
Changing to Goodyear Eagle Asymmetric completely changed the behavior of the car in the wet. Predictable, easy to control on the limit (or slightly beyond), lovely tires. They wear well too, I've just had 15000 miles out of a rear set and I drive around with the traction control fully off all the time (LSD on the back). Still good grip in the dry, but I do admit less grippy in the dry than the MPSS were.
All round the Goodyear Eagle Asymmetric can't be beaten in my view. I'd love to try another brand but I tried that before and they were much worse, so I'm not going to risk it!
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