These tires were fitted to my R53 mini cooper S when I purchased it and let me just say it's the worst tire I have ever had the displeasure of using. lets start with the only 3 things this tire has going for it. Number 1 the durability is fantastic, a set of these tires will definitely last longer then you will be willing to keep using them, number 2 they are actually fairly responsive in terms of steering, number 3 they fit the rim.
I previously had toyo proxes tr1 and going from those tires to those joyroads was what I'm fairly certain it feels like to fly a sailboat in a hurricane, if you even so much as think about wet weather these tires completely lose the ability to function they are genuinely dangerous in the rain you would have a better attempt at making it to your destination unharmed if you wrestled an alligator with a lasso and rode it there like a surfboard!. Now let's talk about the noise these tires scream like a toddler with toothache 5mph in a carpark you turn into a bay and suddenly these tires give you their best impression of a 2am cat fight the entire car park has virtually snapped their necks spinning around wondering who has just gone sliding into a trolley bay but nope sorry ladies and gents I'm just turning at more then a 4° angle. I honestly can't describe how poor these tires are I ran them for 5 thousand miles and honestly I now have a case of PTSD, post traumatic sliding disorder I still have around 5mm of tread left but I've now had them changed and gone back to Toyo proxes tr1 and I will never again use a set of these tires.
Best Tires for the MINI Clubman
MINI Clubman drivers have left 25 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 196,284 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 25owner reviews
- 196,284 milescovered on them
- 22different tires rated
- 74%average tire score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Uniroyal RainSport 3 7.7 Current version: Uniroyal RainSport 5 | 77% from 4 reviews | Best Summer Tires |
Highest weighted owner score from MINI Clubman drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tires for the MINI Clubman
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews from the MINI Clubman 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 MINI Clubman is the Uniroyal RainSport 3 - 77% from 4 owner reviews across 22,000 miles. The current tire in that line is now the Uniroyal RainSport 5.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Uniroyal RainSport 3
Replaced by Uniroyal RainSport 5
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77% | 4 | 22,000 miles | 7.7 |
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 MINI Clubman
The rankings above can only speak for tires a MINI Clubman driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 and 215/45 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 | MINI Clubman reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 5
|
9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Hankook Ventus Evo
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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 MINI Clubman 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 | MINI Clubman reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 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 MINI Clubman 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | MINI Clubman reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Nokian Snowproof 3P
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9.4 | 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
|
9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
All Weather tires
No MINI Clubman 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 | MINI Clubman reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 205/45 R17, 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 MINI Clubman
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 Replaced by Uniroyal RainSport 5 | Summer | 77% | 4 | 22,000 miles |
Tire sizes MINI Clubman 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 MINI Clubman drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Dry handling not quite as good, but easily good enough for my driving.
18,000 klms so far and hardly any wear so far.
Very happy with these Turanza.
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About the TR Score
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Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.