Best Tires for the MINI ONE

MINI ONE drivers have left 12 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 36,162 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 ONE variants, listed further down.

12owner reviews
36,162 milescovered on them
11different tires rated
80%average tire score

Most fitted size - 4 reviews 175/65 R15 To scale, mm

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The best rated tires that fit the MINI ONE

The rankings above can only speak for tires a MINI ONE driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 175/65 R15 - 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.

All Season tires

No MINI ONE driver has reviewed a tire in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin CrossClimate 2 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

Highest rated All Season tires made in MINI ONE sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	MINI ONE reviews
1	Michelin CrossClimate 2	9.5	All your sizes	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	Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Kleber Quadraxer 3	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2	9.2	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

All Weather tires

No MINI ONE 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.

Highest rated All Weather tires made in MINI ONE sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	MINI ONE reviews
1	Vredestein Quatrac	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →

Winter tires

No MINI ONE 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.

Highest rated Winter tires made in MINI ONE sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	MINI ONE reviews
1	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Goodyear UltraGrip 9+	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+	9.3	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Vredestein Wintrac	9.3	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Continental IceContact 3	9.1	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	8.9	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Summer tires

No MINI ONE driver has reviewed a tire in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Uniroyal RainExpert is our highest rated, at 8.9 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tires made in MINI ONE sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	MINI ONE reviews
1	Uniroyal RainExpert	8.9	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Nokian WetProof	8.9	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Michelin Primacy 4	8.8	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response	8.7	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Vredestein Ultrac	8.7	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Bridgestone Turanza T005	8.6	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer 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 ONE

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.

All tires reviewed by MINI ONE drivers
Tire	Season	Owner rating	Reviews	Distance reviewed
Falken ZE914 Replaced by Falken ZIEX ZE320	Summer	78%	2	3,100 miles

Tire sizes MINI ONE 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.

175/65 R15 4 reviews 205/60 R16 1 reviews 215/45 R17 1 reviews 225/45 R17 1 reviews 205/45 R17 1 reviews 195/55 R16 1 reviews 185/60 R15 1 reviews

MINI ONE variants, reviewed separately

These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.

What MINI ONE drivers say

The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.

93%

Uniroyal RainExpert 5 175-65-15 MINI ONE 2,000 miles September 5, 2025

Tires fitted to Mini one. All round i am very pleased with these tires. Have driven during very heavy rain on country roads and found to be very sure footed and reassuring grip.
Drives well in the dry and so far have not had any grip issues.

92%

Toyo Proxes CF2 175-65-15-H MINI One D 250 miles August 9, 2019

Bought these tires after reading a lot of reviews. Replaced a mixture of Michlin & Dunlop tires, Just as good at a fraction of the price.
Tried in most weather conditions. More than happy. Would buy aging

27%

Accelera Alpha 205-60-16- MINI One D April 22, 2018

Had these on the rear of a mini when I bought it and vredstein sportrac 5 on fronts
At about 5mm they've totally given up in the wet
Makes for great oversteer but a bit on the dangerous side
Wouldn't get these again

86%

Toyo Celsius 195-55-16- MINI ONE 12 miles February 8, 2018

These were hard to find when we got them, but they were specifically chosen as a std, all season tire to replace the back breaking runflats on the mini. What a revelation, they totally changed the handling, comfort and stability of the car all for the better.
They've only experienced light snow but handled this fine, as with ice, mud, wet and dry. They made the car FUN and gave my wife total confidence whatever the conditions.
I tried three different all seasons on three different cars, these Toyo Celcius on the MINI, Pirelli Cinturato (self sealing) on an Altea XL and Goodyear Vector A/S gen 2 on a Toyota hybrid (that are approaching 30,000 in 4 months with 4mm left). All of them were chosen for the specific vehicle use and all have performed well, with the Goodyear seeing the widest range of road conditions and proving almost faultless. I would buy any of these again for the cars they are on as they suit the usage of the individual cars (MINI for a great driving tire (TOYO), Altea for self seal against puncture (PIrelli) and the Hybrid that travels anywhere in any conditions (Goodyear).
I hope this helps someone.

83%

Sailun Atrezzo Eco 225-45-17- MINI ONE 100 miles September 6, 2016

I had 4 Sailun Atrezzo Eco tires fitted to my Mini Hatch.I comparison to the original Michelin Energy Saver tires they give a much better ride and the steering feel is fantastic.The ultimate level of grip might be less but steering feel and ride quality are much more valuable to me.

96%

Altenzo Sports Comforter 205-45-17- MINI ONE 500 miles July 29, 2015

Trees grip perfectly, comfortable to drive on, overall brilliant !

100%

Altenzo Comforter 225-45-17- MINI ONE 5,000 miles July 26, 2015

I have a mini one had a set fitted and wouldnt use any other brand brilliant in the wet and dry very happy with this tire brand and would recommend to everyone to try.Cost just over 200 pound for set.great value.
Have noticed how quiet the tires are compared to my last set. I must say that

80%

Falken ZE914 175-55-15- MINI One D 3,000 miles July 10, 2013

Quick update after 6 months and 3k miles.
7mm left on rears, 6mm on fronts. All even wear.
Good tire for dry grip and comfort. They have been quiet from the start and seem to smooth the bumps and pot holes well.
They are however a soft tire, so i expect wear rate will be poorer to harder types.
Very happy so far considering the value of this tire.

76%

Falken ZE914 175-65-15-H MINI One D 100 miles January 6, 2013

Fitted 4 to the car and have felt immediate improvement from the previous Michelin Energys.
Comfort is the the best I've experienced on any tire, probably due to the soft compound and shoulders. Thus doubt wear will as good as previous tires, but with my steady driving style il be happy with 20k. These are such an improvement and I will be looking to put them on the A3 next month.
Will update regarding wear in the future, but defos recommend if you are looking for a smooth quiet ride, plus they look good too!

84%

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 215-45-17-W MINI one seven 200 miles December 24, 2012

Initial post, I will post more as the tires wear. The car has been running on 205/45/17 but after reading that some mini owners have moved to 215/45/17 to allow the use of the goodyear AS2 I thought I would take the plunge. The first thing that was evident was the reduction in road noise.

My star rating is open to change as I find. I cover 750 miles a week so it wont take me long to settle on my ratings

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