Replaced Efficient Grip 1 with Efficient Grip 2.
The '2' tires are NOISY and sing like the sand tires on an army truck, not quite so loudly. The singing is noticeable at all speeds up to about 60mph when the noise is drowned out by other noise.
Goodyear suggest checking the tracking (done, no effect) or putting the '2' tires on the rear as well (not done, then there would be twice the noise!).
The tread blocks appear to have some scrambling of geometry (which is usually done to prevent singing), but perhaps not enough. I don't understand how Goodyear have got this so wrong.
Best Tires for the Mercedes Benz B200cdi
Mercedes Benz B200cdi drivers have left 11 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 82,132 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 11owner reviews
- 82,132 milescovered on them
- 10different tires rated
- 78%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Mercedes Benz B200cdi
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Mercedes Benz B200cdi driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 215/45 R17 and 205/55 R16 - 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 Mercedes Benz B200cdi 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 | Mercedes Benz B200cdi reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 215/45 R17 | 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 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | 215/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | 215/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Mercedes Benz B200cdi 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 | Mercedes Benz B200cdi reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | 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 Mercedes Benz B200cdi 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 | Mercedes Benz B200cdi 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 | 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
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9.4 | 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
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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 Mercedes Benz B200cdi 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 | Mercedes Benz B200cdi reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
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8.1 | 215/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
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8 | 215/45 R17 | 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 Mercedes Benz B200cdi
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 9 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Sport Contact 3 Replaced by Continental SportContact 7 | Summer | 91% | 2 | 20,012 miles |
Tire sizes Mercedes Benz B200cdi 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 Mercedes Benz B200cdi drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Excellent tire, quality for price best ratio, have had using on 3 cars in last 7 years commuting daily on harsh road conditions, never had puncture or flat tire. Excellent milleage, a bit noisy but nothing serious. Safe, good response
excellent grip on rain, especcially in snow. Only and only... must be removed on time, as soon winter is gone with rise of temperatures and summer warm roads.... these tires will be worn out in matter of month... Apart of this go for it... Highly recommended
excellent grip on rain, especcially in snow. Only and only... must be removed on time, as soon winter is gone with rise of temperatures and summer warm roads.... these tires will be worn out in matter of month... Apart of this go for it... Highly recommended
Hi,
I bought this tire in 205/55/r16. The tire is very comfortable, but this means that the side wall flexes. The dry grip is awesome under hard braking on a relativly un-worn asphalt it breaks witouth ABS ( if you could modulate the brake) in very short distance. The wet braking is very good. so is the traction. The tires are soft, and when they heat up they become very sticky.
The tire holds very well, but the flaw is the soft/flexy sidewall. Under hard cornering it flexes so much, even at low speed. My recommended pressure for this tire is 30 psi. But when they are at 30 psi they look so under inflated. I pump them to 34 psi and they are wearing even. (soft sidewall).
I think that this tire performs much better than Michelin Primacy or Energy Saver....
Would i buy this tire again? Well in the profile 55 no, because i like to "hunt" for apexes etc.. 225/40-45 Yes.
I bought this tire in 205/55/r16. The tire is very comfortable, but this means that the side wall flexes. The dry grip is awesome under hard braking on a relativly un-worn asphalt it breaks witouth ABS ( if you could modulate the brake) in very short distance. The wet braking is very good. so is the traction. The tires are soft, and when they heat up they become very sticky.
The tire holds very well, but the flaw is the soft/flexy sidewall. Under hard cornering it flexes so much, even at low speed. My recommended pressure for this tire is 30 psi. But when they are at 30 psi they look so under inflated. I pump them to 34 psi and they are wearing even. (soft sidewall).
I think that this tire performs much better than Michelin Primacy or Energy Saver....
Would i buy this tire again? Well in the profile 55 no, because i like to "hunt" for apexes etc.. 225/40-45 Yes.
Very good grip with excellent steering feel, comfort and low rolling resistance, along with not over-heated when required, so I think that will last much more than other sports tires.
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