You feel every bump in the road. Surefooted in wet and dry. Give total confidence in all weathers and at any speed.5mm tread left at 18000 miles and I don't hang about. Tires need replacing due to cracking on sidewall. Will I buy again? After weighing up the pros and cons. Maybe.
Best Tires for the Mercedes Benz C250
Mercedes Benz C250 drivers have left 44 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 453,427 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 3 C250 variants, listed further down.
- 44owner reviews
- 453,427 milescovered on them
- 33different tires rated
- 76%average tire score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Michelin Pilot Sport 5 9.4 | 86% from 4 reviews | Best Summer Tires |
Highest weighted owner score from Mercedes Benz C250 drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tires for the Mercedes Benz C250
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews from the Mercedes Benz C250 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 Mercedes Benz C250 is the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 - 86% from 4 owner reviews across 36,500 miles.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
|
86% | 4 | 36,500 miles | 9.4 |
| 2 |
Continental Sport Contact 5
Replaced by Continental SportContact 7
|
54% | 6 | 50,000 miles | 8.3 |
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 Mercedes Benz C250
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Mercedes Benz C250 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, 225/50 R17, 245/40 R17 and 245/40 R18 - 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 | Mercedes Benz C250 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
|
9.7 | All your sizes | 2 |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
|
9.7 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | 4 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
Winter tires
No Mercedes Benz C250 driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Mercedes Benz C250 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
|
9.8 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 245/40 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17, 245/40 R18 | 1 |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | 225/50 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
|
9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
All Season tires
No Mercedes Benz C250 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 C250 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
|
9.6 | 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport
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9.6 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
|
9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
|
9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
|
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
All Weather tires
No Mercedes Benz C250 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 C250 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
|
9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV
|
8.3 | 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
|
8.1 | 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17, 245/40 R18 | 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.
How long do tires last on the Mercedes Benz C250?
Across 16 end of life reviews from Mercedes Benz C250 drivers, a typical set of tires was worn out after 12,000 miles. Half of all worn-out sets lasted between 6,000 miles and 22,000 miles.
Distances are self-reported by drivers whose review marked the set as worn out; figures are medians, so a single unusual report cannot move them.
Every tire reviewed on the Mercedes Benz C250
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 28 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 5 Replaced by Continental SportContact 7 | Summer | 54% | 6 | 50,000 miles |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Summer | 86% | 4 | 36,500 miles |
| Michelin CrossClimate 2 Replaced by Michelin CrossClimate 3 | All Season | 93% | 2 | 34,000 miles |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Summer | 89% | 2 | 8,100 miles |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 | Summer | 83% | 2 | 4,050 miles |
Tire sizes Mercedes Benz C250 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.
Mercedes Benz C250 variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What Mercedes Benz C250 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Good and sufficient dry grip, excellent in wet conditions. The wet performance becomes more apparent the wetter it gets. This tire is not very sporty but very comfortable and suits very well for everyday commuting. I will buy these tires again because I appreciate the performance in wet weather over dry.
After 6 sets of incredible Continental winters (ts860 and ts870), I decided to go with Alpin 7 this winter... Both ts860 and ts870 look like a cheap tire compared to, Alpin 7... First thing as I left tire shop after installing them - maaaan these tires are quiet, as driving Conti winters sound like you drive an old train... They are basically summer tire quiet... 10 days after installing I went on a 5000km trip around Europe, spent a lot of time sitting at 200kmh in Germany, drove few laps on Nurburgring... After that trip I did another 7-8k km... I can only say positive things about it... tread life at this point seems way better than on Conti models... Very balanced handling for touring winter tire... Highly recommend them and they will surely be my choice again when I go trought my current set... I am very susprised that at this point, nearly 1 year since their launch there are 0 official tests!
Two sets later, first one on 225/45r17 which i drove for about 6-7000 kilometers before selling those wheels, and now on my 18 inch combo of 225/40r18 and 255/35r18 which I did around 22-23.000km to this point... Man I love this tire... Such combination of comfort, sportiness and performance is honestly hard to match... At this mileage front tires are at only 50% of legal depth tread, and rear ones surely have over 65% left to them, and I drive rather hard. I find this apsolutely mind-blowing tread life for UHP tires... Will buy again, and again, and again, until they come with PS6
I see one review of this guy BMW 530i M sport (275/30 R20 W) on mostly town for 10,000 average miles. Don listen to this. He probably always full throttle on every exception he gets. These tires are the best budget tires i have had. Wet grip is insanely good. The handling is fine end of the day we aren't racing on the roads. The handling feels soft because the side walls are a little more soft. So you get more comfort. In Dry they are just as good as your pirelis or any other overpriced type. If your not a moron and know how to drive these tires are THE BEST!
I found them noisy when I just got them and after around 10.000km they started getting a bit too loud, I usually drive either city speeds or highway speeds as I live on the country side per say and I average speeds of 120 to 150km/h, though recently took my car to a trip about 400km and back and gotta say they do hold up, though the conditions were extremely favorable as the road was mainly perfect but managed to go 220km/h without even noticing as I dont really check the speedometer as I find it distracting. Gotta say wear is somewhat awful on these as Ive done roughly 35.000km with them and my rear ones are bald as of now.
And just to make it clear, these are horrible wet tires, they suffer a lot of hydroplaning even on the first miles/kilometers, but if you live in a really dry zone I could recommend them, just dont speed on rain
And just to make it clear, these are horrible wet tires, they suffer a lot of hydroplaning even on the first miles/kilometers, but if you live in a really dry zone I could recommend them, just dont speed on rain
I bought the PS5s to replace run flat Pirelli P-Zeros, as I wanted tires that would be more comfortable and last longer. I started off a bit disappointed as they felt less grippy and made the steering quite vague. But after a thousand kms they have changed and now prove to have great levels of grip. They are quiet, ride well (noticeably better than the old run flats) and that sidewall looks fantastic. The Pirellis had slightly more grip and better steering feel, but the expected longevity of the Michelins is worth the trade-off. Only thing I wish they had would be better rim protection as it's quite narrow.
After wra3 and wra4 (both excellent on dry and wet, excellent on snow and ice, the wra3 better at very low, almost freezing temperatures, the wra4 better on snow), I tried the snowproof P. I haven't yet tried the new directional design on snow , but on dry surfaces they essentially follow the excellent handling performance of the two previous models with asymmetrical design. With the rudder, in the absence of longitudinal channels, the footprint on the ground seems to be wider, and the cornering grip perhaps slightly greater. The sidewall is stiffer than previous models, and this gives better handling, a lower steering angle and lateral lie, further improving driving dynamics. Anyone who says that Nokians don't handle the road well on wet, dry and snow either doesn't know how to drive in different road conditions, or their car has problems. I've read about deformations on this model, well it depends on whether during season changes you keep the tires resting in the right place, in the right way, and this applies to every brand and model.
I was on edge between PS5 and GoodYear Assmyetric 6... GY was cheaper, but I couldn't resist not having PS5 sidewall on my car.... Around 4k miles in, I cannot describe how much I love this tire... Previous owner of car fitted Primacy 4, which were great, but PS5 is in class of its own...
I personally was not able to find limit of this tire to this point in both dry or wet, and I drive rather hard... Once I go to right this set, I will get them again without any hesitation
I personally was not able to find limit of this tire to this point in both dry or wet, and I drive rather hard... Once I go to right this set, I will get them again without any hesitation
Comfortable tires with very good grip in dry and wet.
The tires are starting to undesteer more and more at 6000 km. And the wear is high, 2mm already gone. Have to change them at 15000 km.
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