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Best Tires for the Opel Astra j 1.6

Opel Astra j 1.6 drivers have left 14 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 282,020 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 Astra j 1.6 variants, listed further down.

  • 14owner reviews
  • 282,020 milescovered on them
  • 12different tires rated
  • 71%average tire score
Most fitted size - 3 reviews 225/45 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 634 225 101 17" 101 All 225/45 R17 data →

The quick answer

The quick answer - Opel Astra j 1.6
Season Owners' pick Owner rating Our category test
Summer Continental Eco Contact 5 7.7 Current version: Continental EcoContact 7 63% from 3 reviews Best Summer Tires

Highest weighted owner score from Opel Astra j 1.6 drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.

The best rated tires for the Opel Astra j 1.6

Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews from the Opel Astra j 1.6 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 Opel Astra j 1.6 is the Continental Eco Contact 5 - 63% from 3 owner reviews across 91,000 miles. The current tire in that line is now the Continental EcoContact 7.

Summer tires ranked by Opel Astra j 1.6 owner rating
# Tire Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed TR Score
1 Continental Eco Contact 5 Replaced by Continental EcoContact 7 63% 3 91,000 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 Opel Astra j 1.6

The rankings above can only speak for tires a Opel Astra j 1.6 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, 215/50 R17 and 225/50 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.

Highest rated Summer tires made in Opel Astra j 1.6 sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Opel Astra j 1.6 reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17 Be the first →
2 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Falken ZIEX ZE320 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 225/45 R17, 225/50 R17 Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →

All Season tires

No Opel Astra j 1.6 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.

Highest rated All Season tires made in Opel Astra j 1.6 sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Opel Astra j 1.6 reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 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 Opel Astra j 1.6 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 Opel Astra j 1.6 sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Opel Astra j 1.6 reviews
1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 225/50 R17 Be the first →
4 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Nokian Snowproof 3P 9.4 225/45 R17, 225/50 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 Opel Astra j 1.6 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 Opel Astra j 1.6 sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Opel Astra j 1.6 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 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 Opel Astra j 1.6

The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 11 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tires reviewed by Opel Astra j 1.6 drivers
Tire Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Continental Eco Contact 5 Replaced by Continental EcoContact 7 Summer 63% 3 91,000 miles

Tire sizes Opel Astra j 1.6 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.

Opel Astra j 1.6 variants, reviewed separately

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

What Opel Astra j 1.6 drivers say

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

53%
Kleber Quadraxer 3 215-50-17- Opel astra j 1.6 turbo 20,000 miles April 2, 2025
I really don't understand why so many reviews say that the grip and handling on dry and wet is good with these tires. In the tire test there is only one that shows the reality (2023 Auto Zeitung All Season Tire Test).
I was the biggest fan of KLEBER Quadraxer 2. I had 4 sets. 2 on a corsa D and 2 on my astra j with life span of 45 - 55.000km for each set. You could screech those tires as much as you like, they wouldn't let go! Fabulous! Until I bought Quadraxer 3 :(. First twisted road I got the chance (10 degrees Celsius outside when Quadraxer 2 excelled) I felt like on winter tires on a summer day, it was absolutely scary! I understand that they probably wanted better handling in snow but I think they went overboard. Sorry but sadly I'm leaving the Quadraxer fan club. It was a really good run!
87%
Sava Eskimo HP2 205-60-16- Opel Astra j 1.6 19,000 miles December 6, 2022
Excellent tires for snow. Performed me really well in winter conditions. I seen them in really dangerous situation how they outperformed 2 other winter tiers. One of them was even premium brand. Situation Night, -2 Celsius, City, dark road, 2 lane road. Driving on the right lane with speed 50 kph, 3-5 cm of Snow on the road. Pedestrian jumps out from nowhere on pedestrian crossing, I was 10 m from crossing I've managed to stop 1 meter in front of him. The 2 cars which were roughly 10-15 meters behind me, one ended up 5 meters IN front of me on the side walk on the right side almost hitting the tree, he was braking and using low budged winter tiers. His tiers were just sliding like skies. The second guy used premium tiers he managed to stopped on the road left lane 3-4 meters IN front of me, on pedestrian crossing, breezing the pedestrian. We were all driving similar speed. Everyone almost had a hart attack. But SAVA ESKIMO HP 2 did its job and prevented injury of pedestrian an me in jail. My tiers were at that time 3 year old and had some miles on them. On highways they are stable and they keep the grip even with gentle snow on the road. Have been using them for 6 years and need to replace them due to their old age, as they still didn't worn out. Good job SAVA and Goodyear will buy again!
48%
Petlas Snow Master W651 225-45-17- Opel astra j 1.6 turbo 20 miles April 13, 2022
Terrible at wet/rain conditions. Dry handling and dry grip is not bad. Also snow performance is not so bad. Wear resistance is perfect, after 35.000 km there were 6.5 mm tread depth.
50%
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO 205-55-16- Opel Astra j 1.6 43,000 miles March 31, 2022
Dry Grip good, excellent Wet Grip, Road Feedback Handling nothing extraordinary, bad Wear, normal Comfort, bad Snow Grip Ice Grip, I would not buy them again
47%
Bridgestone Turanza ER33 215-50-17-V Opel astra j 1.6 turbo 10,000 miles March 14, 2018
Average tires for only drivers which are looking for a "long life tire". Unfortunately these tires are really bad about handling and comfort.
92%
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 245-40-18- Opel astra j 1.6 turbo 35,000 miles November 22, 2016
very descent tire.
good grip and response on both wet and dry.
35000 and i think that they're still holding a bit longer
i would definitely buy them again.
70%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A 235-45-18-W Opel astra j 1.6 turbo 28,000 miles April 30, 2013
they lasted 28000 miles.
i'm pleased i could say, by all aspects of this tire!

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