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Best Tires for the SEAT Arosa

SEAT Arosa drivers have left 7 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 48,500 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

  • 7owner reviews
  • 48,500 milescovered on them
  • 7different tires rated
  • 73%average tire score
Most fitted size - 3 reviews 195/45 R15 To scale, mm
Ø 557 195 88 15" 88 All 195/45 R15 data →

The best rated tires that fit the SEAT Arosa

The rankings above can only speak for tires a SEAT Arosa driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 195/45 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.

Summer tires

No SEAT Arosa driver has reviewed a tire in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Kenda Emera A1 is our highest rated, at 8.5 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tires made in SEAT Arosa sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in SEAT Arosa reviews
1 Kenda Emera A1 8.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun 8.4 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Kleber Dynaxer HP4 8.2 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Nexen N Fera Primus 8.2 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Vredestein Sportrac 5 8.1 All your sizes 1
6 Uniroyal RainSport 5 8 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.

Tire sizes SEAT Arosa 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 SEAT Arosa drivers say

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

80%
Vredestein Sportrac 5 195-45-15-V SEAT Arosa 5,000 miles June 5, 2020
Very reliable tire in all sections with a very good performance and rim protection.Excellent feedback,not very soft/medium rubber for comfort.
86%
Nankang NS2R 195-50-15-W SEAT Arosa 4,000 miles August 12, 2016
they stick so well the 180 compound ok in the wet but can let go quick. but the softer 120 compound is unbeleivable in the wet and dry .go kart handling at a reasonable price
54%
Hero Milanza HZ1 195-45-15-V SEAT Arosa 4,000 miles October 14, 2013
These were on my daughters car, she only passed last year, she's not bad but I noticed when it rained she would drive unbelievably slow, when I asked her why "the car slides everywhere" being the old experienced Dad, I said "step out and watch the ol' man show you how it's done"........ lo and behold they are absolutely shocking in the wet on a light car, I must have looked like a right old tit!! The tread pattern does give a little noise but on a decent sized and higher spec car with better sound deadening probably wouldn't be a major problem. Dry grip was pretty fair to be honest, previous owner put them on so no idea how long they've been on. Overall; not great, better than some, had worse!
97%
Maxxis MA Z1 Victra 225-45-17- SEAT Arosa March 22, 2012
bought a set of these for a seat arosa 16v sport that was basically a ready to go track car.. it was lowered with stiff suspension and wider track (alot more punishing on tires).. i hadyokohama s drives on beforeand i cansay in wet and dry they exeed any premium tire!.. in the dry i have yet to get them to break contact with the road and in the wet you cn have great confidence in the tire as there holding on the road is exellent.. they dont squeel... there comfy (even with a lowered car). the rears that were on the front have done 15k and not even half worn n just had another 2 on the front. for £40 a corner inc vat i wouldnt put anything else on my car anymore.
90%
Yokohama S Drive 195-40-16-W SEAT Arosa 500 miles June 5, 2011
had them fitted the day i drove my fam to worchester. was one hot day at 26*c which we can safely say is unlikely in th UK!

dry grip is good, didnt get a big a lateral movement when overtaking lorries which is a +. response is sharp, holds it's own at 30-40, lets me turn in more aggressively later.

very very quiet from 60+, def beats the budgets i killed my last set of alloys with. no shaking at any speeds up to 100(god bless motorways). it is, as others have said, a little rigid but use ur brain, lower the psi!! i like feeling th road but being th UK, potholes, lane dividers and outright crazy speed bumps do make u bounce n hit u hard

i did push it to skid around 45 into a sharp right. needed a handbrake to straighten up but i knew how ,when and it behaved nicely

had a little measure and after 500 miles of frankly irresponsible testosterone driven fun and somehow, there's still 8mm of tread?checked hot and cold and still th same?

i'm happy to have moved up to yokohamas, and this tire. as my first mid range tire, i cant say it's better then anything except i've had a great oepning 500 miles worth of time with them . it can only get better!
61%
Accelera Alpha 195-45-15- SEAT Arosa 15,000 miles June 4, 2011
ive had this tire for 15000 miles since they were passed down to me from my dad. (he liked cornering at 30-40 here n then round blind corners so they did well for him)

thank god it has a decent tread pattern. dont remember aquaplaining when when driving to worchester at an average of 90+ for 3 hours in heavy wind and rain. good grip taking 2nd exits at 50.

squeals a lot when u push it and i killed an alloy when it gave up on me half way through a turn ...it was dry and dusty but at 35ish, should have held it's own. didnt burst the tire tho and it only lost 2 psi..??!

i'ave had them for 15000 miles of hard cornering and wild standing starts and th fronts still have around 3mm+! rears r like new at 7mm+ so good for wear. prob because they're so dam hard and you feel everything u go over!

44psi all round
43%
Firestone F700 185-55-14-H SEAT Arosa 20,000 miles January 31, 2010
These tires grip ok, not too bad in the dry and ok in the wet, though they do let go reasonably easily when pushed. Feedback is good through the wheel.

However i would never buy these tires again, they are seriously noisey and wear very odly. I had one pair wear like 50p pieces, more worn in some parts of the tread than others, which made them even more noisey than normal. I now have to replace another pair which are fitted to the rear, not through wear, as they actually wear very slowly, but the widewalls are cracking badly and they are only 4 years, covered around 20K miles on the rear.

Not recommended. Going to be replaced with Conti Premiumcontacts.

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