I own the tires on VOLVO S40 1.6 116 horse power
The tires have their advantages: Excellent grip on dry, Very well grip on wet with almost no sliding on heavy water. Low noise levels and very good feedback on the steering wheel.
Disadvantages: The tires wear is average (that is expected considering the good grip levels)
They perform not well at speeds higher than 170 kmh. The rubber is soft and higher internal temperatures makes the tire lose the ground. Not recommended for heavy vehicles or high speeds.
Best Tires for the Volvo S40 1.6d
Volvo S40 1.6d drivers have left 9 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 116,800 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
This page covers the Volvo S40 1.6d specifically. For the full picture, the Volvo S40 page combines 70 reviews from every variant. All Volvo S40 reviews →
- 9owner reviews
- 116,800 milescovered on them
- 8different tires rated
- 87%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Volvo S40 1.6d
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Volvo S40 1.6d driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/55 R16 and 205/50 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
No Volvo S40 1.6d 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 | Volvo S40 1.6d reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 205/50 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
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9.4 | 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Volvo S40 1.6d 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 | Volvo S40 1.6d reviews |
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| 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 Volvo S40 1.6d 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 | Volvo S40 1.6d reviews |
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| 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 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
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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 Volvo S40 1.6d 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 | Volvo S40 1.6d reviews |
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| 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 | 205/50 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
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8 | 205/50 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 Volvo S40 1.6d
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 7 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniroyal RainSport 2 Replaced by Uniroyal RainSport 5 | Summer | 80% | 2 | 28,000 miles |
Tire sizes Volvo S40 1.6d 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 Volvo S40 1.6d drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Very silent tires
Average dry grip and braking
Good wet performance
Not as good as Michelin Pilot Sport in handling tight curves
Average dry grip and braking
Good wet performance
Not as good as Michelin Pilot Sport in handling tight curves
Very very good grip. Wasn't expecting anything different from an expensive premium tire.
Drove them 10.000 km so far, absolutely brilliant, can't tell the difference from more expensive premium tires. Also hit a few larger potholes, the rims got dents but the tire is intact. Will definitely buy again.
Great wearing tire. I have them on since I got the car, Volvo S40 1.6D. I've put 50,000miles on them. Can't complain about grip, wet or dry. On the expensive side. Changing now but going for the Vredestein Sportrac 5.
On a wet road , it has simply saved my live . Thank you uniroyal for bringing me home under the worst weather conditions ! It is a rain- tire , that's for sure !
Came from Michelin Primacy HP and I feel that these tire are quite remarkable in all aspects.
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About the TR Score
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Who does the testing
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