Best Tires for the Audi A8

Audi A8 drivers have left 60 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 687,093 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 A8 variants, listed further down.

60owner reviews
687,093 milescovered on them
48different tires rated
78%average tire score

Most fitted size - 12 reviews 255/40 R19 To scale, mm

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The best rated tires that fit the Audi A8

The rankings above can only speak for tires a Audi A8 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 255/40 R19, 225/45 R17, 235/55 R17 and 255/45 R19 - 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.

All Season tires

No Audi A8 driver has reviewed a tire in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook iON FlexClimate is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.

Highest rated All Season tires made in Audi A8 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Audi A8 reviews
1	Hankook iON FlexClimate	9.8	255/40 R19	Be the first →
2	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport	9.6	255/40 R19, 255/45 R19	Be the first →
4	Continental AllSeasonContact 2	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	BFGoodrich Advantage All Season	9.5	255/40 R19, 225/45 R17, 255/45 R19	Be the first →
6	Michelin CrossClimate 3	9.5	225/45 R17, 235/55 R17	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 Audi A8 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.

Highest rated Winter tires made in Audi A8 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Audi A8 reviews
1	Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	9.8	255/45 R19	Be the first →
2	Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4	9.6	255/40 R19, 235/55 R17, 255/45 R19	Be the first →
3	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	9.5	255/40 R19, 235/55 R17	1
5	Michelin Alpin 7	9.5	225/45 R17, 235/55 R17	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

Summer tires

No Audi A8 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.

Highest rated Summer tires made in Audi A8 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Audi A8 reviews
1	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	9.7	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Continental SportContact 7	9.7	255/40 R19, 255/45 R19	Be the first →
3	Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo	9.5	225/45 R17, 255/45 R19	Be the first →
4	Continental PremiumContact 7	9.5	225/45 R17	Be the first →
5	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	9.4	255/40 R19, 225/45 R17, 255/45 R19	Be the first →
6	Michelin Pilot Sport 5	9.4	255/40 R19, 225/45 R17, 255/45 R19	Be the first →

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

All Weather tires

No Audi A8 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 Audi A8 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Audi A8 reviews
1	Vredestein Quatrac	9.5	225/45 R17	Be the first →
2	Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV	8.3	225/45 R17, 255/45 R19	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 Audi A8

The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 36 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tires reviewed by Audi A8 drivers
Tire	Season	Owner rating	Reviews	Distance reviewed
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta Replaced by Vredestein Ultrac Pro	Summer	93%	2	12,000 miles
Uniroyal RainSport 3 Replaced by Uniroyal RainSport 5	Summer	92%	2	30,020 miles
Nokian WR A3 Replaced by Nokian Snowproof P	Winter	90%	2	5,000 miles
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	Summer	86%	2	28,000 miles
Dunlop SportMaxx RT Replaced by Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2	Summer	86%	2	28,000 miles
Kumho Ecsta KU31	Summer	83%	2	13,000 miles
Hankook Ventus V12 evo2	Summer	83%	2	16,400 miles
Nexen N8000	Summer	81%	2	22,000 miles
Pirelli PZero Nero	Summer	72%	2	10,011 miles
Nankang NS2 Replaced by Nankang Noble Sport NS20	Summer	61%	2	10,000 miles
Goodyear EfficientGrip Replaced by Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2	Summer	59%	2	75,000 miles
Pirelli PZero Rosso	Summer	52%	2	21,000 miles

Tire sizes Audi A8 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.

255/40 R19 12 reviews 225/45 R17 7 reviews 235/55 R17 5 reviews 255/45 R19 3 reviews 275/35 R20 2 reviews 245/40 R18 2 reviews 245/45 R18 2 reviews 225/55 R17 2 reviews

Audi A8 variants, reviewed separately

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

What Audi A8 drivers say

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

27%

Winrun R330 285-30-21 Audi A8 November 20, 2025

Ok dry tire.
Terrible wet tire.
Don't ever push these hard, they'll oversteer then try to run themselves off the rim.
Couldn't wait to get rid of them

56%

Accelera Iota ST68 265-40-20- Audi A8 2,000 miles May 15, 2023

Bought an Audi A8 with these on, tires were brand new and totally ruined the car, hard ride, felt everything though suspension, howled at 50mph or above but worst of all could not get them to balance despite two attempts, vibration was terrible. Replaced them with Goodyear asymmetric 3 and completely transformed the car.

97%

RoadX RXMOTION U11 225-45-17- Audi A8 2.8 16,000 miles November 4, 2022

Excellent tires long lasting quiet no complaints at all very happy with them

89%

Dynamo STREET H MU02 225-45-17- Audi A8 12 miles May 21, 2022

Having driven on Pirelli PZero AO, I was shocked at their price vs last year. I reviewed the Dynamo tire on this website, as my mechanic recommended them as a “cheaper alternative and it does what a tire is designed to do!” I’m always open to a bargain. I bought them and after 6 months and - all I can report is - I’m very satisfied. Nothing feels different on my Irish roads. A bit noisy on NI roads to and from Belfast but quiet once I got back on the M1. Ps I’m a relaxed driver. More maximising my mpg rather than 0-60!

80%

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 255-45-19- Audi A8 D4 4.2 TDI Quattro 15,000 miles March 11, 2022

These tires replaced the AO Pirelli P Zeros the car came with and transformed the feel of the car. The steering was more direct, and especially in the wet, where the Pirelli's gave some very heart stopping moments, these are consistent and reliable.

79%

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 225-45-17- Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro 14,600 miles January 9, 2022

Star driving those tires more than 4 years and 23500km, it time to change them. So far i was very happy with them and they did not surprise me in term of handling, etc. As i live in a tropical country, rubber is shot after 4 years with tire showing cracks on sideway, rolling area, etc. It is common here for all brands (Dunlop, Michelin, Continental, etc.) When I changed them, the wear was minimal, still not of meat on them. I was quite surprised. In term of driving quality, over year it decreased: Handling and breaking were still good but not as good as before Noise and comfort decreased, mostly due to the rubber becoming harder for to the weather condition. When I replaced them, i would have taken them again if i didn't have a good deal of some more grippy tires. I still recommend them as they did a good job in all situation

84%

Goodyear Eagle F1 Sport 245-45-18- Audi A8 D2 4.2 quattro 1,400 miles January 9, 2022

After 4 years happily using Hankook V12 evo2, i wanted something with improved grip and wet breaking. The Eagle F1 Sport is a new tire produced were I live, so i decided to try it. After 2200km, i am not disappointed with my choice, grip is very good and breaking is much better. Wear seems to be as expected and price for quality is amazing. I have really nothing to complain about it and i highly recommend it.

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 245-55-19- Audi A8 August 9, 2021

these tires made me change the wheel bearings, they behaved so badly on the road, until I went to the dealer and I was told that the problem is with the tires…. avoid, I would never buy again…

94%

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 225-45-17- Audi A8 1,000 miles December 3, 2020

Mounted on a 2019 Audi A8L which is a heavy car. Dry performance and in the rain is outstanding, especially for a winter tire. Snow performance is great in every area except for hard braking. I suspect due to the compromises made by not being a dedicated snow tire. However, lateral stability and inability to execute a drift with ease adds to overall safety of the vehicle. It's also very difficult to break traction when accelerating hard though the A8L is equipped with Quattro. All in all a great tire for those in moderate winter climate conditions with tread life as a concern and/or for those that don't want all of the downsides of a dedicated snow tire.

56%

Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D 255-40-20-W Audi A8 14,000 miles February 20, 2020

The tires are staggered with production dates from 2013 to 2015. They've been on for only winter driving and ran about 20000km. They have aged kind of well considering the grip and response, but it seems as though the remaining 4-5mm of tire tread is made of pure plastic. It "kind-of" grips, but the noise is utterly unbearable. Will not consider buying another set for the coming winters.

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