I have a set on a 525 e60 bmw and a falcon au11 xr8 ute. While l cannot fault them for grip, noise or wear the both sets had a tire fail at 50% worn with a bubble/ separation in the side wall and this alone would stop me buying them again. 1 set l could deal with but both sets is a manufacturing problem.
Best Tires for the BMW 525
BMW 525 drivers have left 12 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 131,390 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 1 525 variants, listed further down.
- 12owner reviews
- 131,390 milescovered on them
- 11different tires rated
- 77%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the BMW 525
The rankings above can only speak for tires a BMW 525 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/60 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 BMW 525 driver has reviewed a tire in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Uniroyal RainExpert is our highest rated, at 8.9 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | BMW 525 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Uniroyal RainExpert
|
8.9 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 2 |
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
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8.8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
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8.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Vredestein Sportrac 5
|
8.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Maxxis Premitra HP5
|
8.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kumho Ecsta HS51
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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.
Every tire reviewed on the BMW 525
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 10 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta Replaced by Vredestein Ultrac Pro | Summer | 92% | 2 | 35,000 miles |
Tire sizes BMW 525 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.
BMW 525 variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What BMW 525 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Superb dry and wet grip tire. Nothing much to complaint about, very good tire. Fitted on my bmw 525 series, Kumho handles my car exceptionally well compared to Yokohama tires which fail to brake in time during during days.
Hello everyone ! I have waited a long time to change the Nexen N8000 225/50/17 98W tires, which have reached a 4mm profile wear with these Falken Azenis KF510, 225/50/17 98Y. I was not very pleased with Nexen, especially at the comfort they were suffering. At braking, maneuverability, noise, they were exemplary, so they did not cushion the small bumps of the road. I have read many good things here about Falken, I have seen that they have done well in many tests, especially the Azenis range in particular. Surprising for me is that I did not feel great change for the better after I exchanged. Nothing has changed for good or bad. Everything is the same as with the old Nexen. I was expecting higher comfort from Falken. I can not say WOW! , What a change ! My conclusion is that Nexen is producing very good tires !!! :)
£45 a corner
Excellent all rounder, handling is crisp and feedback is good. Nice progressive tire with plenty of grip wet and dry.
Puts premium brands to shame.
Only replacing rear tires due to budge cause by me hitting a kerb.
Have just ordered a new pair.
Excellent all rounder, handling is crisp and feedback is good. Nice progressive tire with plenty of grip wet and dry.
Puts premium brands to shame.
Only replacing rear tires due to budge cause by me hitting a kerb.
Have just ordered a new pair.
Very good tires! I was a bit sceptic at the time of purchase (I chose them because I don't do very high mileage with my personal car and didn't want to spent a lot of money as I change tire sets every 3 years) but at the end of the day i was very happy with my purchase. Excellent grip in the dry, pretty good in the wet as well, but the best is the very low noise and the ride quality - they are SUPERB and my tires are XL ! The wear seems to be very good as well. If NEXEN doesnot change the N'Blue line till next summer tires change I will definetely buy them again, or I will try the next model
I loved that tires
The limit of the tires is really intuitive and makes you confident in driving. The grip was awesome.
I'd buy them again but the tire dimension isn't produced anymore by hankook...
Shame
The limit of the tires is really intuitive and makes you confident in driving. The grip was awesome.
I'd buy them again but the tire dimension isn't produced anymore by hankook...
Shame
Horrible tires.
Tire wear is really critical, the tire heats heavily after 3 miles of agressive driving which affects wear and poor response in steering wheel.
5000 miles done compared to the 22000 miles i have done with K110 from Hankook
Tire wear is really critical, the tire heats heavily after 3 miles of agressive driving which affects wear and poor response in steering wheel.
5000 miles done compared to the 22000 miles i have done with K110 from Hankook
Very good grip in the wet, good in the dry, predicable all round. I would like to get more miles out of them. We get lots of rain in the west of Ireland very impressive on the wet country roads here. You will have to push them very hard to lose them.
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