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Best Tires for the BMW 550i

BMW 550i drivers have left 5 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 33,334 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

  • 5owner reviews
  • 33,334 milescovered on them
  • 3different tires rated
  • 87%average tire score
Most fitted size - 1 reviews 225/55 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 679 225 124 17" 124 All 225/55 R17 data →

The best rated tires that fit the BMW 550i

The rankings above can only speak for tires a BMW 550i driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/55 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 BMW 550i 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 BMW 550i sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW 550i reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 All your sizes 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 Hankook Ventus Evo 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Pirelli Cinturato C3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →

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

All Season tires

No BMW 550i 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 BMW 550i sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW 550i 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 BMW 550i 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 BMW 550i sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW 550i 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 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 9.3 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 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 BMW 550i driver has reviewed a tire in the All Weather category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Vredestein Quatrac 5 is our highest rated, at 8.4 out of 10.

Highest rated All Weather tires made in BMW 550i sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW 550i reviews
1 Vredestein Quatrac 5 8.4 All your sizes Be the first →
2 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 BMW 550i

The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 1 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tires reviewed by BMW 550i drivers
Tire Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Atlas Force UHP All Season 91% 2 1,500 miles
Continental Premium Contact 5 Replaced by Continental PremiumContact 7 Summer 82% 2 31,534 miles

Tire sizes BMW 550i 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 BMW 550i drivers say

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

93%
Atlas Force UHP 225-45-17 BMW 550i 1,200 miles February 24, 2026
Great tire for the money, I have not tracked them and cannot say how they would do. Good road feel feedback.
89%
Atlas Force UHP 265-35-19 BMW 550i 300 miles August 13, 2025
Great tire for the money, some sidewall flex in fast corners but nothing extreme, good feedback, comfortable ride, and very quiet.
0%
Bridgestone Turanza T005 245-40-19- BMW 550i 300 miles May 24, 2019
I was suspicious from the beginning that a single model will be able to perform well across the size ranges (t005 available from 14 to 20”); However I bought them as in my case that would be most pragmatic decision. Why?
I need 4 tires, same tread, same wear (due to xdrive) and different size for front and rear axles and run flat. Available options are Michelin, Pirelli, Dunlop and t005. All the others are quite old models, expected to be revamped in a year, which will make it very hard to find a new tire in case of a failure.
At my size, Bridgestone t005 are with EU label - B for fuel, B for wet road and 71dB.
EU label says it all - it's a noisy tire and I wouldn't expect a lot on a wet road.
When it comes to comfort, it's a tricky topic for rft but are slightly (very slightly) better vs the Michelin I took out (they still had the dept, but we're already 7 years old (DOT) and I needed a change.
Yes, t005 has the BMW star marking, which helped me taking the decision.
Note the review I'm doing is after my first 500km.
83%
Continental Premium Contact 5 225-55-17- BMW 550i 16,534 miles April 30, 2018
I live in South East Asia, the average temperature is around 32 degrees C with sunny skies all year around. I have used the CPC 5 for almost 2 years with 28000km on them. By this time, I had to replace them since they had reached the thread limit. Overall, I was very satisfied with these tires- They had very good grip in both wet and dry conditions. They were reasonably quite and did a good job in the comfort department as well. However, they do not last long. Like I said, I had to replace them after 28000 km. I had the bridgestone er30's before and I must say, the CPC 5 was slightly better in comfort and quietness (they looked a lot bulkier then the bridgestones as well), but the bridgestone's lasted almost 50000kms.
81%
Continental Premium Contact 5 245-40-20- BMW 550i 15,000 miles December 31, 2016
I've had these on my BMW 550i for 6 months now, with 15000 miles on them. My priority was comfort and these tires delivered in that aspect. Very good grip in both wet and dry roads. Not much road noise compared to the bridgestone er300. Road feedback is excellent. I don't mind buying them again.

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