Best Tires for the BMW E46 328CI

BMW E46 328CI drivers have left 3 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 10,000 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

3owner reviews
10,000 milescovered on them
3different tires rated
52%average tire score

Most fitted size - 2 reviews 225/45 R17 To scale, mm

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The best rated tires that fit the BMW E46 328CI

The rankings above can only speak for tires a BMW E46 328CI driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/45 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 E46 328CI 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 E46 328CI sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	BMW E46 328CI 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 4 S	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Michelin Pilot Sport 5	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Hankook Ventus Evo	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →

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

All Season tires

No BMW E46 328CI 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 E46 328CI sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	BMW E46 328CI 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

All Weather tires

No BMW E46 328CI 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 BMW E46 328CI sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	BMW E46 328CI reviews
1	Vredestein Quatrac	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV	8.3	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	8.1	All your sizes	Be the first →

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Winter tires

No BMW E46 328CI 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 E46 328CI sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	BMW E46 328CI 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	Nokian Snowproof 3P	9.4	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

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 BMW E46 328CI 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.

225/45 R17 2 reviews 225/55 R16 1 reviews

What BMW E46 328CI drivers say

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

70%

Viking Wintech 225-55-16- BMW E46 328CI 5,000 miles November 1, 2018

You can't compare these tires with an A brand like Conti or Michelin.
For a low budget these Vikings are the best winter tires I have driven.
Excellent comfort, and wet grip.
Road feedback and handling are nowhere near the A brand tires, but not as bad as I make it sound.
Wear is good.

Only thing I didn't like was the road noise they make, energy label is also pretty low. Not very economic tires.

All in all, very good tires if you have a low budget. Can recommend!

31%

Pirelli P6000 225-45-17- BMW E46 328CI June 8, 2011

scariest tire ever in the wet .I was travelling back with my family in bad weather at about 60 mph ususing all my concentration and couldnt understand how other cars were still flying past & staying on the road .Even in small puddles these tires will aquaplane with ease , you might as well have bald tires on .

54%

Barum Bravuris 2 225-45-17-W BMW E46 328CI 5,000 miles July 15, 2010

225/45ZR17s : The BMW dealer fitted these before I bought the car second-hand. Tires were ok for around town and straight line driving, but side walls too soft for cornering. Noise level was very good.
I replaced these after 3000 miles with Goodyear Eagle F1s and the transformation in handling was like night versus day. The Barum is not a high performance handling tire.

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