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Best Tires for the BMW E60 535d

BMW E60 535d drivers have left 12 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 103,000 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

  • 12owner reviews
  • 103,000 milescovered on them
  • 11different tires rated
  • 75%average tire score
Most fitted size - 2 reviews 225/45 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 634 225 101 17" 101 All 225/45 R17 data →

The best rated tires that fit the BMW E60 535d

The rankings above can only speak for tires a BMW E60 535d 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 and 275/30 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.

Summer tires

No BMW E60 535d 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 E60 535d sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW E60 535d reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 225/45 R17 Be the first →
2 Continental SportContact 7 9.7 275/30 R19 Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 225/45 R17 Be the first →
5 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 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 E60 535d 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 E60 535d sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW E60 535d reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 225/45 R17 Be the first →
2 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 225/45 R17 Be the first →
3 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 225/45 R17 Be the first →
4 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 225/45 R17 Be the first →
5 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 9.4 225/45 R17 Be the first →
6 Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 9.4 225/45 R17 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 E60 535d 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 E60 535d sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW E60 535d reviews
1 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 225/45 R17 Be the first →
2 Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV 8.3 225/45 R17 Be the first →
3 Vredestein Quatrac Pro+ 8.1 225/45 R17 Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →

Winter tires

No BMW E60 535d 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 E60 535d sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW E60 535d reviews
1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 225/45 R17 Be the first →
2 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 225/45 R17 Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 225/45 R17 Be the first →
4 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 225/45 R17 Be the first →
5 Nokian Snowproof 3P 9.4 225/45 R17 Be the first →
6 Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 9.3 225/45 R17 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.

Every tire reviewed on the BMW E60 535d

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.

All tires reviewed by BMW E60 535d drivers
Tire Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Continental Sport Contact 2 Replaced by Continental SportContact 7 Summer 93% 2 32,000 miles

Tire sizes BMW E60 535d 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 E60 535d drivers say

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

96%
Sava eskimo hp 225-45-17- BMW E60 535d 4,000 miles October 19, 2015
Excellent tire for price range...Definetely I'll buy it again.
89%
Barum Bravuris 2 245-45-17-W BMW E60 535d 18,000 miles June 2, 2014
Absolutely one of the best tires on which I rode. I tried all major brands, as well as those less familiar. I'm mid range aggressive driver and I'm more than thrilled absolutely with this tire. It's beyond my expectations. The only one small drawback it's rubber consumption. I drive a BMW E60 and rear tires are eaten for 20000 km. Front may still so 15000 km or more... All in all, all praise and recommend it to everyone. Congratulations Barum!
56%
Nexen N6000 275-30-19- BMW E60 535d February 2, 2012
Tried these on the rear of my 535D M sport and was surprised how well they worked for a budget tire, although in the wet trying to get 270bhp onto the road isn't easy but these tires cope ok, not brilliant but you get enough feedback to allow you to alter your driving style.
If you are looking for a budget tire (I paid £110 each) they are fine but the wear is not great, have done maybe 7000 mls on them and they very soon need changing.
81%
Nexen N8000 245-40-18-W BMW E60 535d 4,000 miles November 6, 2011
This tire performs well in wet and dry better than OEM Potenza. Given the torque this car produces then the tire is getting pushed. You get plenty of warning when things are starting to loose it. I think I will get 8k out of these which is much better than previous Hankook v12 which only did 5K. Its a good all round performance tire and I would buy again
50%
Wanli S1088 225-50-17- BMW E60 535d 6,000 miles August 4, 2011
Put these on 535d for mostly mororway driving as an experiment. Quite frightening in the wet, the car feels as if it could slide off the road at any speed at any time; I'd hardly ever seen the traction control light come on prior to fitting these now it's a regular occurrence even when it is just damp! Consigned to the bucket.
87%
Primewell PZ900 275-30-19-W BMW E60 535d 5,000 miles June 2, 2011
bmw 535d tires on rear of car when purchesed six months ago wary of not knowing about tires. after 5000 enthusiastic miles very impressed with allround ability of tires. will by again
90%
Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme 275-30-19-W BMW E60 535d 6,000 miles April 17, 2011
wanted some winter tires for my remapped BMW 535d.
without these the car was all over the place on wet roads.
with the tires what good fun to drive again.
33%
Kumho Ecsta KU39 225-45-17- BMW E60 535d 5,000 miles February 4, 2011
Crap especially in wet , make the car very tail happy / scary, cant be compared to the michelin pilot sport or goodyear asymmetrics i had before , on the upside they are a quiet tire and comfortable on the road, buti cant live with the lack of grip , i will be changeing these soon, even though i have only had them for a few months
89%
Continental Sport Contact 2 255-30-19-W BMW E60 535d 30,000 miles May 2, 2010
These tires performed well in the dry even on a heavy diesel but as soon as the road got damp they were a bit skitterish when thrown into a few a few corners, still aceptable levels of grip but not as good in the wet as they are in the dry.
90%
Falken ZE912 225-50-17-W BMW E60 535d 1,000 miles February 7, 2010
I just put a set of Falken ZE912 on my BMW 535d, replacing the OEM Bridestone run-flats. Ignoring the change from run-flats to normal tires (which produced a massive improvement in ride quality and noise, vibration and harshness - why do BMW fit them!?!) I've noticed significantly increased grip in the current cold damp conditions. The sidewall is obviously softer than the run-flats and you can feel a very slight delay on turn-in, but the grip levels and feedback mid-corner are much improved. The handling doesn't seem to have suffered at all and these tires do seem to be particularly quiet. For a tire to out-perform the OEM fitment at much less than half the price makes them a certain choice when they need replacing.

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