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Best Tires for the BMW E90 M3

BMW E90 M3 drivers have left 3 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 12,000 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

This page covers the BMW E90 M3 specifically. For the full picture, the BMW E90 page combines 41 reviews from every variant. All BMW E90 reviews →

  • 3owner reviews
  • 12,000 milescovered on them
  • 2different tires rated
  • 82%average tire score
Most fitted size - 1 reviews 265/35 R19 To scale, mm
Ø 668 265 93 19" 93 All 265/35 R19 data →

The best rated tires that fit the BMW E90 M3

The rankings above can only speak for tires a BMW E90 M3 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 265/35 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.

Winter tires

No BMW E90 M3 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 BMW E90 M3 sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW E90 M3 reviews
1 Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 9.8 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 9.2 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 9.2 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 BMW E90 M3 driver has reviewed a tire in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Continental SportContact 7 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tires made in BMW E90 M3 sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW E90 M3 reviews
1 Continental SportContact 7 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Hankook Ventus Evo 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 9.3 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72 9.3 All your sizes Be the first →

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

All Season tires

No BMW E90 M3 driver has reviewed a tire in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 is our highest rated, at 9.4 out of 10.

Highest rated All Season tires made in BMW E90 M3 sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW E90 M3 reviews
1 Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS 9.1 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 8.2 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

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 E90 M3

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 E90 M3 drivers
Tire Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Accelera PHI Replaced by Accelera PHI 2 Summer 79% 2 4,000 miles

Tire sizes BMW E90 M3 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 E90 M3 drivers say

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

80%
Accelera PHI 225-45-17- BMW e90 M3 3,000 miles March 25, 2014
Follow on to my review from December 2013. I have now had these on the rear of the car for over 3,000 miles. I've driven a complete mix of weather conditions from torrential rain with standing water, very cold, wet, salty roads, dry sunny roads etc. The tires have given me no moments at all. Yes you can provoke the back end of the car by stabbing the throttle when applying some steering lock but all very predictable. I have driven the car in every mode of the traction control from fully on, M-Dynamic mode through to fully disengaged and the car does what you expect it to. I've come out of junctions in 1st and 2nd gear with a heavy right foot and the M-diff just hooks up and the car fires down the road. If the tires were as lethal as some of the scaremongers on here they wouldn't be able to sell them.
Reading comments like I lost control at 20mph or at 74mph on a motorway makes me wonder what kind of drivers are out there on our roads. If you can totally lose control of a car in those situations perhaps it's time to hand back your driving license?
As I previously stated when these wear out which seems like it's going to be ages as they show no signs of any wear yet, I will go for a premium brand to see the difference. I will report back in another couple of months now that the better weather is arriving.
78%
Accelera PHI 265-35-19-W BMW e90 M3 1,000 miles December 31, 2013
Bought an E90 BMW M3 which had a pair of these on the rear. I didn't even look at the brand of tires when I bought the car.
I drove the car back over 160 miles on damp and wet roads. Gave the car full throttle on several slip roads in 2nd gear right through to 8,400 rpm putting 414bhp down on the road with no issue. I'm not saying I'd personally opt for them if I was having new tires fitted but I've had no moments even driving fast on wet country roads. Anyone saying they are lethal in the wet needs to take a long hard look at their driving style. You clearly have no feel for a car or the limits of the tires.
I can get the tail out in a nice progressive, predictable slide coming out of wet junctions. When they wear out I'll probably go for a premium brand but that's nothing to do with the performance of these tires.
Give them a go if you're undecided. If a 4liter V8 can't break traction in the wet in a straight line under full throttle then most of you should be good.
89%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT 265-40-18- BMW e90 M3 8,000 miles February 14, 2010
Loads of dry grip, surprisingly good in the wet too. They seem to be wearing a bit quickly but the dry grip makes up for that! Surprisingly comfortable too.

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About the TR Score

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