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Best Tires for the BMW E91 325i

BMW E91 325i drivers have left 6 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 47,200 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

  • 6owner reviews
  • 47,200 milescovered on them
  • 6different tires rated
  • 69%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 E91 325i

The rankings above can only speak for tires a BMW E91 325i 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 E91 325i 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 E91 325i sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW E91 325i 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 E91 325i 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 E91 325i sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW E91 325i 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 E91 325i 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 E91 325i sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW E91 325i 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 →

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

Winter tires

No BMW E91 325i 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 E91 325i sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in BMW E91 325i 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 E91 325i 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 E91 325i drivers say

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

81%
Nexen N Fera SU4 255-35-18 BMW E91 325i 18,000 miles October 20, 2026

Great overall. Highway, wet road, fast road, Nürburgring. It performs well. Never tried on the snow even though they aren't meant for it.
My only concern is that they starts to show small cracks on the border of the tread.
Almost two years with them now, I would buy them again if the small cracks stays minimal.

49%
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 -45-17- BMW E91 325i 5,000 miles October 28, 2021
I am not driving that spirited, especially on winter tires - thus take my grip specifics with a grain of salt. In the grip category i don't see reason to complain. Sometimes i am in the mood to take an on-ramp near the limit of grip - behavior here seems normal to me, the car tends to understeer. The previous winter tires i bought the car with were 8 year old Marangoni Meteo HP and those sometimes tended to oversteer and had quite bad wet grip, so i replaced them with these. After one winter season the front tires are severely more worn than the rears, i dont expect more than two seasons, so ca. 20000km out of these. On the inside of the car the tire sounds fairly loud with a repeating growling which feels a bit like a outgoing wheelbearing is described. My eagle f1 asymmetric 5 summer tires are far better in noise and comfort, which is important to me. The tires performed very well in the heavy snow we had this year. My car is lowered a bit and even with loose snow around the 10 cm mark i didn't get stuck while having a short donut session in a parking lot. I suspect with the immense wear now on the rear tires i would have more trouble in a similar situation. All in all i do not like these tires a lot but they are not horrible - for my next set of tires i will try another model in hopes of improving wear and noise.
71%
Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflat 225-45-17-W BMW E91 325i 200 miles February 26, 2012
I have installed two new tires at the front side for one week.Everything feels similar compared to the Pirelli P-Zero which is at the rear side. One thing that I am surprised is the tire depth is only 6mm when new! I am not sure how long they will last.
90%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM25 RFT 205-55-16-H BMW E91 325i 6,000 miles November 15, 2011
I used these tires last winter and now they are put on my car again. On snow they drive very well. On ice ABS & ESP may flash, but it is still OK. On dry and above freezing temperature, their braking distance is longer than the 17 inch summer tires.

As compared to the summer run flat tires, they are much softer, silent and comfortable. The steering wheel is much lighter. The tire wear is negligible too. If the summer run flat tires are half as good, I believe that much more people will stay with run flat tires instead of going to "normal" tires.
51%
Continental SportContact 2 SSR Run Flat 225-45-17-W BMW E91 325i 12,000 miles November 13, 2011
This tire lies in the front of my car, wears very unevenly and generates terribly loud noise. It has rim protection that didn't fully stop my whe els from kissing the curb. It is very old tires design, even its successor CSC3 is being replaced by CSC5. So luckily I don't have to buy this tire again.
71%
Pirelli P Zero Runflat 255-40-17-W BMW E91 325i 6,000 miles November 13, 2011
Positive: they wear evenly as compared to other run flat tires I used (Michelin Pilot Primacy ZP, Continental Sport Contact 2 SSR), thus generating less noise due to the irregular wear. The grip on dry and wet is excellent, the braking distance is short. They are also slightly cheaper ("only" Euro 200 each before installation).
Negative: they are hard as other run flat tires. I check tire pressure once each month, but they still wear out fast. After 6000km easy going driving on mostly highways, half of the tire depth is gone. The tires may last around 12000km in total, which are expensive for the price.
At this tire size, there are not many run flat tire choices. At least these tires have much newer technology and have better reviews compared to others (Bridgestone RE050A run flat and Continental sport contact 2 SSR). Sometimes I am thinking of replacing them with normal tires, but it doesn't seem safe and interesting to use either spare wheels or tire sealant on the highway shoulder especially in dark. So probably I will stay with these tires.

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