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Best Tires for the MG ZR

MG ZR drivers have left 31 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 369,562 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car. The numbers include 1 ZR variants, listed further down.

  • 31owner reviews
  • 369,562 milescovered on them
  • 24different tires rated
  • 70%average tire score
Most fitted size - 9 reviews 205/45 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 616 205 92 17" 92 All 205/45 R17 data →

The quick answer

Season Owners' pick Owner rating Our category test
Summer Avon ZZ3 8.1 Current version: Avon ZZ5 88% from 3 reviews Best Summer Tires

Highest weighted owner score from MG ZR drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.

The best rated tires for the MG ZR

Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews from the MG ZR to be ranked; the order weights a tire's score by how many reviews back it, so one glowing review cannot top a table.

Summer tires

The highest rated tire in the Summer category for the MG ZR is the Avon ZZ3 - 88% from 3 owner reviews across 24,000 miles. The current tire in that line is now the Avon ZZ5.

# Tire Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed TR Score
1 Avon ZZ3 Replaced by Avon ZZ5 88% 3 24,000 miles 8.1

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

TR Score is the tire's overall Tire Reviews rating out of 10, built from independent test results and every owner review of that tire - not just the reviews from this car. The owner rating column is this car only.

The best rated tires that fit the MG ZR

The rankings above can only speak for tires a MG ZR driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/45 R17, 205/50 R16 and 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

Our highest rated tire in the Summer category, in this car's sizes, is the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, at 9.7 out of 10.

# Tire TR Score Made in MG ZR reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
2 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Hankook Ventus Evo 9.4 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
6 Falken ZIEX ZE320 9.4 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 Be the first →

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

All Season tires

No MG ZR 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.

# Tire TR Score Made in MG ZR reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
2 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
4 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
5 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 9.4 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
6 Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 9.4 205/45 R17, 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 MG ZR 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.

# Tire TR Score Made in MG ZR reviews
1 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 205/50 R16, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
2 Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV 8.3 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
3 Vredestein Quatrac Pro+ 8.1 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 Be the first →

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

Winter tires

No MG ZR 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.

# Tire TR Score Made in MG ZR reviews
1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
2 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
4 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
5 Nokian Snowproof 3P 9.4 205/45 R17, 225/45 R17 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.

Every tire reviewed on the MG ZR

The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 18 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

Tire Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Avon ZZ3 Replaced by Avon ZZ5 Summer 88% 3 24,000 miles
Yokohama Parada Spec 2 Summer 84% 2 23,000 miles
Kumho Ecsta KU31 Summer 78% 2 15,000 miles
Toyo T1R Replaced by Toyo Proxes T1 Sport+ Summer 73% 2 18,000 miles
Continental Sport Contact 2 Replaced by Continental SportContact 7 Summer 73% 2 28,000 miles
Autogrip F107 Summer 24% 2 1,100 miles

Tire sizes MG ZR 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.

205/45 R17 9 reviews 205/50 R16 5 reviews 225/45 R17 5 reviews 215/40 R17 1 reviews 205/55 R16 1 reviews

MG ZR variants, reviewed separately

These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.

What MG ZR drivers say

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

64%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 205-45-17-V MG ZR 100 miles September 19, 2018
Replaced a set of Continental Sport Contact 2.

Pro's:
-Very quiet
-Lighter steering
-Comfortable
-Good wet and dry grip

Con's:
-Slow steering response, car doesn't feel as sharp
-Steering feedback is very poor

Good tires for long distance cruisers and grocery getters, but dont fit these tires to a sports car or if you like spirited driving, you will be dissapointed.
21%
Autogrip F107 225-45-17- MG ZR 100 miles July 9, 2015
Bought these tires a few weeks back, going against reading the bad reviews on this very website as I thought "how bad can they be?, they must be eu approved". Well how EXTREMELY wrong I was.

I had driven no less then 20 miles on these tires fitted to the rear of my vehicle. Gripped fine in the dry, absolutely fine. As soon as there was rain it was like driving on ice.

One day I was coming home from work, took a corner I have took multiple times over the last few years before at my usual speed in wet conditions. These tires gave way, shot my rear end into a mad sliding frenzy, snapped back and shot my car the total wrong way. I ended up hitting a 2ft barrier, on the wrong side of the road. My car was a total write off, front end fully smashed in. I am extremely angry but I have no one to blame but myself for ignoring advice. These tires are NOT safe at all.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not buy or fit these death traps to any vehicle, especially with children, luckily I was okay. Shame about my car. I have pictures of my vehicle and these tires fitted to the rear should anyone want to see what these tires do. NEVER AGAIN.

email me at [email protected] should you wish to see. Thanks
87%
Uniroyal RainSport 3 205-45-17-W MG ZR 2,500 miles December 14, 2014
Really very impressed with these tires. I get through a great many tires and all three of my vehicles have different boots on them. They will all be having these very soon. The ZR has these all round and it creates a joyous drive. Have previously had kuhmo ku39's and falken ze914 on the ZR as well as awful budget tires when i purchased it and these out perform all. Wet grip is frankly outstanding, they suffer from no tramlining and have a very stable ride. They do have a hint of hesitation on turn in which i have put down the the softness of the tire. One must be sure to regularly check the pressures for these as they appear to be very susceptable to excessive wear through overpressure. through testing i have found that they heat up quicker than most other tires on the marked therefore run at a higher pressure in use leading to increased wearing over the central 3/4 of the tire. So in the warmer months consider droping them by a couple of psi.

i dive like a hooligan and after 2500 miles the fronts are showing 6mm, i am happy with this.

Happy driving all.
89%
Ovation VI 388 225-45-17- MG ZR November 10, 2014
Great value tire,excellent behavior on wet roads,could be little bit more quiet but overall very happy
44%
Hifly HF805 225-45-17- MG ZR 6,000 miles November 2, 2014
A standard quality budget tire. But other budget tires I have used in the past have much better wear and I got only 6000 miles driving before they were on the legal limit and needed changing. I would only buy these tires if you intend to sell the car in the short term or you are a very low milage driver
26%
Autogrip F107 205-45-17- MG ZR 115 TD (tuned) 1,000 miles September 26, 2014
Bought my MGZR TD with these on the front, utter death trap at any speed in the wet. Wheelspin in 1st 2nd 3rd gears. Avoid at all costs.
76%
Nankang NS2 225-45-17- MG ZR 89,000 miles November 14, 2013
Excellent tires onto my forth set in 12 years . I have 215/35/18" and fitted to my mgzr they are by far the best budget tire superb dry grip and also good in the wet and i dont drive like a grandad lol .. would recommend to anyone ..
43%
Sunew YS618 225-45-17- MG ZR 250 miles July 20, 2013
Pretty average in terms of handling, however that's to be expected of a cheap tire. What I didn't expect is all 4 sidewalls to crack excessively and have one blow out on me, replaced all 4 as soon as I limped home on the space saver. Luckily I didn't waste my money buying these as they were on the car DO NOT BUY!!
66%
Continental Sport Contact 2 205-45-17- MG ZR 115 TD (tuned) 18,000 miles December 10, 2012
The Sport contact 2 provide outstanding grip in the wet and the dry but the tram-lining is horrendous when the pressure is correct and when the pressure is a couple of psi low they dive all over the place without any warning or provocation. They also loose there grip when the temperature drops.
27%
Accelera Alpha 205-50-16-V MG ZR 14,000 miles November 26, 2012
Garage fitted these to the car as part of deal and i get the feeling they didnt like me very much, as it would appear they have tried to kill me. The grip in the wet is zero, nothing, spins well into third. And to make it worse my car dosent have any power so to speak, its only a zr 1.8 like a "warm hatch". Put it into a very subtle bend and it just suffers from catastrophic understeer. Plays havoc with the abs under braking also. Buy these tires only if you want a free hot cup of death to go with them. Dangerous! Going back to continental superior on every count.

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