You feel every bump in the road. Surefooted in wet and dry. Give total confidence in all weathers and at any speed.5mm tread left at 18000 miles and I don't hang about. Tires need replacing due to cracking on sidewall. Will I buy again? After weighing up the pros and cons. Maybe.
Best Tires for the Mercedes Benz C250 2012
Mercedes Benz C250 2012 drivers have left 10 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 70,418 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 Mercedes Benz C250 2012 specifically. For the full picture, the Mercedes Benz C250 page combines 44 reviews from every variant. All Mercedes Benz C250 reviews →
- 10owner reviews
- 70,418 milescovered on them
- 7different tires rated
- 73%average tire score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Continental Sport Contact 5 8.3 Current version: Continental SportContact 7 | 53% from 3 reviews | Best Summer Tires |
Highest weighted owner score from Mercedes Benz C250 2012 drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tires for the Mercedes Benz C250 2012
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews from the Mercedes Benz C250 2012 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 Mercedes Benz C250 2012 is the Continental Sport Contact 5 - 53% from 3 owner reviews across 24,000 miles. The current tire in that line is now the Continental SportContact 7.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Continental Sport Contact 5
Replaced by Continental SportContact 7
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53% | 3 | 24,000 miles | 8.3 |
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 Mercedes Benz C250 2012
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Mercedes Benz C250 2012 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
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 | Mercedes Benz C250 2012 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | 2 |
| 6 |
Hankook Ventus Evo
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Mercedes Benz C250 2012 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 | Mercedes Benz C250 2012 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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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 Mercedes Benz C250 2012 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 | Mercedes Benz C250 2012 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV
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8.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
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8.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →
Winter tires
No Mercedes Benz C250 2012 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 | Mercedes Benz C250 2012 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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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
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
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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 Mercedes Benz C250 2012
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 5 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Sport Contact 5 Replaced by Continental SportContact 7 | Summer | 53% | 3 | 24,000 miles |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Summer | 85% | 2 | 22,000 miles |
Tire sizes Mercedes Benz C250 2012 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 Mercedes Benz C250 2012 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
I was on edge between PS5 and GoodYear Assmyetric 6... GY was cheaper, but I couldn't resist not having PS5 sidewall on my car.... Around 4k miles in, I cannot describe how much I love this tire... Previous owner of car fitted Primacy 4, which were great, but PS5 is in class of its own...
I personally was not able to find limit of this tire to this point in both dry or wet, and I drive rather hard... Once I go to right this set, I will get them again without any hesitation
I personally was not able to find limit of this tire to this point in both dry or wet, and I drive rather hard... Once I go to right this set, I will get them again without any hesitation
Recently installed in my Mercedes C250, replacing Michelins, honestly i don't feel any big difference in the drive quality.
Comfort is very good
Noise is also very low
So far no complain on the grip
I would definitely buy them again.
Comfort is very good
Noise is also very low
So far no complain on the grip
I would definitely buy them again.
I'm a Malaysian driver driven on PS 3 for quite awhile. I'm somewhat disappointed on the PS3. It is not made for rough roads especially in the place i live in finding a perfect stretch of road is just though luck. In about a year I've blown 2 sets of tires simply due to potholes and its been costing me a lot of money. On rough unpaved roads the tires get chipped out like crazy due to soft tire compound or sth. In conclusion, PS3 is an amazing tire for speeding on highways but if you live in a place where road quality is just horrible or on unpaved roads just stay away from these tires.
Look the internet and you will find many posts from"boys", or "kid racers" telling of their sheer disgust that these tires and not brand named.
Fools they are!
Just stuck a set of these on my 2012 E220 and am well impressed. My last set, pilot 2s did not have the same grip new! They also lasted only 13 months and 12000 miles!
I already predict longer mileage from these
Fools they are!
Just stuck a set of these on my 2012 E220 and am well impressed. My last set, pilot 2s did not have the same grip new! They also lasted only 13 months and 12000 miles!
I already predict longer mileage from these
Gut haftender Reifen. Hielt aber nur 13.000 Kilometer als Vorderreifen bei einem Auto mit Heckantrieb. Würde ihn nicht wieder kaufen – aber nur wegen der kurzen Lebensdauer.
Bon pneu qui adhère bien mais a seulement duré 8000 miles à l'avant d'une voiture à propulsion arrière. Ne les rachèterait pas à nouveau seulement en raison de leur faible durabilité
Good sticky tire but only lasted 8000 miles on front of a rearwheel drive car. Wouldn't buy again only due to not lasting very long at all
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