Literally the best tires I have ever fitted to the car- compared to Crossclimate 1 and kumho ps72. Driven for 2 years and around 15k miles they have around 3.5mm tread left. Driving style is very spirited, with a 40% highway driving of 140-160kmh, 25%mountainous roads and the rest is city with a lot of accelerations and stops. Dry grip is examplary- couldn't even get to their limit. You have to do something very stupid to loose the grip, even in 200bhp car. Wet handling is also fabulous. The tire was also driven during the cold months, due to the soft climate, but never in snow or ice. Can't comment on the comfort as the wind noise was always more than the tires one. These tires have seen a lot of potholes, but no damage has been observed. Will definitely buy again.
Best Tires for the Mercedes Benz CLK230K
Mercedes Benz CLK230K drivers have left 3 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 39,000 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 3owner reviews
- 39,000 milescovered on them
- 3different tires rated
- 81%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Mercedes Benz CLK230K
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Mercedes Benz CLK230K driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 255/35 R18 - 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 Mercedes Benz CLK230K 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Mercedes Benz CLK230K reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
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9.8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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9.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
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8.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Falken Eurowinter HS449
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8.1 | 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 Mercedes Benz CLK230K 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Mercedes Benz CLK230K reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | 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 | Be the first → |
| 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 CLK230K 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 CLK230K reviews |
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| 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 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
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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 CLK230K driver has reviewed a tire in the All Weather category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Vredestein Quatrac Pro+ is our highest rated, at 8.1 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Mercedes Benz CLK230K reviews |
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| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
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8.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
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8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →
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 Mercedes Benz CLK230K 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 CLK230K drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Replaced the mix and match tires on the Mercedes and it has transformed into a comfortable and safe tourer.Grip is good in both dry and wet. I think the softness of the tirewall does hamper the feedback a tad but the steering on this Merc can be a little numb anyway. Noise is down, fuel economy is up and the comfort levels have improved massively. The wear indicators are a good idea and the tread pattern looks superb. Not a cheap tire but better value than a budget because budgets are pants and better value than a top brand as they can cost the earth. Have used Matador in the past and will use again. The MP44 Elite are also superb.
I bought these to replace Bridgestone runflats. They seem to be quite a soft tire which explains the high wear rate. In the wet they are better than bridgestones. Pulling away quickly at junctions can sometimes activate the ESP when wet but not in dry conditions. Exiting roundabouts in the wet has on occasion activated the ESP but that is often due to poor road surface.
I'm changing them now with 2mm left after just 16000 miles as I no longer have any confidence in them in the wet even driving with extra care.
I've just replaced these with Goodyear Asymmetric 2, twice the price but hopefully they will last longer and they should be better in the wet.
I'm changing them now with 2mm left after just 16000 miles as I no longer have any confidence in them in the wet even driving with extra care.
I've just replaced these with Goodyear Asymmetric 2, twice the price but hopefully they will last longer and they should be better in the wet.
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