Still good handling, although road noise seems to have gone up a little.
Best Tires for the Mercedes Benz E280
Mercedes Benz E280 drivers have left 18 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 179,304 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 E280 variants, listed further down.
- 18owner reviews
- 179,304 milescovered on them
- 17different tires rated
- 71%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Mercedes Benz E280
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Mercedes Benz E280 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 265/35 R18, 245/40 R18 and 245/45 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.
Winter tires
No Mercedes Benz E280 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 E280 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
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9.8 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | 245/40 R18, 245/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | 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 E280 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 E280 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | 265/35 R18, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | 2 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Mercedes Benz E280 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 E280 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport
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9.6 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | 245/40 R18, 245/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | 245/40 R18, 245/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | 265/35 R18 | 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 E280 driver has reviewed a tire in the All Weather category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Vredestein Quatrac 5 is our highest rated, at 8.4 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Mercedes Benz E280 reviews |
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| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac 5
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8.4 | 245/40 R18, 245/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
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8.1 | 245/40 R18, 245/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
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8 | 245/40 R18, 245/45 R17 | 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.
Every tire reviewed on the Mercedes Benz E280
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 16 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Summer | 92% | 2 | 16,200 miles |
Tire sizes Mercedes Benz E280 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.
Mercedes Benz E280 variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What Mercedes Benz E280 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Very very comfortable, have them on my w211 mercedes e class, changed the car completely, be it comfortability or drivability, only had them for 2 months so I dont know much about durability / wet handling but I bet theyll be better than anything ive had before.
Good Budget Tires.Tested them at 260 km/h on motorway no problems even in rain.
Compared with the F1 Asym 2s, much better wet grip (seldom any slip when pulling out of a T-junction in wet, unlike before). Braking is very reassuring too. Rim protection has done a perfect job in light of some really clumsy kerb strikes. One welcome improvement: if I parked when the Asym 2s were hot, when they cooled, the first 5 minutes of the next drive was accompanied by some vibration through the wheel, not with these though. The main negative is the wear, say over 2mm in 6k miles, but cheaper than an alloy refurb and recovery from a ditch.
this is the third set of these that I have bought. The last 2 were on a Subaru outback 2.5 and provided great grip, wet or dry, were reasonably quiet and comfortable and wore very well. last set had covered 15000 when I sold the car and shoed hardly any wear. this time bought to replace budget rubbish that were downright dangerous in the wet/damp and have instantly transformed the car. Cannot recommend highly enough.
I had these on the rear of merc 280cdi and they are horrendous. At the first sign of any dampness or wet, they completely fail to grip. after 20,000 miles no signs of any wear - obviously ridiculously hard compound. now replaced with Avon zz5 and handling is transformed. Be warned do not buy these tires unless you live somewhere were it never rains.
I dont take tires to the max. They have worked well for me and have lasted longer than the so called top brand Dunlop.
2 out of 4 tires was "more oval than round". Visible to the naked eye for anyone, including a couple of mechanics at two different workshops. Nokian on the other hand claimed they were perfect and wouldn't replace them under warranty. Seller replaced them without Nokian's backing.
The tires are rock hard, noisy, creates a bumpy and uncomfortable ride. Even in a Mercedes E-class with new suspension and wheels the tires causes lots of vibration both in low and higher speeds, and makes the car jump around with small constant jumps unless the tarmac is completely perfect.
A Nokian representative uses some fancy measuring devices and concluded the tires was perfect so this type of behavior from the tires was how things was supposed to be.
I've had more noisy tires before, like the Toyo T1 model. But nothing as uncomfortable and horrible to drive as these Nokian Hakka Black.
The tires are rock hard, noisy, creates a bumpy and uncomfortable ride. Even in a Mercedes E-class with new suspension and wheels the tires causes lots of vibration both in low and higher speeds, and makes the car jump around with small constant jumps unless the tarmac is completely perfect.
A Nokian representative uses some fancy measuring devices and concluded the tires was perfect so this type of behavior from the tires was how things was supposed to be.
I've had more noisy tires before, like the Toyo T1 model. But nothing as uncomfortable and horrible to drive as these Nokian Hakka Black.
Just fitted p3's on the front after Goodyear and Avon, what a relief, quiet, comfotable and the steering is back again. Can't say anything a out wear yet or wet handling, but a happy bunny so far
Within 10000 miles tires started getting noisy. Now, I had the wheels bearings replaced becuase of the noise. I could not believe tires could make this kind of noise, but now I do. I am a very calm driver, tires seem not worn or damaged but the noise and vibration are unbearable.
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