Fitted to a my classic Mercedes’ 280se w126 so far 7000km and no sign of wear. Having had very poor tires previously fitting talon gls to the rear and cntt gls to the front has been a massive improvement. Despite being budget in both dry and wet the tires maintain good contact with the road. Even at European motorway speeds they handle well. Always progressive feedback and good surface adhesion despite occasional potholes and surface undulations. Apart from being more noisy than a premium tire I have been very happy.
Best Tires for the Mercedes Benz W126 280SE
Mercedes Benz W126 280SE drivers have left 1 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 5,000 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 1owner reviews
- 5,000 milescovered on them
- 1different tires rated
- 76%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Mercedes Benz W126 280SE
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Mercedes Benz W126 280SE driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 195/70 R14 - 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 Mercedes Benz W126 280SE driver has reviewed a tire in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Uniroyal RainExpert is our highest rated, at 8.9 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Mercedes Benz W126 280SE reviews |
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| 1 |
Uniroyal RainExpert
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8.9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Bridgestone Turanza T005
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8.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
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8.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Vredestein Sportrac 5
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8.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Mercedes Benz W126 280SE driver has reviewed a tire in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 is our highest rated, at 8.9 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Mercedes Benz W126 280SE reviews |
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| 1 |
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
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8.9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Kumho Solus HA31
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8.1 | 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 W126 280SE 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 W126 280SE reviews |
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| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac 5
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8.4 | 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 W126 280SE 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 W126 280SE drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
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Where this data comes from
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About the TR Score
The Tire Reviews Score rates each tire out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, so you can check a car-specific ranking against the wider evidence.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.