i have just put these on my Zafira 1.9 150 sri, replacing a previous budget tire that was terrible. Had a good tootle around in the wet, and these have much better grip all the way to the limit, and good feedback and feel when you get there. even in the wet, minimal spinning in second with harsh acceleration, which you would expect with a cheaper tire in the wet. noise much better than previous budget tire, which cost a fiver more. i will wait for the british summer to feedback on dry performance, but in the wet as good as previous continentals i have had on.
Best Tires for the Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 tdi
Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 tdi drivers have left 18 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 254,546 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 18owner reviews
- 254,546 milescovered on them
- 17different tires rated
- 74%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 tdi
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 tdi 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 and 205/55 R16 - 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 Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 tdi 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 | Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 tdi reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 225/45 R17 | 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 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 tdi 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 | Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 tdi 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 |
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 Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 tdi 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 | Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 tdi reviews |
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| 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 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
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Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
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8.1 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
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Winter tires
No Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 tdi 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 | Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 tdi reviews |
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| 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
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
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9.4 | 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Nokian Snowproof 3P
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | 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 Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 tdi
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 |
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| Goodyear EfficientGrip Replaced by Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 | Summer | 57% | 2 | 13,100 miles |
Tire sizes Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 tdi 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 Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 tdi drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
A good choice on the Zafira with good rim protection to help reduce kerb damage. Good Grip. Useless in snow!!
Awful tires, and the worst tires I have ever had on a car in the wet. These tires will let go where as others would grip. Be warned if you get some!
In the dry, I suppose these are just OK but that is about as far as it would go. These tires were on the car when I bought it, just waiting for them to ware down, which won't be too long now and they will be replaced by something decent.
In the dry, I suppose these are just OK but that is about as far as it would go. These tires were on the car when I bought it, just waiting for them to ware down, which won't be too long now and they will be replaced by something decent.
A very hard wearing tire, The peolple who fitted my most recent tires told me the event WL905 are favored by the taxi drivers in Eastbourne for durability.
Grip isn't great but OK for slower drivers. Ride is quite harsh though so low score for comfort. Good for Summer use but cold weather grip a little lacking as expected from hard wearing rubber. The last one of these tires left on my Zafira has done about 40000 miles on the back. Recommended on basis of costs alone but there are much better gripping tires out there.
Grip isn't great but OK for slower drivers. Ride is quite harsh though so low score for comfort. Good for Summer use but cold weather grip a little lacking as expected from hard wearing rubber. The last one of these tires left on my Zafira has done about 40000 miles on the back. Recommended on basis of costs alone but there are much better gripping tires out there.
I had dunlop spo1 on before these and I wanted the same grip and ride quality
put these on and I was very surprised, very grippy wet and dry no aqua planing at all and I drive aggressively also as quiet very pleased will buy again
put these on and I was very surprised, very grippy wet and dry no aqua planing at all and I drive aggressively also as quiet very pleased will buy again
very good tires had kumhos before last time had the ku31's which were really good couldnt get them this time, so thought would give these ago and so far they have not dissapointed. hopefully they are as good as the 31's.
I bought these tires after thorough research bearing cost and performance in mind and I have not been disappointed in replacing my Bridgestone Potenza's with these Falken ZE912's. I had originally set out to buy Falken FK452's which I had previously put on the rear of my RX-8 with no complaints whatsoever. The FK452's where out of stock at the time so stuck to the same brand and I have had no regrets. Being the 150 BHP Zaf, I do like to push it a bit (which helps me reminisce in the old RX-8 days) and the tires have never let me down. I don't find the noise too much - why would I? I drive a diesel! The ZE912's, or even the FK452's, in my opinion, are no brainers! Hope this helps!
Recommended to my Dad by our local tire depot, but turns out they are very long lasting (10k miles + on the fronts in a heavy Diesel MPV that isn't driven overly hard). I have put Toyos on the back of my Vectra, miles better looking tread pattern compared to Avons on front (and I've discovered the perils on a previous car of budget tires on the back in bends). Will be curious to see how long they last. And they're barely more expensive than the current fronts. Result
I've had to endure 2 sets of these tires now on the front of a Vauxhall Zafira - Don't get the choice of tires as it's a LEX fleet vehicle. No grip in wet, just wheelspin everytime I pulled off. Lasted 13K miles per pair when a pair of Pirelli P zeros lasted me in excess of 20K miles so hardly a high mileage tire. Very little driving feedback, vibration at steering wheel which couldn't be balanced out.
As fitted to police fleets.... No wonder they never catch any criminals!!
AVOID
As fitted to police fleets.... No wonder they never catch any criminals!!
AVOID
This is the original spec tire for my car. Fitted front pair 06/08/09 and had to replace them on 30/01/10 after 17,585 miles. One was just on the lagal limit!! other had 2mm on it.
OK tire but disapointing wear for a premium brand. Has a tendency to follow lines in the road. No problems with wet/dry/ice conditions.
Fuel economy was between 9-10 miles/liter. Mainly on motoway one up, some times fully loaded.
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