I have a Volvo XC40 PHEV; these tires didn't last at all. There are no mechanical imperfections in the car. Indeed, I did not rotate those, but once I wanted to do it they were totally worn out. This is the second time this has happened with these Pirelli tires, I won't try again.
Best Tires for the Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid
Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid drivers have left 6 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 52,363 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 Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid specifically. For the full picture, the Volvo XC40 page combines 22 reviews from every variant. All Volvo XC40 reviews →
- 6owner reviews
- 52,363 milescovered on them
- 4different tires rated
- 64%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 235/50 R19 - 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.
All Season tires
No Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid driver has reviewed a tire in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook iON FlexClimate is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid reviews |
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| 1 |
Hankook iON FlexClimate
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9.8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | 2 |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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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
Winter tires
No Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid 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 | Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
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9.8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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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 Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid 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 | Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Continental Sport Contact 6
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Hankook iON Evo
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Weather tires
No Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid 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 | Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid reviews |
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| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac 5
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8.4 | 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 →
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 Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 2 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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| Continental AllSeasonContact 2 | All Season | 90% | 2 | 7,900 miles |
| Continental EcoContact 6 Replaced by Continental EcoContact 7 | Summer | 52% | 2 | 13,900 miles |
Tire sizes Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid 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 Volvo XC40 T5 Plug In Hybrid drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
AS2 is a great all round tire, good grip in all conditions, virtually zero wheel spin when launching in the old and wet compared to the Pirelli AS that were fitted on purchase
Early days, but so far really great all round, Wet grip is good with almost zero wheelspin compared to the Pirelli it came with, recent snow and icy lanes no problem, motorway and dual cariageway smooth and quiet
In city/town speed use I have no major problems. However last year passing through Austria on the motorway late at night in heavy rain the tires had ‘moments of tire grip loss in straight lines when the vehicle had done less than 6000 miles from new and therefore the tread depths were good.
At just under 12000 miles I have 3mm front and 4-4.5mm rear left so I don’t think tire wear is very good but I do except that PHEV’s and Fully electric vehicles are heavier and wear quicker.
My local driving is mostly short journeys on electric and I pride myself on the smoothness of my driving which I think is chauffeur like. Once on the motorways or in bad weather they are not as good as I would expect for an expensive tire. I’m now considering fitting an all season tire such as the Michellin cross contact 2
At just under 12000 miles I have 3mm front and 4-4.5mm rear left so I don’t think tire wear is very good but I do except that PHEV’s and Fully electric vehicles are heavier and wear quicker.
My local driving is mostly short journeys on electric and I pride myself on the smoothness of my driving which I think is chauffeur like. Once on the motorways or in bad weather they are not as good as I would expect for an expensive tire. I’m now considering fitting an all season tire such as the Michellin cross contact 2
I hate these. Steering is imprecise, grip and handling in the dry is tolerable, but not brilliant. With some water on the road the grip disappears. Aquaplaning is horrible. I hit a puddle on the motorway at 70mph (yes, really, 70mph, not a fast interpretation of that) and nearly lost control of the car. Fast acceleration has these tires slipping; even moderate braking can trip the ABS.
I'm throwing these away after just 2000 miles because they're so bad. I don't know what Continental have done here, they used to be able to make tires that actually worked. And I really don't understand why Volvo fit these as OEM equipment.
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