While these tire do produce a fair amount of road surface noise, they make up for it by providing outstanding grip in the dry, wet, ice and snow. Have driven over 250000 miles on this tire over the last 10 years and have always felt the car was stuck to the road.
Best Tires for the Volvo XC70
Volvo XC70 drivers have left 44 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 972,308 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 4 XC70 variants, listed further down.
- 44owner reviews
- 972,308 milescovered on them
- 34different tires rated
- 78%average tire score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Season | Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season 4.9 | 82% from 4 reviews | Goodyear Vector All Season 4 Best All Season Tires |
Highest weighted owner score from Volvo XC70 drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tires for the Volvo XC70
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews from the Volvo XC70 to be ranked; the order weights a tire's score by how many reviews back it, so one glowing review cannot top a table.
All Season tires
The highest rated tire in the All Season category for the Volvo XC70 is the Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season - 82% from 4 owner reviews across 161,000 miles.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season
|
82% | 4 | 161,000 miles | 4.9 |
| 2 |
Pirelli Scorpion STR
|
77% | 3 | 235,000 miles | 7.6 |
| 3 |
Pirelli Scorpion Zero Asimmetrico
|
70% | 3 | 72,000 miles | 7.1 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
TR Score is the tire's overall Tire Reviews rating out of 10, built from independent test results and every owner review of that tire - not just the reviews from this car. The owner rating column is this car only.
The best rated tires that fit the Volvo XC70
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Volvo XC70 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 235/50 R18, 215/65 R16, 235/55 R18 and 235/55 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.
All Season tires
Our highest rated tire in the All Season category, in this car's sizes, is the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Volvo XC70 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
|
9.6 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
|
9.5 | 235/50 R18, 235/55 R18, 235/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
|
9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
|
9.4 | 215/65 R16, 235/55 R18, 235/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
|
9.4 | 235/50 R18, 235/55 R18, 235/55 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
Summer tires
No Volvo XC70 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 XC70 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
|
9.7 | 235/50 R18, 235/55 R18, 235/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
|
9.5 | 235/50 R18, 215/65 R16, 235/55 R18 | 1 |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | 235/50 R18 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | 235/50 R18, 235/55 R18, 235/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
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9.4 | 235/50 R18, 235/55 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
|
9.4 | 235/50 R18 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
Winter tires
No Volvo XC70 driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Volvo XC70 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 235/50 R18, 235/55 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Alpin 7
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
|
9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
|
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
All Weather tires
No Volvo XC70 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 | Volvo XC70 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
|
9.5 | 215/65 R16 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
BFGoodrich Advantage SUV All Season
|
8.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
|
8.1 | 235/50 R18, 235/55 R18, 235/55 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 Volvo XC70
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 28 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season | All Season | 82% | 4 | 161,000 miles |
| Pirelli Scorpion STR | All Season | 77% | 3 | 235,000 miles |
| Pirelli Scorpion Zero Asimmetrico | All Season | 70% | 3 | 72,000 miles |
| Avon AX7 | All Season | 83% | 2 | 36,000 miles |
| Nokian WR A3 Replaced by Nokian Snowproof P | Winter | 69% | 2 | 2,000 miles |
| Continental Cross Contact LX Sport | All Season | 55% | 2 | 43,528 miles |
Tire sizes Volvo XC70 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.
Volvo XC70 variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What Volvo XC70 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Moving from cheap budget offerings as fitted when I bought the car (Volvo XC70 P3 D5 AWD 235/50/18) and fitting a set of these, the difference has been remarkable. Quieter, smoother, grippier, consistent performance in all circumstances. Even on a diesel spill on a wet roundabout, the combination of decent tires and clever electronic devices helped me stay on the road. Cheaper tires wouldn't have done that. The car was designed for these tires. Simply put, the best decision I made about keeping myself and others safe.
These tires have exceeded my expectations both in performance and mileage. From new to bald they have been confidence inspiring and have keep the car composed. A bit soft in corners but still responses fine
I cut one hankook kinergy 4s2 and had to buy what was offered. I took two Pirellis and put them in the front and put two old Hankooks in the back. I immediately noticed better handling in the dry and significantly quieter tires. Directly in the snow, they proved the same to me. What I noticed is that Pirelli has an initial new tread depth of 6.5mm while Hankook comes with 8mm.
I had them for one season, received with the car quite old dot 2017. for 4 months of winter they were ok. There was no snow, so I can't give an impression. the tires were then already 6 years old and had a lot of cracks on the side, but the tire was over 6mm.
These tires came with the car. The tires were pretty good when newer, but as they got older they started getting out of round and made the car bob up and down, this is reflected on the comfort score. I feel they were also more prone to hydroplaning. I had to retire them early because the tread delaminated so I could see the cords. Disappointed how fast they wore out during the summer. I did check alignment once a year. I will give them a little leniency because they were quite old by the time this happened. Primarily highway use. Tires were rotated twice yearly.
Driving in northern Norway, coastal climate, it has good handeling in mild slippery weather, excellent in proper winter driving
Been using this tire on two volvo XC70's over the last 10 years and have done probably 80k miles with them (3 sets). They are very sure footed in nearly all situations - the only thing they are not as good as cross climate2's (my XC60) is bump rebound mid bend (on pot holes)- the rear can skip slightly. Really good on gravel wet or dry - mud also good - snow: better than cross climate2 for braking and traction (UK has wet snow and slush) - tho not as good as a proper winter in these conditions.
Ive towed cars out of muddy fields with these tires - bit more difficult when worn down.
Good stability at motorway speeds - but they dont have the ultimate grip of the new all season tires - the design came out in 2009!! and hasn't been changed so pretty impressive .
As I use them on small roads with very rough edges and have to avoid tractors and lorries they are confidence inspiring that they won't damage easily.
Highway they are a bit noisy compared to the cross climate 2 and certainly not as fuel efficient. but for poor road surfaces and some light off roading they are really good with strong sidewalls. cannot get my size now so will have to either change wheels or goto another tire type.
Ive towed cars out of muddy fields with these tires - bit more difficult when worn down.
Good stability at motorway speeds - but they dont have the ultimate grip of the new all season tires - the design came out in 2009!! and hasn't been changed so pretty impressive .
As I use them on small roads with very rough edges and have to avoid tractors and lorries they are confidence inspiring that they won't damage easily.
Highway they are a bit noisy compared to the cross climate 2 and certainly not as fuel efficient. but for poor road surfaces and some light off roading they are really good with strong sidewalls. cannot get my size now so will have to either change wheels or goto another tire type.
Tires came equipped on the car. Original owner was a 70+ year old doctor who drove conservatively. My wife used the car the most as their nanny and drove it home to work. She is an Asian woman who got her license in her late 30s so as you can imagine, an easy going obey traffic laws kind of a driver. The car was given to us and I put maybe 2k miles on it myself, I'm impatient and pass on the right kind of a driver but don't push the car and not a "spirited" driver. Tires cause mild vibration at maybe 55 mph and over. Car history, 28,500 Miles (obvious American) in need of 3rd tire replacement. Horrible reviews on Continentals own U.S. website. Gotta figure any tire that does not have a mileage warranty is probably going to be crap. Highway and city miles Between New Jersey to/from New York City, and Connecticut to/from New York City. Car is a 2015.5 Volvo crossover vehicle. Currently researching 4 tire replacement. Not wasting another dime on these.
Only crossover I've ever driven and no other experience with tires on the car so hard to gauge much of the scores. They don't have a score specifically for hydroplaning. Figured an AWD crossover would handle hydroplaning better. Seemed to take longer to recover than I would have expected.
Only crossover I've ever driven and no other experience with tires on the car so hard to gauge much of the scores. They don't have a score specifically for hydroplaning. Figured an AWD crossover would handle hydroplaning better. Seemed to take longer to recover than I would have expected.
I got the tires with the car, I drove on them for two winters. Due to the law, they saw 2cm of snow for two days. So I can't say how they are in the snow.
They are cracked on the side from age, since the DOT number says they are from 2017. The depth of the saree was about 6mm.
They are cracked on the side from age, since the DOT number says they are from 2017. The depth of the saree was about 6mm.
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