Best Tyres for a 2014 Mini Cooper?

[AstonZagato]

I'm looking for tyre recommendations on a 2014 petrol Mini Cooper, please? It's got mismatched tyres on it currently and I want a uniform set asap.

[s-x-i]

It really depends on a number of factors such as use of the cars and budget etc.

We have a 2018 Mini Cooper and for me tyres are always a no compromise subject so went for Michelin Pilot Sport 5's.

Very impressed with them!

[AstonZagato]

It’s my daughter’s car, so safety is primary concern. It’s never going to be driven 10/10ths nor tracked.
Budget not massively relevant but I’d probably baulk at paying more than £150 a corner. But that is plucking a figure out of the air. If that gets Chinese ditchfinders then I’ll pay more.

[s-x-i]

With that budget you will have a great choice of tyres available.

Also worth considering what area of the country you are. An all season such as Michelin CrossClimate's if you often get cold/wet/wintery weather.

Have a look on somewhere like blackcircles to see what is available.

[Maracus]

We had Cross Climates on my wife's previous MCS. She works in the care sector and needs to get to her jobs in allweather, all times of the year. I didn't want another set of wheels/tyres, and the Michelins worked well with minimal wear.

Will be replacing the Hankooks with a set in November.

[trevalvole]

AstonZagato said:

I'm looking for tyre recommendations on a 2014 petrol Mini Cooper, please? It's got mismatched tyres on it currently and I want a uniform set asap.

What size are the wheels as this will affect the choice e.g. if it's 15" then you'll only get premium touring or all season tyres?

[AstonZagato]

trevalvole said:

AstonZagato said:

I'm looking for tyre recommendations on a 2014 petrol Mini Cooper, please? It's got mismatched tyres on it currently and I want a uniform set asap.

What size are the wheels as this will affect the choice e.g. if it's 15" then you'll only get premium touring or all season tyres?

Good question - I will check this evening. I seem to recall that it has the 16" (I think it was neither the smallest 15" not the largest 17").

[CO2000]

Uniroyal Rain Sport 5's are good, had a couple of sets on a Cooper S & will be around £400 fitted for 4

[wong]

Do Michelin Cross Climate's last a decent mileage, similar to decent summer tyres?

[Panamax]

Do the rears on a Mini do very much? I doubt it.

I'd put the best available Michelins on the front, regardless of cost, and put the two best of the old tyres on the back. (Or spring for a full set of Michelins and rotate them for even wear in due course.)

[Maracus]

wong said:

Do Michelin Cross Climate's last a decent mileage, similar to decent summer tyres?

After 15k on our R56 MCS, they weren't nore than half worn. My Mrs drove it with sympathy!

[un1eash]

My "cheap" goto tyre has always been the Uniroyal Rainsports, there great in wet conditions which considering the UK weather is most of the time.

[E-bmw]

Rainsports aren't actually a good tyre, they are too soft, don't wear well & never come out well in wet tyre tests, I have no idea why people like them.

If you can tell us the wheel/tyre size that will help, but you could always go to ASDA tyres, choose the size then list price ascending & check each one out on tyrereviews.com until you find a good one (use the "all tests" tab) that is in budget.

A few good examples within reasonable budget could be:

Goodyear eagle F1 Asy 5 or 6.
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
Michelin Primacy 4

[un1eash]

Personal experience with Uniroyals, had them on 5 or 6 cars now both FWD and RWD.

[CO2000]

I have only used them on a Mini (so relatively light) & in 40 series so could imagine on a heavier car with higher profile sidewalls them being not so good esp in the dry if really pushing on.

[AstonZagato]

It is fitted with 195 / 55 R16 87V tyres currently

[E-bmw]

These are an excellent tyre available fitted locally via asda tyres.

[CoolHands]

E-bmw said:

These are an excellent tyre available fitted locally via asda tyres.

That’s what I got. Seem decent, can’t complain, would buy again. Not ste in the wet, quite soft and compliant, and not too noisy. 300 quid fitted for 4 in dec 2018!

[nckr55]

I have always run separate summer / winder tyres on previous cars, but (given modest performance on the latest - a 2012 Cooper, bought so my son had something insurable to learn in) I opted to go All Season. Very happy with them in the dry; will see how they go in the winter. But given the brief - safety for your daughter - I'd recommend that approach (i.e. something like these or the Cross Climates above).

https://www.blackcircles.com/catalogue/vredestein/...

These Quatrac 5 are apparenty a big step forward from previous variants of the tyre, and well priced.

[SlimJim16v]

Runflat?