Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Auto Tyres

An excellent tyre that performs well in all conditions. Have run them for about 18,000 miles and they still have a lot of grip left which is likely to go for another 7,000. Most mileage is done on motorways and main roads where they grip well and are confident at higher speeds. My driving style has been mixed between back road blasts around the countryside and leisurely cruising along the main roads and motorways fully loaded for long camping trips.

The only criticism I have for these tyres is that they only offer a load index of 107 for my wheels (235 - 60 - R18) and I think this has made bumps in the road more noticeable as the previous tyres were the original Volvo fitted tyres (perhaps Continental Cross Contact UHP 103?). Between the two tyres the Vredesteins are definitely better in the bad weather i.e. heavy rain, snow & ice as well as the mud and general off road conditions although there has not been much activity in this area with either set of tyres. I really like their versatile nature and not having to change between summer and winter tyres.

I would buy them again especially if I could get the lower load index version 103, the Continental tyres were slightly more comfortable and marginally quieter and these are important factors for me however the Continentals needed replacing at 15,000 miles which did not seem very good!