Renault Clio 172 Tyres

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Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R (44) 95% 73% 91% 93% 72% 70%
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (302) 90% 88% 84% 84% 73% 82%
Uniroyal RainExpert (132) 85% 91% 81% 76% 75% 86%
Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) 85% 91% 78% 76% 76% 80%
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (90) 91% 78% 83% 87% 71% 73%
Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) 84% 92% 79% 78% 64% 83%
Kumho Winter Craft WP51 (14) 81% 75% 71% 72% 82% 84%
Dunlop Sport BluResponse (183) 88% 84% 79% 76% 62% 83%
Yokohama Parada Spec 2 (118) 92% 59% 80% 80% 69% 71%
Nankang NS2R (60) 89% 66% 82% 84% 72% 55%
Uniroyal RainSport 5 (68) 77% 86% 70% 69% 75% 80%
Yokohama S Drive (65) 83% 69% 75% 77% 71% 68%
Continental Premium Contact 2 (198) 84% 77% 75% 73% 62% 73%
Toyo T1R (288) 83% 69% 75% 75% 63% 70%
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) 84% 78% 76% 73% 60% 65%
Avon ZV7 (135) 82% 77% 72% 72% 58% 78%
Toyo Proxes 4 (45) 80% 63% 72% 66% 77% 74%
Pirelli PZero Nero (140) 83% 66% 71% 71% 67% 64%
Jinyu Gallopro YH18 (9) 79% 56% 60% 70% 71% 74%
Laufenn S fit EQ (13) 78% 63% 62% 57% 73% 73%
Achilles 2233 (20) 77% 47% 63% 64% 71% 65%
Sailun Atrezzo SH402 (12) 71% 54% 64% 64% 60% 67%
Event WL905 (129) 59% 30% 41% 39% 60% 49%
Infinity INF 040 (19) 64% 33% 43% 36% 55% 42%
Rockstone Radial F105 (25) 38% 20% 33% 30% 54% 36%

Renault Clio 172 Tyre Review Highlights

Writing about the Uniroyal RainSport 5 given 36% (195-50-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
Conclusion: If you have a hot hatch and enjoy spirited driving, avoid these like the plague! Probably ok for a Sunday driver with a car that won't exceed 30mph anywhere. I've got Rainsport 5's fitted on my Clio 172 Turbo with Speedline 2118s so tyre size is 195-50-15's......I absolutely detest them
tyre reviewed on 2022-02-06 15:52:22
Writing about the Laufenn S fit EQ given 51% (195-45-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 miles
Bought these as a recommended replacement to some excellent Vetus Primes on my Renault Sport Clio 172. I wish I hadn't! Grip is sort of there, but the tyre walls are so flimsy that any aggressive corner results in: weave wobble boing boing "oh my god I'm gonna crash!!!!" I genuinely thought something important on the suspension had broken, they're that bad. They've been on around a month, and to be honest, I'm just about ready to take a financial hit and replace them with something (anything!) else with some actual handling characteristics. In short: if you drive like Miss Daisy then they're not bad, but if you have a car with more than 60hp and you enjoy going round bends without worrying then I'd avoid these.
tyre reviewed on 2021-03-16 14:25:42
Writing about the Jinyu Gallopro YH18 given 60% (205-45-16-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 average miles
As others have said... Decent budget tyre and decent cornering... Until it rains or damp roads... Even at sensible speeds it's like driving on ice. I had 4 new on when I purchased the car. These tyres never complain in the dry.. Good handling and traction. But if the heavens open I recommend parking the car up... I'm looking to change ASAP.
tyre reviewed on 2020-11-12 11:15:54
Writing about the Kumho Winter Craft WP51 given 68% (205-45-16-H)
Driving on a combination of roads for 9000 spirited miles
In the winter they're good, not excellent, but good. Enough grip in snow and rain. The performance reflects in the price, they not the best, but great value for money. The downside is in the dry or in the summer. There's no feedback, no grip and the tire simply melts if you want to take a corner faster. But ofcourse they're winter tires, so not meant to be used in hot conditions, and in the cold they're good. Probably I will buy them again because value for money and wear.
tyre reviewed on 2020-05-23 17:18:04
Writing about the Avon ZV7 given 94% (195-50-15-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 18000 spirited miles
The huge plus points are wear rate & price.
Fitted as a set of 4, I rotated the tyres front to back at 15k miles, when the fronts had worn to 5mm of tread remaining, and the rears still had 7mm. I am expecting to get 30k miles out the set at £136 for all 4 tyres.
Dry and wet grip is very acceptable when you take the wear rate into consideration.
I have used Michelin PS3`s & Uniroyal Rainsport 3`s prior to the ZV7`s, and whilst the Avons do not match these for ultimate grip, left on the same axle, the front PS3`S are worn out at 8k miles, & the RS3`s at 5k miles.
tyre reviewed on 2020-01-25 04:03:34
Writing about the Achilles 2233 given 54% (205-40-17-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 3500 average miles
It really slides if you try to steer in heavily and starts to roll. In wet it really starts losing grip easily. Not recommended to buy!!! I got them new on my 2nd hand clio rs from 2003. I guess the dealer just put them on as sales trick to look like new for cheap.
tyre reviewed on 2019-06-30 13:16:16
Writing about the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 given 40% (195-50-15-V)
Driving on mostly country roads for 12000 spirited miles
I bought a Clio 172 with RE003 fitted and thought I’d made a mistake buying the car in the first place. The steering wheel was always flighting my inputs, the car’s ride was not great, and their outright grip was far lower than expected. Wet grip? Don’t even try.
I have since fitted Pilot Sport 3s and they have transformed the car. Would never buy these Bridgestones
tyre reviewed on 2019-05-11 17:56:45
Writing about the Sailun Atrezzo SH402 given 31% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 average miles
I purchased a Renault hot hatch and it came with a new set of these tyres. General driving in the dry is ok, they're a bit splashy. Wet weather cornering is apalling, wet weather braking is shocking and wear is bad. These tyres are rubbish and dangerous. Exiting a motorway on a sweeping right hand corner my car simply didn't turn an it just slid straight. This is now happening frequently. These should not be legal they"re dangerous
tyre reviewed on 2018-05-16 06:29:13
Writing about the Toyo T1R given 59% (195-50-15-)
Driving on mostly town for 10000 spirited miles
Had these on my clio sport 172 and they’re ok if using around town but for fast spirited driving I wouldn’t recommend. Wear rate is very good and last ages. Wet grip is non existent.
tyre reviewed on 2018-05-11 09:07:32
Writing about the Uniroyal RainSport 3 given 79% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 spirited miles
The best performance tyre I have used on my car. It is impressive in every way, particularly in the wet. These tyres have so much grip that it forced my to ditch the Toyo Proxes T1-R that were on the other axle as it highlighted how poor the Toyos were. The Uniroyal RS3 is an excellent tyre at any price point, and one which I wouldn't hesitate buying again. I would rate them above the 4 other midrange to premium tyres I've tried on the same car.
tyre reviewed on 2018-02-20 07:28:33
Writing about the Continental Premium Contact 2 given 69% (195-45-16-V)
Driving on mostly country roads for 1000 spirited miles
These replaced a pair of Toyo T1-R tyres on my Clio Sport. They exceeded my expectations by quite a bit and they are far better than the Toyo's in every way other than ride comfort. I especially like the feedback they give when driving and I am also impressed by the wet weather grip and progressiveness at the limit. I drive my car very hard and this tyre delivers.
tyre reviewed on 2018-02-20 07:21:19
Writing about the Toyo T1R given 37% (195-45-16-V)
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 spirited miles
These are the worst tyres I've ever owned and I would never buy them again. Grip in wet or icy conditions was dangerous on my car. So much so, I had to apply opposite lock on quite a few occasions as the Toyos at the rear generated would break away immediately with no warning. I then switched the Toyos to the front axel and the car understeered dangerously instead (even breaking away at sub 20 mph on occasions). As well as the lack of grip, these tyres also had very little feel through the steering wheel and made the car slower to respond to change of direction. In the dry they gripped a lot better but screeched a lot. In the end I ended up taking these tyres to the tip despite over 6mm of tread left on them. They were replaced with Continentals which had none of the above issues.
tyre reviewed on 2018-02-20 07:16:10
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