Bridgestone Turanza T001

Name: Bridgestone Turanza T001
Brand: Bridgestone
Rating: 3.4 (107 reviews)

The Bridgestone Turanza T001 is a Premium Touring Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

Tire review data from 107 tire reviews averaging 67% over 1,469,853 miles driven, and 32 tests with an average result of 8th.

Dry Grip 80%

Wet Grip 70%

Road Feedback 69%

Handling 67%

Wear 63%

Comfort 72%

Buy again 49%

First On Market	September 2011
Wheel Size	15 - 19"
Width	185 - 245mm
Profile	40 - 65

Rolling Resistance	A - D
Wet Grip	A - D
Noise (dB)	67 - 72
Winter Rating	Not Winter Rated

The Turanza T001 is ranked 120th of 153 Summer Premium Touring tires.

This tire replaced the Bridgestone Turanza ER300 and this tire has been replaced by the Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo.

Tests Included

Best Result

3rd

Worst Result

15th

Average Result

8th

Latest Tire Test Results

2018 Gute Fahrt Summer Tire Test

3rd of 12 tires

Very balanced and easy to handle at the limit of grip. Precise steering, good wet grip, good wet and dry braking.
Average rolling resistance.
Very Good.

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2017 AZ Summer Tire Test

7th of 10 tires

Low rolling resistance, high level of comfort, good results on a dry road
Poor handling and braking performance on wet surfaces

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2016 ADAC Tire Test - 185/65 R15

12th of 16 tires

Top marks in the dry, low fuel consumption
Weak in the wet

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Size	Fuel	Wet	Noise
15 inch
185/65 R15 88 H	C	B	70
195/65 R15 91 H	B	B	71
195/65 R15 91 H	C	C	70
195/65 R15 95 T XL	C	B	71
185/65 R15 88 H	C	B	70
195/65 R15 91 H	D	B	71
195/65R15 91 H	C	B	68
185/65 R15 88 H	C	B	70
185/65 R15 88 H	B	A	69
16 inch
215/60 R16 99 H XL	B	B	71
215/60R16 95 V	C	C	68
205/55 R16 91 V	C	B	71
205/55 R16 91 W	C	C	70
205/60R16 92 V	C	B	71
205/60 R16 92 V	B	A	70
205/55 R16 91 Q	A	B	69
215/60 R16 95 V	B	B	69
205/55 R16 91 Q	A	B	69
215/60 R16 95 V	B	B	69
215/60 R16 99 V XL	B	A	71
205/60 R16 92 H	B	A	69
215/60 R16 99 V XL	B	A	71
205/60 R16 92 V	B	A	70
215/60 R16 95 V	C	C	68
205/60 R16 92 V	B	B	71
205/55R16 91 V	B	B	69
205/55 R16 91 V	D	B	71
205/55 R16 91 V	D	B	71
205/55 R16 91 W	D	B	71
215/60 R16 95 W	D	B	71
215/60 R16 95 V	D	B	71
205/55 R16 91 V	C	D	67
205/55 R16 91 V	C	D	67
17 inch
225/45 R17 91 V	B	A	71
225/45 R17 91 V	B	A	71
225/45 R17 91 W	C	B	70
215/55 R17 94 V	B	B	71
215/55 R17 94 V	B	B	71
225/45 R17 91 W	C	B	69
225/45 R17 91 V	B	C	70
225/45 R17 94 W XL	C	B	70
215/55 R17 94 V	B	B	71
225/45 R17 91 V	B	A	71
215/45 R17 91 W XL	C	A	70
225/60 R17 99 H	C	D	71
225/45 R17 91 W	C	B	70
205/50 R17 89 V	C	C	68
225/45 R17 91 V	C	B	71
225/50 R17 94 V	B	B	71
215/55 R17 94 V	C	B	71
225/45R17 91 Y	C	B	67
225/45 R17 91 V	D	B	71
205/50 R17 89 V	C	C	68
225/45 R17 91 W	D	B	71
225/45 R17 91 W	D	B	70
225/45 R17 91 W	D	C	70
215/45R17 91 Y XL	C	B	71
225/45 R17 91 V	C	B	71
225/45 R17 91 W	D	A	69
225/50 R17 94 W	C	B	70
225/50 R17 94 W	C	B	70
225/45 R17 91 W	D	A	69
225/45 R17 91 W	D	B	69
215/55 R17 94 W	C	B	71
205/50 R17 93 H XL	B	B	70
225/45 R17 91 W	C	B	70
225/45 R17 91 W	D	B	69
225/45 R17 91 W	D	C	70
18 inch
225/40 R18 92 W XL	D	B	70
225/40 R18 92 W XL	D	B	71
225/40 R18 92 W XL	D	B	71
225/40 R18 92 Y XL	B	B	70
225/40 R18 92 Y XL	B	B	70
225/40 R18 92 W XL	D	B	70

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Questions and Answers for the Bridgestone Turanza T001

2016-11-24 - Is Turanza T001 a run flat tire. Also is it All Season or a summer tire. I am finding conflicting informations on the internet. Regards Yasmin

The T001 is a summer tire available in runflat sizes. If runflat is important to you, we suggest looking at the Bridgestone DriveGuard.

2016-10-16 - Can you suggest a more comfy and quiet tire? 225/45/17 or would 225/50/17 be better, an increase of only 3% on circumference. Regards Mike.

Changing the tire size will have minimal effect, and you would have to notify your insurance company. Switching to an ultra comfortable tire such as the Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance will have a much larger effect on overall ride quality.

2017-10-16 - What is the difference between the Turanza T001 and the Turanza T001 MO apart from MO indicates the tire is approved by Mercedes I cant find any difference yet the MO version is cheaper than the standard T001. Can the MO version be fitted to Toyota Verso?

Without speaking directly to Bridgestone, I'm afraid it's impossible to know what changes were made for Mercedes OE approval. Mercedes generally ask for improvements in comfort over OE tires.

2020-01-08 - I have a BMW X1 67 plate. It has Bridgestone T001 Itires fitted. It also has DOT ZGUP R2T 47/17 T01WD2 TD01 I. Please could you tell me if these are run flat tires?

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Top 3 Bridgestone Turanza T001 Reviews

Given 33% while driving a Mazda 6 Wagon (225/45 R19 W) on a combination of roads for 1,600 average miles

Deathtrap. That's an apt word for these tires. They came as stock with a new Mazda 6 Tourer. It beggars belief that they would decide to put these useless pieces of rubber on their cars. Wheel spin when setting off and loss of traction on bends even at moderate speeds. In the wet they are simply appalling and it is like driving on an ice rink. If we get any snow or ice, I may have to leave the car at home. The worst tires I have ever had.

Helpful 343 - tire reviewed on November 22, 2016

Given 73% while driving a Alfa Romeo Giuiletta (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 0 average miles

No sport tire.

Helpful 31 - tire reviewed on December 9, 2023

Given 64% while driving a Opel Zafira Tourer (225/50 R17) on a combination of roads for 20,000 easy going miles

I had these tires as OM at my Opel Zafira Tourer. They lasted (only) 20 000 miles, while my driving style is really easy going. So I´m not very satisfied with durability of these tires. Dry grip and feedback was good (could be better though). Tires were quite noisy and did not absorb much of bumby roads (in compare with my winter tires and now new allseason tires I fitted recently). Over all, I was expecting that such a tire brand as Bridgestone is, could had made way better tire than this one.

Helpful 36 - tire reviewed on May 22, 2023

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Given 47% while driving a BMW X1 X Drive (225/45 R17) on mostly country roads for 3,000 average miles

These Bridgestones came fitted to a second hand BMW X1 in 225/50 R18 size, and after 2.5k miles I can honestly say they have nothing to recommend them. While they are OK if its warm and dry, they seem prone to tramlining, and feel overly firm on uneven roads, plus once it becomes wet you lose confidence in the level of grip they have, even experienced some slight aquaplaning. Have now switched to 17" rims and Vredestein winter tires, and the car feels much more sure footed and comfortable to drive. So I will probably replace these tires with ones from another brand before changing back to the 18" rims next summer.

Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on October 10, 2024

Given 71% while driving a Opel Astra K Sports Tourer 1.6 Turbo (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 20,000 average miles

After 30000 km and 7 years I changed the Turanza T001 because of the age. They where originally fitted at the new car and after that time had still 3 mm of profile left.
Summarised, my experience with the T001 where really good. On dry and wet roads the tires felt very safe, on swiss serpentines as well as driving with 200+ km/h on the german Autobahn. Just trying to take off fast on wet road can result in tire spin. On tarmac the noise was low, but not really comfortable.
The T001 is categorised as a touring tire and that's what you get. If you want to push it hard, buy a Potenza Sport or similar. For my the Turanza is a good tire for every day use.

Helpful 13 - tire reviewed on June 26, 2024

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Given 10% while driving a Mazda CX 3 (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 23,000 easy going miles

Just one thought. I have driven less than 25K, fitted brand new in my Mazda CX3, and these tires need to be replaced already. What rubbish. Don't buy them.

Helpful 30 - tire reviewed on February 4, 2023

Given 82% while driving a Volkswagen Golf MK4 GTTDI 150 (205/55 R16) on mostly country roads for 3,000 spirited miles

These came with a set of 2nd hand wheels in the summer of 2022. 2 were very worn but 2 had plenty of life left. During summer grip, feel etc was excellent regardless of weather conditions but once the weather started to cool down to around 10 degrees C or less the rears would slide out at relatively low speeds if the roads were wet, they were still excellent all round in the dry. I suspect these tires need heat to grip and as the car is FWD the rears never get up to a working temperature, the fronts however gripped better than the Uniroyal Rainsport 3's and Runway tires I had on before which I didn't think were too bad considering the car is remapped to around 200 bhp. I struggle to get any wheelspin once into 2nd gear with the Turanza's in the wet unless I really try. The rears were down to less than 3mm to be fair but I swapped them out for the Uniroyals and the back is stable again, I'll keep the others on the front for now and see how they go when temps drop to freezing. I'm possibly going to do a trackday soon so will test them a bit harder then. I had to give wet grip overall a 6 due to poor performance in the cold and wet on the rear but on the front I would give them a 9 so far. The tires are a bit noisy so I think so they get marked down a bit there. Slides have been easy to catch, the ESP has no troubles so as good as anything else I've used in nearly 30 years of driving for feedback and progression so far. Will probably do another review in winter and after trackday. I'd buy these again but only as a front tire option, Hankook Ventus Prime 3's so far have been the best all rounder I've used for that axle and they are a bit better on the front too as the Bridgestones did have a hint of aquaplane a couple of times where I don't remember experiencing that with the Hankooks.

Helpful 34 - tire reviewed on November 7, 2022

Given 74% while driving a BMW 218d Active Tourer (205/55 R17) on a combination of roads for 65,000 easy going miles

Did more than 65000 km with them at four years. Quite stale tire. Good wear resistance. Not so good on wet surface but never had aquaplaning

Helpful 37 - tire reviewed on September 27, 2022

Given 73% while driving a SEAT Leon 2.0 TFSI (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 20,000 spirited miles

Good tire but not as nearly as the next model. Bit noisy.

Helpful 36 - tire reviewed on May 11, 2022

Given 64% while driving a SEAT Ibiza 1.0 TSI 115 (215/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 20,000 spirited miles

I am just going to sum up how I felt about the tire. It was mounted on a Seat Ibiza 1.0 115HP Manual by factory. Verdict: The tire is okay - you can see it was built for high mileage and therefore the wear is really great. However, this comes at a lower grip in both wet and dry. The dry grip is not good - it is made from quite hard rubber which even gets harder over time. That's why it slides like hell and has a clear understeer balance in dry conditions. Wet however is even worse - Aquaplaning is quite okay but the grip is quite bad. This is when you will notice that your car also has ABS. (not even at full brake power) Don't get me wrong - the tire does everything quite well - if you are just an average driver it will be a good choice for you. But the wet grip and braking performance really makes it a bad choice for spirited drivers - you can clearly see the differences between a sports tire and a touring/economy tire like this.

Helpful 35 - tire reviewed on February 8, 2022

Given 54% while driving a Volkswagen Golf (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 18,000 easy going miles

Terrible grip when starting off when road is wet. Wear rate is OK. I have travelled 32,000km and they still have 2mm of useable tread left. No complaints about road noise.

Helpful 33 - tire reviewed on January 9, 2022

Given 80% while driving a Volkswagen (B8) 1.4 TSI (150 Hp) DSG ACT (215/60 R16) on a combination of roads for 5,000 average miles

Bought a set of Turanza T001-s in the beginning of 2021 as a replacement for badly and unevenly worn-out OEM tires (Continental EcoContact) on a 6 year old VW Passat. The ones I got were made in Russia which at first, got me a little bit sceptical but driving the whole summer and autumn, I don't have any negative feedback. Tires do their job very well. Were quite normally priced at 312 euros. Yet to determine wear rate on them.

Helpful 37 - tire reviewed on October 18, 2021

Given 59% while driving a SEAT Mii (185/50 R16) on a combination of roads for 15,000 average miles

These were fitted from new on seat Mii fr line. When new they are Ok for grip in dry and poor in the wet. Wear rate is high on such a small and light car which is only driven modestly and us never pushed. More of a concern is they started to crack within the tread pattern after only around 10 months from production. I think forr the money they are a poor quality tire and I wouldn't buy again as they just don't measure up to the other tires I have used in the past. My other car has Goodyear eagle vector 4 season tires which are better in every way than the Bridgestone and I would highly recommend those without hesitation.

Helpful 38 - tire reviewed on October 12, 2021

Given 66% while driving a BMW 218d Active Tourer (205/55 R17) on a combination of roads for 19,000 average miles

I never had problems on performance but the wear is way to high. Only 30.000 km. Never had such a low durability on Michelin Pilot Sport 3 / Vredestein Sportac 5 / Pirelli PZero / Uniroyal(don't remember the model) / Goodyear (don't remember the model) If you don't care about your money and environement maybe I could recommend them.

Helpful 37 - tire reviewed on September 28, 2021

Given 46% while driving a Suzuki Vitara 2015> (215/55 R17) on a combination of roads for 16 spirited miles

Poor lasting tire - wears comparatively quickly. I got less than 24,000 km (15,000 miles) out of them. Wouldn't buy again, and am wary of Bridgestone tires in general. Poor quality for a supposed premium tire manufacturer. Had Hankook Ventus Prime on same car previously - they lasted around 45,000km - they are recommended.