Best Bridgestone 4WD Tyres

Long lasting but a little road noise. Handles road well Show details

GREAT TYRES‼️ BRIDGESTONE ALENZA 001. These are premium highway tyres designed specifically as original equipment (OE) for SUVs to provide a quiet,… Read more

comfortable ride with strong handling and fuel efficiency. Type: Premium Highway/Touring SUV Tyre (Summer/All-Season). Comfort & Quiet: Engineered to provide a smooth, low-noise ride. Handling & Safety: Features 3D M-shaped sipes and rounded block edges to improve wet and dry braking performance. Efficiency: Utilizes Nano Pro-Tech® rubber technology to reduce heat generation and increase fuel efficiency. Durability: Designed to resist uneven, irregular wear.  The Alenza 001 is a premium SUV tyre frequently used as OEM on vehicles like the BMW X3, Toyota RAV4 and Mazda CX-5, often lasting over 50,000 km when used for touring.  For maximum longevity, keeping the vehicle properly aligned and maintaining proper tyre pressure is essential, as the Alenza is sensitive to alignment issues, which can cause premature wear. 

Based on user reports and performance reviews, a well-maintained set of Bridgestone Alenza tyres (specifically the Alenza 001 or A/S Plus models) driven conservatively on well-maintained roads can last well beyond 50,000 kilometers. With regular, professional rotations - every 10,000–15,000 km (although I personally recommend every 5,000 km with a wheel alignment every 10,000 km) and strict attention to tyre pressure, users have reported achieving over 65,000 and even up to 80,000 km‼️ While some users report low wear and needing replacements around 30,000–50,000 km or even lower - this can be due to a number of contributing factors; such as - the vehicle weight (SUV/EV), extra added load, towing, aggressive driving, little or no tyre maintenance, incorrect pressure, and driving on rough roads: Good regular maintenance and conservative driving on good roads can significantly extend the wear life of these tyres.

I bought a used 2024 RAV4 2WD Hybrid in JULY 2025 (10 months old with 15,570km); with Alenza’s as factory fitted. I have since traveled to 20,000 km and they have plenty of tread depth on them. The car has had 2 wheel alignments, done every 12 months or 10,000 km and tyre rotation and balances done every 6 months or 5,000 km - and I intend on maintaining that tyre maintenance schedule, as I have done with all my previous cars and tyres. I use a PSI of 38 (recommended by my tyre technician) not 33 PSI as TOYOTA recommends for the RAV4 - to compensate for the vehicles weight and for better rolling resistance. My car is a hybrid, so I naturally drive it conservatively. I accelerate and brake gently, corner gently and I don’t speed - to get the best out of my car and tyres in the long run. 80 - 90% of my driving is on the freeway and I usually travel at 90 km/h maximum for better fuel economy instead of 100 km/h. I have found these tyres to be fantastic in every aspect. They feel smooth to drive on and not noisy. They feel grippy around windy roads. I feel safe on wet roads, and when I have had to brake excessively, the car has never skidded - even in the wet. I feel very safe driving on them. I also get excellent fuel economy - better than TOYOTA’s advertised hybrid economy of 21 - 22 km/L (around 4.55 to 4.76L/100 km) for combined driving. Despite TOYOTA’s advertised fuel economy, independent real-world tests for highway driving with similar conditions to my driving habits often report figures closer to 16.9 to 18.2 km/L (around 5.5 to 5.9 L/100km). But I still manage to achieve 21 - 22 km/L (around 4.55 to 4.76L/100 km) travelling five 60km freeway trips a week at 90km/hr and four to six 5 -10km stop/start city driving trips a week at a maximum speed of 50 - 70 km/h. Tyres play a big part in fuel economy. Your fuel economy is affected by your driving style, your driving conditions, and your tyre pressure and tyre maintenance.

I have always achieved maximum mileage from any tyre brand I buy - I believe that TYRE LIFE COMES DOWN TO NOT ONLY THE QUALITY OF THE TYRE, BUT MORE OFTEN THE DRIVER’s DRIVING HABITS, AND HOW THEY MAINTAIN THEM, AS WELL AS THE ROADS THEY ARE DRIVEN ON. Of course, you also need to buy the most suitable tyres for the type of vehicle you own, the type of driving you will be mostly undertaking and in what conditions and what type of roads you will be driving on - to get the maximum results and wear life from your tyres.

From what I have read here from other reviewers, there are mixed reviews about tyre wear. Some getting long wear life and some getting very low. But for those giving bad reviews about low wear life; are they driving conservatively or aggressively? Do they get regular wheel rotation and balances and regular wheel alignments? Do they check their tyre pressure regularly and use the correct tyre pressure according to their circumstances? Do they have a heavy vehicle, carry extra load, or do they tow? Do they do mostly consistent freeway driving, or a lot of stop/start city driving? Do they brake heavily, or anticipate the traffic ahead and cruise to a stop, braking gently? Do they accelerate excessively from a standpoint or do they accelerate gradually? Do they corner sharply or gently? Do they chop and change lanes regularly and unnecessarily? Do they travel on windy roads more often than usual? Do they speed or drive the speed limit or under? Do they drive on smooth, good roads, or rough or dirt roads? These are the types of questions you need to ask yourself when you are reading somebody else’s review and opinion of a product. That’s why it’s best to always seek professional advice suited to your own personal needs.

It’s great to read consumer reviews, but they are not always 100% reliable due to the type of car the drivers own, their driving style and the conditions they drive under and how they’re maintained. The best advice you really can get is from your tyre technician combined with user reviewers similar to you.

I highly recommend JAX Tyres or BRIDGESTONE Tyres when purchasing new tyres, especially if you need an entire new set of 4 tyres - both companies offer sales of 4 new tyres for the price of 3 on a regular basis, along with other cashback offers and discounts. They both also give free 6 monthly rotation and balances for the life of the tyres with a full mechanical inspection also free for the life of the tyres.

It’s like cars themselves. Some cars can have a lifespan of 200,000 km or even less with major catastrophic breakdowns, when their owners don’t look after them or do regular maintenance and drive them hard - putting excessive stress on the car. Whilst the same car owned by another driver and maintained regularly and driven more carefully can reach 500,000 km or even more on the same engines and transmissions without any major catastrophic repairs needed.

In my opinion, quality and price is only part to blame for how much life you get out of your tyres, the other and most important part is how you look after them and the conditions you use them under; and these tyres have reportedly been known to reach 80,000 km‼️

WHEN MY TYRES FINALLY WEAR OUT, I WILL COME BACK TO THIS REVIEW AND UPDATE THIS AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW HOW MANY KILOMETERS I ACHIEVED FROM MY ALENZAS‼️

High Milage – Have 2003 hilux 2wd with 195/14 supercat light truck tyres have got 85000 km so far and tyres still have a good tread .Not a high speed wet weather tyre. Show details

Death traps - do not buy Supercat tyres – Supercat tyres are so slippery in the wet that they should be recalled as a safety hazard. In dry conditions the tyres work to move the vehicle,… Read more

but in any wet conditions there is simply no traction. It's actually amazing that they can be so bad while being made of rubber. It feels like you're driving on hard plastic.

Steer clear.