Hi everyone,

I've just bought a 2009 Octavia L&K 2.0 diesel which I'm really pleased with. However there's a lot of road noise from the boot which changes significantly with road surface so I believe it's from the tyres.

At 13K miles the front tyres need changing - as I like to use the same brand al round can anyone recommend a good tyre that has reduced road noise?

Also, has anyone added any form of sound insulation to reduce the noise from the boot?

Many thanks in advance!

Better in the Octy 2 forum?

Anyway, first off, we'd need to know what make of tyres you've presently got!

Hi everyone,

I've just bought a 2009 Octavia L&K 2.0 diesel which I'm really pleased with. However there's a lot of road noise from the boot which changes significantly with road surface so I believe it's from the tyres.

At 13K miles the front tyres need changing - as I like to use the same brand al round can anyone recommend a good tyre that has reduced road noise?

Also, has anyone added any form of sound insulation to reduce the noise from the boot?

Many thanks in advance!

I changed from new Dunlop SP Sport to Michelin Primacy HP (225/45) which are better and recommended by Honest John. Unfortunately there is still a lot of road/tyre noise and I'm looking into sound deadening kits. Any experience of these out there?

I changed from new Dunlop SP Sport to Michelin Primacy HP (225/45) which are better and recommended by Honest John. Unfortunately there is still a lot of road/tyre noise and I'm looking into sound deadening kits. Any experience of these out there?

I did the same as you. I had Continentals on my 56 plate Octavia.

I think that there is some improvement - possibly wishful thinking after spend a load of money?

Is the solution just to turn the radio up?

I did the same as you. I had Continentals on my 56 plate Octavia.

I think that there is some improvement - possibly wishful thinking after spend a load of money?

Is the solution just to turn the radio up?

Personally I love Pirelli P6000s. Yes they are a bit more than some cheaper tyres, but they are quiet and give a more compliant ride. Excellent turn in for FWD cars too.

I used them on my car 225/45/17s. Should be just under £100 each.

See www.blackcircles.com

My wife and I have just got a 6 month old 2010 Octy VRS CR170 (11000 miles) - had 225/45/18 dunlops on it which had some road noise but werent too bad - the front tyres were worn so the dealer put a set of avons on the front (ZV5) - they are not too bad either but both makes had increased road noise on rough roads.

I have a vauxhall astravan (2007) which had bridgestones on it (Turanza ER300) - the worst tyres ever - the road noise was almost unbearable and they were very scary in even the slightest of damp weather although they were good for grip in dry weather.

I put a set of Falken ZE912 tyres on the front and what a difference - only £66 each fitted and they are very much quieter and grip is good in the dry and wet. Almost 7000 miles and they still have around 5mm on them.

I have seen some good reviews of the Falkens (452's I think) for the Octy so I will be puttting a set of these on when the time comes - local tyre dealer quoted £99 each fitted and balanced.

Here is a good tyre review site......

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/

Cheers

Dave

Road noise especially from rear and especially in Estate has always been an Octy 2 issue, I had a 2.0 Elegance new in 2006 and it was really only let down by the near constant road noise intrusion, I changed the tyres to Toyo and it seemed to be the case that tyres with chevron style diagonal tread patterns were a little less noisy, some with softer composition were quieter but wouldn't last as long... I bought Vrs at beginning of this year and tyre noise seemed marginally less but I think it is a "quirk" of the design that you learn to tune out.... once you start listening out for it and listening to different surfaces it does get annoying. I think the most frustrating thing about the whole issue is that over the life of the model Skoda doesn't seem to have taken a blind bit of notice of this lack of refinement, just how difficult would it be to stuff a bit of extra wadding in or glue some anti vibration pads on to the panels....

I have learned to "tune it out" and enjoy the car, in the VRs you can get the exhaust burbling with a bit of spirited driving and listen to that instead, I am about to change my tyres and think I will go for Michelin PS3, the new ones, as they seem to be well thought of but the differences from road noise are pretty minimal... I think the culprit is really the design and placing of suspension mountings and the lack of deadening applied to panels likely to resonate around the suspension mounting areas. A great pity since the invention of the wheel however many thousands of years ago and the motor car some 120 years ago you would think that a modern car manufacturer would have been more concerned about getting the wheels to go round in a slightly quieter way.... because it is the one common complaint shared by otherwise happy Octavia drivers and something that much cheaper cars don't necessarily suffer from.... oh dear aren't I rambling on !

ps... when the back is stuffed with my two Newfoundland dogs you do get a hint of how quiet it could have been with a bit more attention :-)

pps.... I did find sound deadening kits from internet which helped, sticking over bare metal under back seat and on boot floor helped in the Elegance version I had but it really was only a small difference, the best seems to be the stuff which looks like a heavy metal foil with a black sticky layer, I haven't bothered in the vrs

Edited 1 September, 201015 yr by hugothebear

I changed from new Dunlop SP Sport to Michelin Primacy HP (225/45) which are better and recommended by Honest John. Unfortunately there is still a lot of road/tyre noise and I'm looking into sound deadening kits. Any experience of these out there?

I bought and fitted sound deadening felt to a car several years, courtesy Exchange and Mart. The stuff must still be out there. Showing off now, my old Aston-Martin (long sold!) had foam-lead-foam insulation, which was excellent. Can't help thinking the 'safety police' have probably killed that off these days though! Worth a google.

On extended journeys we always wear ear plugs, whatever the car we're in. Wind roar around the car is as intrusive at motorway speeds as tyre noise and both are worth keeping at bay.

Hi everyone,

I've just bought a 2009 Octavia L&K 2.0 diesel which I'm really pleased with. However there's a lot of road noise from the boot which changes significantly with road surface so I believe it's from the tyres.

At 13K miles the front tyres need changing - as I like to use the same brand al round can anyone recommend a good tyre that has reduced road noise?

Also, has anyone added any form of sound insulation to reduce the noise from the boot?

Many thanks in advance!

I have a 2010 Octy2 Scout with Dunlop Sport tyres, and I put carpet underlay below the Spare wheel and a layer of carpet across the whole boot floor under the car boot material. This seems to have a reduced the road noise quite a lot. I think the spare wheel recess acts as a sound amplifier.

Worth a try, does not cost anything if you have some old carpet in yor loft.

There is a thread on this which a search will reveal, which covers where to apply dynamat and then what to use above that.

Makes a very big difference.