Best Tyres for the Alfa Romeo 156 JTS

Alfa Romeo 156 JTS drivers have left 5 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 59,000 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car. The numbers include 1 156 JTS variants, listed further down.

5owner reviews
59,000 milescovered on them
5different tyres rated
72%average tyre score

Most fitted size - 2 reviews 215/45 R17 To scale, mm

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The best rated tyres that fit the Alfa Romeo 156 JTS

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Alfa Romeo 156 JTS driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 215/45 R17 and 225/45 R17 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre.

Summer tyres

No Alfa Romeo 156 JTS driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tyres made in Alfa Romeo 156 JTS sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	Alfa Romeo 156 JTS reviews
1	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	9.7	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Continental PremiumContact 7	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Michelin Pilot Sport 5	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Hankook Ventus Evo	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →

All Season tyres

No Alfa Romeo 156 JTS driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.

Highest rated All Season tyres made in Alfa Romeo 156 JTS sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	Alfa Romeo 156 JTS reviews
1	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Continental AllSeasonContact 2	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Michelin CrossClimate 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	BFGoodrich Advantage All Season	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Vredestein Quatrac	9.5	225/45 R17	Be the first →
6	Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

Winter tyres

No Alfa Romeo 156 JTS driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in Alfa Romeo 156 JTS sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	Alfa Romeo 156 JTS reviews
1	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Michelin Alpin 7	9.5	225/45 R17	Be the first →
3	Bridgestone Blizzak 6	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3	9.4	225/45 R17	Be the first →
5	Nokian Snowproof 3P	9.4	225/45 R17	Be the first →
6	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+	9.3	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Fitment comes from each tyre's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.

Tyre sizes Alfa Romeo 156 JTS drivers run

The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tyres in that size, across every car.

215/45 R17 2 reviews 225/45 R17 2 reviews 205/55 R16 1 reviews

Alfa Romeo 156 JTS variants, reviewed separately

These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.

Alfa Romeo 156 JTS Ti 1 reviews

What Alfa Romeo 156 JTS drivers say

The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.

86%

Leao Nova Force 225-45-17-W Alfa Romeo 156 JTS 10,000 miles January 13, 2018

These are relatively cheap Chinese tyres which surprised me nicely.
I've previously driven with Continental SportContact 2 and I thought they are silent. Well, after driving 10 000+ km. with Leao Nova Force, I can definitely say these are the quietest tyres I have ever driven with.
In terms of comfort - mine are 225/45/17 94, Extra Load, so I am not very sure we could speak of comfort, but they feel not worse than 205/55/16.
If I could find them, I would definitely buy them if I have no money for more expensive tyres - Continental, Michelin, Goodyear, etc.

53%

Petlas Snow Master W651 215-45-17- Alfa Romeo 156 JTS 2,000 miles January 7, 2014

In temperatures >10 C:
OK all round.
Good in dry snow.
Great on dry ice/black ice.
Poor in wet snow.
Horrible on wet ice.
Braking pulls to the side (depending on road surface tilt).

In temperatures 10 C>:
Too soft.
Poor lateral stability.
Poor grip.
Car becomes wobbly if emergency maneuver performed.
Very sensitive to bad wheel alignment.
Braking pulls to the side (depending on road surface tilt).

97%

Goodyear Eagle F1 Directional 5 225-45-17-W Alfa Romeo 156 JTS Ti 12,000 miles June 29, 2013

I was extremely surprised by the quality of this tyre, despite being under $200 and manufactured in Thailand.

In 15,000km of driving, mixing high-speed country roads and spirited town/freeway driving, I've never once lost traction while conering

Dry grip is 10/10, wet grip is 9.5/10.

A fantastic tyre for the price.

36%

Pirelli P6000 205-55-16-V Alfa Romeo 156 JTS 5,000 miles December 8, 2010

I've only done 5000kms, and i want them off now, All i need to do to get understeer is sharply turn the steering wheel, the car goes straight. I drive a Alfa 156 2.0L, the tyres aren't bad driving normal, but drive that little bit faster then you realise you were driving near the limit of the tyres, thats scary. Did i mention that i'm still driving with 1mm tred on my old Bridgestone Adrenalin's at the back, and i'm thinking of rotating the tyres front to back, feels like i'd have more grip. These tyres are dangerous, for the same money you have a huge selection

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