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Best Tyres for the Ford Fiesta st

Ford Fiesta st drivers have left 76 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 868,730 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 3 Fiesta st variants, listed further down.

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  • 76owner reviews
  • 868,730 milescovered on them
  • 54different tyres rated
  • 72%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 31 reviews 205/40 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 596 205 82 17" 82 All 205/40 R17 data →

The quick answer

Season Owners' pick Owner rating Our category test
Summer Uniroyal RainSport 2 8.8 Current version: Uniroyal RainSport 5 91% from 5 reviews Best Summer Tyres

Highest weighted owner score from Ford Fiesta st drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.

The best rated tyres for the Ford Fiesta st

Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Ford Fiesta st to be ranked; the order weights a tyre's score by how many reviews back it, so one glowing review cannot top a table.

Summer tyres

The highest rated tyre in the Summer category for the Ford Fiesta st is the Uniroyal RainSport 2 - 91% from 5 owner reviews across 27,100 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Uniroyal RainSport 5.

# Tyre Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed TR Score
1 Uniroyal RainSport 2 Replaced by Uniroyal RainSport 5 91% 5 27,100 miles 8.8
2 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 71% 3 10,000 miles 7.1
3 Pirelli PZero Nero 62% 7 71,800 miles 7.1

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

TR Score is the tyre's overall Tyre Reviews rating out of 10, built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre - not just the reviews from this car. The owner rating column is this car only.

The best rated tyres that fit the Ford Fiesta st

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Ford Fiesta st driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/40 R17, 225/45 R17, 205/40 R18 and 205/45 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

Our highest rated tyre in the Summer category, in this car's sizes, is the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, at 9.7 out of 10.

# Tyre TR Score Made in Ford Fiesta st reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 205/40 R17, 225/45 R17, 205/45 R17 Be the first →
2 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 225/45 R17, 205/40 R18, 205/45 R17 Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 9.4 All your sizes 1
5 Hankook Ventus Evo 9.4 225/45 R17, 205/40 R18, 205/45 R17 2
6 Falken ZIEX ZE320 9.4 205/40 R17, 225/45 R17, 205/45 R17 Be the first →

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

All Season tyres

No Ford Fiesta st driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook iON FlexClimate is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.

# Tyre TR Score Made in Ford Fiesta st reviews
1 Hankook iON FlexClimate 9.8 205/40 R18 Be the first →
2 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 205/40 R17, 225/45 R17, 205/45 R17 1
3 Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport 9.6 205/40 R18 Be the first →
4 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 205/40 R17, 225/45 R17, 205/45 R17 Be the first →
6 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 205/40 R17, 225/45 R17, 205/45 R17 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 Ford Fiesta st driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.

# Tyre TR Score Made in Ford Fiesta st reviews
1 Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 9.6 205/40 R18 Be the first →
2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 205/40 R17, 225/45 R17, 205/45 R17 Be the first →
3 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 225/45 R17, 205/45 R17 Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 205/40 R18 Be the first →
5 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 225/45 R17, 205/45 R17 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.

How long do tyres last on the Ford Fiesta st?

Across 10 end of life reviews from Ford Fiesta st drivers, a typical set of tyres was worn out after 12,500 miles. Half of all worn-out sets lasted between 12,000 miles and 23,000 miles.

Distances are self-reported by drivers whose review marked the set as worn out; figures are medians, so a single unusual report cannot move them.

Every tyre reviewed on the Ford Fiesta st

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 41 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

Tyre Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Pirelli PZero Nero Summer 62% 7 71,800 miles
Uniroyal RainSport 2 Replaced by Uniroyal RainSport 5 Summer 91% 5 27,100 miles
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo Summer 71% 3 10,000 miles
Avon ZZ5 Summer 98% 2 17,000 miles
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport 5 Summer 95% 2 7,000 miles
Hankook Ventus Evo Summer 93% 2 13,000 miles
Cooper Zeon CS Sport Summer 90% 2 10,000 miles
Uniroyal RainSport 3 Replaced by Uniroyal RainSport 5 Summer 83% 2 13,500 miles
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 Summer 79% 2 21,000 miles
Falken ZE912 Replaced by Falken ZIEX ZE320 Summer 78% 2 10,300 miles
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 Replaced by Hankook Ventus Evo Summer 76% 2 13,000 miles
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport 5 Summer 70% 2 24,400 miles
Rotalla F105 Summer 38% 2 0 miles

Tyre sizes Ford Fiesta st 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.

205/40 R17 31 reviews 225/45 R17 12 reviews 205/40 R18 6 reviews 205/45 R17 5 reviews 195/45 R16 4 reviews 195/50 R15 2 reviews 245/40 R17 1 reviews 185/55 R15 1 reviews

Ford Fiesta st variants, reviewed separately

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

What Ford Fiesta st drivers say

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

83%
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 205-40-17 Ford Fiesta ST 10,000 miles September 16, 2026

I put these tires on my Fiesta ST to replace worn and old Pirelli P Zero Nero on the back, and viking pro tech newgen on the front. I bought the car with these mismatched tires.

The Kumhos offer excellent dry and wet grip, okay comfort for a 40 sidewall. Still too jiggly for my liking, but that is not the tire's fault. Progressiveness at the limit dry and wet is amazing, very easy to correct, if you get it to break loose at all. You really have to throw the car into a sharp corner to get the back to come around. When you do, you feel the sidewall flex quite a bit, and then the tire progressively lets go. On my Fiesta ST, the car will also lift the inside rear wheel quite easily like this.

At Autoslalom (AutoX), the tire shows its soft carcass even more. I experienced a lot of low speed understeer, and the tire showed clear marks of rolling onto the sidewall multiple centimeters. The outer tread blocks showed diagonal wear on the outer edges of the blocks.

While the tire is great for grip and progressiveness, and noise isn't too intrusive, I am disappointed in the soft sidewall on this 40 series tire. Steering feel isn't great due to this either. To me this tire feels like a very good daily driver with buckets of grip, but without a real sporty edge at the limit.

51%
Maxxis Premitra HP6 215-45-17 Ford Fiesta ST Line 140 20,000 miles September 5, 2026

Tires are spongy, imprecise, indirect, and very unsporty on dry roads. They are quiet and save fuel. In wet conditions, they are average and completely okay. Despite AAA and BMW * approval, they do not fit a sporty front-wheel drive car like a Fiesta MH 155 HP. Very affordable and completely fine for everyday use. Sportiness compared to Continental PremiumContact 6 or Bridgestone Potenza Sport is non-existent.

93%
Hankook Ventus Evo 205-40-18 Ford Fiesta ST MK8 10,000 miles September 3, 2026

One year and approx. 10.000 miles later, the Hankooks are still unbeleivable. Mega grip in wet and dry conditions still much better then the Michelin's, in the winter I have use other tyres. Comfort wise, noise is still lesser then the OEM Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tyres, the ride is not as good as the Michelin's but still very good, as far a 18" 40 series tyr can be comfortable.
The wear is as far as it looks until now better then the Michelin's too.

85%
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 205-40-17 Ford fiesta st 50,000 miles January 7, 2026
The RE003's replaced the OEM RE050's and have clocked up over 60,000 kms. These tyres have a treadwear rating of 220, much higher than RE050's, hence the increased mileage. But that takes nothing away from the crisp, direct steering response and sure footed dry grip with every turn of the wheel. The RE003's have a completely different tread pattern than 050's, with wide outer shoulders and stiffer sidewalls that make cornering enthusiastically adictive. The chassis of the Fiesta ST is brilliant, and supplemented by the RE003's, which never fail to put a smile on the dial every single time. Wet weather grip is good at the speed limit, but like any tyre during heavy, persistant rain, and standing water, caution is advised. Have researched the merits of many other tyres, unfortuntely, some of which aren't available due to larger wheel sizing or exorbident pricing. The RE003's consistently offer better bang for your buck for what I would describe as a talented all rounder with a sporty edge for spirited driving when the need arises. With 10 years of competiive motorsport experience driving several top track orientated tyres, the RE003's are no slouch for a street tyre. At the time of writing, they are again being offered, "buy 3 and get 4th free," making them better value than PS5's or Conti's or Eagles.
48%
Double Coin DASP Plus 4 Seasons 185-55-15 Ford fiesta st 10,000 miles December 2, 2025
Very good on dry roads, except for high wear. Unpredictable handling on wet roads, rapid aquaplaning, and very little grip. Very good for an all-weather tire in snow.
83%
Yokohama BluEarth GT AE51 205-45-17 Ford Fiesta ST Line 140 10,000 miles November 28, 2025
Excellent tyre overall. In the dry it is both comfortable around town and on motorways, yet response and fun on country roads with excellent levels of grip that gives confidence. Weirdest attribute however is that they are good in the wet when it is/has just been raining, but in the when the road is damp/drying the grip suddenly becomes fairly poor. This has caused a few incidents of mild understeer and the wheels to spin up when trying to quickly get out of a junction etc.

Wear has been good, with the front tyres on 5.1mm and 4.9mm of tread after 10000 miles.

Overall I would recommend these tyres, as long as you remember to be a little bit more gentle with your right foot in the damp
83%
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 205-45-17 Ford Fiesta ST MK8 3,000 miles November 24, 2025
I bought these tires to replace my dedicated winter tires on my Fiesta ST. I wanted to have a tire which can handle my spirited driving sessions in winter time, I did not have a really good expierence with dedicated winters in the past for that. Also in my location winter is mostly wet or dry between -5 and 10 °C. Snow became pretty rare in the last years. So I thoght a good all saison will perform better on most days.
I am pretty impressed with these Pirellis so far. Dry grip betwenn 10 and -5 °C feels excellent and you can really push them on some twisty roads. Also wet handling in cold wather feels relly good and allways safe. They sure feel a bit softer on turn in then my summers (GY AS6) but not too bad and that's to be expected compared to an UHP summer tire. I also did some highway driving on German Autobahn and pushed them to 220 Km/h+ and they were also perfectly stable at that speed.
Today I also had the rare occasion to test them in snow condition. And I have to say I am really impressed what a modern all saison can do. Felt perfectly safe and also predictable. I have driven many winter tires in the past that felt worse in snow than these. Espacially the snow braking felt really good and stable, you had to push the brake pedal quite a bit to trigger the ABS. When you go over the limit my car responds with a slight progressive understeer and remains controllable, no sudden snaps or sometthing.
Comfort and Noise levels are good but nothing special. Noise about the same than my AS6 summers, comfort a bit better. Fuel economy is also about the same than my summers can't tell a differnce so far.
The rim protection could be a bit thicker in my opinion.

So all in all I am satisfied with my decision to go for the Pirelli all saisons instead of dedicated winters. They suit my pocket rocket really well in the winter saison and let me have some fun in the cold saison when it is dry.
93%
Hankook Ventus Evo 205-40-18 Ford Fiesta ST X 3,000 miles September 9, 2025
I have bought a Fiesta ST-X in 2023 and the car was OEM fitted with Michelin Pilot Sport 4. From the beginning on the Michelins have had problems with the mechanical grip. I know the car is not that heavy (1199 kg) and the 320 Nm will not help also but this has been compleelty solved by fitting the Hankooks Evo 4, unbelievable how much mechanical grip they have. Now I have sometimes mega oversteer :-) with the rear fitted Michelin's PS4(approx 33000 kms old). The Hankooks are also quiter. The road feedback is a little less but the Fiesta gives plenty of signals so it is a big pleasure to drive spirited also with the Hankooks. Fuel consumption seems to be bit better too, but hey I drive a GTI. Overall I am very pleased by the choice of the Hankooks.
87%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 205-45-17- Ford Fiesta ST Line 140 10,000 miles July 22, 2024
Bought a set of these to replace the old Michelin PS4's. Knew they would be good, but they have surprised me with just how good they have been overall. Dry grip is great, wet grip is very good too. I drive a lot of miles on mixed roads, and the tyres are the perfect all rounder being excellent on the twisty stuff but also unbelievably comfortable on the motorway, much more so than the Michelin's were. They are wearing quite well too, with my garage estimating them to last around 25k miles by time they need changed again. Overall very happy.
66%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 205-40-18- Ford fiesta st 12,000 miles April 11, 2024
I've gone through 2 sets for ps4's on my mk8.5 fiesta ST so I've got a pretty good idea of how they feel. These are the OE tires that come with the car and are a good middle ground between performance/wear/comfort. The car is very often driven in a way that would land you in jail in most countries and has seen many mountain roads, highway and high speed cornering. If you want a good all round tire the ps4 will not let you down in any way(apart from them getting too hot quickly) but are in no way shape or form a tire that will extract the most out of your car(sport driving wise). If you have a sporty car which you use for cornering(such as mine) or enjoy pushing it in general just look elsewhere. The car is on Goodyear supersports now and is far superior in the sport characteristics but lacks in the wear department as expected. Lastly it is worth mentioning that both ps4 sets were pretty much done after 10k kilometers.

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