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Best Tyres for the Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8

Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 drivers have left 11 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 180,583 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

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  • 11owner reviews
  • 180,583 milescovered on them
  • 11different tyres rated
  • 76%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 4 reviews 205/55 R16 To scale, mm
Ø 632 205 113 16" 113 All 205/55 R16 data →

The best rated tyres that fit the Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/55 R16, 225/45 R17 and 225/40 R18 - 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 Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 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 Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18 Be the first →
2 Continental SportContact 7 9.7 225/40 R18 Be the first →
3 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Falken ZIEX ZE320 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18 Be the first →

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

All Season tyres

No Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 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 Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport 9.6 225/40 R18 Be the first →
3 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
6 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 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 Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 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.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 reviews
1 Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 9.6 225/40 R18 Be the first →
2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 205/55 R16, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 225/40 R18 Be the first →
5 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 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 Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 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.

What Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 drivers say

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

87%
Linglong Sport Master 205-55-16 Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 17,000 miles March 22, 2026
Extreme potent on both dry and wet braking. Not something special on handling or comfort but good enough. Very pleased from the durability they/ve shown (i had a very bad situation driving 15 km of agricultural road with a lot of gravel and big/sharp stones. I am reading scary things about wear but they seam ok (20000+ km). The price is a bargain (240 euros with installment 1.5 years ago). I had Barum Bravuris 5HM and Sport Master are better in every aspect except noise and fuel consumption (but not by much).
50%
Debica Navigator 3 205-55-16 Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 10,000 miles February 15, 2026
After 2 years and 15000km front tyres at the TWI winter marker and the rear tyres do not show much wear. Wet grip is terrible, it's hard pull off the lights with all this wheel spin. On the snow they are note to bad better ten in the wet. On the dry they are quite comfortable and easy to drive.
94%
Vredestein Sportrac 5 205-50-17-V Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 40,000 miles November 1, 2020
A benchmark tyre for everyday drivers. Comfy, tons of grip, smooth ride.
78%
Hankook Winter i cept RS2 225-45-17- Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 30,000 miles November 1, 2020
Had it on a ford mondeo mk3 estate for 5 winter seasons. All in all I was satisfied with these set of w452. Wet and dry grip is excellent, fair handling in snow as well. Lasts long, after ~42000km the thread is still above 5mm on a mondeo tournier. The biggest drawback is the terribly firm ride and the noticeably high noise level. I picked something more comfy instead next time.
89%
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 205-55-16-H Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 1,000 miles November 2, 2019
Excellent tires ! Very good in dry and wet. Still not tested in snow but I believe they will be superb as all tests state...


The only negative , they are a little bit to the noisy side but only with windows open.

90%
Kumho Ecsta PS91 225-40-18-W Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 20,000 miles September 26, 2019
best tyre for the price, the grip is there dry or wet, very balanced tyre , the wear is average but they are cheap, overall you get a premium tyre for lesss money
59%
Momo Outrun M3 225-40-18-W Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 4,000 miles September 26, 2019
I wanted to test these tyres because tehy were cheap , and they are rubish... you have to warm them up to get some dry grip, i nearly crashed 2 times in rain, the feedback and comfort are ok but it doesnt grip! I have them for 4000km and ill change them i cant go with them any more...
87%
Goodyear EfficientGrip 225-45-17- Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 20,000 miles January 12, 2019
Hi readers well I lwas returning from a december driveing tour of the SCOTTISH western isles which have good roads unlike scotland mainland and after leaveing MALLAIG for SEAHAM , DURHAM the front end started to vibrate and the speed dropped to 40 a bit like driveing through sand. I stopped at FORT WILLIAM and called my
breakdown provider who has me on a transporter in 15 mins for home!!!!. my neighbour who has 20 years garage experience advised to raise each front wheel on a support and spin it on the engine, immediately the cause was found the tyre (not the wheel) was running out of true and on swopping the tyre for the spare , normality was returned !!!!. I was running on goodyears efficinity grip and have immediately bought a new set of 4 , I still have faith!!! first time Ive been recovered after 46 years driveing my 2007 mondeo drives on ....... PS If you drive the HEBs there are no garage tyre services on saturday sunday and bank hols I .was once stranded 4 days !!!
39%
Bridgestone Turanza T001 205-55-16- Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 28,583 miles September 22, 2018
A really not good tyre to buy. If it comes with a low budget price it will be good to fit them for emergency purpose. We fit them before 4 years in our Ford Mondeo 1.8 125hp Ghia '04. They're the worst tyres we've been ever fit along with some kind of BF Goodrich we had years ago. Grip in dry tarmac was not good even when they was fresh installed. You have the feeling of planning in the road as you never felt your steering wheel and the car itself gripping nowhere. Braking in dry was not terrifying but when you hit the brakes the car stops a lot of meters away,while sliding like you have not abs. The same in wet tarmac grip and braking, not good at all,you feel safety walking away from you. Wear rate was not good,again. After 1 and a half year you clearly see rifts and small pieces of rubber were missing. They're "vanishing" extremely quick. Strangely, the rest 2 and a half years they worn out a bit slower. Road noise is average,not very noisy not quiet, as ride comfort was average too. The best tyres we have ever fit was the SportContact 2. It will be "ok" if they are very low budget tyres but when you give your money for Bridgestones you deserve more. Very low quality rubber. I can admit that the T001 are selling good out in the market and also that not every tyre fitting well in every car BUT that not mean that these tyres are very bad and of course i will not buy again any Bridgestone models because i had a very bad "reconciliation" with Adrenalines RE002 in my other car, a Fabia vrs. Again a very bad tyre. Strongly not recomended.
82%
Nexen N Blue HD Plus 225-45-17- Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 5,000 miles August 1, 2016
These are my first Nexen tyres. Handling with these is good on dry and wet, I had no complaints about this. Nexen N'Blue HD Plus also keeps good grip on heavy rain and pushes water out of the way. Braking feels very efficient and grippy. Comfort is okay and noise level is average. Cannot review wear rate with this little kilometers.

These may not be the best for heavy cornering, because on the 'edge' they act abit vague (Note 60% profile), so I'm not sure where the grip ends and slipping begins. Light cornering goes good, thought. Nexen price/quality -ratio goes between china-tyres and premium-tyres. Nexens are more than sufficient for everyday driving and a good purchase if you are looking for a basic good tyre.

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