Great tyres in wet and dry . Been through a complete set in a couple of years with a bit of tread left. Sensible driving . Lasted better than my old Bridgestone turanza tyres. Great tyres for around £65 quid a tyre. . On a fresh set now with a confidence they will keep you on the road
Best Tyres for the Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport
Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport drivers have left 43 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 631,300 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
This page covers the Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport specifically. For the full picture, the Honda Civic 1.8 page combines 127 reviews from every variant. All Honda Civic 1.8 reviews →
- 43owner reviews
- 631,300 milescovered on them
- 37different tyres rated
- 75%average tyre score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
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| Summer | Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 8.1 Current version: Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | 81% from 3 reviews | Best Summer Tyres |
Highest weighted owner score from Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tyres for the Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport 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 Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport is the Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 - 81% from 3 owner reviews across 27,000 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.
| # | Tyre | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
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81% | 3 | 27,000 miles | 8.1 |
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 Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 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
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 | Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport reviews |
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9.7 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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9.7 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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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 Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport 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.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport reviews |
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.6 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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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 Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport 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 | Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport reviews |
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9.6 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
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9.5 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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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.
Every tyre reviewed on the Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 32 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
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| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Summer | 81% | 3 | 27,000 miles |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 | Summer | 92% | 2 | 11,000 miles |
| Nokian WRG2 Replaced by Nokian Remedy WRG5 | Winter | 91% | 2 | 8,000 miles |
| Michelin Pilot Primacy | Summer | 87% | 2 | 39,900 miles |
| Pirelli P Zero Replaced by Pirelli P Zero PZ5 | Summer | 73% | 2 | 75,000 miles |
Tyre sizes Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport 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 Honda Civic 1.8 VTEC Sport drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
In the dry, it is okay, with no outstanding grip, but it is usable with sluggish steering response and noise.
In the wet, grip 404 was not found. The wheel spun constantly, and the vehicle was understeering at low speeds at roundabouts.
If you are on a budget, get something like Kumho PS71 or Avon ZV7. The bottom line is that those name-brand tyres won't kill you or your family.
Used to have Dunlop SportMaxx but my Civic 8th gen hatch didn't like those at all. Used to spin in first and second gear when launching hard.
With the Pirelli, I have grip all the time. Hardly any spin on any condition. Or at least the Traction Control can handle them much better.
I live in Romania, so I use this set for summer only. This is my second summer and after ~7000km the grip is almost the same as in the beginning.
I'm sticking with Pirelli from now on.
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Where this data comes from
Every rating on this page was submitted by a driver through the review form on this site, naming the car, the tyre, the size and the distance covered. Reviews are checked by hand before publication, and the page rebuilds automatically as new ones arrive.
About the TR Score
The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, so you can check a car-specific ranking against the wider evidence.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.

