I have always bought Lassa tyres and find that they give good mileage, my car was fitted with Michelin when I first got car but only lasted about 20000 miles. My car now has over 100,000 miles and find Lassa tyres last a great deal longer I have had 2 tyres on the rear which have done 45000 miles with about 3mm tread left, if you're looking for a premium tyre that doesn't cost the earth then look north further
Best Tyres for the Hyundai I20
Hyundai I20 drivers have left 52 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 954,113 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 52owner reviews
- 954,113 milescovered on them
- 41different tyres rated
- 78%average tyre score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
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| Summer | Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 8.3 Current version: Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 | 80% from 3 reviews | Best Summer Tyres |
Highest weighted owner score from Hyundai I20 drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tyres for the Hyundai I20
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Hyundai I20 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 Hyundai I20 is the Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 - 80% from 3 owner reviews across 56,000 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Continental ContiMaxContact MC6.
| # | Tyre | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
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80% | 3 | 56,000 miles | 8.3 |
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50% | 3 | 78,509 miles | 7.2 |
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 Hyundai I20
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Hyundai I20 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 195/55 R16, 185/60 R15, 185/65 R15 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
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 | Hyundai I20 reviews |
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9.7 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
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9.4 | 195/55 R16, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No Hyundai I20 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 | Hyundai I20 reviews |
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9.6 | 195/55 R16, 185/65 R15, 225/45 R17 | 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 | 195/55 R16, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
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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 Hyundai I20 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.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Hyundai I20 reviews |
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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9.5 | 195/55 R16, 185/65 R15, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
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9.5 | 185/65 R15 | Be the first → |
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9.4 | 195/55 R16, 185/60 R15, 185/65 R15 | Be the first → |
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9.4 | 195/55 R16, 185/65 R15, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
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9.4 | 195/55 R16, 225/45 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 Hyundai I20?
Across 14 end of life reviews from Hyundai I20 drivers, a typical set of tyres was worn out after 25,000 miles. Half of all worn-out sets lasted between 16,000 miles and 36,000 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 Hyundai I20
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 33 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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| Hankook OPTIMO K415 Discontinued | Summer | 80% | 3 | 66,025 miles |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 Replaced by Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 | Summer | 80% | 3 | 56,000 miles |
| Kumho Solus KH17 | Summer | 50% | 3 | 78,509 miles |
| Nokian WetProof Replaced by Nokian Wetproof 2 | Summer | 92% | 2 | 41,000 miles |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 Replaced by Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Summer | 91% | 2 | 32,000 miles |
| Michelin Energy Saver+ Replaced by Michelin Energy Saver 4 | Summer | 85% | 2 | 25,150 miles |
| Michelin Energy Saver Replaced by Michelin Energy Saver 4 | Summer | 77% | 2 | 56,700 miles |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 | Summer | 75% | 2 | 19,000 miles |
Tyre sizes Hyundai I20 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 Hyundai I20 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
I have 10 of these tyres on my current car, 4 have been taken off prematurely due to the tyres distorting, so as i always replace tyres in matching pairs these means 8 tyres never served a full life - I would normally change around 2 mm. These were all taken off between 3 - 4 mm. Just a waste and obviously out of shape tyres do not give the best or most comfortable ride. ( I tried to return some to Michelin under complaint through ATS, however Michelin pulled the plig on ATS and my complaint tyres just disappeared) So still running the last pair. Grip is OK noise is fine, but as they age the ride deteriorates and they tend to really accentuate the lovely road noise on the south west M25 concrete section. I won't be buying again because losing 25% of tyre life through structural failure after paying for a top premium tyre does not represent value. I'm switching back to Goodyear which I ran on previous cars for 100s of thousands of miles with no issues.
It lost traction 4 times at this point:
1 a few days after putting this tires on, I was going pretty fast (around 120km/h) and had to take an exit, I tried braking but it wasn’t enough so I increased the pressure on the pedal, at that moment I started sliding for like 4/5 seconds before I realised I wasn’t gonna make it and I was going towards the start of the guard rail, I immediately released the brake and went back on the main road. It was late at night, not that cold and it wasn’t raining, the road was a little wet though.
2 I was going at around 90km/h on a straight road, there was traffic on the other side and I saw at the last second a woman on a suv cutting me off, I immediately braked as hard as I could and I started sliding, luckily the woman saw me and left me enough space to pass. It was around lunch time, the road was dry, maybe a little dirty and it was pretty hot for the period, I think 7C° but I’m not completely sure.
3 I was going really fast and had to turn, I increasingly braked more until at around 70% of the brake pedal excursion it started sliding, at that point I had already figured out what to do and when it happens so I had all the time and space to let off the brake and gently press it again, I was already going much slower when I lost traction, the road was completely empty, straight and I could easily miss the turn and brake for longer is I needed to. It was late at night again, it was cold and the road was a little wet and dirty.
4 just yesterday I was going pretty fast keeping up with a Tiguan when two cars completely stopped in front of us because the first one had to turn and even though no one was coming from the other direction he waited a good 2 minutes, the Tiguan cut off the car that had to turn invading the other side of the road meanwhile I tried stopping behind the second car, I luckily had enough space to brake but at the last meter of braking, when I increased the pressure on the pedal to avoid hitting the car in front, I lost traction again but it didn’t matter much. It was early morning and there was some fog, so the road was wet and cold.
I really don’t notice and don’t care for the comfort and noise of the tires, if they can keep me on the road and safe it’s all that matters, I’d gladly trade more traction for more noise and a harder and more direct feeling of what’s the asphalt is like (I actually prefer a stiffer car, they turn better).
I used these tires for less than a 1000 miles so I can’t say anything about wear either.
What I can say is that they are obviously uncomparable to my summer tires, Michelin primacy 4, with those I could brake whenever and however much I wanted and the car felt like it was doing stoppies, planted to the ground, the only time they slided was in a tight curve at 80km/h when I run over a patch of dirt and i lost the rear end of the car.
Briefly these tyres are good for the 1st 12k miles now they're slippery without being worn, still I don't think I'll buy them again.
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