Hit 5/32in after 30k miles and 4 years. I drive slow and gentle around northeast usa. Snow and slush traction during winter is pretty bad, so main reason I'm not buying these again. Sure it's All-Weather not a Winter Tire, but there are better All-Weather than these, so doesn't make sense.
Best Tyres for the Hyundai Elantra
Hyundai Elantra drivers have left 73 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 1,144,550 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 Elantra variants, listed further down.
- 73owner reviews
- 1,144,550 milescovered on them
- 58different tyres rated
- 75%average tyre score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco 7.2 Current version: Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 | 71% from 4 reviews | Best Summer Tyres |
| Winter | Nokian Nordman 7 6.5 Current version: Nokian Nordman 8 | 81% from 3 reviews | Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 Best Winter Tyres |
Highest weighted owner score from Hyundai Elantra drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tyres for the Hyundai Elantra
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Hyundai Elantra 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 Elantra is the Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco - 71% from 4 owner reviews across 67,000 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Hankook Kinergy Eco 2.
| # | Tyre | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco
Replaced by Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
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71% | 4 | 67,000 miles | 7.2 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
Winter tyres
The highest rated tyre in the Winter category for the Hyundai Elantra is the Nokian Nordman 7 - 81% from 3 owner reviews across 76,000 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Nokian Nordman 8.
| # | Tyre | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nokian Nordman 7
Replaced by Nokian Nordman 8
|
81% | 3 | 76,000 miles | 6.5 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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 Elantra
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Hyundai Elantra driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 195/65 R15, 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18 and 205/55 R16 - 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 Elantra reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | 225/40 R18 | 1 |
| 3 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18 | 1 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
Winter tyres
Our highest rated tyre in the Winter category, in this car's sizes, is the Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Hyundai Elantra reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 195/65 R15, 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
All Season tyres
No Hyundai Elantra 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 Elantra reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport
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9.6 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 4 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
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 Elantra?
Across 17 end of life reviews from Hyundai Elantra drivers, a typical set of tyres was worn out after 24,000 miles. Half of all worn-out sets lasted between 18,600 miles and 30,000 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 Elantra
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 46 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco Replaced by Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 | Summer | 71% | 4 | 67,000 miles |
| Nokian Nordman 7 Replaced by Nokian Nordman 8 | Winter | 81% | 3 | 76,000 miles |
| Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 | Summer | 91% | 2 | 1,500 miles |
| Achilles Platinum | Summer | 89% | 2 | 21,000 miles |
| Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | All Season | 84% | 2 | 35,500 miles |
| Achilles Winter 101 | Winter | 84% | 2 | 16,000 miles |
| Premiorri Solazo | Summer | 83% | 2 | 20,000 miles |
| RoadX RXMOTION H12 | Summer | 82% | 2 | 12,080 miles |
| Uniroyal RainExpert 3 Replaced by Uniroyal RainExpert 5 | Summer | 80% | 2 | 20,020 miles |
| Uniroyal RainSport 5 | Summer | 72% | 2 | 0 miles |
| Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 | Summer | 66% | 2 | 24,020 miles |
| Yokohama BluEarth AE01 | Summer | 52% | 2 | 17,000 miles |
Tyre sizes Hyundai Elantra 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.
Hyundai Elantra variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What Hyundai Elantra drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Excellent grip in the snow both compact snow and loose snow. Some slip when accelerating in deep loose snow but can always get going. Ice grip is great with some poor grip on ice when braking and some spin when accelerating. Dry grip is fine with a little bit of road noise but not incredibly loud noise and might not be noticeable to the average consumer. Wet grip is fine as well with no aquaplaning experienced. Tread life has been the biggest outlier with it still have 8/32" of tread after nearly 8 years and 40k miles spread over those 8 years. Though they are fitted on a very light vehicle. Would buy again if they were still made or go to the newest model. But I think I will be buying studded snow tires for my next set as ice is common in my area of living.
Excellent value-for-money. Performs as well as my previous Michelin Primacy.
I'm using these tyres for the last 2 years and I'm around 50k km od 31k miles. The picture Im posting is taken on the day of this review. From my experience I can confirm everything that currently describes this tyre: Excellent wet grip and braking with strong confidence in rain/greasy conditions
Comfortable ride quality with good bump absorption
Low noise/refined cabin compared with many previous tyres
Capable cold-weather and light-to-moderate snow performance for an all-season
Good overall stability and predictable behaviour
Often reported as strong/slow treadwear and good longevity
Good traction under acceleration (reduced wheelspin)
Decent efficiency/rolling resistance (some report improved MPG).
Even after 51k km, they look good enough for at least one more year.
I have loved these tyres, but they just have not lasted very long. I doubt I'll get to 20k kms, which is a bit disappointing. This includes lots of daily work travel, a good handful of spirited drives in the outer hills (road legal speeds), and 1x hyundai track day at Winton Raceway in Melbourne Australia. Daily use does include various accelerations, but Im not too crazy all the time, but I do enjoy cornering...! Tyres have been regularly rotated and 3x alignments done, so well looked after. Pressures maintained. Track day was not as great as I hoped for these tyres. It was a fairly hot day, the tyres felt pretty soft in the heat with their handling, and just fairly good grip, some tyre roll too. They have felt grippier on the twisty roads than on track. On road they are amazing on a spirited drive, but I need a tyre to last longer for cost reasons mainly. Thinking Goodyear AS 6's next (hard to choose still...?)
Overall, I would buy again if they lasted longer, but I guess thats the price you pay with a tread wear rating of 240. fairly soft. Photo is during the track day, shame the crush rock car park surface makes it hard to see the wear.
Overall, I would buy again if they lasted longer, but I guess thats the price you pay with a tread wear rating of 240. fairly soft. Photo is during the track day, shame the crush rock car park surface makes it hard to see the wear.
New to the tire for this winter season - that said I am highly satisfied with the purchase comparing its use to our other two cars this winter it is the car chosen for when the roads are challenging. Wear is an N/A as we havent had it long enough. Cold dry grip seems just fine, noise level is elevated but who cares when you feel as secure as one does driving in the snow and wintery conditions. Our other cars travel north and well as to the south of North America (aka Florida) so we'll be looking forward to new all weather tires to compare it against as All weather set vs. Summer/Winter set.
I upgraded my wheels from 15 to 17 inches at a tyre shop, there were used tyres that came with them but they were too tall for my car, thus I was introduced to try Mastersteel which was within my budget.
I have read pretty good reviews online for the super sport 2 model and decided to try this out as it is a UHP tyre. I am really impressed with the dry and wet grip, and the overall comfort and quiet ride! They give me the confidence to drive faster on rainy days, treads on water puddles without much drama. They can definitely compete with other premium brands like continental in terms of grip and comfort.
Wear is good, have used them for more than 110,000km with tyre rotation @ every 10,000km and they seem to be able to last at least another 10,000km! However, I can hear a little humming sound coming from the tyres already. May decide to change them out earlier if the sound gets louder.
Will definitely consider changing to another new set of mastersteels!
I have read pretty good reviews online for the super sport 2 model and decided to try this out as it is a UHP tyre. I am really impressed with the dry and wet grip, and the overall comfort and quiet ride! They give me the confidence to drive faster on rainy days, treads on water puddles without much drama. They can definitely compete with other premium brands like continental in terms of grip and comfort.
Wear is good, have used them for more than 110,000km with tyre rotation @ every 10,000km and they seem to be able to last at least another 10,000km! However, I can hear a little humming sound coming from the tyres already. May decide to change them out earlier if the sound gets louder.
Will definitely consider changing to another new set of mastersteels!
Not as good as the Michelin Cross climate 2 in snow, but an excellent all year tire that beats the Michelin in dry grip and handling. I live in central Pennsylvania and just bought my 2nd set of these in a row.
Good Summer tire, came with the CPO 2022 Elantra N (DCT) Phantom Black
The tyre I think is good for its value. Offer comfort close to Primacy series, slightly lose a bit but exchanged for better handling. It is a well balanced tyre to me and it is suitable if you are looking for a comfort yet not too soft sidewall kind of tyre.
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