stock tire. exceptional wet handling but consumes 20 percent more under heavy rain. silent tire. i am not shure how these will act on ice. i do not expect miracles. these are summer tires.
Best Tyres for the Kia Motors EV3
Kia Motors EV3 drivers have left 5 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 45,500 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 5owner reviews
- 45,500 milescovered on them
- 3different tyres rated
- 70%average tyre score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Kumho Ecsta PS71 8.5 Current version: Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72 | 66% from 3 reviews | Best Summer Tyres |
Highest weighted owner score from Kia Motors EV3 drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tyres for the Kia Motors EV3
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Kia Motors EV3 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 Kia Motors EV3 is the Kumho Ecsta PS71 - 66% from 3 owner reviews across 25,500 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72.
| # | Tyre | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kumho Ecsta PS71
Replaced by Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72
|
66% | 3 | 25,500 miles | 8.5 |
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 Kia Motors EV3
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Kia Motors EV3 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 215/60 R17 and 215/50 R19 - 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 Continental PremiumContact 7, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Kia Motors EV3 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
|
9.5 | 215/60 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
|
9.4 | 215/50 R19 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
|
9.4 | 215/60 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Hankook iON Evo
|
9.3 | 215/50 R19 | 1 |
| 5 |
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72
|
9.2 | 215/50 R19 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
|
9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No Kia Motors EV3 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 | Kia Motors EV3 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hankook iON FlexClimate
|
9.8 | 215/50 R19 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
|
9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
|
9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
|
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 Kia Motors EV3 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 | Kia Motors EV3 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
|
9.6 | 215/50 R19 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Alpin 7
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
|
9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
|
9.4 | 215/50 R19 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
|
9.3 | 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 Kia Motors EV3
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 2 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 Replaced by Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72 | Summer | 66% | 3 | 25,500 miles |
Tyre sizes Kia Motors EV3 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 Kia Motors EV3 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Best EV tyres i've ever used. They excel wet (my most important) and dry, only area slightly less than best is road noise, but the plusses far outweigh the negatives. I'd definitely say from my experience if you have an EV that is anything other than a sports model these are the very best all round tyres i've used. For sports EV the Michelin Pilot Sport EV rules the roost but somewhat noisier.
Good tires on dry road and less performant en wet.
The tires do not cope well with the torque of the electric car.
Tire life is catastrophic in moderately dynamic driving
Fitted as OEM on new Kia EV3 AIR. After just under 15000k miles the fronts need replacing and at 75, I'm no longer a boy racer. The Continentals on my previous Niro PHEV were good for 22k. I'm certainly not going to replace like with like!
Very noisy above 110 km/h
higher than expected consumption on an electric vehicle
higher than expected consumption on an electric vehicle
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