OEM tire on 2025 Lexus ES350. Slight vibration at highway speeds always seemed to be present. Especially annoying on long drives (10+ hours). Rotated every 5000 miles and had tires balanced at dealer twice with marginal improvement. Finally took the car to a tire dealer with road force machine and two tires failed miserably > 50 lbs with target spec 15 or less - with out-of-round hump visible with naked eye. Also at 18k visit to tire dealer, noticeable wear due to out of alignment even with dealer inspection, oil change and tire rotation every 5000 miles. Tire shop recommends switching to Toyo
Best Tyres for the Lexus ES350
Lexus ES350 drivers have left 12 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 161,326 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 12owner reviews
- 161,326 milescovered on them
- 9different tyres rated
- 56%average tyre score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Bridgestone Turanza EL440 5.4 | 24% from 4 reviews | Best Summer Tyres |
Highest weighted owner score from Lexus ES350 drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tyres for the Lexus ES350
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Lexus ES350 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 Lexus ES350 is the Bridgestone Turanza EL440 - 24% from 4 owner reviews across 66,323 miles.
| # | Tyre | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bridgestone Turanza EL440
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24% | 4 | 66,323 miles | 5.4 |
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 Lexus ES350
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Lexus ES350 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 215/55 R17, 235/45 R18 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 | Lexus ES350 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 235/45 R18, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No Lexus ES350 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 | Lexus ES350 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hankook iON FlexClimate
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9.8 | 235/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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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 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 215/55 R17, 225/45 R17 | 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 Lexus ES350 driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Lexus ES350 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
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9.8 | 235/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 235/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | 235/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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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 Lexus ES350
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 8 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Turanza EL440 | Summer | 24% | 4 | 66,323 miles |
Tyre sizes Lexus ES350 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 Lexus ES350 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
The OE Michelin Energy Saver A/S tires wore out after a short 22k miles. I was not very impressed with those as far as handling. I replaced them with the Bridgestone Potenza RE980+ A/S. I can tell immediately these will be better in the dry and wet. They are slightly louder than the Michelins, but the comfort is comparable and the road feedback is much better. I would most likely purchase these again for my 2021 Lexus ES 350.
I am on my 2nd set. The first set only lasted 45000 miles. They are quiet and ride well.
These oem tires came on 2021 Lexus ES and are without a doubt the WORST tires I have ever had. They became extremely noisy at 10k and now are down to the wear bars at 20k. Dealer told me this is normal for these but I cannot believe that Lexus would put such poor quality tire on their products. After researching a replacement tire they have been replaced with Pirelli P7 AS plus3's and the car drives/rides/handles like it did when new. Do yourself a favor and do not purchase this tire for your vehicle...I wouldn't put these jokes on a covered wagon!
Just left the Lexus dealer after an oil change and tire rotation. 28,323 and the car needs new tires. Really? These OEM tires are junk. Rotated every 5K during oil change and probably 75% of the miles are highway. Don't EVER buy these.
Bridgestone turanza el 440 235/45/18r worn to bars 20,000 rotated 5,000 miles each time
One of the beat tyres I've tried. I'm truly surprised with the tyre performance especially when knowing that the ambient temperature is very hot +45C and most of the roads I usually drive on have very bad conditions.
Of course that's come at cost of comfort, these tyres are very hard and will make you feel every grain of sand you cross!
If your goal is performance over comfort, then this tyre should be your first choice.
I'm very happy with my experience but maybe I'll consider changing the tyres for more comfortable ones.
LEXUS ES 350. Owned these tires for 12K miles for just over 1 year working with multiple Continental tire dealers and mechanics chasing down a vibration. Finally reached out directly to Continental. Continental customer service recommended I confirm it's a flat spot issue by putting car on stands overnight. Solved the problem for that morning. To have vibration every morning for the first 10 miles just got old and now I know it is something you have to accept. Especially hard to accept when I bought Lexus for a smooth ride. Kylie and Jose at customer service confirmed this is a characteristic for this type of tire. Skip this tire as I had it on all 4 tires. I live in Virginia with full four seasons and it happened in all weather. Otherwise once the vibration went away the tires worked well. Was hoping for a much better experience with my first set of Continentals but didn't pan out and cost me more than just the price of the tires. I would not recommend this tire in a 225/45 R18 Purecontact LS.
Wet traction is amazing, very smooth and quiet on the hwy. Z rated , car drives a lot better than the previous brand name tire that I removed with lots of tread left because of the poor wet traction. My mechanic laughed at the tires being a off brand, then he was shocked that 2 tires balanced without needing any weights . For the money these tires are fantastic.
Just ordered my second set of Z-Lines (I use the WR G3 in the winter). Very good handling, stopping on dry ground. The best tire I've ever used in the wet. A bit softer side walls than other UHP tires but not a big deal. Very safe tires. Always in control . No surprises. Very quiet and smooth ride. Only one down side. They wear fast. They were done at 18,000 miles. So what! Easily worth the price to pay!
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