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Best Tyres for the Mazda 6 Series

Mazda 6 Series drivers have left 33 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 305,949 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 Mazda 6 Series specifically. For the full picture, the Mazda 6 page combines 279 reviews from every variant. All Mazda 6 reviews →

  • 33owner reviews
  • 305,949 milescovered on them
  • 29different tyres rated
  • 73%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 5 reviews 205/55 R16 To scale, mm
Ø 632 205 113 16" 113 All 205/55 R16 data →

The quick answer

Season Owners' pick Owner rating Our category test
Summer Bridgestone Turanza ER30 6.6 Current version: Bridgestone Turanza 6 60% from 3 reviews Best Summer Tyres

Highest weighted owner score from Mazda 6 Series drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.

The best rated tyres for the Mazda 6 Series

Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Mazda 6 Series 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 Mazda 6 Series is the Bridgestone Turanza ER30 - 60% from 3 owner reviews across 73,022 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Bridgestone Turanza 6.

# Tyre Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed TR Score
1 Bridgestone Turanza ER30 Replaced by Bridgestone Turanza 6 60% 3 73,022 miles 6.6

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 Mazda 6 Series

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Mazda 6 Series driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/55 R16, 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 and 215/45 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 Mazda 6 Series reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 Be the first →
2 Continental SportContact 7 9.7 225/45 R18 Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 205/55 R16, 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 Be the first →
5 Falken ZIEX ZE320 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 9.4 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18, 215/45 R18 Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →

All Season tyres

No Mazda 6 Series 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 Mazda 6 Series reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 205/55 R16, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
6 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 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 Mazda 6 Series 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 Mazda 6 Series reviews
1 Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 9.6 225/45 R18, 215/45 R18 Be the first →
2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 205/55 R16, 225/45 R17 Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 225/45 R18 Be the first →
5 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 205/55 R16, 225/45 R17, 225/45 R18 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 Mazda 6 Series

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 26 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

Tyre Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Bridgestone Turanza ER30 Replaced by Bridgestone Turanza 6 Summer 60% 3 73,022 miles
Goodyear OptiGrip Summer 77% 2 16,000 miles
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo Summer 74% 2 31,500 miles

Tyre sizes Mazda 6 Series 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.

205/55 R16 5 reviews 225/45 R17 4 reviews 225/45 R18 3 reviews 215/45 R18 2 reviews 215/50 R17 2 reviews 225/55 R17 2 reviews 215/45 R17 2 reviews 225/45 R19 2 reviews

What Mazda 6 Series drivers say

The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.

88%
Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72 225-45-17 Mazda 6 Series 3,000 miles July 28, 2026

Kumho's feel very sporty and grippy, as they should. Sidewall is quite stiff for a road tire. Dry grip is awesome and should be more than enough for normal driving in traffic, even for spirited drivers. Wet grip also very good, I've never had any issues in the rain with these. (Yes, they are new tires.) Only downside is road noise which is not their best quality, but noise is not very loud, maybe average in their class.

Car came with almost new Minerva F205's and Kumho's beat these in every category hands on. Kumho is excellent tire and I highly recommend this. True value for money as they are cheaper than competitors (Michelin, Continental, etc) but offer same quality and driving characteristics.

I mostly drive city traffic and motorway in mixed conditions sun or rain.

61%
Bridgestone Ecopia EP300 225-45-17 Mazda 6 Series September 12, 2025
Tyres are suitable for family sedan duties. Grip well enough in the wet and dry. The tires have a bit of bouncy / floaty feeling due to the soft sidewalls but it's not a dealbraker. Low rolling resistance as advertised as I can feel the car effortlessly coast along when I lift off the throttle.
They generate a bit more noise than I would like so I will be trying a different set of tyres when it comes time to replace them as the design is a bit old now (2025) with newer options from Bridgestone and other manufacturers on the market. Tread life approximately 50 000 km.
Previous tires were maxxis Hp5 which performed simlarly excluding the low rolling resisistance.
65%
Minerva Radial F 205 225-45-17 Mazda 6 Series 3,000 miles June 17, 2025
These came with the car I bought. I though these would be horrible budget tires but they seems to be pretty OK all-rounders. Never had any issues with them on even at heavy rain. The grip is good, at least for normal city and highway driving. These are quite comfortable and the noise level is OK too. If you are on tight budget these are not that bad.
78%
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 225-55-17- Mazda 6 Series 1,500 miles January 6, 2023
The first impression of these tires is actually surprisingly good. They are much quieter than my summer set with Bridgestone Turanza T005 tyres. Grip and road feel are good. I have filled in the scores somewhat conservatively because I have driven relatively few kilometers with it. To be continued.
0%
Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 205-55-16- Mazda 6 Series October 16, 2018
Daughter just had these tyres fitted to the front of her Mazda 6
Personally I've never heard of them! They cost her $80AU each (I take it plus balance and fit).
As long as they have the new yellow dot on the side of the tyre I know they are good :D
Seriously though, I hope these front tyres are good, we are in Spring here (wet then windy then warm days and nights, you know Spring a mixture of everything!).

Also note, there was no 'choice' so to speak. She basically just went and got new tyres and the guy recommended these ones.
All I can say her drive home in the wet (she actually went about 60kms distance near her bf house) she said they are 'good'. So there's the initial review.
71%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 225-45-18-W Mazda 6 Series 13,000 miles January 26, 2018
Had these on my Mazda 6 for most of last year. Fitted Jan '17. In storage now as my winter tyres are on the car. They're very grippy and very good steering feel. Unfortunately wear is quite rapid and they're noisy. Gonna try Dunlop SP SportMAXX RT2 next time I replace my winter tyres.
90%
Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04 225-45-19-W Mazda 6 Series 1,000 miles November 16, 2017
Recently fitted and seem very good, fine in wet and dry. Fitted these as bought car with one random one on back which was almost new, no difference in grip on acceleration between these and the 2 pilot sports that were on the front. Expect they might wear a bit quicker than the pilot sports but I can have 2 and a half sets of these for the same price as one set of the michelins. BTW these are exactly the same tread pattern (and probably the same spec) as the Nexen N Fera SU4.
87%
Bridgestone Turanza T001 225-45-19- Mazda 6 Series 31 miles November 7, 2017
Have these on a Mazda 6 (2015) 150BHP 2.2. Came with car when bought new.
Got 50km out of them. rotated every 15k
Bought them again.
84%
Kumho Ecsta PS71 225-45-18- Mazda 6 Series 2,856 miles June 24, 2017
Had these tyres fitted to front no problems very good tyres hold road well very good in wet conditions,they seem to need a but more air pressure then 32psl so increased to 36psi have kumhos ku 39 sports on rear also good tyres.

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