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Best Tyres for the Mazda CX9

Mazda CX9 drivers have left 9 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 197,650 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

  • 9owner reviews
  • 197,650 milescovered on them
  • 7different tyres rated
  • 68%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 4 reviews 255/50 R20 To scale, mm
Ø 763 255 128 20" 128 All 255/50 R20 data →

The best rated tyres that fit the Mazda CX9

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Mazda CX9 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 255/50 R20 - 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

No Mazda CX9 driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.

Highest rated Summer tyres made in Mazda CX9 sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Mazda CX9 reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Hankook Ventus Evo 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 9.3 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Bridgestone Potenza Sport 9.3 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Falken Azenis FK520 9.1 All your sizes Be the first →

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

All Season tyres

No Mazda CX9 driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.

Highest rated All Season tyres made in Mazda CX9 sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Mazda CX9 reviews
1 Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin CrossClimate 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS 9.1 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 CX9 driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in Mazda CX9 sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Mazda CX9 reviews
1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 9.3 All your sizes 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 Mazda CX9

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 5 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tyres reviewed by Mazda CX9 drivers
Tyre Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Falken ZIEX CT50 Summer 65% 2 38,000 miles
Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 plus Summer 62% 2 65,000 miles

Tyre sizes Mazda CX9 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 Mazda CX9 drivers say

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

53%
Falken ZIEX CT50 255-50-20 Mazda CX9 35,000 miles October 20, 2025
2021 Mazda CX-9. Tyre is incredibly noisy and almost makes a woooing noise on tarmac. Handles fine otherwise. Wear rating is only 300 - going to a Yokohama Geolander will give me a wear rating of 760 so it should make for a much more durable and hopefully quieter tyre
48%
Bridgestone Alenza 001 255-50-20- Mazda CX9 650 miles April 9, 2025
I replaced the oem falknen ziex on my Mazda CX9 with Bridgestone Alenza s001. I won’t buy them again even though they cost just a third of the price of the Falkens. The Falkens were very comfortable, quiet and had excellent wet and dry grip. I have only done about 1000 km on the Alenzas Road noise is unbearable.They are very bumpy, although that could be because the installer inflated them to 38 psi rather than 33psi as recommended by Mazda. I reduced the pressure to 34 and they seem a little bit better now. Wet grip is poor.
61%
Bridgestone Blizzak DM V2 255-50-20- Mazda CX9 25,000 miles April 26, 2023
I have been using those tires in a wide range of situations: from German autobahn at 180kph+ to deep snow passing trough hot weather and mountain roads. Overall, when the wether is dry, hot, snowy and icy, the tires are performing fine (especially when new). The only real concern is the total loss of grip I am regularly facing when driving under rain. I noticed this to be likely related to the wear of the tires too. My conclusion: it is an ok tyre when use for what is has been intended for (Nordic winter only). However, there are tires with better performances on wet. Therefore, I would definitely not buy them again, especially when considering the asking price…
91%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 SUV 275-45-20- Mazda CX9 20,000 miles February 4, 2023
Great handling superb comfort and excellent wear, these are the main assets of the assymetrics, although on the down side theres noise, they are quite succeptible to the highway different compounds , they can go from zero sound to a loud sound on a different compound , of course all tyres are succeptible to this althouh these seem to be moodier to these changes. but thats my only critisism ... on the other side you can feel how much precise the car is and the handling it will not depend on the tyre anymore, iltll depend on the car chasis to match the tyre performance.
69%
Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 plus 255-50-20- Mazda CX9 60,000 miles August 29, 2022
came as OE on my 2020 Mazda cx9 - reviewing at 85.000 km rn Average tire with some strong points and weaknesses, pros: -Long treadwear life, tire can survive another 15000 km easily. -Managed to survive Saudi Arabian extreme heat for 3 years and street potholes. -daily driven to work and 2 road trips on yearly basis. -low rolling resistance = good fuel economy cons: -past the first year and half the tire would develop some whining noise on highways. -the tire is too stiff for my preference. -tire behavior is unpredicted on sporty driving. -and the biggest CON PRICE PRICE PRICE! why would i spend around 300 USD on a single tire when I can get a full set of reputable Korean brand for 400USD?? This Ain't it, Chief.
54%
Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 plus 255-50-20- Mazda CX9 5,000 miles December 6, 2017
I received this tire as OE on my mazda cx9 , as soon as I got into the car I noticed that the tire was ok was silent and comfortable. as soon as I started to understand the car and started to drive it in a more spirited way I realized that the tires reach their limits quite fast. cx9 is an suv like no other which drives very well specially in mointain roads ( which we have a lot in my country) definitively this tire isn't for this kind of roads , perhaps will be a good option in long high ways .
weeks latere I was able to drive an exactly same suv but with the falken tires ( OE as well) and realized how much I was loosing with the bridgestone option, the suv was taughter, more responsive , the cuves could be taken in a much sportier way.
one thing that I really don't like about the bridgestone is that every time you get into a curve , even if you are not going fast the tire sounds quite loud , not a screech sound, just like if u had saddenly gotten into a more abrasive road.
so at the end this is a tire that I wouldn't buy again and to the mazda ppl, this tire isn't what the cx9 needs to show its potential.

61%
Pirelli Scorpion STR 245-50-20- Mazda CX9 30,000 miles September 4, 2012
Had those tyres for two years and drove smoothly and quitely for 50,000km now they are very noisy and rough with little cracks .
Their proce was very reasonable compared to other brands but i expected them to last longer.

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