The tires were OEM on my Subaru Forester. They were great overall. I see them like the Jack off al trades. It is not for sporting driving, but they hold up well in every situation I never used them on Snow or Ice, but city, dirt, mud and highway they did pretty good. I change them because here in Mexico Falken is not a common brand
Best Tyres for the Subaru Forester 2.5i
Subaru Forester 2.5i drivers have left 12 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 174,553 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 Subaru Forester 2.5i specifically. For the full picture, the Subaru Forester page combines 163 reviews from every variant. All Subaru Forester reviews →
- 12owner reviews
- 174,553 milescovered on them
- 9different tyres rated
- 66%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Subaru Forester 2.5i
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Subaru Forester 2.5i driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/45 R17, 225/55 R18 and 225/60 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.
All Season tyres
No Subaru Forester 2.5i 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 | Subaru Forester 2.5i reviews |
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Hankook iON FlexClimate
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9.8 | 225/55 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 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 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
Summer tyres
No Subaru Forester 2.5i 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.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Subaru Forester 2.5i reviews |
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Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
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Hankook Ventus Evo
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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Pirelli Cinturato C3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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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 →
Winter tyres
No Subaru Forester 2.5i 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 | Subaru Forester 2.5i reviews |
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Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 225/55 R18, 225/60 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | 225/55 R18, 225/60 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 225/55 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 Subaru Forester 2.5i
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 6 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
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| Radar Dimax R8 Replaced by Radar Dimax R8+ | Summer | 83% | 2 | 10,000 miles |
| Falken Ziex ZE001 AS | All Season | 74% | 2 | 36,000 miles |
| Bridgestone Dueler HL 400 | Summer | 51% | 2 | 75,020 miles |
Tyre sizes Subaru Forester 2.5i 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 Subaru Forester 2.5i drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Wet grip feels ok noting that I drive to the conditions and that the Subaru is awd. Have driven in cold torrential rain (3 deg C) with no issues with aquaplaning noting that I drove to the conditions. Wear has been good except that the outside edge has worn most likely due to the roundabouts. Tyres should last to 80,000km noting the worn edges
These where the OEM types on my forester. Not bad overall, one 13k miles so far. I don’t expect them to last my dealer says about 20k… will see. Also, haven’t used them in snow yet but I don’t have a high expectation. If they wear as expected, I will have a new set by the time we have snow here in Idaho.
Radar Dimax tyres did well on my super super low 07 Subaru Forester.
I drive the car hard and they handled well and I used them right up until they were totally bald. Maybe the treadwear could have lasted a bit longer but I'll take that for how well they did. Cheers
I drive the car hard and they handled well and I used them right up until they were totally bald. Maybe the treadwear could have lasted a bit longer but I'll take that for how well they did. Cheers
The Bridgestone Dueler HL tires came standard with my wife's 2018 Subaru Forester Touring SUV. Most of the reading that I have done online indicates that these tires are good for about 30K to 40K miles. My wife's tires now have 75K on them and still have a few more thousand miles of life on them. She drives both in town and on the highway. Maybe we were just lucky with the particular Duelers that came with the car. I will be going with Consumer Reports' recommendations at the time to replace the tires.
2015 Subaru Forester
Louder than the previous Gen ArticMax RT43
Bought for possible snow which didn’t occur
** worn to 1-2 mm in just (gauged) in just 37xxx miles which is 57% of the posted expectation These tires were not abused.
Only consider WeatherGrip if you expect snow. Otherwise, stay away.
PS the Firestone Auto did make a 10% allowance on a new purchase. Unfortunately, I lost more than that on a weak set of tires.
Best snow tyres I had in my life. Good on ice and very good on snow. I didn't tried them on dry pavement yet neither on gravel, sand or mud. But I'm confident, because of the grip on snow, that they will perform well off road. The worst is the noise... and gas consumption. It's a choice.
came on a subaru forester bought at carmax. the put very cheap new tires on every car sold, so they look nice and new. but my trade in had michelin defenders on it, and it rode much quieter, handled better, braked better. and my trade in was a cheap kia soul. can't wait to get michelin CrossClimate 2 on this forester, or at least general Altimax, either would be a huge upgrade and i would feel much safer driving them especially in rain and snow...
This tire really excels on compacted snow and if studded, does fantastic on ice. Dry handling leaves something to be desired as well as high rolling resistance. Wet handling is ok but does do very well to prevent hydroplaning. I’ve really enjoyed this tire driving into the mountains on plowed but still snow covered roads. Great stopping power on snow and ice as well and rarely have any struggles with abs. I would recommend these for someone ripping their toes into the winter tire game. The snow handling and grip is fantastic but I’m most likely going to grab a set of Nokians for my next winter just for a more balanced feel.
At 21,000 miles on my 2018 Forrester Touring the Dueler hl400 are not going to make 30,000. The slightest road bit of a rough road creates a feeling as if you were driving on solid rubber tires on steel wheels ( as in Mack AC Bulldog chain drive. Reasonably quiet.
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