Best Tyres for the Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B

Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B drivers have left 9 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 79,300 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 Legacy 3.0R Spec B specifically. For the full picture, the Subaru Legacy 3.0R page combines 21 reviews from every variant. All Subaru Legacy 3.0R reviews →

9owner reviews
79,300 milescovered on them
8different tyres rated
91%average tyre score

Most fitted size - 2 reviews 225/45 R18 To scale, mm

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The best rated tyres that fit the Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/45 R18, 225/40 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

No Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B 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 Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B reviews
1	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	9.7	225/45 R18, 225/40 R18	Be the first →
2	Continental SportContact 7	9.7	225/45 R18, 225/40 R18	Be the first →
3	Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Continental PremiumContact 7	9.5	225/45 R18, 225/40 R18	Be the first →
5	Michelin Pilot Sport 5	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Hankook Ventus Evo	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →

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

All Season tyres

No Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B 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.

Highest rated All Season tyres made in Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B reviews
1	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport	9.6	225/40 R18	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	BFGoodrich Advantage All Season	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Vredestein Quatrac	9.5	225/40 R18	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 Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B 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.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B sizes
#	Tyre	TR Score	Made in	Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B reviews
1	Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	9.5	225/45 R18, 225/40 R18	Be the first →
4	Bridgestone Blizzak 6	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Nokian Snowproof 3P	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3	9.4	225/45 R18, 225/40 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 Legacy 3.0R Spec B

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 7 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tyres reviewed by Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B drivers
Tyre	Season	Owner rating	Reviews	Distance reviewed
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport 5	Summer	94%	2	10,000 miles

Tyre sizes Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B 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.

225/45 R18 2 reviews 225/40 R18 2 reviews 215/45 R18 2 reviews 225/45 R17 1 reviews 215/45 R17 1 reviews

What Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B drivers say

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

88%

Vredestein Quatrac 5 215-45-18- Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B 1,000 miles January 30, 2019

Having had our first significant snowfall of the year, a solid 10cm on the side roads, these tyres have performed exceptionally. They provide ample grip on even significant snow covered inclines, granted with the assistance of the AWD system in my legacy, but its is the lateral grip while cornering and stopping power that really stands out.
Even in lower temperatures - sub 5/6 degrees C- they remain noticeably more flexible, retaining the same grip available at higher temperatures.
Wear is too early to comment other than there are no real signs after 1000 miles on a fairly potent legacy spec b.
100% recommend to anyone looking for a winter/ all season.

86%

Kumho Ecsta PS31 215-45-17-W Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B 100 miles May 8, 2018

I attached the tires with SUBARU Regacy B4 3.0R. Very quiet as same as Bridgestone REGNO. The driving feeling is very smooth like silk and the tires wrap the roughness of road, so the cabin is very quiet and at the same time the dry grip is exellent.

91%

Kumho Ecsta KU31 215-45-18-W Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B 27,000 miles February 9, 2018

These Kumo tyres replaced Bridgestones on my Subaru Spec B and have performed excellently. Wear is very good for a car with 245HP and despite being summer tyres have enabled me to drive through deep snow out of my housing estate while other people have been stuck. However it has to be considered the Spec B is 4 wheel drive with a limited slip differential.The general road handling is superb and in particular wet road driving/brake is so very safe. For example on one occasion I had to drive from Frankfort to Luxemburg in heavy rain and easily maintained a speed of 85 to 90mph. At no time was there any change in steering feel or load, the car just felt safe. On the Autobann running at 140mph the car feels totaly stable which is a compliment to both car and tyre. I have owned the car for 6 years and driven a total of 55,000 miles. Kumo tyres were fitted just after purchase and this report reflects my experiance with two sets of Kumo tyres.

100%

Avon ZZ5 215-55-17- Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B 4,000 miles September 1, 2016

Car feels fantastic on these boots. Too early to comment on wear after only 3 months so no rating given for that.

94%

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 225-40-18- Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B 5,000 miles July 26, 2016

Ai commencÃ© Ã acheter ces pneus aprÃ¨s avoir eu des pneus pas cher asiatiques. Bonne leÃ§on pour moi.
DÃ¨s le dÃ©but, j'ai mieux senti la voiture! MoitiÃ© moins de bruit de la route et beaucoup moins de rÃ©sistance au roulement. Sur le sec pneu accrochÃ© Ã la route. Sur le mouillÃ© vous vous sentez encore attachÃ© Ã la route, nÃ©cessite une bonne poussÃ©e juste que les pneus arrÃªtent la traction. La consommation de carburant dans mon cas est allÃ©e de 13,8 Ã 13,4 au fil du temps. Je suis trÃ¨s heureux que ces pneus amortissent une partie de leur coÃ»t de cette faÃ§on. Vivant Ã Melbourne, en Australie, les conditions routiÃ¨res ne sont jamais trÃ¨s mauvaises en vrai. Mais ces pneus sont super!

94%

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 225-40-18-W Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B 5,000 miles December 7, 2015

Started by buying these tyres after having a asian made cheap tyre. Thought of it as a treat for myself.
From the outset I the car felt better! Half the road noise and much less rolling resistance. In the dry felt planted to the road. In the wet you still felt attached to the road, took a fair push to make the tyres break traction. The fuel consumption in my case went from 13.8 to 13.4 over time. I am very happy with the tyres paying some of their cost back that way. Living in Melbourne Australia, the road conditions never get that bad in real terms. But these tyres are great!

89%

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 225-45-18-W Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B 6,200 miles July 13, 2014

So far I've done 10,000km on these with little to no wear visible. They hang on well through hard cornering, are very stable at high speed all the while being quiet and comfortable. They also pulled my car up well before rear ending an Audi in front when I thought there was no chance I would stop in time.

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