These tires came on my car and they're fine. For winter I'd toss them immediately I drove them in a bad winter storm and I survived but I'd be lying if I said I was confident. ice braking was poor, snow braking and grip was fine but nothing special. I can't speak as well for the dry and wet grip, I can make them chip fairly easily but I don't typically push tires in these considerations so I can't speak for it confidentially. They don't seem to wear I've put a good amount of kms in them and I've even done a autoX on them and they're still fine with lots of life left.
Best Tyres for the Subaru Wrx turbo
Subaru Wrx turbo drivers have left 23 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 92,570 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 23owner reviews
- 92,570 milescovered on them
- 21different tyres rated
- 75%average tyre score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 8.1 Current version: Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | 89% from 3 reviews | Best Summer Tyres |
Highest weighted owner score from Subaru Wrx turbo drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tyres for the Subaru Wrx turbo
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Subaru Wrx turbo 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 Subaru Wrx turbo is the Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 - 89% from 3 owner reviews across 26,000 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.
| # | Tyre | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3
Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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89% | 3 | 26,000 miles | 8.1 |
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 Subaru Wrx turbo
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Subaru Wrx turbo 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, 205/50 R16, 215/45 R17 and 245/40 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 | Subaru Wrx turbo reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 225/45 R17, 215/45 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 215/45 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 215/45 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 215/45 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
Winter tyres
No Subaru Wrx turbo 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 | Subaru Wrx turbo reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
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9.8 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 215/45 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | 225/45 R17, 215/45 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
All Season tyres
No Subaru Wrx turbo 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 | Subaru Wrx turbo reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | 225/45 R17, 215/45 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport
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9.6 | 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 215/45 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 205/50 R16, 215/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 215/45 R17, 245/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 205/50 R16 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
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 Wrx turbo
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 20 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 Replaced by Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Summer | 89% | 3 | 26,000 miles |
Tyre sizes Subaru Wrx turbo 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 Wrx turbo drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
This is essentially pirellis flagship sports car winter. If you buy it you should know this ahead of time. I saw reviews of people putting these on suvs etc and complaining about performance.. they definitely would not shine on a larger heavier vehicle. this is the BEST winter you can buy for the application. I have a set of these on my 2022 wrx and they are incredible. They put the power down like nobodys business. Only downside I've noticed is deep snow cornering. Although this is a pretty obvious trade off given the tread pattern. You cannot have good dry performance without the external shoulder blocks this tire has but they also sacrifice deep snow cornerability so know this before you buy. All in all these are an incredible tire and get my car through snow as deep as the ground clearance. But What more could you ask for in a winter
Really nice tyres for this price range. Very gripy in dry conditions. I have hell of fun on mountain roads. Will always choose this tyre again.
Had these fitted to my wife's Subaru Legacy Tourer just about 5 years ago, done about 20k on them with plenty of tread. No advisories on last MOT in April but, have recently noticed all 4 tyres are perishing on walls. Had inspected by respected local tyre specialists who fitted, said "don't do any fast motorway driving on them"!! And, we see this quite a lot! I've had this issue with Michelins before with, premature walls ageing but with plenty of tread. Won't touch Michelins ever again. I'm going for Nokian zLine.
Quite happy with the tyre performance both in dry and wet including braking. Noisy but car is fitted with coilover suspension which contribute to part of the noise and discomfort.
Very comfortable tyre and brilliant compliance compared to previous Bridgestone RE001s on there. They don't feel anywhere near as sticky however the wear and comfort between the 2 are on completely different levels. Would definitely buy again and helps especially with the road noise and harshness of a classic model WRX.
Bought for Scottish/winter/rain tyre to the front axle of my classic Scooby. Dry/wet tractition is amazing, braking always accurate, couldn't really make it slip. Tried on snow, acceptable, anyway its not a winter tyre. Downside is the soft sidewall, as my suspension is upgraded a bit this is the only jelly in the system, especially above 60 mph it makes precise cornering really difficult.
Keeping your family safe: it is the best choice on wet. But for a sporty car it ruins joy factor greatly. A bit disappointing, won't buy again for this kind of car.
Hope rainsport 4 will get 2 extra sidewall layers to improve this amazingly grippy unique tyre!
Keeping your family safe: it is the best choice on wet. But for a sporty car it ruins joy factor greatly. A bit disappointing, won't buy again for this kind of car.
Hope rainsport 4 will get 2 extra sidewall layers to improve this amazingly grippy unique tyre!
Better than anything else I've put on my 400 bhp track day scooby 1997 :)
Happy days :)
Happy days :)
Surprising good. Never thought chinese tyres would be that good and very good value for money. no need to buy expensive Michilin Pilot tyres whih cost 5 times more expensive
I have had 4 of these fitted to my WRX for over a year now, they grip just fine in the dry, in the wet they are ample for driving within the speed limits. Wear wise, they are still very fresh (circa 6k so far), noise could be improved a little. They are definitely a step up over their previous incarnations which seemed to be made of roller boot plastic. I am surprised at the comments stating lethal, dangerous etc.
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