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Best Tyres for the Toyota Altezza

Toyota Altezza drivers have left 21 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 152,220 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car. The numbers include 2 Altezza variants, listed further down.

  • 21owner reviews
  • 152,220 milescovered on them
  • 18different tyres rated
  • 80%average tyre score
Most fitted size - 6 reviews 215/45 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 625 215 97 17" 97 All 215/45 R17 data →

The best rated tyres that fit the Toyota Altezza

The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Toyota Altezza driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 215/45 R17 and 225/45 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.

Summer tyres

No Toyota Altezza 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 Toyota Altezza sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Toyota Altezza 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 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 All your sizes 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 Toyota Altezza 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 Toyota Altezza sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Toyota Altezza 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 9.5 225/45 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 Toyota Altezza driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tyres made in Toyota Altezza sizes
# Tyre TR Score Made in Toyota Altezza reviews
1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 225/45 R17 Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 225/45 R17 Be the first →
5 Nokian Snowproof 3P 9.4 225/45 R17 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 Toyota Altezza

The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 15 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tyres reviewed by Toyota Altezza drivers
Tyre Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Falken FK452 Replaced by Falken Azenis FK520 Summer 92% 2 8,010 miles
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta Replaced by Vredestein Ultrac Pro Summer 92% 2 16,000 miles
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 Summer 92% 2 1,010 miles

Tyre sizes Toyota Altezza 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.

Toyota Altezza variants, reviewed separately

These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.

What Toyota Altezza drivers say

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

70%
Kumho Ecsta PA51 225-45-17- Toyota Altezza 20,000 miles January 25, 2021
Good in the dry but not as good as my bridgestones before in the wet. Average tire for the price
83%
Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 215-45-17- Toyota Altezza RS200Z 5,000 miles November 21, 2017
Had these tyres for just over a year now. Very happy with dry & wet grip vs. cost. I previously had Goodyear Eagle F1 Asy2 but didn't really need that level of performance anymore. They're as good in nearly every aspect as the F1s, probably even better resistance to aquaplaning, lower rolling resistance & quieter on smooth seal but do lack outright lateral grip when pushed. The side walls seem to be a lot softer but they do give you warning you're at the limit.
I've probably done about 7000 km on them now but they're not showing any signs of wear & still had approx. 7mm of tread on my last WOF (MOT) check done recently. I'll be happy if I get 40-50K km out of them.
36%
Accelera Alpha 255-30-19- Toyota Altezza RS200Z 100 miles October 29, 2017
CAUTION WITH OPTING THESE IN LOW PROFILE.
After significant testing and lengthy court issue against Mag and Turbo for fitting these - the verdict is that the low profile Accelera tyre is considered not suitable to fit for low profile. The pattern and fit of these particular tyres has caused the turn in of the tyre at both low and high speed test to dismount themselves from the wheel. This has been tested multi times with the same result. I had major damage inflicted to my wheels as a result - Mag&Turbo/Accelera had no recourse until court ruled with independence test undertaken by AA compliance NZ.
In my opinion THESE TYRE SHOULD NOT BE SOLD.
93%
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 225-45-17- Toyota Altezza Beams 1,000 miles May 14, 2015
Love these tyre. Would be happy to buy them again. And would tell others to try them.
90%
Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 215-45-17- Toyota Altezza 3,000 miles May 13, 2015
I am driving on my Toyota Altezza with this tyre. I felt a dramatic difference in the feel of the drive from my old tyre. This is a sporty car and entry level luxury car. Grip is superb even in high speed cornering. Reasonable price with all god features.I am driving in Colombo, Srilanka. Very triffic roads. Infrequently in highways too. I am not commenting about the durability now because of I drove only a 4000km on these tyres. However, I can assure it will last longer because even after 4000km, tyres are looking like new. Treadwear is 320. It is good. In short, this is a tyre with all features like grib, comfort and durability in good balance with reasonable price. Good tyre for a sporty and high profile car.
74%
Uniroyal RainExpert 3 225-45-18-W Toyota Altezza RS200Z 4,000 miles March 24, 2015
had rainsport 2 was very impressed with it .did step forward got rainsport 3.
what i can say dry grip not bad rs2 as better,nut on wet road omg unbelievable grip with rs3.wear no good no good but depend on driving style .i always driving hard.one bad point no grip at snow at all.when breaking on snow at 10 ml/h car wont stop sliding and i cant do anything about it.
super tyrer on wet.good on dry.cr*p on snow.i goin back to rs2
97%
Nokian zLine 225-45-17- Toyota Altezza RS200Z 6,000 miles June 18, 2014
DO NOT WASTE TIME IN READING THESE REVIEWS, IT IS VALUABLE TIME WASTED WHEN YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT THESE TYRES!!!

Honestly... i have had these on my toyota altezza RS200Z and they are absolutely fantastic! I drive hard on a daily basis, have driven to lemans and to east germany covering over 8000KM on one set and they are absolutely amazing.. I have only ever experienced slight understeer once whilst on positive road camber due to moderate braking. so fun to zoom about on and quiet when you drive about slowly too :) i love them! :D
96%
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 225-45-17- Toyota Altezza RS200Z 4,000 miles May 6, 2014
Excellent all round tyre, best available for the money and a lot better than some of the other tyres that cost 50% more.
39%
Event WL905 225-45-17- Toyota Altezza RS200Z 3,000 miles August 15, 2013
I use these tyres on the rear of my car that I use for drifting as they are cheap, fairly hard wearing and provide very little grip. I would not recommended these tyres to anyone who isn't comfortable with understeer or oversteer
84%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 215-45-17- Toyota Altezza RS200Z 10 miles October 2, 2012
Great on wet roads especially if you drive a FR or RWD cars....

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