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Tyres for Kia Optima - market overview, tests, reviews

Continental PremiumContact 7

/100%
Tested 14x in 2024, 14x in total.
Pluses:
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16 £161mytyres.co.uk
215/55 R17 £144mytyres.co.uk
225/50 R17 £135tyres.net
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £153mytyres.co.uk
225/45 R18 £144mytyres.co.uk
235/45 R18 £150mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

/100%
Tested 11x in 2024, 11x in total.
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Low drive-by noise levels
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16Not available in this dimension
215/55 R17Not available in this dimension
225/50 R17 £132roundtriptyres.co.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £154roundtriptyres.co.uk
225/45 R18 £145mytyres.co.uk
235/45 R18 £208tyres.net
235/40 R19 £169roundtriptyres.co.uk

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

/99%
Tested 8x in 2024, 8x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16Not available in this dimension
215/55 R17 £145roundtriptyres.co.uk
225/50 R17 £134roundtriptyres.co.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18Not available in this dimension
225/45 R18 £161roundtriptyres.co.uk
235/45 R18 £180roundtriptyres.co.uk
235/40 R19 £202roundtriptyres.co.uk

Bridgestone Turanza T005

/89%
Tested 11x in 2024, 32x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16 £164tyres.net
215/60 R16 £149roundtriptyres.co.uk
215/55 R17Currenty not available
225/50 R17 £137roundtriptyres.co.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £122roundtriptyres.co.uk
225/45 R18 £187roundtriptyres.co.uk
235/45 R18 £151mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

/81%
Tested 16x in 2024, 32x in total.
Pluses:
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Exceptional traction on snow
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16Not available in this dimension
215/55 R17 £131mytyres.co.uk
225/50 R17Currenty not available
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £158mytyres.co.uk
225/45 R18 £141tyres.net
235/45 R18 £161roundtriptyres.co.uk
235/40 R19 £198tyres.net

Bridgestone Turanza 6

/87%
Tested 9x in 2024, 9x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Great handling on dry roads
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16Not available in this dimension
215/55 R17 £136roundtriptyres.co.uk
225/50 R17 £112roundtriptyres.co.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £161roundtriptyres.co.uk
225/45 R18 £148roundtriptyres.co.uk
235/45 R18Currenty not available
235/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Continental Premiumcontact 6

/87%
Tested 7x in 2024, 36x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Great handling on dry roads
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16Not available in this dimension
215/55 R17Not available in this dimension
225/50 R17Not available in this dimension
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18Not available in this dimension
225/45 R18 £131mytyres.co.uk
235/45 R18 £170mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19 £183mytyres.co.uk

Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

/78%
Tested 7x in 2024, 7x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Great handling on snow
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16 £119tyres.net
215/60 R16 £125mytyres.co.uk
215/55 R17Currenty not available
225/50 R17Currenty not available
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18Not available in this dimension
225/45 R18Not available in this dimension
235/45 R18Not available in this dimension
235/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Michelin Primacy 4+

/86%
Tested 10x in 2024, 10x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Low drive-by noise levels
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16 £158mytyres.co.uk
215/60 R16 £152roundtriptyres.co.uk
215/55 R17 £145roundtriptyres.co.uk
225/50 R17 £141roundtriptyres.co.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £163roundtriptyres.co.uk
225/45 R18 £153roundtriptyres.co.uk
235/45 R18 £166roundtriptyres.co.uk
235/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Falken Azenis Fk520

/82%
Tested 9x in 2024, 9x in total.
Pluses:
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Excellent steering response on dry roads
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16Not available in this dimension
215/55 R17Not available in this dimension
225/50 R17 £97mytyres.co.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £115mytyres.co.uk
225/45 R18 £148mytyres.co.uk
235/45 R18 £114mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19 £136mytyres.co.uk

Kleber Dynaxer HP4

/82%
Tested 8x in 2024, 12x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Low drive-by noise levels
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16 £106mytyres.co.uk
215/55 R17 £131mytyres.co.uk
225/50 R17 £129mytyres.co.uk
235/50 R17 £120mytyres.co.uk
215/50 R18Not available in this dimension
225/45 R18Not available in this dimension
235/45 R18Not available in this dimension
235/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Semperit Speed-Grip 5

/73%
Tested 6x in 2024, 6x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Short braking distance on snow
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16 £100mytyres.co.uk
215/60 R16 £123mytyres.co.uk
215/55 R17Not available in this dimension
225/50 R17Not available in this dimension
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £146mytyres.co.uk
225/45 R18Currenty not available
235/45 R18Not available in this dimension
235/40 R19 £163mytyres.co.uk

Nexen N blue 4 Season

/62%
Tested 3x in 2024, 15x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Low drive-by noise levels
  • Great handling on snow
  • Good value for the money
  • Short braking distance on snow
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16 £104tyres.net
215/55 R17 £100mytyres.co.uk
225/50 R17 £102mytyres.co.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18Not available in this dimension
225/45 R18Not available in this dimension
235/45 R18Not available in this dimension
235/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Vredestein Quatrac Pro

/61%
Tested 4x in 2024, 10x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Low drive-by noise levels
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16Not available in this dimension
215/55 R17Currenty not available
225/50 R17 £160mytyres.co.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £150tyres.net
225/45 R18 £146mytyres.co.uk
235/45 R18 £138mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19 £167mytyres.co.uk

Linglong Sport Master

/73%
Tested 3x in 2024, 3x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
    -
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16Not available in this dimension
215/55 R17Currenty not available
225/50 R17 £101tyres.net
235/50 R17Currenty not available
215/50 R18Not available in this dimension
225/45 R18 £110tyres.net
235/45 R18Currenty not available
235/40 R19 £123tyres.net
#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Continental Sportcontact 7
Premium £169
96 Y + 1
2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
87.7%
92.6%
89.9%
Premium £169
96 Y
3. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
83.5%
87.7%
74.2%
Premium £202
96 Y
4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
76.8%
80.4%
73.5%
72.7%
Upper-middle £171
96 V
5. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
76.4%
88.2%
86.5%
82%
Premium £277
96 W
6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5
88.5%
88.1%
76.4%
Premium £196
96 Y
7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
85%
78.5%
76.5%
Premium £211
92 Y + 2
8. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
90.4%
89.6%
81.3%
Premium £189
96 Y
9. Continental WinterContact TS 850P
Premium
10. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3
83.4%
79.4%
73.3%
82.3%
Premium £189
96 Y
11. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
77.9%
85.3%
64.2%
Premium £218
96 Y + 1
12. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
78.7%
79.7%
92.1%
86.1%
Premium £224
96 V
13. Vredestein Ultrac Pro
83.3%
Premium £159
96 Y
14. Continental AllSeasonContact
81.6%
89.7%
80.5%
80.3%
Premium £198
96 Y
15. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
91.6%
87.3%
81%
Premium £180
96 Y + 1
16. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90.4%
80.1%
83%
85.4%
Premium £232
96 V + 1
17. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.1%
90.9%
80.6%
85.5%
Premium £282
96 V + 3
18. Bridgestone Turanza T005
82.3%
83%
79.6%
Premium £186
96 Y + 1
19. Michelin CrossClimate 2
74.5%
94.4%
90.7%
71.6%
Premium £204
96 H + 1
20. Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+
79.3%
80.5%
76.7%
Premium £223
96 W + 1
21. Kleber KRISALP HP3
78.7%
82.7%
73.7%
79.3%
Upper-middle £195
96 V
22. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
87.4%
91.3%
89.3%
Premium £261
92 V + 1
23. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
85.9%
76.8%
79.8%
80.3%
Premium £198
96 W
24. Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750
83.3%
84.2%
88.6%
89.1%
Upper-middle
25. Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7
84.2%
91.3%
85%
Premium £180
96 W + 8
26. Michelin CrossClimate+
71.6%
79.8%
84.3%
69.7%
Premium
27. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £212
96 V + 1
28. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
77.7%
62.3%
80.4%
74.8%
Premium £203
96 Y
29. Firestone Roadhawk 2
Upper-middle £148
96 Y
30. Continental Sportcontact 6! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 7
82.5%
90.9%
88.9%
Premium
31. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
75.3%
81.6%
82.3%
81.1%
Premium £192
96 Y
32. Fulda SportControl 2
77.8%
80.2%
75.1%
Lowcost £131
96 Y + 1
33. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
75.8%
90.6%
85.1%
92%
Upper-middle
34. Firestone Winterhawk 4
78.1%
86.1%
74.3%
81.3%
Upper-middle £163
96 V
35. Vredestein Quatrac 5
Premium
36. Falken Azenis FK520
71.7%
80.8%
88.6%
Upper-middle £136
96 Y
37. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
76.3%
74.8%
77.8%
Lowcost £163
96 V
38. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
75.1%
74.1%
79.8%
74.8%
Lowcost £208
96 V
39. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127
82.5%
82.3%
87.7%
Premium £148
92 Y + 3
40. Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520
82.1%
75.4%
73.1%
Upper-middle
41. Nokian WR Snowproof P
66.1%
79.2%
92.3%
Upper-middle
42. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Upper-middle £147
96 W
43. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
Premium £167
96 Y
44. Pirelli Cinturato P7
75.2%
82.5%
77.7%
Premium £177
92 V + 2
45. Kumho Ecsta PS71
77.8%
74.2%
76.8%
Upper-middle £134
96 Y
46. BFGoodrich Advantage
65.4%
73%
75.4%
Upper-middle
47. Kleber Quadraxer 3
77.5%
86.9%
85.5%
82.3%
Upper-middle £185
96 Y
48. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
58.7%
77%
87.7%
Premium £275
96 V
49. Firestone Firehawk Sport
66.2%
77.7%
Upper-middle £149
96 Y
50. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
81.9%
76.7%
78%
Upper-middle
51. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
78.7%
75.7%
74.1%
Lowcost £123
96 Y
52. Sava Intensa Uhp 2
Lowcost
53. Linglong Sport Master
68%
64%
81%
Lowcost £123
96 Y
54. Toyo Proxes Comfort
65.9%
80.1%
84.1%
Upper-middle £138
96
55. Firestone Roadhawk
76.2%
85%
75.7%
Upper-middle £154
96 Y
56. Uniroyal RainSport 5
85%
72.7%
76.3%
Upper-middle £149
96 Y
57. Nokian Powerproof
82.3%
85.6%
69.6%
Upper-middle
58. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT
Premium £168
96 Y
59. Kleber Dynaxer UHP
64.3%
72.6%
78.2%
Upper-middle £135
96 Y
60. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
Premium
61. Semperit Speed-Life 3
77.8%
66.8%
74.5%
Lowcost £142
96 Y
62. Barum Polaris 5
73.7%
74.3%
75.7%
73.9%
Lowcost £148
96 V
63. Nokian WR A4
66.1%
77.4%
80.7%
Upper-middle £156
96 V
64. Pirelli P ZERO
87.5%
86.2%
77.3%
Premium
65. Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 K117
85.5%
Premium £149
96 Y + 1
66. Debica Presto Uhp2
Lowcost £127
96 Y
67. Bridgestone Potenza S001
82.1%
72.6%
83.9%
Premium £160
96 W + 2
68. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost £145
96 V
69. Apollo Aspire XP
75.8%
84.4%
88.3%
Lowcost
70. Laufenn S Fit EQ+ LK01
83.9%
87.8%
78.1%
Lowcost £133
96 Y
71. Yokohama Advan Sport V107
82.4%
92.3%
75.5%
Upper-middle £143
92 Y
72. Uniroyal RainSport 3
58.4%
Upper-middle
73. Continental SportContact 5! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 6
Premium £178
92 V + 2
74. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
77.4%
80.2%
87.7%
Premium £151
96 Y
75. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER
Upper-middle
76. GT radial Sport Active 2
71%
74.8%
73.7%
Lowcost £129
96 Y
77. Semperit Speed-Life 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Life 3
65.9%
Lowcost
78. Kleber Dynaxer HP3
83.2%
80.1%
90%
Upper-middle
79. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
61.7%
62.5%
Lowcost £138
96 Y
80. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3
67.5%
75%
Lowcost
81. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
90%
Premium £167
92 Y + 3
82. Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Premium
83. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
73.2%
Upper-middle £180
92 Y + 1
84. BFGoodrich G-Grip
Upper-middle
85. Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 Connect
Premium £298
96 Y + 1
86. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
71.9%
84.2%
84.2%
Lowcost
87. Federal Evoluzion ST-1
66.9%
79%
Lowcost
88. Yokohama Bluearth AE-50
65.1%
87.9%
Upper-middle
89. Riken Ultra High Performance
Lowcost £106
96 Y
90. Falken Azenis FK453
Upper-middle
91. General Altimax Sport
Lowcost
92. Matador Hectorra 5
Lowcost £125
96 Y
93. Imperial All Season Driver
49.1%
62.8%
55%
Lowcost