The Toyos offer phenomenal grip in the dry. Used both on track, and spirited driving on twisting switchback roads.
There have been only two instances where these have encountered rain and immediately, I backed off the speed; I would not recommend driving enthusiastically when in the wet.
The other noticeable characteristic is the road hum when driving on the motorway.
I would buy again for the sheer confidence these tires provide in the dry; however, their lifespan is the only negative.
225/45 R14 Tires
Everything we know about the 225/45 R14 tire size: 3 owner reviews covering 23,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 3owner reviews
- 23,000 milescovered on them
- 1tires made in this size
What does 225/45 R14 mean?
A 225/45 R14 tire is 225 mm wide, its sidewall is 45% of that width (101 mm) tall, and it fits a 14 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 558 mm.
| Section width | 225 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 101 mm |
| Rim diameter | 14" (356 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 558 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 1,753 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 570 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 918 |
Also written as
225/45R14 225/45 ZR14 225-45-14 225 45 14
Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tire runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.
What cars use 225/45 R14 tires?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tires for that exact car.
What drivers say about their 225/45 R14 tires
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
I got presauded from a local tire shop/ dealer to get falken tires from 2 choices of previous tire manufacturers I’ve used before and rated them them highly.
I carefully drove/wore them in as advised but they were noisy from day one and still very noisy
I drive 21 miles to work each way daily. The first time I drove the car when wet after 2 weeks of dry weather, it was like driving on Marbles and lost grip at slightest excuse
Swooping the tires Front to Rear hasn’t helped.
I bought 4 so it was a set of the same make and I have got these tires for the duration. I don’t trust them. I hate them. I will not buy falken tires again
I carefully drove/wore them in as advised but they were noisy from day one and still very noisy
I drive 21 miles to work each way daily. The first time I drove the car when wet after 2 weeks of dry weather, it was like driving on Marbles and lost grip at slightest excuse
Swooping the tires Front to Rear hasn’t helped.
I bought 4 so it was a set of the same make and I have got these tires for the duration. I don’t trust them. I hate them. I will not buy falken tires again
Only had them on for just over a week, done a fair few miles on them and i like them. They are much better than my old tires which were cooper tires. The grip in the dry is great, when i turn the wheel the car follows, where as with my old tires it had a knack for understeer. In the wet they are still good tires and are responsive, and if it wasn't for my dodgy bald rear tire i would never have spun off! i would recommend these to anyone who is looking for a cheap sticky tire.
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Where this data comes from
Owner ratings are submitted through the review form on this site, naming the tire, the size and the distance covered, and are checked by hand before publication. Test results come from independent published tire tests indexed by size, and label values from the EU EPREL database.
About the TR Score
The Tire Reviews Score rates each tire out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, so you can check a car-specific ranking against the wider evidence.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.