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Best Tires for the Ford Focus C Max

Ford Focus C Max drivers have left 26 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 374,609 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car. The numbers include 1 Focus C Max variants, listed further down.

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  • 26owner reviews
  • 374,609 milescovered on them
  • 25different tires rated
  • 74%average tire score
Most fitted size - 12 reviews 205/55 R16 To scale, mm
Ø 632 205 113 16" 113 All 205/55 R16 data →

The best rated tires that fit the Ford Focus C Max

The rankings above can only speak for tires a Ford Focus C Max driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/55 R16 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 tire.

Summer tires

No Ford Focus C Max driver has reviewed a tire 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 tires made in Ford Focus C Max sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Ford Focus C Max reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 225/45 R17 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 Pirelli Cinturato C3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Falken ZIEX ZE320 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 225/45 R17 Be the first →

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

All Season tires

No Ford Focus C Max driver has reviewed a tire 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 tires made in Ford Focus C Max sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Ford Focus C Max reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes 1
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 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

All Weather tires

No Ford Focus C Max driver has reviewed a tire in the All Weather category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Vredestein Quatrac is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

Highest rated All Weather tires made in Ford Focus C Max sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Ford Focus C Max reviews
1 Vredestein Quatrac 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV 8.3 225/45 R17 Be the first →
3 Vredestein Quatrac Pro+ 8.1 225/45 R17 Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →

Winter tires

No Ford Focus C Max driver has reviewed a tire 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 tires made in Ford Focus C Max sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Ford Focus C Max reviews
1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Michelin Alpin 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ 9.4 205/55 R16 Be the first →
6 Nokian Snowproof 3P 9.4 225/45 R17 Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Fitment comes from each tire'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 tire reviewed on the Ford Focus C Max

The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 24 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tires reviewed by Ford Focus C Max drivers
Tire Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Continental Sport Contact 2 Replaced by Continental SportContact 7 Summer 65% 2 45,000 miles

Tire sizes Ford Focus C Max drivers run

The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tires in that size, across every car.

Ford Focus C Max variants, reviewed separately

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

What Ford Focus C Max drivers say

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

83%
Hankook Kinergy 4S2 215-55-16 Ford Focus C Max 40,000 miles November 10, 2025
I just have bought these tires for the 4rd time (each time a full set). I used these now on 4 different cars of I still own 3. I had them on a Ford S-Max and they were the best of all seasons I ever put on them. The compromis I been looking for when you drive normal but also like a nice level of safety in case things go south. The other three cars I still own. A Mitsu Colt on which the tire felt like a fish in the water from the first day on. Finally some decent steering and grip. That set is now 4 years old, and axle swamp has happened just last year. I have to admit with the tire half worn (still +4mm) on the rear axl, things have gotten a little less grippy. If any, the wet is likely the least of his qualities but still within safe acceptable range.On my Kodiaq it's a wonderful tire as well, even more silent than on the smaller car. The grip is about the same though it feels here even stronger on dry, and perhaps a tiny bit less on snow. Likely that has something to do with the car weight, and perhaps the tire dimensions. And now I got got them on our Ford C-max, and hopefully they last as long as the Michelin Cross Climate plus they replace. The only thing that surprised me was the difference in price. I have all rather normal wheels on my cars, but strangely enough the size on the Cmax was the most expensive tire. While my Kodiaq is a larger size, the tire came cheaper.
96%
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 205-55-16 Ford Focus C Max 1,000 miles October 23, 2025
Very good braking on dry and wet roads, good road information, it is an XL 94v with reinforced sides, comfortable to drive, minimal noise reaching the cabin, as for snow and ice, we still don't have it in Edessa, a city in northern Greece, but the temperature at dawn drops 5 degrees and the Pirelli SF3 tires respond perfectly. It is the first time I have put on all season tires and I am excited.
33%
Ovation Ecovision VI 682 225-45-17-V Ford Focus C Max 1,000 miles October 26, 2020
Bought a used car with these tires practically new, changed them after around 1000 miles. Medium grip on dry but an absolute disaster on wet, even considering that they are a budget tire.
61%
Debica Presto UHP2 205-50-17-W Ford Focus C Max 26,109 miles February 14, 2020
Although the number of miles give them a good price/value score, the tire is really insecure near his end. Left tire was broken between his tread and side. Right tire has a bulge in the side. There are a still few millimeters of tread.
93%
Firestone MultiSeason 205-55-16-V Ford Focus C Max 6,000 miles January 1, 2019
Had all seasons for years and found these to be the best on a budget. Had uniroyal/vredestein/hankook etc prev and these knock spots off them. Always got me to work(and home again) even in all the snow in march 2018 and we live in a hilly area.
74%
Rapid p609 225-45-17- Ford Focus C Max 18,000 miles June 13, 2018
Lets be honest I sell tires and I see a lot of worn tires and tires at the end of their life,this brand is one we have tried and tested on our own car as if im selling to my customers I like to make sure that MY CUSTOMERS WILL COME BACK FOR ANOTHER SET, OK first all tires will crack over time even premium so that's going to happen if you don't wear them out but they tend to last longer than most budget tires,the life of these tires is above average I had one customer high milage user doing 24000 miles on a set and changed them with about 2 mm across the tire,we managed 18000 miles on the front of our test car,hey if they are priced right then I don't think you would be disappointed using this brand,also three a and aoteli these are from the same family just using a different name
62%
Goodride SP06 205-55-16- Ford Focus C Max 23,000 miles June 4, 2018
The Goodride tires were the cheapest in local shops and the summer tires that came with my car were just barely roadworthy so I ended up getting these. For the first summer they were fine, although on the loud side and heavy to roll (not as heavy as friction tires on bare tarmac though) they rolled smoothly. They have a fairly good grip IMO, in soaking wet weather on the motorway I was able to brake from 100 to 30 rather rapidly (the line in front suddenly slowed down and I followed suit) and there was no single kick from the ABS, no weaving, nothing peculiar that way.

On the second spring on those tires, some vibration started occurring at about 120 km/h and it was resolved by rebalancing, although it returned a bit towards the fall.

Now on the third spring, vibration starts a wee bit above 100 km/h and is apparently not remarkably altered by rebalancing. The tires are visibly lumpy and bumpy, unevenly worn and louder than before, also they tend to weave a bit. I have had the car checked for play in the joints, rack ends, support arms, and bearings. None was found and the rims are also reasonably straight.

So maybe if you have an near-end-of-life car and you need to get tires to drive for one summer or two, or to sell it off, these might not be too expensive, and will probably do fine. They just don't seem to be the most durable tires available. After 23k miles there is half of the original tread left and the wear is uneven. So they won't be my first choice for the next tire set.

I've had a car that came with used Nokia tires, and I had that for four years. Never needed to rebalance, just changed two tires on the last summer because they were worn - they lasted roughly 40k miles in my use, not sure how long the previous owner had them.
93%
Kleber Krisalp HP3 205-55-16- Ford Focus C Max October 27, 2017
I own ford cmax 115 hp 205 55 16.This winter I first put krisalp 3 .... The few days I have it on dry asphalt are all OK and no noise ..... on wet and frozen asphalt they do not I tried, but in two months I will know.
89%
Goodyear UltraGrip 7+ 225-55-16-H Ford Focus C Max April 4, 2013
I am so happy with my tires. Wet and snow grip of this tire are amazing. They are quite noisy, however I can not even mention this when I think about tire's general performance.
37%
Runway ENDURO 916 Plus 205-55-16- Ford Focus C Max 16,500 miles October 7, 2012
I put these budget tires on the back of a Ford thinking they wouldn't be any trouble just hauling them around. After about eighteen months and approx 10k the MOT inspector said to be aware they were going out of shape. I went back to the supplier who also agreed but was not prepared to do anything about it as they woere not that bad. I continued to use them but the noise level from them started to increase significantly. Like others it left me considering that the wheel bearings were on the way out. Thinking it may be worse due to amplification from the estate configuration of the C Max and prior to another MOT I switched them to the front with around 16k on them. I honestly could not stand the noise and vibration at any thing above 30mph. I changed them out shortly afterwards still with a good 50% wear on them. The noise level from these tires was unbelievable and probably the last pair of directionals I would ever buy because of this bad experience. My new suppliers/fitters confirmed this can be a common complaint with some directionals. On the front the grip was still reasonable in the dry but fell away dramatically in the wet. Thank goodness they have gone and I now have Dunlops asymmetrics all round and a much happier car.

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