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Best Tires for the Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es

Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es drivers have left 21 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 302,000 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

  • 21owner reviews
  • 302,000 milescovered on them
  • 21different tires rated
  • 74%average tire score
Most fitted size - 8 reviews 225/45 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 634 225 101 17" 101 All 225/45 R17 data →

The best rated tires that fit the Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es

The rankings above can only speak for tires a Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/45 R17, 195/65 R15 and 205/55 R16 - 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 Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 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 Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 225/45 R17 Be the first →
2 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 Be the first →
4 Falken ZIEX ZE320 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Pirelli Cinturato C3 9.4 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 Be the first →
6 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 225/45 R17 Be the first →

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All Season tires

No Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 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 Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 Be the first →
2 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 Be the first →
5 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Kleber Quadraxer 3 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 Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 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 Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 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 →

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Winter tires

No Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 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 Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 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 9.4 225/45 R17, 205/55 R16 Be the first →
4 Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ 9.4 195/65 R15, 205/55 R16 Be the first →
5 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 9.4 225/45 R17, 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.

Tire sizes Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 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.

What Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es drivers say

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

79%
Pirelli Powergy 225-45-17 Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 25,000 miles September 9, 2025
Good: Excellent grip dry and wet. Great sporty feeling. Good economy when new.
Bad: They were fitted on the civic 5dr 1.8 after dunlop max. The load factor is now 94 instead of 91. The drawback is that it is really knocky in bumps and holes!
89%
Nexen N Fera SU1 225-45-17- Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 15,000 miles February 15, 2023
I have used these on my Honda Civic 1.8 since they were first recomended to me by my local tire shop. I am now on my second set and will be putting them on my Audi TT. They just grip and grip, surefooted and utterly predictable. I simply cant fault them.
68%
Nokian SeasonProof 205-55-16- Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es June 8, 2022
Comparing those with my previous Nexen cp662, the Nokian has worse dry and handling performance, on snow those are better
22%
Kormoran Road Performance 195-65-15- Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 10,000 miles April 10, 2022
Worst Tire I bought ever. The Tire didn't last for 6 month, and generated unbelievable noise... I sent my car to the mechanic because I tought the niloise from the car. How we it came from the tires... Don't buy at all. It is worst that the worst low budget Tire.
97%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT 225-45-17- Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 12,000 miles January 30, 2022
Great tires that work well on the 1.8 civic. No complaints as they have not only lasted well but you get great feedback and no roll so great for handling.
83%
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 225-45-17- Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 1,000 miles October 13, 2021
Significantly better than Fulda SC 2 previously mounted. Still did not put them in really hard situations but so far excellent for everyday driving than Fulda.
90%
Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 205-55-16- Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 12,000 miles June 22, 2021
My driveway is on a mountainside and is steep. My Honda Civic wheel-spun until I fitted these Yokohama tires. Brilliant, I go up no problem in all weather. Recently I test drove a new German car also front wheel drive. It failed the final test of climbing my driveway!
0%
Continental Premium Contact 6 235-35-19- Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 12,000 miles June 6, 2019
Worst tire ever, fitted on my Honda Civic 235/35/19 Continental premium contact 6 the road handling was somewhat normal same as Bridgestone and Michelin not really impressive. The worst part was the wear of the tire! It was done only 12,000miles and I had to change all my 4 tires!
37%
Dunlop SP Touring R1 195-65-15-H Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 40,000 miles April 15, 2019
There is no warrantee claim. And not lasts more.. Sidewall bumps are often. Bad experience.
86%
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 225-40-18-W Honda 1.8 iVTEC Es 6,000 miles May 1, 2018
Tires came with Honda Civic 2010 1.8 petrol. 225/40/R18 XL Y. I was completely amazed at how tactile these tires were. They communicated everything that was happening, the steering felt precise and direct. While traveling on motorways the car felt very stable and secure. I couldn't believe how good the tires were.
Dry grip was brilliant as was handling, grip in wet also very good although being older and wiser I never tried to imitate Ayrton Senna! But equally in the wet the car never slid unless I purposely pushed it and then the tires let you know in good time when they were starting to lose grip.
However, 8th Gen Civic's do have firm suspension, the one big negative of the tires was the harsh ride. The tires would crash loudly over poor road surfaces and didn't cushion the ride at all. Brilliant on good, flat roads, poor on imperfect road surfaces. I had the fronts replaced by Potenzas S001, the ride is still quite harsh, but not quite so severe, maybe 30% improvement, grip levels similar but only half the tactile feedback now.
One caveat to remember is the Civic's ride is known to be firm and rims are size 18 and both tires reinforced. I would definitely buy Michelin again, and would get the latest PS4, but not while I have the Civic. I plan to replace all tires with either Continental Premium Contact 6 or Goodyear Asymmetric 3s in the near future. I suspect PS4s probably have good comfort as well as their other test winning attributes, however the main focus on my next purchase will be ride comfort as the roads where I live are pretty poor.

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