I have been using these tires in Vilnius with a lot of snow and never ever had a problem sticking somewhere. For my car these tires are 10 out of 10
Best Tires for the Kia Motors Carnival 2.2 Diesel
Kia Motors Carnival 2.2 Diesel drivers have left 7 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 92,820 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 7owner reviews
- 92,820 milescovered on them
- 5different tires rated
- 82%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Kia Motors Carnival 2.2 Diesel
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Kia Motors Carnival 2.2 Diesel driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 235/60 R18 and 235/55 R19 - 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 Kia Motors Carnival 2.2 Diesel 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Kia Motors Carnival 2.2 Diesel reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | 235/55 R19 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | 235/60 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Kia Motors Carnival 2.2 Diesel driver has reviewed a tire in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Kia Motors Carnival 2.2 Diesel reviews |
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| 1 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro 2
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9.4 | 235/55 R19 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
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9.3 | 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
Winter tires
No Kia Motors Carnival 2.2 Diesel driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Kia Motors Carnival 2.2 Diesel reviews |
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| 1 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Nokian Snowproof 3P
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
All Weather tires
No Kia Motors Carnival 2.2 Diesel driver has reviewed a tire in the All Weather category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the BFGoodrich Advantage SUV All Season is our highest rated, at 8.5 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Kia Motors Carnival 2.2 Diesel reviews |
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| 1 |
BFGoodrich Advantage SUV All Season
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8.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac 5
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8.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV
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8.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
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8.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →
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 Kia Motors Carnival 2.2 Diesel
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 3 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nexen Roadian GTX | All Season | 80% | 2 | 15,500 miles |
| Continental CrossContact RX | Summer | 63% | 2 | 42,320 miles |
Tire sizes Kia Motors Carnival 2.2 Diesel 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 Kia Motors Carnival 2.2 Diesel drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Generally quite tire on my kia carnival, soft and comfortable ride with good enough control (not too wobly, given the relatively heavy car). However I notice there are lots rubber chunks missing / dents on the tread on the front tires, suspect the tread compound is too soft. Back tires are fine. Noise also relatively good on smooth surface. Overall good enough tires for daily drive but perhaps not the best if you are expecting very long durability.
Compared to my OE tires (continental crosscontact rx), these nexen tires have much better dry and wet grip, very quite and comfortable, but the sidewall is on the softer side, so the road feedback is not very sharp. I expected this for a touring tire, and adding 1-2 psi has addressed the issue for me and the tires are suitable for my current needs. I would buy again since the price is reasonable. This tire is also an OE on a few other Kia cars.
Dry grip I dont have an issue so far, however wet grip is pretty dangerous. On normal rainy day, going through a roundabout slowly but on hilly terrain will cause the car to skid and understeer. Noise is relatively good and wear is reasonable provided regular rotation is done, especially on heavy car like my kia carnival. I would prefer a different tire next time since there are few other tires with similar performance characteristics can be cheaper, like goodyear or yokohama.
While these tires are relatively comfortable and the road noise isn't the worst I've experienced, their grip is terrible. In dry conditions you can get wheel spin, and in wet you WILL get wheel spin. When towing, they don't inspire a lot of confidence and I intentionally allow even more braking distance than I do with other tires.
Wear is also another issue. I've had to rotate and align the tires three times now (every 5,000km rather than the usual 10,000km), and they're still wearing quicker than they should. They were fitted by the manufacturer on my new car, I've travelled less than 15,000km, and I'm already looking at alternatives.
Wear is also another issue. I've had to rotate and align the tires three times now (every 5,000km rather than the usual 10,000km), and they're still wearing quicker than they should. They were fitted by the manufacturer on my new car, I've travelled less than 15,000km, and I'm already looking at alternatives.
Absolutely brilliant. I drive a kia carnival and have the primacy 4 plus suv variant. I bought the car 2nd hand and it was wearing bridgestone supercats. I only realised how bad the bridgestones were after i swapped them for the Michelins. The difference is huge. They have much better grip in both the dry and wet. My carnival used to spin the tires too easily on wet roads at the traffic lights with not even firm acceleration, that stopped after changing to Michellins. Better still is how more comfortable and quiet the tires are. I have had them for over 14,000km now and they are wearing very well. I highly recommend these tires
Came with the MPV. Previously used the Solus design on the Wife's Peugeot 307 HDI and they drove a treat, with good multisurface grip, more than adequate performace in the occasional downpour, and as good a mileage as the "more expensive" Brands.
On the Kia they perform really well, and are remarkably quiet. Durability's OK in comparison to others, and on a cost per mile basis they certainly come out well.
We'll definitely buy these again, since they seem to suit our particular driving mix just fine.
On the Kia they perform really well, and are remarkably quiet. Durability's OK in comparison to others, and on a cost per mile basis they certainly come out well.
We'll definitely buy these again, since they seem to suit our particular driving mix just fine.
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