I have been on the Primacy series since 2021. Coming from Pilot Sport to Primacy, it was much more comfortable and quieter. The primacy is also very lasting. I have been on the Primacy 4 and 5 for 5 years now, I do about 19K miles a year so the primacy is a good balance between price, comfort and safety.
Best Tires for the Kia Motors Cerato
Kia Motors Cerato drivers have left 40 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 835,453 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 3 Cerato variants, listed further down.
- 40owner reviews
- 835,453 milescovered on them
- 35different tires rated
- 79%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Kia Motors Cerato
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Kia Motors Cerato 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, 215/45 R17, 225/45 R17 and 195/65 R15 - 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 Cerato 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 Cerato reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 215/45 R17, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | 205/55 R16, 215/45 R17, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | 205/55 R16, 215/45 R17, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | 215/45 R17, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | 215/45 R17, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Kia Motors Cerato 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Kia Motors Cerato reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | 205/55 R16, 215/45 R17, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 3 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | 205/55 R16, 215/45 R17, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kleber Quadraxer 3
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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
Winter tires
No Kia Motors Cerato 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Kia Motors Cerato reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 205/55 R16, 225/45 R17, 195/65 R15 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | 205/55 R16, 215/45 R17, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
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9.4 | 205/55 R16, 195/65 R15 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | 205/55 R16, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Nokian Snowproof 3P
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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
All Weather tires
No Kia Motors Cerato 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Kia Motors Cerato reviews |
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| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 205/55 R16, 225/45 R17, 195/65 R15 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV
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8.3 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
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8.1 | 215/45 R17, 225/45 R17 | 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 Cerato
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 30 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumho Ecsta HS51 Replaced by Kumho Ecsta HS52 | Summer | 91% | 2 | 38,000 miles |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 Replaced by Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 | Summer | 85% | 2 | 75,000 miles |
| Toyo NanoEnergy 3 | Summer | 75% | 2 | 32,000 miles |
| Kumho Ecsta PS31 | Summer | 66% | 2 | 72,200 miles |
| Silverstone M5 Synergy | Summer | 52% | 2 | 25,000 miles |
Tire sizes Kia Motors Cerato 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.
Kia Motors Cerato variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What Kia Motors Cerato drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Very impressed with wear on these tires
Put them on my kia at 280,000kms, now at 302,000kms and showing very little signs of wear with almost full tread depth still.
Do quite a bit of dirt road driving also and no problems at all.
Put them on my kia at 280,000kms, now at 302,000kms and showing very little signs of wear with almost full tread depth still.
Do quite a bit of dirt road driving also and no problems at all.
While these tires are a great performance tire, they have no place on a car that spends no time on track days. They are performance tires, but are very harsh and bumpy including hard to balance. They are also VERY noisy.
I was so disgusted with these tires, I took them off at 60-70% tread left and got another tire
I was so disgusted with these tires, I took them off at 60-70% tread left and got another tire
A good tires for daily drive. Fitted them on Kia cerato K3. Being compared to previous Yokohama ES32. I think this tires are very comfortable and the traction, dry grip and wet gripis very good.
Good grip on wet cornering, also day grip is excellent. But the wear is quite short then the tire got the tear mark.
I have driving on those tires for 7 years now (only at winter time). Covered 42000km on one set. Still got about 6mm tread left. Changed to anteres grip wp (2023 model) for experiment. Handles well on all surfaces. Better performance on snow. Average on ice. One of the best budget tires. Really calm driving.
Different situation on seat ibiza fwd 1.9tdi vs 236hp car. Handles well, but spins a lot. Covered about 25000km in two winters (worn out to 4mm). Worns out very quickly if driving at summer time.
Different situation on seat ibiza fwd 1.9tdi vs 236hp car. Handles well, but spins a lot. Covered about 25000km in two winters (worn out to 4mm). Worns out very quickly if driving at summer time.
This is an end of tire live review. I drove a Kia Cerato 1.6L Naturally Aspirated in Singapore. Current mileage done on the tire is about 36000 KM. All my 4 tires has uneven wear despite every 10k KM tire rotation. What is worse is one of the tire has excessive outer wear while another has excessive inner tire wear. at 36k KM, 3 of the tire has less than 1mm left to the legal limit of 1.6mm tread depth. The tires has performed to its requirement which is loss noisy and confident wet handling and braking. at S$75 a piece, I would say it is a pretty good deal but I believe you can get a better lasting tire at around the price without sacrificing the wet performance.
WOW! Have used Michelin Sport 4 on my cars for some years. Last year I decided to economise on my cheap daily run around Kia Cerato and with trepidation purchased a set of MC6 tires on a special deal from Bob Jane T Mart for $650 Australian. I cannot believe how close they are to the Sport 4’s in all conditions. At the price point I cannot fault them. The wear after 15Ks appears similar. Will definitely buy again.
I’d buy this tire over and over again purely on the fact that I got 100,000km out of the original set on my Kia Cerato with a 50/50 mix of city/highway driving and the tires still had probably 5000km left.
Purchase a new tire today on a rainy day (28 February 2023 replace my pilot sports 4 with no regret about this Petals tires velox sport PT 741. Great drive on a rainy day with so much grip in any situation on road and breaking super good so far. travel only 28 km testing so far.
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