It is NOT a comfortable tire, noisy when miles increase, wet grip is good
Best Tires for the Mazda 121
Mazda 121 drivers have left 13 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 115,620 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 13owner reviews
- 115,620 milescovered on them
- 12different tires rated
- 76%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Mazda 121
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Mazda 121 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/60 R16, 205/55 R16 and 215/45 R18 - 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.
All Season tires
No Mazda 121 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 | Mazda 121 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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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 Mazda 121 driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Mazda 121 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 215/45 R18 | 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 | 205/60 R16, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | 205/60 R16 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
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9.4 | 205/60 R16, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Summer tires
No Mazda 121 driver has reviewed a tire in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Continental PremiumContact 7 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Mazda 121 reviews |
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| 1 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | 205/60 R16, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | 205/55 R16, 215/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | 215/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Hankook Ventus Evo
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9.4 | 215/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
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9.4 | 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Weather tires
No Mazda 121 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 | Mazda 121 reviews |
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| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 205/60 R16, 205/55 R16 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
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8.1 | 215/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
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8 | 215/45 R18 | 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 Mazda 121
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 11 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Turanza ER33 | Summer | 80% | 2 | 15,540 miles |
Tire sizes Mazda 121 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 Mazda 121 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
This is my second set on this car and came as standard as purchased new. The DUNLOP-SP Sport Maxx TT 215/45R18 are great tires offering good adhesion in dry and wet conditions. They have been rotated with each 10,000km service and have retained good levels of wear and performance for 75,000km so durability has been outstanding on my car. While they are more expensive than some, the long life performance makes it worth it.
We have these tires on our electric mazda mx30 during winter in Sweden. Mostly girlfriend commuting 100km per day. Never had any issues on dry, wet, snowy or icy roads. She feel really confident during winter with these on and she drives like she stole the car most of the times. Good comfort and second winter with them and no excessive wear. Other than being pricey, no other downside. Recommend.
Have these on my Mazda CX5, and I have to say since I changed I can't wait to get them off. The car is unstable in wet conditions while cornering even an low speed, its that bad by ESP comes on as it loses grip. Wouldn't recommend at all.
I use these tires on my everyday car. It’s safe and worth the price. The only small negative is the noise, but this is not a problem for everyone.
FM800 wasn’t official model that is brought in by DUNLOP AD in Singapore.
It is made in Thailand, however the price is very competitive against big name like Michelin / Goodyear and even other official Dunlop models.
My previous tire were Bridgestone T005A that was fitted on my car that come with dealer.
FM800 performance was better than T005A in most of the aspect especially over Comfort, low noise and decent grip in dry / wet.
I have a lot of experience with Toyo tires
And it's a great tire
Great tires! Lots of reviews say they’re bad but I never has any problems with them. Great grip and handling!
Came with the car, driving in the dry is ok, I push these tires hard, not amazing grip but ok, but just a slightly wet road makes them slip like crazy. Pretty noisy on highways, have to raise your voice to speak if you're driving over 60 mph. Only plus is that they last a lot, over 25k miles and still have lots of life left.
I am rating almost all areas at 9 and more.
So that should be self-explanatory; great, reliable, feels safe, good handling and will definitely change to the same set for my Mazda 3.
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