Bought iCept SUVs for my Mazda CX-70. Decent road noise, probably around the same as the stock all-seasons. Icy conditions aren't great but better than all's and not as good as the X-Ice on my other vehicle. Road ride feels like they don't give much. $120 less per tire than premiums like X-Ice, and has better longevity according to different comparison websites. That longevity means a tougher rubber-like compound and less flex to grip onto ice.
Best Tires for the Mazda CX7
Mazda CX7 drivers have left 16 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 224,500 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 16owner reviews
- 224,500 milescovered on them
- 15different tires rated
- 75%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Mazda CX7
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Mazda CX7 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 Mazda CX7 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 | Mazda CX7 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Mazda CX7 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 | Mazda CX7 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Mazda CX7 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 | Mazda CX7 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 Mazda CX7 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 | Mazda CX7 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 Mazda CX7
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 14 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nokian WR SUV 3 Replaced by Nokian WR SUV 4 | Winter | 77% | 2 | 37,000 miles |
Tire sizes Mazda CX7 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 CX7 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Compared to the previous Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2, they are a small step back. Wet grip and wet grip are where the weaknesses are noticeable.
The snow grip is also lower but constant and predictable so just fine for normal driving. Aquaplaning resistance is high, even with snow slush on motorway they're secure and safe. In term of noise they are comparable to winter tires. Mainly used on the highway, wear is comparable to that of the Goodyear. All in all a good tire, cheaper than Goodyear and therefore with a little lower performances.
The snow grip is also lower but constant and predictable so just fine for normal driving. Aquaplaning resistance is high, even with snow slush on motorway they're secure and safe. In term of noise they are comparable to winter tires. Mainly used on the highway, wear is comparable to that of the Goodyear. All in all a good tire, cheaper than Goodyear and therefore with a little lower performances.
Bought this car second hand, tires are fifth season, dont know mileage.
Am pleasantlly surprised, did only 500km, some highway speeding in heavy rain, good handling and control.
Normaly I drive sport gt coupe on Pirellis pz4 or estate on Continental PremiumContact6; winter Continental ts870p and ts860, so if Nexen were crap I would notice.
Fitted them on a CX-7 AWD on 19" oem wheels and oem size. The tires before were Pirelli PZero Rosso. Bridgestones are by far better on every aspect except noise. These are ever so slightly louder and harsher on potholes. Would definitely buy them again, if the wear rate is decent. Also, flange protection is adequate.
I replaced my Michelin tires in my CX7 after 40,000kms and decided to go for this Maxxis Vicra Z4S, as a regular Michellin user I was very surprised with the overall performance and durability of this Maxxis, City and Highway it has lasted 60,000 and still has 1mm depth, the handling and feedback of the road is really good in the first 30,000 kms after it start degrading, which I believe is normal, it is a very quiet tire and I have travelled in very narrow and curvy roads in heavy rainning conditions and the traction was superb. Where I live I dont have snow or ice roads, but heavy raining is present 6 months every year. Definitely a Maxxis loyal customer.
These lasted 4 year, 55k km ~35k Miles.
Quiet and comfortable, but not lasting very long.
Decent dry/wet grip.
Quiet and comfortable, but not lasting very long.
Decent dry/wet grip.
Look I can't say much about this tire because I bought them only one month ago but what I can tell you already is that it has great grip and is very good on steering the vehicule into corners. Comfort is much better than the Michelin's which were very expensive and didn't hold out for long...
Good tire for general use. Excellent in winter, average on wet roads, good for aquaplaning. They at first wear quite fast, but as they age they become harder and wear less. With aging they perform worse on wet roads. After three winters an one summer they currently have 4mm of tread, but they are not safe for drive on wet roads. With 4mm tread aquaplaning resistance still quite high. Good value for the money paid, will buy again.
Very sporty tire, quite hard but precise handling. You can drive an SUV as an sport car. Because of spirited driving they wore out in three summers, driven approximately 25000 km. Very good in the wet (even with litle tread) and aquaplaning. Didn't have any truble with the tires, so yes i would buy again.
Utter rubbish.
Only lasted a few months on the front of our CX7 and feel terrible.
Spend a bit more and get some decent tires.
Only lasted a few months on the front of our CX7 and feel terrible.
Spend a bit more and get some decent tires.
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