Best Tires for the Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0

Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 drivers have left 5 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 38,146 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

5owner reviews
38,146 milescovered on them
4different tires rated
78%average tire score

Most fitted size - 3 reviews 235/40 R18 To scale, mm

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The best rated tires that fit the Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0

The rankings above can only speak for tires a Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 235/40 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.

Winter tires

No Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 is our highest rated, at 9.8 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tires made in Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 reviews
1	Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	9.8	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	9.5	All your sizes	1
5	Bridgestone Blizzak 6	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Nokian Snowproof 3P	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

Summer tires

No Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 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 Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 reviews
1	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	9.7	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Continental SportContact 7	9.7	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Continental PremiumContact 7	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Michelin Pilot Sport 5	9.4	All your sizes	Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →

All Season tires

No Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 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 Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 reviews
1	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport	9.6	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Michelin CrossClimate 2	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
4	Continental AllSeasonContact 2	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
5	BFGoodrich Advantage All Season	9.5	All your sizes	Be the first →
6	Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 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 Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 driver has reviewed a tire in the All Weather category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Vredestein Quatrac 5 is our highest rated, at 8.4 out of 10.

Highest rated All Weather tires made in Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 sizes
#	Tire	TR Score	Made in	Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 reviews
1	Vredestein Quatrac 5	8.4	All your sizes	Be the first →
2	Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	8.1	All your sizes	Be the first →
3	Vredestein Quatrac Pro	8	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 Mazda 3 BP 2.0

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.

All tires reviewed by Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 drivers
Tire	Season	Owner rating	Reviews	Distance reviewed
Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601	Summer	73%	2	12,653 miles

Tire sizes Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 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.

235/40 R18 3 reviews 205/60 R16 1 reviews 215/45 R18 1 reviews

What Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 drivers say

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

80%

Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 235-40-18 Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 8,953 miles September 1, 2026

Previous reviews i mentioned very small slip angle and squeals in the corners at 50km/h but i was wrong
here to correct my review on this tire, it was the alignment that was off, very off toe settings, after adjusting it and Camber at -2 degree ish its doing fantastic, i have done 2 track days 1 autocross with it as well its doing very well, with the proper inputs, after a proper alignment i barely hear any squeals unless i do a bad input like bad braking, bad steering etc

dry braking is a little weird not sure if its my input on a FWD Mazda 3 4th gen it leaves a bit to be desired, cornering on touge routes once of twice every week is fantastic on these tires, love the feedback from the road, its stiff

at 30% treads i would not fly on wet roads thou, swapped it for a new set of Apex V601 at around 1.7-1.8mm depth

with a few months of bad toe alignment, extra scrub and track days and autocross case i gotten 8953.95miles 14,410km out of this set with rotation

81%

Michelin Primacy 5 215-45-18 Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 13,000 miles August 28, 2026

Still have to keep above minimum presure on tire load plate. This avoids buckling on forces applied with larger steering input. The side walls are pretty thin with no rim ptotector edge to speak of. Would be nice to have more direct feeling to cornering at a reasonable speed & long bends in the road. They are a touring tire, but the trade off is noise to handiling ratio that can be improved on. They have hardly worn at all. Dependable in the wet from moist, to sheets of water over the road, when driving to the conditions. Hardly have to pick out a stone stuck between the treads, so that is a bonus. Great tire for highway use but they increase pressue a lot on hot days. Start at 37 psi & goes up to 42 psi. Noticable when using steering auto function. The car will start to wander within the lane & self correct. Doesn't happen when under 39 psi. Second best tire I have used in 40+ years of driving. When you get some miles on your clock, you notice these things. I wont put any one off these tires, as long as you are aware of its limiting factors. I'll say it again. Bought a premium European tire, made in china. Go figure.

66%

Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 235-40-18 Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 3,700 miles January 29, 2026

I would call the Yokohama Advan Apex V601 a good teacher that helps you get better at driving and a very talkative tire, it has a very narrow optimal window not sure if it has a very small slip angle or what, it squeals early but not necessarily lost grip yet on the same corners with MaxContact 7 it feels like it takes less longitudinal G, Advan Apex V601 is sensitive to inputs, any bad input there will be feedback and it will understeer for me, i would say i feel MaxContact 7 is a much grippier tire even when driving inputs are bad, imagine after improving your technique

noise level when new is equivalent to a worn out 1.7mm MaxContact 7

my apex v601 is 6000km in im down to 6.3-6.9mm of tread depth, did a 2 hour track day as well, it kind of help up, a lot of squeal thats for sure, but the feedback is great you can really feel when its almost loosing traction when its sliding, and if its really goin sideways, wear wise its quite ok for my slow pacing on the track, the flakes you see are rubber picked up on track, drive hard enough it will all fall away back to smooth tire

i still dont know what mindset should i have right now, is having a narrow optimal grip window a good thing or a bad thing for a tire, would i buy again? im really in a mixed feeling zone, MC7 is a top choice, more forgiving, more grip but not as direct, feedback is not much, i dont know where the limits of the MC7 is but V601 i can easily know how much i can push it, when to pull back, when to correct my steering

on the aesthetic side the outer shoulder tread design looks good thou hahhaha no idea why

88%

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 205-60-16 Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 2,000 miles January 6, 2026

Good points:

As far as grip on dry asphalt is concerned, this tire behaves quite well. The driving feeling is good. When driving more sharply in corners, it tends to twist, but nothing dramatic. The final impression is that they hold very well in curves. Braking on dry surfaces is also excellent.

Handling on wet asphalt is outstanding. Braking is excellent. The cornering behavior during sharper driving is excellent, it gives the impression of a reliable tire. The combination of low temperatures and wet asphalt leaves an even better impression...

A few days ago I also had snowy conditions, with a lot of deep snow and slush, the tire behaves predictably and reliably and I could say with excellent grip when moving through the snow continuously.

On good road surfaces they are really quiet.

Cons:

At speeds higher than 120 km/h, vibrations are felt in the car, but it is not terrible.

When driving more sharply in curves, they tend to twist, but they hold excellently in both dry and wet conditions.

Aquaplaning is quite pronounced above 70 km/h. If I remember correctly, with the old Falken Eurowinter HS01 in a similar dimension, that was the feeling at higher speeds.

Comfort and subjective driving feeling could be a little better.

The rolling resistance is a little higher, but it's still a winter tire, so it's not a drawback.

I cannot evaluate the behavior on ice, since I have not tested it under those conditions.

Conclusion:
Absolute recommendation for this tire. It behaves well in almost all conditions (no ice), predictably and reliably.
I just hope that it will be able to cover a lot of kilometers without reducing its performance.

76%

Continental MaxContact MC7 235-40-18 Mazda Mazda 3 BP 2.0 10,493 miles September 9, 2025

Price wise in Malaysia at least is cheaper than PS5 but based on this review here seems like it performs better than Michelin Pilot Sport 5 so id say its quite value for money but reviews of this tire is quite limited, small sample size, hard to have a definite conclusion

How well it handles heat and repeated aggressive use?
i have a photo down that is after an advance driving course, you can see some signs of heat cycling with flaking and small chips, this is only on the front 2 tires, have not tracked this tire thou, could eat up this tire pretty quick

Very confident inspiring tire, quiet in the initial stages but the noise starts to come in after 10,000km ish, on good tarmac its still quiet, its the rough ones that is amplified, i drive somewhat spiritedly in mountain passes or twisties 1-2 times per week and only had once or twice where i really hear some tire squeals, i would say i have not driven this tire to it's limit yet so i cant comment much on this but 100-120km/h in the corners are quite safe and confident, have not had any slides in the wet at all as well

Wear wise i think it wears quite fast but kind of expected for tires of this focus and also more aggressive than normal city driving use case

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