This tire out of shape after 4mm of left tread. Terribly loud road noise!
Best Tires for the Mazda Mazda3 MPS Aero
Mazda Mazda3 MPS Aero drivers have left 15 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 186,016 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 15owner reviews
- 186,016 milescovered on them
- 8different tires rated
- 78%average tire score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 8.5 Current version: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 | 99% from 5 reviews | Best Summer Tires |
Highest weighted owner score from Mazda Mazda3 MPS Aero drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tires for the Mazda Mazda3 MPS Aero
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews from the Mazda Mazda3 MPS Aero to be ranked; the order weights a tire's score by how many reviews back it, so one glowing review cannot top a table.
Summer tires
The highest rated tire in the Summer category for the Mazda Mazda3 MPS Aero is the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 - 99% from 5 owner reviews across 56,000 miles. The current tire in that line is now the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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99% | 5 | 56,000 miles | 8.5 |
| 2 |
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A
Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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70% | 3 | 44,000 miles | 7.1 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
TR Score is the tire's overall Tire Reviews rating out of 10, built from independent test results and every owner review of that tire - not just the reviews from this car. The owner rating column is this car only.
The best rated tires that fit the Mazda Mazda3 MPS Aero
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Mazda Mazda3 MPS Aero driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/40 R18 and 225/45 R17 - 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
Our highest rated tire in the Summer category, in this car's sizes, is the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Mazda Mazda3 MPS Aero reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Mazda Mazda3 MPS Aero 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 Mazda3 MPS Aero reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport
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9.6 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 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 Mazda Mazda3 MPS Aero 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 Mazda3 MPS Aero reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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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 Mazda3 MPS Aero 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 Mazda3 MPS Aero reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV
|
8.3 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
|
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 Mazda3 MPS Aero
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 5 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 | Summer | 99% | 5 | 56,000 miles |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo | Summer | 70% | 3 | 44,000 miles |
| Dunlop SP Sport 2050M | Summer | 54% | 2 | 10,016 miles |
Tire sizes Mazda Mazda3 MPS Aero 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 Mazda3 MPS Aero drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Superb tire. Had 4 fitted - the fronts lasted 25k miles of mixed driving, the rears nearly 50k.
Huge grip in all weathers, fantastic directional stability, very positive just off center. The only downsides were the sidewalls were very stiff, which affected the ride quality. I'd have them again, if only they made them in my new cars size!
Huge grip in all weathers, fantastic directional stability, very positive just off center. The only downsides were the sidewalls were very stiff, which affected the ride quality. I'd have them again, if only they made them in my new cars size!
I've had these tires on my 320 bhp Mazdaspeed MPS (2011) from new and am fairly pleased with them. The set is rotated every 5,000 miles and have experienced twisty fast back roads and extensive motorway driving (no track). They'll need replacing in about 1,000 miles and have covered 16,200 miles to date. However, they are pretty scary in standing water and had me sideways when driving over a hail-covered motorway slip road! Very noisy in everyday use. Will buy Toyo R1-R next.
just thought i'd add a further review after having the tires on for 4 or 5 months now. best thing i can say is that they are even better than i thought, dry grip is amazing, i even got stuck in a blizzard coming home from manchester, with around 6 inch of snow on the road, and the tires coped with this quite well... unlike the poor guy i saw in a bmw z4 who could only seem to go sideways, i just kept plodding along. not bad for a 256bhp front wheel drive hatchback!
again, i cannot reccommend these tires enough. fabulous.
again, i cannot reccommend these tires enough. fabulous.
Best tire and best size (225/40/18) for MPS! Over 1000 km until now and the first thing that impressed me was how sweet and quiet it is on bumpy roads! Superb traction on the dry! I think I'll never find its limits! I rarely drive fast on wet so I don't know about wet traction and I don't care too much since it's a SUMMER tire! Wear index 300!!! Previously I had Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (215/45/18) and Michelin Pilot Sport 2 (225/45/18). Bridgestone was noisy, its traction was awful and it worn too fast (wear index 140!!!). Michelin was very good but the size that I chose was not right so traction and comfort improved but also fuel consuption increased because of the bigger profile.
had these on the mps since new, they have done 27k miles which i think is pretty good, but after this time one had started to degrade quite badly and the metal band was showing and the tire grip was lifting. i was glad to get them off the car. the ride in comparison to their replacements (goodyear asymmetric 2's) was very harsh, spine shatteringly stiff over bumps, they would follow the lines in the road, when pushed though, they would perform well, but would understeer on corners and roundabouts. overall i would class them at a hard/harsh tire, non compliant, uncomfortable, and most definitely not to be bought, unless thats what you are looking for.
not had these on very long but they have totally transformed the ride quality and handling on my car. it was immediately noticeable from leaving the tire fitter, i had all four tires changed from bridgstones which the car came with from the factory, thay had done 27k miles, and were not totally worn out, but they were letting go in the wet so i had decided to change them. what has amazed me most about the goodyear tires is how much they have transformed my car and its characteristics. if i hadn't experienced it for myself i would have found it hard to believe. but believe me you can, these tires are startlingly good. and incredibly good value for money. i will definitely be using these again. 100% quality tire.
Standard fit on my Mazda 3 MPS. Lasted 10000 miles on the front but had to cope with 260 bhp.
Amazing tires well worth all the rave reviews. braking is truly great.
excellent performing tire, putting 256bhp through the front wheels they cope very well, lacking confidence with them when it is very wet, just replaced these on the front with the same again as they were original fit and did 14,000 miles on them, not bad for a front wheel drive car with 256bhp, rears have hardly worn at all, they get a bit noisy when due for replacement but don't they all? very good looking tire on the 18" wheels, will probably have but these again too.
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