I've ran the eagle f1 asymmetric 5's for the last few years, they were fantastic tires, great in the dry, decent in the wet and were good to drive from cold. I've ran the 6's for over 6k miles and disliked them since the beginning, take too long to warm up, huge amounts of road noise and feedback, and feel loose in any sort of wet weather, a huge disappointment from the 5's.
Best Tires for the Subaru Impreza WRX STI
Subaru Impreza WRX STI drivers have left 52 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 379,302 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 1 Impreza WRX STI variants, listed further down.
This page covers the Subaru Impreza WRX STI specifically. For the full picture, the Subaru Impreza WRX page combines 88 reviews from every variant. All Subaru Impreza WRX reviews →
- 52owner reviews
- 379,302 milescovered on them
- 42different tires rated
- 79%average tire score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Bridgestone Potenza RE070 8.1 | 78% from 5 reviews | Best Summer Tires |
Highest weighted owner score from Subaru Impreza WRX STI drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tires for the Subaru Impreza WRX STI
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews from the Subaru Impreza WRX STI 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 Subaru Impreza WRX STI is the Bridgestone Potenza RE070 - 78% from 5 owner reviews across 37,000 miles.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bridgestone Potenza RE070
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78% | 5 | 37,000 miles | 8.1 |
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 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Subaru Impreza WRX STI driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18, 215/45 R17 and 225/45 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.
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 | Subaru Impreza WRX STI reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | 225/40 R18, 225/45 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 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 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 | Subaru Impreza WRX STI 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 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 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 | Subaru Impreza WRX STI reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 225/40 R18, 225/45 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, 225/45 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 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
All Weather tires
No Subaru Impreza WRX STI 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 | Subaru Impreza WRX STI reviews |
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| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18 | 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 | 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 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 35 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Potenza RE070 | Summer | 78% | 5 | 37,000 miles |
| Kumho Ecsta XS KU36 | Summer | 82% | 2 | 14,000 miles |
| Yokohama Advan A052 | Summer | 81% | 2 | 12,428 miles |
| Federal 595RSR Replaced by Federal 595RSRR | Summer | 80% | 2 | 31,500 miles |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE71R Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza RE 71 RZ | Summer | 79% | 2 | 23,000 miles |
| Yokohama Parada Spec 2 | Summer | 77% | 2 | 8,000 miles |
| Bridgestone Potenza S001 Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo | Summer | 75% | 2 | 6,014 miles |
Tire sizes Subaru Impreza WRX STI 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.
Subaru Impreza WRX STI variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What Subaru Impreza WRX STI drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Absolutely BEST tire for the price. My background has mainly been track driving and open windy county roads. These tires did not disappoint. Having tried RE003’s and PS4’s. For the price you really can’t complain.. extremely handing in both wet and dry conditions. More comfortable driving at higher speeds and cornering in the dry, they just want to keep gripping the road. Wet road driving they also preform phenomenally. I’m not really the person to drive my car in the wet as this is a dry weekend warrior or track car only. But having rained and back windy roads you always wanna see what your tires can do and hope for the best haha. But all seriousness it’s a excellent tire even compared to newer and “improved” tires but other big manufacturers. 10/10 would buy again.
Awesome tire for the price I paid. Quite surprised in the Edmonton weather snow storms had nothing on me with these tires on. Would recommend to buy again and others to try them out.
Very leary at first because of the price but they look great and ride great. Got to test them in a bad rain storm and they cut through the water like butter…..last test will come this winter
I have this tire for a year and 8 months. The grip is phenomenal on dry but on wet not that great. But they are expensive tires.
I have this tire for a year and 8 months. The grip is phenomenal on dry but on wet not that great. But they are expensive tires.
Fit this tire with purchase of low price. I have reviewed the summer test and the dry grip result seems to be one of the best. The wet grip on summer tire test result came out bad but there was no skidding nor bad aquaplaning. Sport S1 does the job very well, i have gotten a good quality tire at low price!
My car is subaru gc8 with 280 bhp. Use S007A for trackday was very impressive than RE003 in dry surface. The lap time even more than 3 seconds faster. There is no obvious heat problem after 30 minutes running.
For road use, it's similar with RE003, not so comfortable, feeling of resistance when encountering stagnant water. Should be better driving carefully in rainy day.
They're great on the dry with a lot of grip, but they're terrible on the wet. Aquaplaning is quite dangerous. They're cheap compare to other semi slicks (200 tread wear). Changed these tires because they're cracking and split sidewall after 3 years, even though had travelled less than 10,000. Sidewall literally crumbles like parmesan.
They're good if you used them for track day car and use them up very quickly for a couple laps until they're bald, but do not buy them for your everyday car because they will not last long (mileage or age of the tires).
Hands down the best performing tire in snow and ice I've ever used. On snow they are genuinely like a summer tire in the wet. There is a very steep hill leading into my village and I can stop on the steepest point in deep snow and pull away again without spinning a wheel. Breaking on the snow and ice is just as good. Steering is millimeter perfect also. Used these tires for two winters now and put around 7k miles on them and they are barely worn at all. They are also fantastic on cold and wet roads standing water is of no concern. My only complaint about them is that they feel quite unstable at 'high' speed in the dry and feel a bit floaty. However despite this they have handled any emergency maneuvers with ease and have never let the car get out of control. 100% will buy again without a seconds hesitation.
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