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Best Tires for the Subaru Legacy 2.5GT

Subaru Legacy 2.5GT drivers have left 4 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 41,500 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

This page covers the Subaru Legacy 2.5GT specifically. For the full picture, the Subaru Legacy page combines 124 reviews from every variant. All Subaru Legacy reviews →

  • 4owner reviews
  • 41,500 milescovered on them
  • 4different tires rated
  • 62%average tire score
Most fitted size - 1 reviews 215/45 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 625 215 97 17" 97 All 215/45 R17 data →

The best rated tires that fit the Subaru Legacy 2.5GT

The rankings above can only speak for tires a Subaru Legacy 2.5GT driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 215/45 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

No Subaru Legacy 2.5GT 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 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Subaru Legacy 2.5GT reviews
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 9.7 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental PremiumContact 7 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Hankook Ventus Evo 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →

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

All Season tires

No Subaru Legacy 2.5GT 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 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Subaru Legacy 2.5GT reviews
1 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 9.6 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin CrossClimate 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 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 Legacy 2.5GT driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tires made in Subaru Legacy 2.5GT sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Subaru Legacy 2.5GT reviews
1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 9.4 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 9.3 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 9.3 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Continental WinterContact TS 870 9.2 All your sizes Be the first →
6 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 9.2 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 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT 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 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Subaru Legacy 2.5GT 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.

Tire sizes Subaru Legacy 2.5GT 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 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT drivers say

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

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Triangle TR968 225-45-17- Subaru Legacy 2.5GT 2,000 miles January 22, 2015
For the first time in my life i know what it feels like to drive on ice.... even though i live in the caribbean. On dry road they feel like a $10 tire. On wet road it can have you totaling your car. I remember couldn't even stopping going 20mph on a wet road. It was my lack of confidence why I was going 20 in the first place, but when i applied the brake and expected it to stop, i almost ended up in someone's car.

I would say these tires are a good way to kill your wife if you hate her.
93%
Kumho Ecsta KU39 255-35-18- Subaru Legacy 2.5GT 24,500 miles July 18, 2014
Absolutely fantastic tire. Currently on my Subaru legacy/liberty with Race track days, hard street and rural driving involved, and they tick all the boxes. I will definitely be purchasing again, as they are a fantastic package.
80%
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 225-45-18-W Subaru Legacy 2.5GT 5,000 miles February 19, 2013
I find this tire suits my car and driving style. They feel nice and progressive into corners with good exit characteristics. Braking is as good as the RE050's I have had on other cars. They are quiet on the tarmac and I reckon are wearing well to date.
13%
Sunny SN3800 215-45-17-W Subaru Legacy 2.5GT 10,000 miles February 8, 2013
These tires are terrible. I bought them with the car about 10,000 miles ago. I knew the tires were junk, so I put up with them. I chalked most of the noise up to the AWD. It wasn't until I had them replaced today that I realized they were robbing me of much of my cars potential. They're dangerous on anything but dry pavement. I couldn't imagine driving a 2WD car with these tires. If there was any water on the ground anything above half throttle on my modest turbo Subaru would result in any one tire deciding to just break traction. I even have the rear LSD. Doesn't matter. These tires are like having PVC pipes for tires, and aren't worth the money to have them installed on any car you aren't planning on destroying in some violent or epic fashion.

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About the TR Score

The Tire Reviews Score rates each tire out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, so you can check a car-specific ranking against the wider evidence.

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Every test published as a Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.

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