I CAME FROM CONTINENTAL ECO 6 WICH IT WAS TERRIBLE AT ALL . THE GOODYEAR IS MUCH BETTER , VERY NICHE GRIP AT WET AND DRY BUT I THINK WICK AT HANDLING
Best Tires for the Ford Kuga
Ford Kuga drivers have left 106 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 1,429,320 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 106owner reviews
- 1,429,320 milescovered on them
- 78different tires rated
- 70%average tire score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Hankook Dynapro HP2 6.8 | 95% from 3 reviews | Best Summer Tires |
| All Season | Continental 4x4 Contact 6.6 | 74% from 3 reviews | Goodyear Vector All Season 4 Best All Season Tires |
Highest weighted owner score from Ford Kuga drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tires for the Ford Kuga
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews from the Ford Kuga 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 Ford Kuga is the Hankook Dynapro HP2 - 95% from 3 owner reviews across 2,020 miles.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hankook Dynapro HP2
|
95% | 3 | 2,020 miles | 6.8 |
| 2 |
Continental ContiSportContact 5 P
Replaced by Continental SportContact 7
|
74% | 3 | 75,034 miles | 8.5 |
| 3 |
Continental EcoContact 6
Replaced by Continental EcoContact 7
|
43% | 6 | 30,200 miles | 7.5 |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport
|
24% | 3 | 10,107 miles | 8.1 |
| 5 |
Sunny SN3800
|
22% | 3 | 9,350 miles | 4.2 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
The highest rated tire in the All Season category for the Ford Kuga is the Continental 4x4 Contact - 74% from 3 owner reviews across 114,000 miles.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Continental 4x4 Contact
|
74% | 3 | 114,000 miles | 6.6 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
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 Ford Kuga
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Ford Kuga driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 235/55 R17, 235/50 R18, 235/45 R19 and 225/60 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 | Ford Kuga reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
|
9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
|
9.7 | 235/45 R19 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
|
9.5 | 235/50 R18, 235/45 R19 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
|
9.5 | 235/50 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
|
9.4 | 235/50 R18, 235/45 R19, 225/60 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
|
9.4 | 235/55 R17, 235/50 R18, 225/60 R18 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
Our highest rated tire in the All Season category, in this car's sizes, is the Hankook iON FlexClimate, at 9.8 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Ford Kuga reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hankook iON FlexClimate
|
9.8 | 235/45 R19 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Goodyear Vector All Season 4
|
9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
|
9.6 | All your sizes | 1 |
| 4 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
|
9.5 | 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 Ford Kuga 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 | Ford Kuga reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
|
9.6 | 235/55 R17, 235/50 R18, 235/45 R19 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Alpin 7
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
|
9.5 | 235/55 R17, 235/50 R18, 235/45 R19 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
|
9.4 | 235/55 R17, 235/50 R18, 225/60 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 Ford Kuga driver has reviewed a tire in the All Weather category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW is our highest rated, at 9.4 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Ford Kuga reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW
|
9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
|
8.8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Giti AllSeason AS2
|
8.8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2
|
8.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Hankook Weatherflex GT
|
8.5 | 235/55 R17, 235/50 R18, 225/60 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Vredestein Quatrac 5
|
8.4 | 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.
How long do tires last on the Ford Kuga?
Across 20 end of life reviews from Ford Kuga drivers, a typical set of tires was worn out after 18,000 miles. Half of all worn-out sets lasted between 8,000 miles and 30,000 miles.
Distances are self-reported by drivers whose review marked the set as worn out; figures are medians, so a single unusual report cannot move them.
Every tire reviewed on the Ford Kuga
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 59 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental EcoContact 6 Replaced by Continental EcoContact 7 | Summer | 43% | 6 | 30,200 miles |
| Hankook Dynapro HP2 | Summer | 95% | 3 | 2,020 miles |
| Continental 4x4 Contact | All Season | 74% | 3 | 114,000 miles |
| Continental ContiSportContact 5 P Replaced by Continental SportContact 7 | Summer | 74% | 3 | 75,034 miles |
| Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport | Summer | 24% | 3 | 10,107 miles |
| Sunny SN3800 | Summer | 22% | 3 | 9,350 miles |
| Kumho Crugen HP91 | Summer | 94% | 2 | 12,500 miles |
| Continental Premium Contact 2 Replaced by Continental PremiumContact 7 | Summer | 93% | 2 | 150,000 miles |
| Pirelli Scorpion Verde | Summer | 89% | 2 | 22,000 miles |
| Matador Hectorra 5 | Summer | 87% | 2 | 5,200 miles |
| Evergreen EU72 | Summer | 85% | 2 | 15,000 miles |
| Jinyu YU61 | Summer | 77% | 2 | 28,000 miles |
| Continental Sport Contact 6 Replaced by Continental SportContact 7 | Summer | 71% | 2 | 9,500 miles |
| Nexen N Blue HD Plus | Summer | 65% | 2 | 23,200 miles |
| Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 | All Season | 65% | 2 | 1,000 miles |
| Michelin Latitude tour HP Replaced by Michelin Latitude Tour 3 | All Season | 61% | 2 | 39,000 miles |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 | Summer | 59% | 2 | 9,600 miles |
| Falken Azenis FK510 Replaced by Falken Azenis FK520 | Summer | 57% | 2 | 29,000 miles |
| Hifly HP801 | Summer | 40% | 2 | 8,840 miles |
Tire sizes Ford Kuga 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 Ford Kuga drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
They have bsen fantastic.. great for towing and wet grass ice snow dry off road .. all brilliant!!
What ever you do, do not buy these tires. After driving just 5,000 km, all four tires had identical, catastrophic structural carcass failure (delamination/belt separation).
Attached figure tells the story.
To be clear:
Tire Pressures: Checked regularly and kept consistently between 2.6 and 2.8 bar.
Vehicle Condition: Inspected directly by an authorized main dealer, suspension, alignment, and vehicle geometry are fine.
Road: Around 1000km during summer time on dirt road and the rest in normal city conditions on paved road.
To make matters worse, Bridgestone customer service has completely ignored all complaints and claim the road. Just wondering should a premium tire be in this condition after 1000km on unpaved road. On Bridgestone case apparently yes..!
All round excellent tire , XL rated and very good towing caravan. Recommended to both my son who's a driving instructor and my wife and daughter. My local tire depot recommends them.
For calm use, they are good; they make little noise and seem to offer low rolling resistance, but they do not inspire much confidence in wet conditions, and even on dry surfaces, I have experienced traction losses. After 50,000 km and rotating them at 25,000, all four have 4.2 mm left. I drive calmly mainly on interurban roads at 120 km/h.
I consider this tires dedicated for snow and mud terain only , good cheap alternative for bad snowy mudy roads
At first when they were new, it was good. Feedback on dry was ok and on wet was ok. After 8 months of driving it got a worse, a lot.
Front were left with 5mm
And rear with 6mm of rubber
I got them new on a new from factory Ford Kuga. Newer gonna buy EcoContact 6 after this experience.
Front were left with 5mm
And rear with 6mm of rubber
I got them new on a new from factory Ford Kuga. Newer gonna buy EcoContact 6 after this experience.
Road noise is ok, however a very stiff ride resulting in feeling every bump
Got them brand new on new factory car.
I drove 10500 km, 20% Highway 80 % town.
I’m very dissapointed with them. Front tires wear a lot. After 8 months and 10500 km drove it has 5mm for front and 5-6 mm rear tires.
Note, i didnt drive sporty, regular every day drive.
P.S. They became noise.
I drove 10500 km, 20% Highway 80 % town.
I’m very dissapointed with them. Front tires wear a lot. After 8 months and 10500 km drove it has 5mm for front and 5-6 mm rear tires.
Note, i didnt drive sporty, regular every day drive.
P.S. They became noise.
I bought my car with these on and very worn but as I do 5/6000 miles per year and they are not illegal we kept them .We live in Finland and the conditions are harsh at times .Now they are ready for changing as we have seperate tires for winter ,it is September here .I do not understand the feedback on here as I used to rally drive and love nothing more than good acceleration ,we drive twisty tarmac and gravel roads and these tires have caused me no problems at all .With 2mm of tread left I still can't get the traction control on ! I would buy them again in the blink of an eye .The downside is that they are noisy and as our profile is quite low that doesn't help . Our car is a Ford kuga 2 liter diesel 4wd so heavy enough to test them and they have been great . I am on the net now searching for them .
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