They're great on dry and wet condition. Never overcame the grip of the tire from a family mpv. You could really transform the handling of a car with a sticky tire. The wet grip and aquaplaning is quite impressive. The grove might seem a little aggressive for a family mpv, but they're quite comfortable albeit a little noisy. They don't last long, only got 30,000km out of the front tires, but they've got a balance of performance and comfort unlike cheaper brand where they might have the grip, but not the comfort.
Best Tires for the Mazda 8 (MPV) 2.3
Mazda 8 (MPV) 2.3 drivers have left 4 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 121,000 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 4owner reviews
- 121,000 milescovered on them
- 3different tires rated
- 66%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Mazda 8 (MPV) 2.3
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Mazda 8 (MPV) 2.3 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 215/65 R16 and 235/50 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
No Mazda 8 (MPV) 2.3 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Mazda 8 (MPV) 2.3 reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 235/50 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | 235/50 R18 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | 235/50 R18 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
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9.4 | 235/50 R18 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | 235/50 R18 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Mazda 8 (MPV) 2.3 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 8 (MPV) 2.3 reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | 235/50 R18 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | 215/65 R16 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
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9.4 | 235/50 R18 | 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 8 (MPV) 2.3 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 8 (MPV) 2.3 reviews |
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| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | 235/50 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | 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 8 (MPV) 2.3 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 8 (MPV) 2.3 reviews |
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| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 215/65 R16 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
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8.1 | 235/50 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
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8 | 235/50 R18 | 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 8 (MPV) 2.3
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 2 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
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| Yokohama Aspec A349 BluEarth | Summer | 62% | 2 | 56,000 miles |
Tire sizes Mazda 8 (MPV) 2.3 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 8 (MPV) 2.3 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
The dry grip seems to be ok, they're not Bridgestone Adrenalin Re003 or Michelin PS4 sticky, but they're more than enough for a family mpv (I did use Potenza RE003 and PS4 on a family mpv), but they will aquaplane dangerously on road with poor drainage and puddle.
Aquaplaning at 100km/h on a highway isn't fun and scary, but these tires will aquaplane easily at more 80km/h and would actually lift both front tires without any grip whatsoever. Aquaplane once at an 80km/h bend and needed to counter steer the oversteer moment in a FWD family mpv, which is not usual with my other set of tires (Bridgestone, Michelin, Yokohama).
Dry grip is not bad, they're better than the Yokohama that was an OEM tire from the factory, could lean on it and progressively understeer with enough warning so you could control the understeer. They're noisy after 20,000km, but they will last a long time. If I'm not mistaken they're in the 500 treadwear, but replaced them at 35,000 because I got a puncture and sidewall was destroyed because of that.
Fitted by the factory on our 2014 Mazda 8 2.3. Had to replace after 45000km due to low profile (about 2.5mm left all around).
Quiet, comfortable tire with a good wear for our heavy MPV. Good handling in the dry, but poor performance in the wet. I never experienced aquaplaning, but starting on a red light or uphill on wet roads set the tires spinning easily. Also breaking at low speeds in parking decks or cornering over a manhole sent the car slipping easily.
Quiet, comfortable tire with a good wear for our heavy MPV. Good handling in the dry, but poor performance in the wet. I never experienced aquaplaning, but starting on a red light or uphill on wet roads set the tires spinning easily. Also breaking at low speeds in parking decks or cornering over a manhole sent the car slipping easily.
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