These tires are actually dangerous. They have basically zero grip on dry roads. They don't even have enough grip to activate my ABS they just slide on dry pavement, its 10x worse in the rain. Cornering at normal speeds and the tires start screaming like they are at edge of their grip. I drive a WRX and these tires have seriously handicapped the car. These tires take confidence away from you. A 9 year old set of Hankook's had easily 2x the grip in wet and dry condition. THese are dangerous tires and I cannot recommend them to anyone, I will feel bad when I sell them because they are so dangerous.
Best Tires for the Subaru Impreza WRX
Subaru Impreza WRX drivers have left 88 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 754,517 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 4 Impreza WRX variants, listed further down.
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- 88owner reviews
- 754,517 milescovered on them
- 64different tires rated
- 77%average tire score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Maxxis MA Z1 Victra 8 | 90% from 3 reviews | Best Summer Tires |
Highest weighted owner score from Subaru Impreza WRX drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tires for the Subaru Impreza WRX
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews from the Subaru Impreza WRX 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 is the Maxxis MA Z1 Victra - 90% from 3 owner reviews across 26,000 miles.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Maxxis MA Z1 Victra
|
90% | 3 | 26,000 miles | 8 |
| 2 |
Bridgestone Potenza RE070
|
81% | 7 | 84,200 miles | 8.1 |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza S001
Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
|
81% | 5 | 42,614 miles | 8.5 |
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
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Subaru Impreza WRX 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, 215/45 R17, 225/40 R18 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 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
|
9.7 | All your sizes | 2 |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
|
9.7 | 225/40 R18, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
|
9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
|
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 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 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
|
9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport
|
9.6 | 225/40 R18 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
|
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 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 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
|
9.6 | 225/40 R18, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
|
9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
|
9.5 | 225/40 R18, 225/45 R18 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Alpin 7
|
9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
|
9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
|
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 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 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
|
9.5 | 225/45 R17, 225/40 R18 | 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.
How long do tires last on the Subaru Impreza WRX?
Across 13 end of life reviews from Subaru Impreza WRX drivers, a typical set of tires was worn out after 10,000 miles. Half of all worn-out sets lasted between 4,000 miles and 20,000 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 Subaru Impreza WRX
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 49 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 | 81% | 7 | 84,200 miles |
| Bridgestone Potenza S001 Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo | Summer | 81% | 5 | 42,614 miles |
| Maxxis MA Z1 Victra | Summer | 90% | 3 | 26,000 miles |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 | Summer | 94% | 2 | 4,350 miles |
| Federal Evoluzion ST 1 | Summer | 89% | 2 | 7,500 miles |
| Kumho Ecsta KU39 | Summer | 88% | 2 | 12,300 miles |
| Toyo T1R Replaced by Toyo Proxes T1 Sport+ | Summer | 87% | 2 | 23,000 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 |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 | Summer | 80% | 2 | 61,000 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 |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 | Summer | 75% | 2 | 19,000 miles |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005 | Summer | 50% | 2 | 2,000 miles |
Tire sizes Subaru Impreza WRX 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 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 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Purchased for a 2010 Subaru WRX for a summer/autocross tire. Tread wear has been great, though an alignment helps get the most out of the tire and not just wear through the shoulder.
Comfortable tire that doesn't need to be warmed up for general street grip, and has done four or five autocross sessions, and has been run for two summers, and still shows decent tread depth.
For an attractive summer tire, with a square profile, it's great bang for your buck, but won't beat a dedicated 200TW autocross tire for grip.
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.
Cheap tire for good dry performance - I have used them with a heavy car doing autosolos and track sessions in summer. But poor in the wet and cold and very poor when coming towards end of life. I managed 12k mi from my set of 4 with rotations.
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.
I daily drive this tire in the summer. Grip is better than Michelin Pilot Super Sport. Tire grips after 1 Mile of driving. After 3 miles it feels like a real semi slick. Tire Noise is better then other Semi slick tires but noticeable. Wet grip is great.
I love Nokian Tires in the Winter. The new Snow proof P is a very good and sporty tire. Snow and overall grip is outstanding. Will by it 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.
went from chinese rubbish to this for a really good bargain, cant comment much more but the price i paid for the performance is phenomenal, this is not a comparison to the king PS4 but for this price i would buy it again
Dangerous and excessive wear.
Go read other 1 star reviews and you'll see that very accelerated wear is common, especially with Pilot Sport A/S tires installed over the past 6 months. (Maybe a production problem or a Costco problem.)
Loved the tires when I first got them in October 2021 and I did a lot of driving on winding mountain roads. 3,000 miles later and the tires are completely bald on the rear -- and this is being blamed on my alignment.
So, I went to have my alignment checked and no adjustments were needed, so it's not the alignment. Based on several reviews I've found online, tires purchased at Costco tend to have wear problems.
Oh, and I only realized they were bald because it was the first snow of the season and the backend of my car lost grip. After looking at the tires, I found both were bald and one is so worn that the wires are sticking out of the tire.
Unbelievable that a tire could last 3,000 miles even if I was driving my car sideways or backwards.
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