Initially OK, but after approx 40,000 easy motorway miles over 5 years, the tires are splitting between the circumferential grooves and have failed inspection, despite still having 3 to 4mm of thread remaining.
Best Tires for the Toyota Hilux Surf (1KZ TE)
Toyota Hilux Surf (1KZ TE) drivers have left 5 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 129,000 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 Toyota Hilux Surf (1KZ TE) specifically. For the full picture, the Toyota Hilux page combines 59 reviews from every variant. All Toyota Hilux reviews →
- 5owner reviews
- 129,000 milescovered on them
- 5different tires rated
- 82%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Toyota Hilux Surf (1KZ TE)
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Toyota Hilux Surf (1KZ TE) driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 265/70 R16 - 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.
Winter tires
No Toyota Hilux Surf (1KZ TE) driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV is our highest rated, at 8.7 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Toyota Hilux Surf (1KZ TE) reviews |
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| 1 |
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
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8.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Pirelli Scorpion Winter
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8.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Nokian WR SUV 3
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8.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 SUV
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8.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
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8.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Vredestein Wintrac 4 Extreme
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8.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
All Season tires
No Toyota Hilux Surf (1KZ TE) driver has reviewed a tire in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Falken Wildpeak AT AT3WA is our highest rated, at 8.5 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Toyota Hilux Surf (1KZ TE) reviews |
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| 1 |
Falken Wildpeak AT AT3WA
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8.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Hankook Dynapro AT2 Xtreme
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8.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Latitude Cross
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8.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Yokohama Geolandar AT G015
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8 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Dueler All Terrain AT002
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8 | 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
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 Toyota Hilux Surf (1KZ TE) 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 Toyota Hilux Surf (1KZ TE) drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Had these on my Surf a while now, but can't fault the tire. Good grip in dry, wet, snow, off road.
Never got stuck while towing caravan across muddy or wet fields. Did a day green laning through forest, water, rocks etc and not once lost traction and needed rescuing by my colleagues who were running aggressive off road tires.
Very little road noise from them and wear is above average. Would certainly buy for my other vehicle but not available in the size I want now.
Overall a very capable tire for the application.
Never got stuck while towing caravan across muddy or wet fields. Did a day green laning through forest, water, rocks etc and not once lost traction and needed rescuing by my colleagues who were running aggressive off road tires.
Very little road noise from them and wear is above average. Would certainly buy for my other vehicle but not available in the size I want now.
Overall a very capable tire for the application.
Out of the available choices, Goodyear wrangler AT/SA is the best tire, have switched to this recently from Yokohama Geolandar AT-S, but found them even better both on-road/ off-road. Have driven them on some extraordinarily slippery (snow covered) terrain at around 2300m altitude and they performed exceptionally great giving traction almost everywhere/ anywhere. Just put on these tires and be safe & confident whatever the utility is.
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Where this data comes from
Every rating on this page was submitted by a driver through the review form on this site, naming the car, the tire, the size and the distance covered. Reviews are checked by hand before publication, and the page rebuilds automatically as new ones arrive.
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.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.