Ran these tires as daily tires for my 1985 MR2 and had a fantastic time with them. My previous set were ecs02's and they were just a bit ahead of those on grip, very good feel through the car and translated well. When sliding, they are great on feedback and I really liked them on the edge. The wear was good, great even for a 200tw. I think this tire is definitely best as a track tire, usable as dual duty for autocross or daily or track. When cold, they are quite skittery and will not have the same level of grip as when they are warm, very behind the ecs02. On a cold day or wet day at autocross, the tires would not warm up and were much slower than other tires. The tires do fall off a little with so many heat cycles in them but still hold very well and grip fine at the track.
Best Tires for the Toyota MR2
Toyota MR2 drivers have left 27 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 183,900 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 1 MR2 variants, listed further down.
- 27owner reviews
- 183,900 milescovered on them
- 24different tires rated
- 74%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Toyota MR2
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Toyota MR2 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 205/50 R15, 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17 and 195/50 R15 - 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 Toyota MR2 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 | Toyota MR2 reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320
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9.4 | 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17, 195/50 R15 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Toyota MR2 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 | Toyota MR2 reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17, 195/50 R15 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Kleber Quadraxer 3
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9.4 | 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17, 195/50 R15 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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9.4 | 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
All Weather tires
No Toyota MR2 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 | Toyota MR2 reviews |
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| 1 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17, 195/50 R15 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV
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8.3 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
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8.1 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Weather Tires →
Winter tires
No Toyota MR2 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Toyota MR2 reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Nokian Snowproof 3P
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9.4 | 225/45 R17 | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
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9.3 | 215/45 R16, 225/45 R17, 195/50 R15 | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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 Toyota MR2
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 21 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08RS | Summer | 92% | 2 | 9,000 miles |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005 | Summer | 72% | 2 | 7,000 miles |
| Vredestein Sportrac 5 | Summer | 38% | 2 | 10,000 miles |
Tire sizes Toyota MR2 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.
Toyota MR2 variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What Toyota MR2 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
This is a sporty road tire with a track tire pattern, not a track tire. Once this is taken into account, these are very good.
I did quite a few track days with them, and they still have plenty of life left. The wear pattern is even across the tire.
The car feels very balanced, the dry grip is very good, and the wet grip is good as well, quite surprisingly.
These tires are much more suitable for track use than other "standard" UHP tires I've owned in the past and are perfectly suitable for daily use. I hadn't noticed any excessive noise of anything of this sort.
(Toyota MR2 mk3, 185/55R15 front, 215/45R16 rear)
I did quite a few track days with them, and they still have plenty of life left. The wear pattern is even across the tire.
The car feels very balanced, the dry grip is very good, and the wet grip is good as well, quite surprisingly.
These tires are much more suitable for track use than other "standard" UHP tires I've owned in the past and are perfectly suitable for daily use. I hadn't noticed any excessive noise of anything of this sort.
(Toyota MR2 mk3, 185/55R15 front, 215/45R16 rear)
Bought these as they were recommended in German tire tests. Do not disappoint in daily driving, and plenty of enjoyment when driving a bit more sporty.
Major gripe for me, and reason I won't buy them again: they are very sensitive to standing. Even after a few days I get a shaky steering wheel for the first few kilometers on the motorway. It is not a faulty tire as during a test with 3.0 bars (45? Psi) the shaking is gone instantly.
Major gripe for me, and reason I won't buy them again: they are very sensitive to standing. Even after a few days I get a shaky steering wheel for the first few kilometers on the motorway. It is not a faulty tire as during a test with 3.0 bars (45? Psi) the shaking is gone instantly.
Really great tires for mid-engine HA, like MR2 W3. Particularly unexpected how quiet they are and in normal rain they are even better than standard road tires. Very comfortable and reliable. No need to warm up above 10°C. No nasty surprises in unexpected situations, because always super grip! ABSOLUTE RECOMMENDATION!!!
MR2 W30 2ZZ
I tracked them twice, lap times improved compared to the AR-1, even though i went with a square setup (205/50/15) instead of staggered (205/225 AR1s). Excellent dry grip, not really pushed them on wet roads, VERY noisy, comfort level comparable to any semislick tire out there, with hard sidewalls. As with the AR1s, though, i only managed around 4.000 Km and 40-50 heat cycles over 9 months of use (120 Km on track). Rears are toast. Fronts still have some tread, but take much longer to get to temp.
Would 100% recommend them to anyone wanting PURE GRIP, i would definitely buy again, but they are getting hard to source and more expensive lately...
I bought as a pair for the rear, these toyo proxes CF2 since where mid range priced tires.
I'm always afraid of driving my mr2 in the rain, but these toyo, definatly changed my mind.
In the wet they excel very good.
In the dry can't complain, feels good, grips good, can abuse a bit in the corners.
Wear can't say much, since I've driven them for around 2 to 3k miles with them fitted.
These tires are great on the front only of a roadster with RWD. Nowhere else.
Underrated, mostly misplaced on wrong cars and at the rear.
Toyota MR2 roadster 2004,
This is the second time I have purchased Nokian tires and I am not disappointed, the car feels as if it’s on rails in wet weather and there is great steering feel, done about 1800 miles on them so far with no issues I previously had Nokian line which I loved and had done about 36000 on before changing but there was no stock of these when changing so bought wetproof instead. You can really transform the handling of a car by picking the correct tire
Running these on my MR-S. When there is some heat in them they stick insanely good to the road. Handling is very predictable, I'm on my second set now and grip never vanished abruptly, always very talkative at the limit. Feedback from the front is a bit more sparse if the tire isn't warm but that almost certainly has to do with almost no weight in the front too, so not sure how another 180 tw tire would handle this. I can run them for two seasons ~20k km. Especially for lightweight cars with not too much power these are the best for their price. Wet handling is solid and no surprises here either although you'll of course need to handle them like what they are in wet conditions.
Gave the Rainsport 5's a go this weekend at Oulton Park and it just so happens Storm Dennis was in full effect. So glad I did as conditions were horrendous. I was very nervous about going out on track on unknown tires in my mid-engine MR2. I needn't be though as they were unbelievable. So much better than the Rainsport 3's I'd used previously. Wet grip 11, wet handling 11, wet braking 11. I had to reduce tire pressures by 10 psi and was getting brake fade with track pads in they produced so much grip/heat.
Highly recommended for wet weather driving.
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