Best winter tires on Reddit
356 reviews from r/tires, r/Edmonton, r/Crosstrek and 65 more subreddits
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#1
Michelin
4.5
(99)
"Guaranteed to be great, but you pay dearly for them."
"They work unbelievably well on both deep snow and ice."
"Extremely happy and comfortable ride."
"I'm very impressed on ice performance and minor snow."
"Michelin has a 40 off coupon right now for the xice."
"The stock all seasons were bagged in the cargo space."
"I have these on my SQ5 and I've been thrilled."
"If you need a dedicated winter tire: Michelin X-ice, Continental VikingContact 7 or 8, or Bridgestone Blizzak, are all great choices."
"The cross climate 2 is the most sure I've felt in a car in deep unplowed snow and sleet."
"They are a great all around tire and amazing in snow and slushy conditions."
#2
Bridgestone
4.6
(80)
"Wisconsin winters + Blizzaks = no 4x4 needed."
"They're great so far, very happy with them."
"Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 is basically the *"Don't think, just swipe*" choice for someone who wants a dedicated snow & ice tire."
"You won’t believe you have the same car after you drive in snow with real winter tires."
"Never once stuck."
"Blizzacks for me."
"Bridgestone Blizzaks."
"Is in my opinion the best all-around snow tire available in the US."
"The best all-around snow tire available in the US."
"Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 are the best winter tires I ever had."
#3
Nokian
4.8
(71)
"They’re the gold standard of winter tires."
"Studded or un-studded depending on how much ice and steepness you have."
"Get a set of wheels and either 285/70r17 or 275/70r18 hakkapeliitta LT3"
"Pretty happy with my studded Hakkapeliitta 10s."
"You can’t get better than Nokian Hakapelittas."
"They are wonderful."
"I find the hakkas to be a better overall tire."
"If it was me I’d choose the nokian or Michelin X ice snow."
"Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5."
"I just bought nokian hakkapeliitta r5."
#4
Continental
4.4
(27)
"Working really well in Minnesota winter."
"Great on ice, super quiet."
"If you need a dedicated winter tire: Michelin X-ice, Continental VikingContact 7 or 8, or Bridgestone Blizzak, are all great choices."
"I already have them on my other car and I love them!"
"I have had the Continental Vikings for 4 years and after my car got totalled immediately bought them again I loved them so much."
"Continental winter contact TS870 are my go to as i have found them to be superb."
"The best tires are the continental VikingContact7."
"The continentals are great."
"I would go with Continental DWS 06 Plus for sure."
"Get 17 inch Continental Vikingcontact7 or Michilian X Ice Snow, those are the two tires that are best in class"
#5
General
4.7
(10)
"Did wonders for me in upstate NY."
"I can recommend any of these. General Altimax Arctic - currently run these on my 2018 Pacifica Touring L"
"They’ve always been fantastic in the snow."
"Have been absolute rock stars."
"I run General Altimax Arctic12 on my Forester (studded) and have made it through some intense weather without issues."
"For winter, we bought a set of steel 17 inch wheels and a set of General Altimax Arctic 12 tires."
"Absolute champs in the snow"
"I got general artic's and studded them."
"Of the ones listed, the Generals would be my first choice."
"I had the general arctic and it drove like a tank with my forester."
#6
Studded Tires
4.4
(10)
"I put studded on my car last winter for the first time.... didnt slip once was awesome."
"Studded is by far the best for traction in the winter."
"If you can afford it, go studded. I've ran both studded and not studded."
"I’d do studded to get all the help you can."
"Nobody has mentioned the noise studded tires make."
"Studded can be great, but if you mostly drive on plowed roads, the downsides are the added noise."
"I got studded for the Mazda 3. Wow! Even better than good winter tires."
"If you’re going to be driving on unmaintained back roads the majority of the time, get studded tires."
"Studded. Hands down."
"A good set of winter tires will be just fine."
#7
Falken
4.5
(6)
"Best tire I've had so far."
"100% best tires I’ve ever owned and they last forever."
"Ran them on my Tacoma and they were awesome in PNW winter"
"Falken wildpeak at4w"
"I've found them very good for winter driving."
"I have got a 2022 EcoBoost Maverick with AWD and Falken WildPeak tires."
#8
Vredestein
4.0
(6)
"For winter tires I recommend Vredestein Wintrac Pro tires."
"I would go with the VREDESTEIN QUATRAC 5."
"In this case i would recommand an All Season (All Weather Tire) with severe snow rating. Vredestein Quatrac"
"Vredestein Wintrac Pro or you could go all Weather with Severe Snow rating."
"I just put on a set of Vredestein all weather to check them out."
"I bought verdstein wintrac tires."
#9
Viking
4.6
(5)
"The viking contact 7s are phenomenal."
"I ran viking contact on my Type r in WI and never had a problem."
"Vikingcontact 💪"
"Using Viking Contact 7 here."
"They consistently rank near the top of tests for non studded tires."
#10
Hankook
4.4
(5)
"Can’t recommend this tire enough."
"It's hard to beat the Hankook iPike."
"Hankook Winter i*cept RS3."
"Hankook ipike."
"Hankook has had always the best quality for price."
#11
Pirelli
4.0
(5)
"Pirelli Sotozeros are pretty good."
"Pirelli Sotozeros are pretty good."
"I was using Pirelli Winter Snowports 240."
"I was given a set of Pirelli Winter Sottozeros."
"They are aggressive tires."
#12
Goodyear
4.0
(4)
"Goodyear Cross Climate 2, while not snow tires, they are all season with snow rating"
"Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3."
"I have good year weather ready tires."
"Wrangler Steadfast by Goodyear"
#13
Sumitomo
4.0
(3)
"Their parent company sumitomo’s encounter AT"
"I just bought sumitomo ice edges at Walmart for our family suv."
"I run Sumitomo Ice Edge"
#14
TireRack
5.0
(2)
"Tirerack.com is the best source I’ve found for reviews and selection of what tires fit my car."
"I’ve had good luck/experience with the website TireRack."
#15
Nordman
4.0
(2)
"We had great traction and control with them."
"I'm on the Nordman North 9 and so far so good."
#16
N/A
5.0
(1)
"Having winter tyres in winter conditions is like night and day."
#17
DWS06+
5.0
(1)
"I ran DWS06+ and they were awesome."
#18
BMW
5.0
(1)
"I bought the winter wheel + tire set from BMW and they were great last winter."
#19
Barum
5.0
(1)
"We got the Barum Polaris 5. They have been great in the winter."
#20
Winterforce 2
5.0
(1)
"We’ve had these winterforce 2s on 16 inch steel wheel thru 2 winters and the car is a TANK."
#21
Toyo
5.0
(1)
"Check out Toyo observe Gsi-6 or Pirelli scorpion winter 2’s."
#22
Schwalbe
4.0
(1)
"Schwalbe winter marathon studded tires."
#23
Canadian Tire
4.0
(1)
"Get whatever winter tires that are on sale and available at tire stores"
#24
Regular Winter Tires
4.0
(1)
"Personally, use regular winter tires on my vehicles."
#25
All-Weather Tires
4.0
(1)
"Unless you deal with mountains and/or rural areas that don't get plowed very well, you mostly likely will be just fine with a good set of all-weather tires."
#26
Semperit
4.0
(1)
"Semperit Speed Grip 5."
#27
Nitto
4.0
(1)
"I'm really loving my Nitto Grapplers. They can stay on all year and are great in the snow and on trails."
#28
Nexen Winguard Sport 2
4.0
(1)
"Best bang for your buck would be Nexen Winguard Sport 2 or Falken Eurowinter."
#29
Brand-name winter tires
4.0
(1)
"If I had to choose between the cheapest studded vs. brand-name winter tires, I'd pick the brand-name ones."
#30
Quality winter tires
4.0
(1)
"A quality winter tire is going to beat a studded tire especially when it's really cold."
#31
Studded winter tires
4.0
(1)
"Buy it nice or buy it twice. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. Get studded winter tires."
#32
Normal snow tires
4.0
(1)
"Normal snow tires are the way to go unless you're exclusively driving on ice."
#33
Regular snow tires
4.0
(1)
"I put regular snow tires on my mustang and it actually drives pretty well in snow."
#34
Walmart
4.0
(1)
"Walmart has good deals on winter tires"
#35
Anlas
4.0
(1)
"Look for Anlas tyres, they have winter models"
#36
Gislaved
4.0
(1)
"I used to drive Gislaved studded tires in my Tuscon for 2yrs, great tires."
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