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Kia Optima generations and tyre sizes

Table of contents:
Optima
TF
2012 - 2013

205/65 R16

215/55 R17

225/50 R17

225/45 R18
Optima
TF (1. Facelift)
2013 - 2015

205/65 R16

215/55 R17

225/50 R17

225/45 R18
Optima
JF
2016 - 2018

205/65 R16

215/60 R16

215/55 R17

235/50 R17

215/50 R18

225/45 R18

235/45 R18

235/40 R19
Optima
JF (1. Facelift)
2018 - 2020

205/65 R16

215/60 R16

215/55 R17

235/50 R17

215/50 R18

235/45 R18

235/40 R19
… or select your vehicle

Tyres for Kia Optima - market overview, tests, reviews

WinterSummerAllround

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

5/5
/100%
Tested 8x in 2025, 11x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Low drive-by noise levels
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16Not available in this dimension
215/55 R17Not available in this dimension
225/50 R17 £113mytyres.co.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £142mytyres.co.uk
225/45 R18 £198mytyres.co.uk
235/45 R18 £140mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19 £183mytyres.co.uk

Continental PremiumContact 7

4.95/5
/99%
Tested 15x in 2025, 15x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
Minuses:
  • High drive-by noise levels

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16 £143mytyres.co.uk
215/55 R17 £122mytyres.co.uk
225/50 R17 £137mytyres.co.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £140mytyres.co.uk
225/45 R18 £127mytyres.co.uk
235/45 R18 £158mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

4.85/5
/97%
Tested 7x in 2025, 8x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16Not available in this dimension
215/55 R17 £161mytyres.co.uk
225/50 R17 £133tyres.pneus.online.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18Not available in this dimension
225/45 R18 £146tyres.pneus.online.uk
235/45 R18 £180mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19 £173mytyres.co.uk

Bridgestone Turanza T005

4.6/5
/92%
Tested 4x in 2025, 32x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
Minuses:
  • High drive-by noise levels
  • Low mileage
  • Bad value for the money

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16 £189mytyres.co.uk
215/60 R16 £139tyres.pneus.online.uk
215/55 R17 £112tyres.pneus.online.uk
225/50 R17 £128tyres.pneus.online.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £155mytyres.co.uk
225/45 R18 £106mytyres.co.uk
235/45 R18 £137mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

3.4/5
/68%
Tested 14x in 2025, 37x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Exceptional traction on snow
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Short braking distance on snow
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
Minuses:
  • High rolling resistance/high fuel consumption
  • Low mileage
  • Bad value for the money

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16Not available in this dimension
215/55 R17 £121mytyres.co.uk
225/50 R17Currenty not available
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £203mytyres.co.uk
225/45 R18Currenty not available
235/45 R18 £206mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19 £279mytyres.co.uk

Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

3.75/5
/75%
Tested 8x in 2025, 12x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Great handling on snow
Minuses:
  • High drive-by noise levels

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16 £112mytyres.co.uk
215/60 R16 £126mytyres.co.uk
215/55 R17 £130mytyres.co.uk
225/50 R17 £191mytyres.co.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18Not available in this dimension
225/45 R18Not available in this dimension
235/45 R18Not available in this dimension
235/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Bridgestone Turanza 6

4.15/5
/83%
Tested 9x in 2025, 9x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
Minuses:
  • Longer braking distance on dry roads
  • High drive-by noise levels
  • Poor handling on the wet

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16 £146mytyres.co.uk
215/55 R17 £134mytyres.co.uk
225/50 R17 £111mytyres.co.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £142mytyres.co.uk
225/45 R18 £148mytyres.co.uk
235/45 R18 £190mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19 £222mytyres.co.uk

Continental Premiumcontact 6

4.15/5
/83%
Tested 2x in 2025, 36x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
Minuses:
  • High drive-by noise levels

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16Not available in this dimension
215/55 R17Not available in this dimension
225/50 R17Not available in this dimension
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18Not available in this dimension
225/45 R18 £125mytyres.co.uk
235/45 R18 £225mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19 £172mytyres.co.uk

Semperit Speed-Grip 5

3.35/5
/67%
Tested 6x in 2025, 9x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
Minuses:
  • Poor handling on the wet
  • Longer braking distance on wet roads

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16 £114mytyres.co.uk
215/60 R16 £130mytyres.co.uk
215/55 R17Not available in this dimension
225/50 R17Not available in this dimension
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £152mytyres.co.uk
225/45 R18 £121mytyres.co.uk
235/45 R18Not available in this dimension
235/40 R19 £195mytyres.co.uk

Kumho Ecsta HS52

3.9/5
/78%
Tested 7x in 2025, 9x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Great handling on dry roads
Minuses:
  • Below average aquaplaning resistance
  • High rolling resistance/high fuel consumption

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16 £106mytyres.co.uk
215/55 R17 £93mytyres.co.uk
225/50 R17 £106mytyres.co.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18Not available in this dimension
225/45 R18Not available in this dimension
235/45 R18 £124mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Vredestein Quatrac Pro

3.1/5
/62%
Tested 1x in 2025, 11x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Low drive-by noise levels
Minuses:
  • Below average aquaplaning resistance
  • Longer braking distance on dry roads
  • High rolling resistance/high fuel consumption
  • Inferior handling on snow

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16Not available in this dimension
215/55 R17Currenty not available
225/50 R17Currenty not available
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18Currenty not available
225/45 R18Currenty not available
235/45 R18 £195mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19 £300mytyres.co.uk

Michelin Primacy 4+

3.85/5
/77%
Tested 11x in 2025, 11x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
Minuses:
    -

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16 £144mytyres.co.uk
215/60 R16 £141tyres.pneus.online.uk
215/55 R17 £151mytyres.co.uk
225/50 R17 £134tyres.pneus.online.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £141tyres.pneus.online.uk
225/45 R18 £142tyres.pneus.online.uk
235/45 R18 £159mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Kleber Dynaxer HP4

3.8/5
/76%
Tested 3x in 2025, 12x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Low drive-by noise levels
Minuses:
  • Below average aquaplaning resistance
  • Poor handling on the wet
  • Low mileage
  • Poor handling on dry roads

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16 £113mytyres.co.uk
215/55 R17 £116mytyres.co.uk
225/50 R17 £121mytyres.co.uk
235/50 R17 £124mytyres.co.uk
215/50 R18Not available in this dimension
225/45 R18Not available in this dimension
235/45 R18Not available in this dimension
235/40 R19Not available in this dimension

Falken Azenis Fk520

3.75/5
/75%
Tested 9x in 2025, 9x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Great handling on dry roads
Minuses:
  • High rolling resistance/high fuel consumption

Tyre sizes for Kia Optima:

205/65 R16Not available in this dimension
215/60 R16Not available in this dimension
215/55 R17Not available in this dimension
225/50 R17 £100mytyres.co.uk
235/50 R17Not available in this dimension
215/50 R18 £121mytyres.co.uk
225/45 R18 £135mytyres.co.uk
235/45 R18 £107mytyres.co.uk
235/40 R19 £159mytyres.co.uk
#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
87.7%
92.6%
89.9%
Autobild 2024
Premium £183
96 Y
2. Continental Sportcontact 7
85.9%
93.9%
78.3%
Autozeitung 2023
Premium £243
96 Y + 1
3. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
83.5%
87.7%
74.2%
Autozeitung 2023
Premium £173
96 Y
4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
76.7%
79.7%
73.8%
78.9%
TYRE REVIEWS 2024
Upper-middle £164
96 V
5. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
77.2%
89.9%
89.6%
80.6%
TYRE REVIEWS 2024
Premium £254
96 W
6. Bridgestone Turanza T005
84.3%
85.2%
78.9%
Promobil 2022
Premium £173
96 Y + 1
7. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
83.2%
77.8%
82.7%
80.3%
ADAC 2020
Premium
8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
92.2%
79.6%
84.4%
82.6%
AUTOBILD 2024
Premium £287
96 V + 1
9. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.6%
92.6%
80.2%
85.4%
Autobild 2021
Premium
10. Continental AllSeasonContact
82.3%
89.5%
77.9%
74.6%
Gute-Fahrt 2022
Premium £186
96 Y
11. Michelin CrossClimate 2
74.4%
94.1%
89.6%
71.1%
TYRE REVIEWS 2024
Premium £185
96 H + 1
12. Kleber KRISALP HP3
77.3%
88.7%
74.5%
80.5%
ADAC 2020
Upper-middle £204
96 V
13. Bridgestone Potenza Sport
90.4%
89.6%
81.3%
Autobild 2024
Premium £175
96 Y
14. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
87.4%
91.3%
89.3%
Automotorsport 2015
Premium £244
92 V + 1
15. Vredestein Wintrac Pro! Newer model available: Vredestein Wintrac Pro+
83.4%
77.1%
79.6%
77.2%
STRAßENVERKEHR 2024
Premium £279
96 W
16. Michelin CrossClimate+
69.1%
79.8%
84.3%
79.5%
ADAC 2020
Premium
17. Vredestein Ultrac Pro
83.3%
Premium £155
96 Y
18. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport S 5
77.9%
85.3%
64.2%
Premium £198
96 Y + 1
19. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £189
96 V + 1
20. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
77.7%
62.3%
80.4%
74.8%
Gute-Fahrt 2022
Premium £184
96 Y
21. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
85%
78.5%
76.5%
Autozeitung 2023
Premium £216
92 Y + 2
22. Firestone Winterhawk 4
Autozeitung 2021
Upper-middle £212
96 V
23. Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5
89.4%
89.3%
79.1%
Sportauto 2022
Premium £180
96 Y
24. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
75.7%
78.6%
82.6%
81.1%
Premium £219
96 Y
25. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
75.8%
90.5%
85.7%
67.4%
Upper-middle
26. Vredestein Quatrac 5
81.2%
76.2%
91.1%
80.2%
Premium
27. Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7
86%
92.3%
80.7%
Promobil 2022
Premium £160
96 W + 8
28. Bridgestone Turanza 6
72.5%
79.3%
85.3%
Automotorsport 2024
Premium £222
96 Y + 1
29. Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+
80.1%
83.2%
81%
Tyre Reviews 2022
Premium £201
96 W + 1
30. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
74.5%
77.6%
76%
68.8%
Lowcost £195
96 V
31. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
78.1%
77.2%
71.3%
79.7%
Lowcost
32. Firestone Roadhawk 2
86.3%
85.5%
Upper-middle £127
96 Y
33. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
91.7%
90.4%
77.2%
Promobil 2022
Premium £183
96 Y + 1
34. Nokian WR Snowproof P
66.1%
79.2%
92.3%
Upper-middle £335
96 V
35. Vredestein Quatrac Pro! Newer model available: Vredestein Quatrac Pro+
84.5%
63.3%
77.3%
82.1%
Gute-Fahrt 2022
Premium £300
96 Y
36. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Autobild 2021
Upper-middle £199
96 W
37. Continental Sportcontact 6! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 7
82.5%
90.9%
88.9%
Sportscars 2017
Premium
38. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
58.7%
77%
87.7%
Premium £217
96 V
39. Falken Azenis FK520
71.7%
80.8%
88.6%
Automotorsport 2024
Upper-middle £159
96 Y
40. Pirelli Cinturato P7
76.2%
86.7%
80.8%
ADAC 2020
Premium £184
92 V + 2
41. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
81.9%
76.7%
78%
GTÜ 2017
Upper-middle
42. Fulda SportControl 2
77.8%
80.2%
75.1%
Lowcost £128
96 Y + 1
43. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127
81.4%
83.1%
78.4%
Premium £135
92 Y + 3
44. Debica Presto UHP 2
62.1%
Lowcost £123
96 Y
45. Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520
82.9%
75.5%
76.2%
Sportauto 2022
Upper-middle
46. Firestone Firehawk Sport
66.2%
77.7%
Upper-middle £138
96 Y
47. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
79.3%
77.4%
76.8%
Gute-Fahrt 2023
Lowcost £124
96 Y
48. BFGoodrich Advantage
63.2%
74%
81.1%
Upper-middle £156
96 Y
49. Kumho Ecsta PS71
80%
74.5%
67.3%
Autobild 2024
Upper-middle £99
96 Y + 3
50. Sava Intensa Uhp 2
78.1%
86.7%
73.9%
Promobil 2022
Lowcost £123
96 Y
51. Toyo Proxes Comfort
65.9%
80.1%
84.1%
Autobild 2022
Upper-middle £99
96
52. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
Premium
53. Uniroyal RainSport 5
86.3%
70%
83.2%
Tyre Reviews 2022
Upper-middle £128
96 Y
54. Linglong Sport Master
68%
64%
81%
Lowcost
55. Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6
63.8%
78.1%
72%
74.8%
Lowcost £180
96 V
56. Nokian WR A4
GTÜ 2017
Upper-middle
57. Firestone Roadhawk
73.1%
86.6%
73.3%
Upper-middle £127
96 Y
58. Semperit Speed-Life 3
80.5%
67.2%
75.4%
Lowcost £145
96 Y
59. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost
60. Laufenn S Fit EQ+ LK01
67.6%
89.3%
82.1%
Lowcost
61. Nokian Powerproof! Newer model available: Nokian Powerproof 1
82.2%
84.7%
77%
Upper-middle £205
96 Y
62. Kleber Dynaxer UHP
64.3%
72.6%
78.2%
Upper-middle £153
96 Y
63. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER
Upper-middle
64. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3
62.7%
70.3%
Lowcost
65. GT radial Sport Active 2
Lowcost
66. Yokohama Advan Sport V107
82.4%
92.3%
75.5%
Upper-middle £162
92 Y
67. Federal Evoluzion ST-1
66.9%
79%
Lowcost
68. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
61.7%
62.5%
Lowcost £114
96 Y
69. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
62%
70.7%
88.8%
Lowcost
70. Riken Ultra High Performance
Lowcost
71. Matador Hectorra 5
74.3%
Lowcost £134
96 Y
72. Imperial All Season Driver
Autobild 2023
Lowcost