Best Tires for Kia Optima

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Rank	Manufacturers	Ratings	Avg. rating	Votes	Reviews	Positive	Neutral	Negative
1.	Toyo	12%	4.0	3	1	1	0	0
2.	GENERAL TIRE	0%	3.5	0	1	0	1	0
3.	MICHELIN	0%	1.0	-3	1	0	0	1
4.	Nexen	0%	1.6	-9	5	1	0	4

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Toyo › Tires

onlyhereforpcmr 24 Feb 2023, 21:34

Rating 4.0

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I recently purchased a set of 4 Toyo Celsius 2 tires for my 2019 Kia Optima. After living with them for a couple of days, they're good but they have a couple of weird quirks.

Pros: Pretty quiet, great snow/ice traction, soaks up bumps great.

Cons: The compound feels unnervingly soft, to the point it feels like it's running on low pressure (it's not). As a result, I feel like dry handling takes a big hit. I can't speak much for MPG but because of how soft the tires are, there seems to be a lot of rolling resistance.

Pros: Pretty quiet, great traction

Cons: soft compound, dry handling

Vehicle: Kia Optima

Nexen › Tires

CP1 10 Sep 2010, 06:35

Rating 4.0

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On our prescribed sighting-lap line, the Optima's chassis proved compliant while the standard high performance dampers (fundamental design shared with the Sorento's dual flow dampers) and suspension tuning found a good compromise between a relaxed ride and more aggressive roadholding. Off the driving line, the stock Nexen touring tires didn't enjoy steering corrections at speed, and predictably squealed in protest.

Pros: compliant chassis, relaxed ride

Cons: tires squealed in protest

Vehicle: Kia Optima

GENERAL TIRE › Tires

CTK 23 Jul 2019, 12:52

Rating 3.5

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I loved my DWS06s... they were loud though. I have General GMAX AS-05s on the Optima. They are quiet with the stock suspension, but not as grippy and wonderful as the DWS06s

Pros: quiet with stock suspension

Cons: less grippy

Vehicle: Kia Optima

Nexen › Tires

scotscott 2 Nov 2017, 15:41

Rating 1.0

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Nexen is shit. Hyundai kia use them as their stock tires and they are absolute dogshit. Honestly 90% of their reputation for poor ride and handling. I popped one on a pothole. 3 mm sidewall thickness.

Cons: poor ride and handling

Vehicle: Kia Optima

Nexen › Tires

GolfTango 8 Nov 2016, 17:44

Rating 1.0

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And out of all the tires I've ever purchased, Bridgestone/Firestones have been the worst ( only exception were the FR710s on my Aura.) Followed by the garbage Nexens I had on the Optima.

Cons: the worst

Vehicle: Kia Optima

MICHELIN › Tires

McFlare92 6 Dec 2015, 05:39

Rating 1.0

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They are trash.

Cons: trash

Vehicle: Kia Optima

Mileage: 37015 km

Nexen › Tires

OutOfBounds11 6 Dec 2015, 04:11

Rating 1.0

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I have some Nexen tires on a Kia Optima and all four are "out of round" with only 17k Miles. Like riding on square block. Crappy tires!

Pros: null

Cons: out of round, crappy

Vehicle: Kia Optima

Mileage: 17000 km

Nexen › Tires

OutOfBounds11 6 Dec 2015, 02:28

Rating 1.0

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These tires have 17k miles on them in the city and are completely useless now. It feels like I am driving in my Jeep offroad. The car literally pitches and rolls at low speeds; at highway speeds it vibrates badly.

Cons: useless, terrible vibration

Vehicle: Kia Optima

Mileage: 27359 km