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Over the last 2200 miles (3540km) since I put my snows on, I've averaged 26.4mpg, or 8.9l/100km. At least half of those miles are in decent storms. I don't know how people get such horrible mileage in these cars- mine gets better than any previous Subaru I've owned, while going a hell of a lot faster.
Pros: better than previous Subaru
Cons: horrible mileage for others
Vehicle:
Subaru
Mileage: 3540 km
I have a Subaru with new snow-rated tires. That doesn't mean it's true for every other driver on the road.
Pros: new snow-rated tires
Vehicle:
Subaru
Well I have a 24 Limited with the 20s and live 2 miles up a dirt road. The tires are fine to me. I have an outback and tundra with 18s and don't notice much difference.
Pros: tires are fine
Cons: dust pools in door wells
Vehicle:
Subaru
My Chrysler 300S 5.7 does shockingly well in medium snow. Blizzard conditions are not acceptable for that car, so give me a Subaru Legacy GT Limited Spec B with Blizzaks
Pros: shockingly well in snow
Cons: not for blizzard
Vehicle:
Subaru Legacy
I have a 25 yo Subaru Impreza RS that is completely unaffected by snow. That is as long as I put proper snow tires on in the winter, I forgot to switch one winter before a storm and my summer tires were pointless to say the least.
Pros: unaffected by snow
Cons: summer tires pointless
Vehicle:
Subaru Impreza
They seem to grip decent once warmed up, but they are a bit on the loud side.
Pros: grip decent
Cons: a bit loud
Federal tires to add sa mga choices
Federals will be really noisy after a few thousand miles. Almost like your wheel bearings don’t exist anymore. Had rs-rr and 615k+. 615k+ is better. Both are way off pace but great budget tires. 615k+ is actually a pretty good tire for hpde.
Pros: great budget tires
Cons: really noisy
The fucking console rattles like a mother fucker. The stock tires are pieces of shit. The clutch pedal will make noise when it is cold because they used shitty spot welds on the pedal assembly. The ac compressor will probably fail within 50k miles.
Cons: console rattles, stock tires shit
Vehicle:
Subaru
Mileage: 80467 km
Tires not lasting. Needed to replace them at 12k miles and I’m not super hard on the car
Cons: tires not lasting, early replacement
Vehicle:
Subaru
Mileage: 12000 km
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Which tires to choose — FEDERAL or OEM Subaru?
If choosing tires across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare tires across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which tires are better — OEM Subaru or FEDERAL?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires OEM Subaru and FEDERAL were roughly equal.
- FEDERAL received a PR Score of 72 out of 100, and OEM Subaru scored 90 points.
- FEDERAL ranked 23 in the overall ranking, and OEM Subaru ranked 36.
- The average rating is higher for OEM Subaru (4.3) than for FEDERAL (3.7).
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Tires OEM Subaru have better feature ratings than FEDERAL:
- Noise - owners believe, that this property for FEDERAL is better than OEM Subaru.
- Grip - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Subaru is outperforms FEDERAL.
- Ride comfort - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Subaru is preferred to FEDERAL.
Which tires are more popular — FEDERAL or OEM Subaru?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires FEDERAL were overall more popular than OEM Subaru.
By vote balance, tires FEDERAL surpassed OEM Subaru:
- For FEDERAL, the ratio of positive (260) to negative (101) votes is 159 votes.
- For OEM Subaru, the ratio of positive (54) to negative (6) votes is 48 votes.
By number of reviews, tires FEDERAL surpassed OEM Subaru:
- For tires FEDERAL there are 112 reviews: 68 positive, 28 neutral, 15 negative.
- For tires OEM Subaru there are 20 reviews: 18 positive, 0 neutral, 2 negative.
Which tires do car owners prefer — FEDERAL or OEM Subaru?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, tires FEDERAL and OEM Subaru have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
Other comparisons of tires
If this comparison didn’t fully answer your question, there are many others on PartReview.
For example, comparisons of tires FEDERAL with: MICHELIN, Continental, Pirelli, Falken, BRIDGESTONE, Goodyear, Nokia, Hankook, YOKOHAMA, Toyo.
Also available: comparisons of tires OEM Subaru with: MICHELIN, Continental, Pirelli, Falken, BRIDGESTONE, Goodyear, Nokia, Hankook, YOKOHAMA, Toyo.
You can also see who is better among other tires manufacturers: MICHELIN or Continental, MICHELIN or Pirelli, MICHELIN or Falken, MICHELIN or BRIDGESTONE, MICHELIN or Goodyear.