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Tires PHANTOM or OEM Honda
I'm a City owner, and the OEM tires were terrible and noisy. Since switching to UC6s, I have zero complaints.
Pros: zero complaints
Cons: terrible and noisy
Vehicle:
Honda City
my biggest complaint, and probably my only real one, is the road noise. The interior can be pretty loud, especially on the freeway. I’m fairly confident that most of this comes down to the stock tires, because otherwise the car feels tight and well put together.
Pros: car feels tight
Cons: interior pretty loud
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
Mileage: 30000 km
Usually it is recommended to replace the tyre for puncture on the shoulder or the sidewall but it is a very small nail. Personally I would get it repaired and move it to the rear.
Pros: small nail, get it repaired
Vehicle:
Honda City
Throw some studded tires on and you’ll be fine. I made it back to Saskatchewan after a blizzard in Banff Alberta where it snowed 10” of slush. It was a slow drive dragging through the snow.
Pros: studded tires, keeps going
Cons: slow drive, dragging through snow
Vehicle:
Honda
All that carbon fiber to make it light and easy to flick into corners - yet bro's never been past 15° lean. Waste of good rubber.
Pros: light and easy to flick
Cons: waste of good rubber
Vehicle:
Honda
Yearly, some of the big expenses are tires (1000 a set if you buy the OEM tire from Honda) and gas (gets around 20-25 depending on where and how you drive).
Cons: expensive tires
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
Sure, for about 12k miles.
Pros: last 12k miles
Mileage: 19312 km
Some tires are made in China and some possibly(?) better ones are made Vietnam, while made in Korea tires usually aren't bad, but may not last as long as expensive tires. For safety, I wouldn't go too cheap on tires. Many cheap tires have rather poor traction when new and become unsafe with only a few miles of wear on them. The Chinese tires often are made of very hard rubber, which might wear well, but has poor traction. There may be some in between tires made in the Philippines, but I'd avoid them. Kumho is a Korean tire company with majority Chinese ownership by a Chinese tire company. They make Phantom tires, likely in China, but even in Korea, they would be the low end. Hankook tires are "better" Korean tires. Not the best, but seem safer. I'd check tire reviews on the Internet.
Pros: may wear well (hard rubber)
Cons: poor traction, not safe, avoid cheap
My little Honda Fit is so light that even with good snow tires I can't get anywhere if the roads are slick.
Pros: good snow tires
Cons: can't get anywhere
Vehicle:
Honda Fit
They're Chinese junk. They sorta work, but have 20% less traction and 50% less lifetime.
Pros: sorta work
Cons: less traction, less lifetime
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Which tires to choose — PHANTOM or OEM Honda?
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 Honda or PHANTOM?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires OEM Honda were overall better than PHANTOM.
- PHANTOM received a PR Score of 46 out of 100, and OEM Honda scored 74 points.
- PHANTOM ranked 58 in the overall ranking, and OEM Honda ranked 41.
- The average rating is higher for OEM Honda (3.8) than for PHANTOM (2.9).
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Tires OEM Honda have better feature ratings than PHANTOM:
- Grip - owners believe, that this property for OEM Honda is better than PHANTOM.
- Ride comfort - drivers claim, that by this property PHANTOM does not differ from OEM Honda.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for PHANTOM is preferred to OEM Honda.
Which tires are more popular — PHANTOM or OEM Honda?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires OEM Honda were overall more popular than PHANTOM.
By vote balance, tires OEM Honda surpassed PHANTOM:
- For PHANTOM, the ratio of positive (20) to negative (23) votes is -3 votes.
- For OEM Honda, the ratio of positive (41) to negative (14) votes is 27 votes.
By number of reviews, tires OEM Honda surpassed PHANTOM:
- For tires PHANTOM there are 12 reviews: 2 positive, 7 neutral, 3 negative.
- For tires OEM Honda there are 17 reviews: 11 positive, 4 neutral, 2 negative.
Which tires do car owners prefer — PHANTOM or OEM Honda?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, tires PHANTOM and OEM Honda have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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