Honda Civic Tires

Initial Review, 20,000 Miles on Tires
March 07, 2013

Amazing tire, better than competitors tires that cost 30% more. Amazing tread wear,and very vey low noise. Especially important to me is wet cornering traction which is a strong point of this tire.

Initial Review, 12,000 Miles on Tires
March 08, 2013

This is the 4th set I have had of the Kuhmo Platinum. They are the most amazing tires I have ever owned. I have gone through sets of Michelins like candy. The Kuhmo's are superior in ride, handling and wearability. I highly recommend them

Initial Review, 5,000 Miles on Tires
March 06, 2013

Have bought these from TireRack for three different cars--Toyota Matrix, Honda Civic, and Subaru Forester--and feel they are excellent value for daily use in snowly climates, like southern WI where we live. They are at their best right on the snow but work well enough for winter (only) driving in wet and mildly icy conditions. The soft rubber compounds wear noticeably more rapidly than ordinary all season tires, but they deliver good grip in snow and make winter driving that much less stressful. Don't know if the more expensive brands are significantly better or not, but find these have worked very well for our needs on three different vehicles.

Initial Review, 8,000 Miles on Tires
February 18, 2013

Good performing tire if you don't mind a ridiculous amount of tire noise. Brand new shocks and springs and a perfect alignment and they still wear unevenly which creates a ton of noise. Snow traction is acceptable but on ice they are terrible.

Initial Review, 3,000 Miles on Tires
January 29, 2013

I've had Continental ProContact, BF Goodrich, other, I don't remeber the brands through my long driving history and had never had Michelin tires before.
Purchased these tires to replace Yokohama AVID ENVigor that lasted about 35000-40000 mi until they became bold. A difference in ride became obvious and noticeable right away. The ride became more solid and soft: a softer feel when driving over bumps or rough joints on a freeway, the car became more stable at cornering when making a sharp turn or taking a ramp to exit/enter a freeway. Winter traction and hydroplaning are excellent. Civic is a light car, so of course, it will be sliding from side to side on the snow or side wind when driving on a freeway but with these tires, the car is stable on the snow surface and the same when driving over puddles that gather along dividing wall on freeways. No hydroplaning at all. Yokahama were good tires but the car felt lighter with them and with the Defenders, the car ride has improved significantly. However, fuel economy decreased maybe by 1-2 mpg which is not a big deal. Since this Michelin Defender is made from a different compound than Yokohama, it is probably softer which, in turn, results in a slightly lower fuel economy. I drive 60-70 miles a day. 30 miles to and from work + around the area where I live. I usually put from 1500 to 2000 mi a month. From now on, I will be only opting for Michelin tires. You cannot go wrong with a classic old brand and no more those Kumho, Yokahama and other crappy Chinese or Taiwanese brands. It is like comparing BMW and Honda in a ride quality. Also Michelin claims that they will last for 90k mi here:
which I doubt. I'd like to see it at least how they will be wearing out after 25-30k miles on them if I don't change the car before that. Recommended.

Initial Review, 5,000 Miles on Tires
February 27, 2013

I have had the "all season Pole Positions" on three different cars now (95 BMW 325i (three sets), 04 VW Golf, 09 Honda Civic SI) Bridgestone made a change to the tread design and possibly the rubber compound, thus dropping the price. I used to swear by this tire, however, I am very dissapointed in the performance on this vehicle. It might be that the Civic is a little lighter, but the stickers show a difference of only a couple hundred pounds. This car hydroplanes on even the lightest of rainfalls, and slush or snow, forget it. I'll leave it at home. I've now had the opportunity to drive under pretty much all conditions, (sleet, ice, slush, packed snow, fresh powder, pouring rain and light rain), hey, I live in Wisconsin, and if the roads are anything but dry, this car stays parked. As I mentioned before, it could be the car, but it has ASC and a front LSD so with one of the best rated "all season" tires, I don't think it should handle as bad as it does.

Initial Review, 33,000 Miles on Tires
February 17, 2013

The best set of Michelin tires purchased for this car so far (3rd set) driven mostly on the freeway these are very quite with a smooth ride and are excellent in the rain. They are much lower in noise road level and a better ride comfort than the Pilot Exalto (66k miles)that were changed due to tire age not wear.

Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
February 24, 2013

I put a lot of research into buying a good tire for my car I could not be any happier! After 1,000 miles the tire has porformed great in all weather conditions. I noticed a big difference in the ride comfort and noise.

Initial Review, 5,000 Miles on Tires
February 16, 2013

Couple things, I have had many sets of tires, crappy tires premium tires name brand,Goodyear,Bridgestone,Firestone,and some others. These tires came pre-installed from factory on my car and the tires are already almost 50% worn.I have never once had a problem with a tire. With these tires I have achieved a bubble and 3 screws. I don't know what it is about these tires, but the amount of maintenance that these tires have needed is ridiculous. I understand that the screws and the bubble are an effect of the dumpy roads, but I have driven these same dumpy roads for many years with no problems. Maybe its my bad luck. I think its the tires. I had some Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sport on my last car that were really great I'm thinking of going back to those. they were a little harsh ride but they griped great wet and dry better than all season tires.

Initial Review, 3,000 Miles on Tires
February 12, 2013

Overall good quality and ride, but would benefit from improved lateral stability. Too soon to assess tread wear. At this point, I consider them an overall good value.

Initial Review, 85,000 Miles on Tires
February 09, 2013

Bought set of 4 tires 85000 miles ago. These tires are great! They've lasted beyond the 80k warranty and still have almost 3/10" of tread left. Traction on dry ground is best I've ever driven. Snow was great for first 50k & acceptable since, but this is based on Maryland's one snow per year. Noise level not significantly different from the Bridgestones that came with car. Am surprised at how many reviews say tire doesn't last the warranty amount. Maybe they were designed for Honda Civics and that's why I've gotten so many miles. I'm about to purchase another set. If you have a Civic I highly recommend these tires.
FYI, most of my driving is a suburban mix of Beltway & city streets. There is one 10 mile stretch of 25mph twisty bumpy road that I sometimes push the car through on a once a week basis and this car with these tires handles this road with considerably more assurance than any other vehicle I've driven over it.
Also, FWIW, I had one tire fail at 30k miles when a nail went thru the tread & out the sidewall. Tirerack's warranty paid half the replacement cost. Nice.

Initial Review, 10,000 Miles on Tires
January 11, 2013

I love these tires! I'm in the military so these tires see alot of different types of roads. Currently I'm stationed in Italy, the roads here are made of marble so even the best tires have horrible traction which I've had. These tires are awesome through wet pavement, dry pavement, and even snowy environments they do it all. Now I can only speak for over seas roads I have driven to many countries and have been in many different environments and can say my only problem with these tires are that in very wet climates just like any other tire if going a little faster than the speed limit on a round-about they slip but gain traction very quickly. My last set of tires were the Michelin Pilot HX MXM4, and Hankook Ventus compared to these kumho's are night and day. Kumho for the WIN!

Initial Review, 25,000 Miles on Tires
February 09, 2013

An good all around tire, but with one big flaw. These tires became VERY noisy after around 12,000 miles. I admit that I should have rotated them sooner. And I should also state that my car is over 10 years old and is, in its old age, much noisier than in the past. But even so, the amount of tire noise is far greater than I've experienced with any other tire. Traction in the snow has been quite good up until now (around 25,000 miles). The tires are finally starting to become mediocre in the snow now that the treads aren't as deep. If it wasn't for the road noise I'd buy these tires again.

Initial Review, 3,000 Miles on Tires
February 03, 2013

Here's an update. Purchased these tires in November when there was no snow in MI. Now it is February and it has been snowing for a couple weeks. Tires behave excellent on the snowy roads. I drive 30 mi to and from work and have experience with various vehicles that I drove and tested due to my work. I know my car very well. What can I say? Michelin is the best and that's all. Excellent ride in the snow with the Defenders. I would like to see them on my future personal car. It is absolutely better than BF Goodrich, Bridgestone, Conti or Yokohama that I have had. Absolutely buy!!!

Initial Review, 1,500 Miles on Tires
February 02, 2013

Very impressed with snow traction. Some road noise at 30-40mph. Would highly recommend tire for winter driveing.

Initial Review, 15,000 Miles on Tires
January 24, 2013

I have a 2004 Civic Si with 300hp to the front wheels. I was worried that I was not going to be happy with these but they really did surprise me. I've taken it through very heavy rain on the freeway and it held up very well. Great grip and never once felt like I was losing traction in the rain as for road noise, it is surprisingly very tolerable.I know that there is probably a quieter set of tires but for the performance , the noise is very minimal wear is not as terrible as I thought it would be but I take very good care of my tires. The bang for the buck is definitely worth it. Only thing to watch out for is that the tire does fit a little bigger than the same sized tire. So either get a size a little smaller or trim the fenders.

Initial Review, 5,000 Miles on Tires
January 11, 2013

Bought these tires about a year ago. I have always been with Yokohama from way back when Prada first came out. With S Drive, overall is great, but noise level. It's ridiculous. I know I have a Civic that might not be all noise proof, but really, it's ridiculous. To a point I have to blast the music just to hear it and my wife and I would have headache after a long drive. Don't Buy it unless you have a set of NRR 33 ear plugs (I tried the ear plugs and they did make a difference)

Initial Review, 6,000 Miles on Tires
January 10, 2013

Great set if tires for the money.. These are perfect on the highway and in the city.. My tires that were on there before wee not that old and made a ton of noise and going from those to these is unbelievable. Now I can't hear a single noise. Amazing in the rain and in light snow.. I can get around pretty good with them.

Initial Review, 3,000 Miles on Tires
January 06, 2013

I've had these tires for only 3,000 miles, but the difference was immediate. Switching from the stock tires, I immediately noticed how much better the defenders gripped the road. I felt way more in control of my vehicle and heard a lot less road noise. On the way home it began to rain pretty hard. I purposely went though puddles at around 45 mph and I didn't feel the slightest bit of hydroplaning. At stop signs I would put the peddle down hard, just to test them, and the tires didn't spin at all. Which is impressive considering the increased torque upon take-off with a 85 horsepower electric hybrid motor. Two weeks later, I got in a car accident. It wasn't my fault. And I have to note, the tires helped me avoid injury because they stopped me quicker than any tire I had before would have. I was seriously impressed by their stopping power. Since then, we've had a blizzard and I was again impressed by there ability to handle the snow. I got to be that Jerk speeding by everyone on the freeway. I never noticed any slipping or out of control behavior, even at 50-60 mph on a snow covered road. The one nemesis is ice. I don't know any tires that can perform like normal while on glare ice, and these are no exception, which disappointed me. But if a tire has to fail somewhere, it should be on ice. And its only fail is that it doesn't perform like normal on ice. However, it performs better than average. My other scrutiny would be that the low rolling resistance, while is noticeable when in neutral and just rolling down the driveway, it has not helped my fuel mileage any. In fact, I've noticed it drop a small amount. I was averaging about 43mpg, now I'm getting about 40. I'm thinking maybe it's because they're new and need to be broken in, so I'll provide an update if I can when they're older. In closing, I would without a doubt recommend these to a friend and I will definitely get these tires again because they're 100% impressive.