Subaru XV Crosstrek Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 (42) 89% 81% 80% 80% 79% 86%
Michelin CrossClimate Plus (113) 87% 85% 82% 73% 87% 86%
Viking Protech Newgen (13) 80% 78% 66% 76% 90% 79%
Viking Wintech (16) 83% 75% 76% 74% 78% 79%
Nexen N Fera RU1 (22) 82% 74% 76% 75% 75% 81%
Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season (66) 80% 65% 75% 74% 72% 69%
Yokohama BluEarth E70 (12) 74% 66% 61% 67% 73% 50%
Falken Ziex ZE001 AS (10) 81% 71% 62% 65% 44% 71%
Kumho Solus TA31 (8) 71% 61% 66% 61% 57% 71%

Subaru XV Crosstrek Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Falken Ziex ZE001 AS given 52% (225-55-18-)
Driving on mostly town for 10000 average miles
I don't know why Subaru put this on their Canada bound Crosstreks. There are much better tires available at this price point. Especially considering how pour they are in the snow. I would not recommend them anywhere where it falls below 0 C. They are not at all good in the snow and slush, I have used all season tires that performed much better than these. Even after 15 000 km I am noticing that these tires are wearing fast.
tire reviewed on 2024-11-17 14:35:22
Writing about the Yokohama BluEarth E70 given 87% (225-60-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 17000 average miles
OEM tires on my 2021 Subaru XV. Good well made tire. Had no issues. Very predictable and grip well overall. Noise level depends on type of road surface. Very quiet on smooth surface and noisy on coarse and dirt road surface. Tread pattern is mainly for bitumen use, but handles dirt roads quite well, even the loose surface ones. Did surprisingly well in tricky mud conditions several times. Didn't need X mode to get through deep and slippery mud that had obviously stopped others.
tire reviewed on 2024-09-03 03:11:12
Writing about the Yokohama BluEarth E70 given 87% (225-60-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 19000 easy going miles
We bought a crosstrek in 2022 and we have done 19000km. The tire version is E70gz. After 19000km it looks like new. I have rotate once. In wet and dry had no problems. Had to break once hard in dry and the tire stopped the car fast. In wet grip is good and I'm confident in highway with speeds around 120km. Highway dry sometimes 140+ the tire is very confident. The only downside is that is a bit loud and not so comfortable. I don't know why so many bad reviews. Is a good tire.
tire reviewed on 2024-06-16 18:58:19
Writing about the Kumho Solus TA31 given 47% (225-55-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 0 average miles
Comfort tire, but not good at stability control, also it lose pressure more than usual.
tire reviewed on 2023-04-05 13:20:22
Writing about the Yokohama BluEarth E70 given 43% (225-60-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 22 average miles
These tires generate noise when new. After a week I noticed it's a very quite tire, even quiter than the Michelin Primacy 4, the quitest tire I ever purchased & very good rolling resistance too. I realized why did Subaru choose this tire as OEM tire which is more to focus on comfort & fuel economy. However, handling is very sad. 3 times experienced with tire slipped through corners (not a very tight corners). Even at 70° angle of speed corner @74km/h, the tire was screeching & slighly slipped 1 time before I make steering correction. Even at 54km/h & 64km/h corners (but not very tight corners) the tire was understeer. 2 times experienced with minor aquaplanning with rear tire (1 time on the left tire & 1 time on the right tire) @ 80km/h on rainy days (not during a heavy rain). No problem to drive fast on straight highways (I used to drive them between 130 to 140km/h) but the problem is on dry handling or steering feedback.
tire reviewed on 2022-08-08 09:27:21
Writing about the Yokohama BluEarth E70 given 61% (225-70-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 31 average miles
Subaru XV original tires on rural Australian roads for 50,000 km. Very worn but a few millimetres of tread depth left. Overall an adequate tire, certainly better than Geolanders on a previous Forester. Road-holding okay dry and wet. But noisy (and hard riding?). Better tires around for the same price.
tire reviewed on 2022-07-27 20:39:59
Writing about the Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season given 74% (225-55-17-H)
Driving on a combination of roads for 600 spirited miles
I write this review from Malaysia, which is a tropical country with lots of rain & summer days. I have heard a lot of reviews from oversea and decided to try these tires fitted for my 2015 Xv Crosstrek and it seems my bet is worth. These tires seems to work better in hot & humid condition and it is very comfortable to drive both on & light off-road conditions, going thru mud area and heavy rain is non issue and what i found out if driven on a hot day like over 35C, the tires grip, handling & braking performance improve compare to lower temperature like below 30C in the morning or night. I suspect the rubber compound & the treads works differently on different temperature, due to fuel efficient & long lasting in mind i believe when below 30C the rubber compound become harder to help improve the rolling resistant & treadwear (But also sacrifice handling & braking performance in the process) that why i believe why some owners complain of poor handling or braking performance in icy or wet cold condition at oversea. So overall i personally believe it is more suitable to be sold as a versatile Summer Touring SUV tire with some off-road capability.
tire reviewed on 2019-08-10 10:04:27
Writing about the Michelin CrossClimate Plus given 87% (225-45-17-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 34000 average miles
I drive a Subaru XV. Two years and 34,000 miles later, the tires still have several months of life in them. My vehicle is used both for both commuting and for work and driven on motorway, urban and rural roads on a daily basis. In comparison with the Subaru specified Yokohama Geolanders, the cross climate has superior ride comfort, reduced tire noise inside the car, much better grip in the snow and ice. The only negative being that handling is slightly inferior.

I rotate the tires every four or five months and have an annual four wheel alignment check carried out so to conclude, the Subaru symmetrical all wheel drive system paired with the Michelin Cross Climate tires make a formidable combination.
tire reviewed on 2019-07-21 08:27:53
Writing about the Viking Wintech given 86% (225-55-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 average miles
For me all in all, very good tires if you have a low budget. Can recommend!
tire reviewed on 2019-04-29 04:19:20
Writing about the Viking Protech Newgen given 80% (225-55-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 400 average miles
I was buy the tires 1 month ago. Good grip in dry and wet conditions, smooth and comfortable ride, low rolling resistance, fuel economy, good dry and wet braking, weak handling.
tire reviewed on 2019-04-17 09:25:52
Writing about the Yokohama BluEarth E70 given 50% (225-60-17-R)
Driving on a combination of roads for 3500 easy going miles
The vehicle gets a lot of tire noise and I find does not give me comfort when driving. This did not show up when I tested the car. I am seriously thinking of changing the existing tires
tire reviewed on 2019-04-08 12:08:22
Writing about the Yokohama BluEarth E70 given 30% (225-60-17-H)
Driving on mostly town for 100 average miles
Bought 2018 subaru xv. Only done so far 150km. First impression is tires are noisy.
tire reviewed on 2018-03-30 04:10:51
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