If you have the best tires for the job, the Mazda 3 can do a little bit of everything. City driving, highways, even a little bit of off-roading as long as you have the ground clearance for it. It’s all about the tires.
What are the best tires for a Mazda 3?
- Touring: Vredestein Quatrac Pro – $140.25 per tire
- Performance: Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R – $96.85 per tire
- All-Terrain: Vredestein Wintrac Pro – $173.06 per tire
- Winter/Snow: Michelin X-Ice XI3 – $197.04 per tire
Best Tires for the Mazda 3
Touring: Vredestein Quatrac Pro – $140.25 Per Tire
A touring tire needs to cover thousands of miles of highway, so you’re looking for comfort, durability, and good traction. This is what you’re after if you have a long commute or if you do a lot of traveling.
The Quatrac Pro achieves solid traction with big tread blocks, and a polyamide reinforcement for durability. Users give the tire a 9.2 for comfort, 8.9 for treadwear, 9.4 for wet performance, and 9.3 for dry.
Performance: Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R – $96.85 Per Tire
A performance tire is what you need if you do a lot of city driving. These are tires to get you around the track at the races, but they’ll also handle tight u-turns on crowded city streets.
Potenzas use a continuous center rib for constant contact with the road, and big shoulders for strong traction. Users give the tire a 9.6 for dry performance.
Potenzas are not ideal for all-weather performance, but they’re perfect for getting around town.
All-Terrain: Vredestein Wintrac Pro – $173.06 Per Tire
The Mazda 3 lacks the ground clearance to go mudding, but with some decent off-road tires there’s no reason you can’t handle a little dirt and gravel.
The Wintrac Pro uses a resin and silica compound to resist hardening in cold weather and ensure steady footing on any road, with horizontal center sipes for improved braking and acceleration even on softer ground.
Users report solid handling and excellent performance on rainy country roads.
Winter/Snow: Michelin X-Ice XI3 – $197.04 Per Tire
The Mazda 3 can be a surprisingly capable winter vehicle with the right tires. Snow tires need to be able to cut through the snow and sleet without hardening in lower temperatures.
The X-Ice XI3 achieves that with directional tread design to evacuate the water and prevent hydroplaning, and a silica-based compound to provide flexibility in freezing weather.
Users give the tire an 8.8 for winter performance with an 8.9 for weather, reporting great forward traction on rough roads.
People Also Ask…
Does the Mazda 3 come with a spare tire?
Yes. Many automakers are phasing spare tires out of their standard features lately, but Mazda still provides a spare tire for your Mazda 3. The spare is a “donut,” so you’ll want to drive carefully on it, but it’ll get you home in one piece.
What’s the recommended tire pressure for a Mazda 3?
36 psi. If you bought a used Mazda 3, you may find that it has custom sized tires or non-standard wheels, so you’ll want to double check by reading the number on the sidewall. But a standard Mazda 3 with standard tires will be 36 psi.
How do you reset the tire pressure indicator on a Mazda 3?
Hold the TPMS reset button. The tire pressure light will blink three times. Now wait twenty minutes while the sensor refreshes. Alternately you may be able to reset the light by driving at 60 mph for 10 minutes on the highway.
