Best tire size for the Toyota Prius?

There isn't much room in there for a larger tire. I'm very conflicted on Prius tires as the Classic Prius shipped with some of the worst tires I've ever owned. In fact they wore out so fast I was provided a new set under warranty.

I can tell you many of us have gotten better wear out of the stock Bridgestones by increasing tire pressure. Most folks are running 42 front, 40 rear or even more. The Bridgestones are 50 psi tires so they are not even being stressed. Mileage also seems to go up a little with higher tire pressure.

My plan previously was to move to Nokian NRT2 tires but they have been very hard to find at least in the western US. I can get the Bridgestones at Costco...

Have people had good luck using the Goodyear Integrity for the Toyota Prius 2001?

No experience with a Prius, but it is not surprising for the original equipment tires on any car to show poor wear. The reason for this is that OEM tires are often inferior in quality to the tires you buy to replace them. If you replace OEM Bridgestones with the same model, you are likely to experience much better wear. I won't swear that this is universally true, but did get this information from a Toyota dealer regarding another Toyota model. Nice to know that when you are shelling out $20K plus for new vehicles that the manufacturers are nickel-and-diming you on tires.

The 05 Prius came with 15 inch tires. The 08 comes with 16 inch tires. Did Toyota change the configuration of the openings so that the larger tire can be used or are all the openings the same (05-08)?
Can the 16 inch tire be used on the 05 vehicle?

I am curious has any one considered this idea to help improve MPG. In Japan they are getting alot more MPG out of their Prius and one of the things they did was use less resistant rotating tires. With that in mind how about a bigger rim with a lower profile tire, and to avoid speedo issues, keep the over all wheel diameter the same or go just a little bigger-less rotation.

I have a 2005 Prius and have gone through a total of 8 new tires (the last four I just put on this week are a higher tread quality and wider "footprint"). Toyota is saying they have on record of any complaints about faster tire wear on the front tires. So now I am out $600 plus an alignment. Anyone have any documentation as to how quickly they have gone through tires on the front? Toyota says they have no complaints whatsoever on a "four year old car that has been on the road". I have calls into the local Toyota dealers, but any help from anyone here, would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks! :)

Yes, my 2006 Prius came with the Goodyear Integrity. I've gotten 42,000 miles and I'm about to replace them. I've noticed the tire pressure comments here....in my situtation I've kept the tires at 35 front and 33-35 on the rear and rotated the tires regularly. I've been a little disappointed on the wet braking performance but I'm not sure if it is the tires or the car in general. Dry braking is great in my view.

my 2005 Prius came with Goodyear Integrities [185/65/r15] and at 67k miles they are just needing to be replaced [steel belts are beginning to show on the fronts]....definitely a good value!!! Here's a question, though....could I increase the width to 195 or 205 if i used a lower aspect ratio tire? [i.e. 195/60/r15 instead of 185/65/r15]

You are confusing rim diameter with tire diameter. To maintain overall tire diameter, an increase in rim diameter is balanced by an increase in tread width and a decrease in aspect ratio. Go to any tire manufacturer's site and look up the specifications on the tire sizes in question. The site typically lists overall diameter and revolutions per mile. Correctly sized, the numbers are nearly identical.

Did you gety an answer to your question about 195/60 size tires?

I tried out the 185/65 tires - and yes, I do get a mileage hit (5-10%). Everything else seems OK. No rubbing. I put some Michelin X-radial DTs on there (Costco), which can take down to a 5" rim. The classic Prius has a 5.5" rim. Note - the tires are an 85S, slightly above the original 84S. I probably wouldn't go for these again, but I have to admit the ride is as smooth as it's ever been.

I have a 2005 Prius, and at 27,000 miles the Integrity are totally worn out! I have had all the periodic rotations and checks...but stilll...they did not least long at all.

I used to drive a Cadillac Fleetwood where the original tires lasted 96,000 miles. I now drive a Toyota 2007 Prius and consistently get 50+ MPG. My mindset is to never use my brakes ad avoid touching the gas pedal. Although I've only driven about 18,000 miles to date I suspect I may get about 60,000 miles on the original tires. I'm carefull to keep tire pressure about 3psi higher than the dealer fills them. The comments posted here sound as if drivers haven't learned to get the best performance out of their vehicles.

I bought these tires for my nissan altima and they are great tires. Definitely worth the buy. The warrantee with Costco is great too! Just go in when they are not so busy to do your rotations, otherwise you may be waiting a bit. But they are definitely worth it!!!

My 2006 Prius has front tires worn out at 31K miles and had to replace. I wonder if this is a Prius problem for front tires. The rear tires would go another 10k miles.

Will 205-55-16 Michelin HydroEdge tires fit an 07 Prius Touring?

I bought my 2008 Prius last April. I have the Goodyear Integrity tire. I have almost 55,000 miles on it, have the tires rotated often, and will probably still get another 5,000 miles before I replace them. They still have quite a bit of tread on them. Almost all my miles are highway miles, as I drive over 100 miles a day. I'm just hoping I can get the same amount off the new tires I will be buying in a month or two. Might stick with Goodyear.

I purchased a set of Michelin - HydroEdge at Bog O Tires in Sacramento, CA on 10/3/09 for my 2006 Toyota Prius. I am not very happy with the tires, as there seems to be a real drag on the car driving down the road. When driving slower in a parking lot I hear a lot of tire noise. I've also noticed that my mileage has dropped some. Did you purchase a set for your car? If so, how do you like them?