Best tires for the Cadillac CTS
Top picks across four categories for the Cadillac CTS, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 245/45R17. Every recommendation is selected from our 22,000-tire catalog by ranking on UTQG treadwear, mileage warranty, cabin-noise rating, and season class; no commission-weighted reordering.
Daily driver
Best all-season touring
Long warranty, low noise, balanced ride. The one-tire compromise that works for 80% of owners.
Bridgestone
Turanza QuietTrack
UTQG 800 with a 80,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Cadillac CTS owners.
Michelin
CrossClimate 2
UTQG 640 with a 60,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Cadillac CTS owners.
Cooper
CS5 ultra touring
UTQG 800 with a 80,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Cadillac CTS owners.
Hankook
Kinergy PT
UTQG 800 with a 90,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Cadillac CTS owners.
Lowest cost per mile
Best budget
Best price-per-warranty-mile in this size. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options, not safety.
Bridgestone
Turanza QuietTrack
800 UTQG with a 80,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size; no premium-brand markup.
Cooper
CS5 ultra touring
800 UTQG with a 80,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size; no premium-brand markup.
Hankook
Kinergy PT
800 UTQG with a 90,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size; no premium-brand markup.
Yokohama
AVID ascend GT
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Lowest cabin noise
Best quiet
Tread patterns engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning. Pick this if you commute long highway distances daily.
Bridgestone
Turanza QuietTrack
68 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Cooper
CS5 ultra touring
70 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Hankook
Kinergy PT
70 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Michelin
CrossClimate 2
70 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Cold-weather grip
Best winter
Dedicated winter or all-weather compounds that stay pliable below 7 °C. Necessary for >5 snow days a year.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Bridgestone Turanza QuietTrack | Best winter Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 |
|
|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 800 | - |
| Mileage warranty | 80,000 mi | - |
| Cabin noise | 68 dB | 71 dB |
| Season class | all-season | winter |
| Type | touring | passenger |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the cadillac CTS use?
Recommendations on this page are anchored to the latest model-year's OEM size. Confirm yours against the driver-door placard before purchase.
| Year | OEM size | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 225/55R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2003 | 225/50R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2004–2007 | 245/45R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2008 | 235/55R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2009–2015 | 255/40R19 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2016–2019 | 265/35R19 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the cadillac CTS
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 245/45R17; and filtered our catalog of 22,000+ tires to those offered in that exact size. From there, four parallel rankings:
- Best all-season ranks on a weighted score: tire type matches passenger car segment, season is "all-season", premium brand bonus (Michelin / Continental / Bridgestone / Pirelli / Goodyear / Nokian).
- Best budget ranks on cost-per-warranty-mile; the lower the better. Premium brands get no bonus here.
- Best quiet ranks on the EU tire-label dB rating; lower is quieter.
- Best winter filters to tires marked 3PMSF severe-snow rated or all-weather class, with a small premium-brand bonus because winter-compound R&D is capital-intensive.
For sedans and compacts, the all-season touring tire below is the best default; long warranty, low cabin noise, reasonable cost per mile. Switch to the quiet pick if highway droning is a deal-breaker; switch to the winter pick if you see significant snow each year. Use the side-by-side comparison above to weigh the trade-offs against your specific driving; highway-heavy, winter-state, performance-oriented, or budget-constrained.
NHTSA-reported issues for cadillac CTS
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (30) · Sidewall (9) · TPMS (5) · Tread / Belt (4) · Spare Tire (2)
Reported across: 2003 – 2017 (12 years)
What owners described
Sidewall failure is the most common description, in 11% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 36 reports covering every model year of the Cadillac CTS that include a written account; a single report can describe more than one problem, so they do not total 100%.
| Reported problem | This subject | All tire complaints | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewall failure | 11% | 15% | 0.7× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 8% | 20% | 0.4× |
| Pressure-monitoring (TPMS) fault | 8% | 2% | 3.5× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 6% | 6% | 0.9× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 6% | 8% | 0.7× |
| Premature or uneven wear | 6% | 1% | 4.3× |
Mileage at failure
33 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 10,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 5,000 and 70,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Cadillac CTS. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES WAS NORMAL. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS RESET BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE EXHAUST NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE EXHAUST WAS CLEANED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
2014 CADDY CTS PIRELLI P7 RUN FLAT 255/35/R19 TIRES TRAVELING SOUTH I95 HEADING BACK TO NY FROM CT. TEMP 37 DEGREES CLEAR SKIES. 55-60 MPH. HIT SLIGHT ROAD IMPERFECTION NOT POT HOLE. RF TIRE BLOWS OUT. THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.1ST TIME LF TIRE 4600 MILES 3 MON OLD. 2ND TIME @9600 MILES NJ RF AND RR TIRES BOTH BLOW OUT 4 TIRES 10000 MILES. ALL MINOR ROAD IMPERFECTIONS SPEED @55-65 MPH.COST @ $ 500.00 PER TIRE OUT OF POCKET COST. TIME WASTED AT DEALER. WAGE LOSE MISSING WORK. $2000.00 PLUS. EACH TIME DEALER STATES ROAD HAZARD NOT GM PROBLEM. FIRST TIRE GONE, SAVED TIRES 2/3/AND 4.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC CTS EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI ZERO RUN FLAT TIRES (NA), SIZE: 235/55ZR17 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED BLISTERS ON THE SIDEWALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER HITTING POTHOLES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
2007 CADILLAC CTS WITH TIRE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES WORE OUT AT 9,000 MILES. DEALER DID AN ALIGNMENT THEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOT OF NOISE. MICHELIN DEALER FOUND THAT THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A DIFFERENT SIZE TIRE, OTHER THAN WHAT WAS SPECIFIED FOR THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE DOOR STICKER THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE HAD 16 INCH TIRES, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAD 18 INCH TIRES. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TIRES WERE CHOPPED.
Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA; they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.
Tire recalls & safety complaints for the Cadillac CTS →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.