Best tires for the Hyundai Veloster
Top picks across four categories for the Hyundai Veloster, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 235/35R19. 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
Potenza RE 71RS
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Bridgestone
Potenza RE 71RS 235/35R19
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Bridgestone
Potenza RE050A 235/35R19
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Bridgestone
Potenza RE980AS plus
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Lowest cost per mile
Best budget
Best price-per-warranty-mile in this size. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options, not safety.
Toyo
Extensa HP II
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Continental
ProContact RX
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Toyo
Proxes sport A/S
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Goodyear
Eagle F1 asymmetric 6
320 UTQG with a 30,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size; no premium-brand markup.
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.
Goodyear
Eagle F1 asymmetric 6
71 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; well below the segment median. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Michelin
Pilot sport 4S
71 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; well below the segment median. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Bridgestone
Potenza sport
72 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; well below the segment median. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Yokohama
Advan apex V601
72 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; well below the segment median. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Bridgestone Potenza RE 71RS | Best budget Toyo Extensa HP II | Best quiet Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | - | 500 | 320 |
| Mileage warranty | - | - | 30,000 mi |
| Cabin noise | - | - | 71 dB |
| Season class | - | - | summer |
| Type | - | - | performance |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the hyundai veloster 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | 215/45R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2013–2015 | 215/40R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2016–2017 | 225/40R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2018 | 215/45R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2019–2021 | 225/40R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2022 | 235/35R19 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the hyundai veloster
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 235/35R19; 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 hyundai veloster
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Reported across: 2012 – 2015 (3 years)
What owners described
Sidewall failure appears in 38% of these reports; about 2.5× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 8 reports covering every model year of the Hyundai Veloster 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 | 38% | 15% | 2.5× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 38% | 6% | 6.4× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 25% | 20% | 1.2× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 13% | 9% | 1.3× |
| Premature or uneven wear | 13% | 1% | 9.6× |
Mileage at failure
8 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 16,734 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 4,300 and 32,005 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Hyundai Veloster. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEELS CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT NO DIAGNOSIS WAS DETERMINED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,427 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,005.
I HAVE HAD 3 VELOSTERS BRAND NEW, THEY COME WITH KUMHO SOLUS KH25 AND THEY ALL DEVELOPED SIDEWALL BUBBLES, EACH TIME I CANN FOR A WARRANTY THEY DENY ME SAYING ITS MY FAULT, YET MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. MY NEW 2015 VELOSTER RSPEC HAS THEM AND HAS DEVELOPED A SIDEWALL BUBBLE AT 4300 MILES.
The contact owned a 2012 Hyundai Veloster equipt with Lexani LXUHP207 tires size 215/40/18. The contact stated that after purchasing the new tires the daughter was driving approximately 65 mph when the rear passenger side tire experienced sidewall separation causing the daughter to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a guard rail. During the crash, the vehicle was destroyed. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. No injuries were reported. The manufacturer and local dealer were not yet notified of the incident. The VIN was not available.
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 Hyundai Veloster →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.