Best tires for the Kia Sedona
Top picks across four categories for the Kia Sedona, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 235/65R17. 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.
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife
UTQG 820 with a 85,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Kia Sedona 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 Kia Sedona owners.
Michelin
Defender 2
UTQG 800 with a 80,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Kia Sedona 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 Kia Sedona 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.
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife
820 UTQG with a 85,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size; no premium-brand markup.
Continental
TrueContact tour
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
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.
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.
Michelin
Defender 2
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.
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife
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.
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.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Goodyear Assurance MaxLife | Best quiet Michelin Defender 2 |
|
|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 820 | 800 |
| Mileage warranty | 85,000 mi | 80,000 mi |
| Cabin noise | 70 dB | 68 dB |
| Season class | all-season | all-season |
| Type | touring | touring |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the kia sedona 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1998–2001 | 205/65R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2002–2005 | 215/70R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2006–2014 | 225/70R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2015–2018 | 235/55R19 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2019–2020 | 235/60R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2021 | 235/65R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the kia sedona
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 235/65R17; 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 kia sedona
Top issue category: Tread / Belt
Reported across: 2021 – 2021 (1 year)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation is the most common description, in 20% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 50 reports covering every model year of the Kia Sedona 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 20% | 20% | 1.0× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 12% | 9% | 1.3× |
| Tread or belt separation | 10% | 13% | 0.7× |
| Sidewall failure | 8% | 15% | 0.5× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 8% | 6% | 1.4× |
| Premature or uneven wear | 6% | 1% | 4.6× |
Mileage at failure
38 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 19,802 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 5,711 and 83,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Kia Sedona. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 KIA SEDONA EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO CRUGEN PREMIUM TIRES, SIZE: 235/65R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,040 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
WHILE DRIVING 60 TO 65 MPH THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER KNOWS HE DID NOT RUN OVER ANY OBJECT IN THE ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE WAS CONTACTED AND ASK THE CONSUMER TO SEND THE TIRE BACK FOR FURTHER CHECK UP. THE MANUFACTURER CALLED HIM BACK TO LET HIM KNOW THAT THE TIRE HAD BEEN CHECK AND INDICATED THAT IT WAS A SIDE IMPACT. CONSUMER DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE FINDINGS. *NLM
CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. HE STATED HE WAS ONLY GETTING 18,000 MILES FROM A SET OF TIRES. HE STATED HIS FIRST SET OF TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL ONES AND THEY WORE OUT AT ABOUT 18,000. NOW HE HAS SIGMA 15 RIMS AND NOW THEY ARE WEARING OUT AT ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF MILEAGE.
I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 KIA SEDONA. INITIALLY ONE OF THE GASKETS LEAKED AND HAD TO N BE REPLACED. THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED OVERNIGHT IN THE GARAGE WHEN THERE WAS NO WEATHER EXTREMES. THE WHEEL BEARINGS WENT IN THE FRONT TIRE. RECENTLY THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING AND AFTER REPLACING ALL THE GASKETS IT COULDN'T GET PRESSURE. THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE, THE LUMBAR SUPPORT STOPPED WORKING. THE HOOD WOULDN'T CLOSE PROPERLY. AND ON TOP OF ALL THOSE THINGS I'VE HAD 2 BLOWOUTS TO THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE IN A 2 YEAR PERIOD. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WHEEL BUT I'M NOT SURE HE EVEN CHECKED BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE PROBLEMS HE HAD TO DEAL WITH.
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.
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Last verified 2026-10-07.