Best tires for the Mitsubishi Galant
Top picks across four categories for the Mitsubishi Galant, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 215/60R16. 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 Mitsubishi Galant 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 Mitsubishi Galant 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 Mitsubishi Galant 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 Mitsubishi Galant 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.
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.
Continental
TrueContact tour
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cold-weather grip
Best winter
Dedicated winter or all-weather compounds that stay pliable below 7 °C. Necessary for >5 snow days a year.
Bridgestone
Blizzak WS90
Dedicated winter tire compound; stays pliable below 7 °C where summer/all-season rubber hardens. Recommended for Mitsubishi Galant drivers in cold or snowy regions.
Michelin
X-Ice snow
Dedicated winter tire compound; stays pliable below 7 °C where summer/all-season rubber hardens. Recommended for Mitsubishi Galant drivers in cold or snowy regions.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Bridgestone Turanza QuietTrack | Best budget Goodyear Assurance MaxLife | Best winter Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 800 | 820 | - |
| Mileage warranty | 80,000 mi | 85,000 mi | - |
| Cabin noise | 68 dB | 70 dB | 71 dB |
| Season class | all-season | all-season | winter |
| Type | touring | touring | passenger |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the mitsubishi galant 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1985–1987 | 185/70R14 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1988 | 195/60R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1989 | 185/70R14 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1990–1992 | 195/60R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1993–1996 | 185/70R14 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1997–1998 | 195/60R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1999–2003 | 205/55R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2004–2005 | 215/60R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2006–2007 | 215/55R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2008 | 235/45R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2009 | 215/55R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2010–2012 | 235/45R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2013–2014 | 215/60R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the mitsubishi galant
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 215/60R16; 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 mitsubishi galant
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (28) · Sidewall (3) · Tread / Belt (2)
Reported across: 1990 – 2009 (17 years)
What owners described
Sidewall failure is the most common description, in 16% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 25 reports covering every model year of the Mitsubishi Galant 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 | 16% | 15% | 1.1× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 12% | 6% | 2.0× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 12% | 9% | 1.3× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 8% | 20% | 0.4× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 4% | 8% | 0.5× |
Mileage at failure
13 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 26,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 8,800 and 90,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Mitsubishi Galant. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM STOP SIGN SIDEWALL ON FRONT LEFT TIRE, SIZE P19565R15, BLEWOUT. ALSO, SIDEWALL ON LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BUBBLE ON IT. CONTACTED GOODYEAR.*AK GOODYEAR DID NOT REPLACE THE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY, A FEW WEEKS LATER CONSUMER NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL OF ANOTHER TIRE, GOODYEAR DID REPLACE THIS TIRE, CONSUMER ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR PREVIOUS TIRE, THE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED IN FIRST TIRE FAILURE. *SLC
2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT TIRE BLEW OUT. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT A WALL. *KB ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THERE WERE 3 HOLES IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TIRES, SIZE P235/45R/18. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALL WAS CRACKED HALFWAY AROUND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GOODYEAR DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BASED ON THE TREAD WEAR, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRICE DIFFERENCE OF THE TIRE. SHE WAS DISPLEASED TO DISCOVER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANYTHING. IN ADDITION, SHE FELT THAT THE REMAINING TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S RIDING PERFORMANCE. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,100.
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS A TWO INCH NARROW BUBBLE, CONSUMER STATES SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO FIRESTONE DEALERS THEY HAVE OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRE BUT AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE.*JB FIRESTONE TIRE, NO OTHER INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC
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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