Best tires for the Oldsmobile Cutlass
Top picks across four categories for the Oldsmobile Cutlass, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 215/60R15. 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.
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 Oldsmobile Cutlass owners.
Pirelli
P6000
Reinforced sidewall all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Bridgestone
Ecopia EP422 plus 215/60R15
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Continental
ContiProContact 215/60R15
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.
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.
Falken
Sincera SN250 A/S
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Uniroyal
Tiger paw touring A/S
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Toyo
Extensa A/S II
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.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Hankook Kinergy PT |
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|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 800 |
| Mileage warranty | 90,000 mi |
| Cabin noise | 70 dB |
| Season class | all-season |
| Type | touring |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the oldsmobile cutlass 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1978–1979 | 185/75R14 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1980 | 195/75R14 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1981 | 185/75R14 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1982–1986 | 195/75R14 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1987 | 215/65R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1988–1991 | 195/75R14 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1992–1996 | 205/70R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1997 | 215/60R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1998–1999 | 215/60R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the oldsmobile cutlass
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 215/60R15; 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 oldsmobile cutlass
Top issue category: Tread / Belt
Most reported: Tread / Belt (11) · Tires (General) (4) · Sidewall (3)
Reported across: 1999 – 1999 (1 year)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation is the most common description, in 22% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 32 reports covering every model year of the Oldsmobile Cutlass 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 | 22% | 20% | 1.1× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 19% | 9% | 2.0× |
| Sidewall failure | 13% | 15% | 0.8× |
| Tread or belt separation | 6% | 13% | 0.5× |
| Premature or uneven wear | 6% | 1% | 4.8× |
Mileage at failure
16 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 35,669 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 6,479 and 98,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Oldsmobile Cutlass. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF TIRES (COOPER TIRES-FUTURA 2000 LTE P225/06R/16) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT ON THREE OCCASIONS, ON ONE OCCASION THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL & PROPERTY DAMAGE THAT RESULTED IN MINOR INJURY.
DURING VISIT TO GARAGE ON AUGUST 11, 2000, FOR TIRE ROTATION THE MECHANIC NOTICED SEVERE CRACKING BETWEEN TREADS ON ALL FOUR TIRES TO THE POINT THAT THEY WERE UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THESE TIRES STILL HAVE 50% OF THE TREAD LEFT. IN A QUESTION ABOVE I WAS UNABLE TO SELECT ALL FOUR TIRES -- I WAS ONLY ABLE TO SELECT FRONT OR REAR AND RIGHT OR LEFT. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CRACKED.
PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT/TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70-75 MPH WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER IN A 1995 OLDSMOBILE, CUTLASS CIERA, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P195/75R14, DOT# H4P9DEH366. VEHICLE SUSTAINED REAR END DAMAGE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRE WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL.
THIS WAS SECOND BLOWOUT OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES. ONE AT DRIVER SIDE REAR, THIS ONE AT PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. SIDEWALL TORN AWAY FROM TREAD. FIRESTONE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. 2 BLOWOUTS ON THIS CAR SEEM EXCESSIVE FOR THE USE IT HAS HAD. (TIRESIZE: 15260R15)
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 Oldsmobile Cutlass →
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