Firestone FR740 

These tires came OEM on my new 2015 Toyota Corolla S. I had never driven Firestone tires before so had no idea what to expect. I experienced some hydroplaning in heavy rain and never trusted the tires in wet weather after that but had no significant issues. Dry traction was very good with nothing negative to mention. The tires were not quiet and became even louder and not as smooth as they accumulated more wear. The treadwear on this particular set of tires was phenomenal, at least based on my experience. I replaced them at 80,000 miles with tread still left. I did rotate the tires every 5,000 miles and the greatest majority of driving was open highway for a 100 mile one way commute four days a week. I replaced them with Cooper Zeon RS3-G1s. We'll see how these do.

I don't see how people are getting more than 50.000 miles on these tires, my front tires are almost unusable and my back tires still have some room (5.000 miles, my guess), so I just opted to buy new ones, selected the Exhilarate, let's see how it goes. Since the beginning wet performance is been poor, I live in Dallas, TX so whenever it rains, it really rains. Is not just a drizzle, and it's a nightmare going through I-35, 50-55Mph max just to be able to control the car. Pretty disappointed of this set, and it's even more expensive than the Exhilarate.

OEM tires on the Corolla S Plus and S Premium. Absolutely garbage. Noisy, rough, no wet traction and no snow traction. Short lived. Pricey for the subpar results and performance. Dry traction unimpressive. Easily the worst tires I've experienced in nearly twenty years of driving. Anyone praising these is either a shill or has never experienced truly good tires. Try Yokohama Avid Ascend GT for Grand Touring comfort and all-weather performance or Continental Extreme Contact Ultra High Performance All Season tires for highly refined and delightful performance if you live anywhere there's actual weather and want to have some fun. The Conti's are phenomenal.

I recently purchased a Honda Fit Sport for a daily driver. It's a great little car on horribly horrid tires. Wet traction is atrocious. The sidewalls are very flimsy.I have less road noise from the sticky Hankook RS-4s on my Chumpcar. To top it all off while driving to the grocery store this afternoon I had a sidewall blow out on me. It's a brand new car and now I'm stuck with the predicament of do I purchase one of these tires for a ridiculous price of $131.00 or just get an all new set of something better?

These tires came on my 2015 Corolla S. I live in Wisconsin and drive in snow. These are HORRIBLE tires in snow, light or heavy. I wanted new tires by the time I hit 20k but decided to hold out as long as I could. At 30k the car would barely go straight through the snow. Luckily the season was almost over and I decided to make them last through the non snow months. I am now getting new tires before this new winter. These are fine for no snow. But definitely don¿t last long. Fine summer tire for the first 20k. Don¿t waste your money on these

These are the tires that came on my new 2016 Honda Fit EX.

I love the car, but these tires provide a very firm harsh ride and very poor traction on wet roads or snow covered roads. With even a dusting of snow traction lessens significantly and requires very careful driving behaviors. Definitely not recommended for driving in anything greater than an inch of snow cover. Traction even on dry roads is acceptable if you drive carefully, but if you've got a heavy foot you'll likely burn through these tires quickly.

Initially, when the tires were new, the ride was acceptable, but the ride becomes increasingly very harsh and noisy as the tread wears. Although I've only worn 50% of the tread life, I'm looking forward to replacing them soon.

The FR740 is not a good tire, and yet it is priced as high or higher than some of the best-in-class Ultra High Performance all season tires. Dry traction is acceptable (but not great) in warm weather (but poor in freezing as the tire gets rock hard), and wet traction is marginally acceptable...it hydroplanes in relatively small amounts of standing water. It's snow traction is simply dangerous - Firestone may call these high performance all season tires, but using this tire in freezing dry cold or in winter precipitation is a terrible idea because it puts you at a huge safety disadvantage. When these tires lose traction, it is not progressive at all - it happens suddenly, and the speed of recovery is really slow...if you need to make an emergency maneuver with these, you're in big trouble. It is also an uncomfortable and relatively noisy tire, and wears oddly even if the wheels are balanced and aligned and your rotations are up to date. Its tread rating is abysmal, and the best performers in this class have far better tread ratings and superior tread life warranties. The bottom line is that this FR740 tire is priced as high as the capable Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ or the Continental Extreme Contact DWS06...but it has comically inferior overall performance, is less comfortable, wears much faster, results in poorer fuel efficiency, and isn't backed with a decent tread life warranty. So, FWIW, I recommend considering something else, as vastly superior options are available for roughly the same price (or less).

These are the tires that came on my new 2016 Honda Fit EX.

I love the car, but these tires provide a very firm harsh ride and very poor traction on wet roads or snow covered roads. With even a dusting of snow traction lessens significantly and requires very careful driving behaviors. Definitely not recommended for driving in anything greater than an inch of snow cover. Traction even on dry roads is acceptable if you drive carefully, but if you've got a heavy foot you'll likely burn through these tires quickly.

Initially, when the tires were new, the ride was acceptable, but the ride becomes increasingly very harsh and noisy as the tread wears. Although I've only worn 50% of the tread life, I'm looking forward to replacing them soon.

The FR740 is not a good tire, and yet it is priced as high or higher than some of the best-in-class Ultra High Performance all season tires. Dry traction is acceptable (but not great) in warm weather (but poor in freezing as the tire gets rock hard), and wet traction is marginally acceptable...it hydroplanes in relatively small amounts of standing water. It's snow traction is simply dangerous - Firestone may call these high performance all season tires, but using this tire in freezing dry cold or in winter precipitation is a terrible idea because it puts you at a huge safety disadvantage. When these tires lose traction, it is not progressive at all - it happens suddenly, and the speed of recovery is really slow...if you need to make an emergency maneuver with these, you're in big trouble. It is also an uncomfortable and relatively noisy tire, and wears oddly even if the wheels are balanced and aligned and your rotations are up to date. Its tread rating is abysmal, and the best performers in this class have far better tread ratings and superior tread life warranties. The bottom line is that this FR740 tire is priced as high as the capable Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ or the Continental Extreme Contact DWS06...but it has comically inferior overall performance, is less comfortable, wears much faster, results in poorer fuel efficiency, and isn't backed with a decent tread life warranty. So, FWIW, I recommend considering something else, as vastly superior options are available for roughly the same price (or less).

I agree with the reviews here. These tires came OEM from Toyota.

First the good.

Traction wise these tries do great in rain and snow. No problems there. So from a safety perspective they are great.

Now the bad.

These tires are noisy as heck. Even worse they are incredibly uncomfortable tires. You will feel EVERY bump in the road. Even on a perfectly smooth looking road you will find and feel bumps no other tire would. While I gave it high scores for traction, for noise and comfort it gets a 0.

Will not recommend this tire and would not buy after market.

The FIRESTONE FR740 tires are tires I would NEVER BUY again. Firestone outdid themself on the CHEAPNESS of this tire. It is an OEM brand tire, but it WEARS OUT SUPER FAST!!! I drive very easy, and the tires have a mere 29K on them. They are down to the wear bars. What a waste of resourcs to produce a tire, ship it, have it installed, and then within 30K have to replace it. FYI, there is NOT a mileage warranty, the warranty is if there is a defect down to 2/32" of wear (aka the wear bars) then they will pro-rate the tires remaining value toward new ones. Whoopi! You still get to pay for mounting and balancing, and end up with the same cheap tire again. I always actually like Firestone, but after this set they are off the list completely. The tires ride ok and wore evenly but QUICK WEAROUT, but that is about all the good I can say about them. I think 4 donuts would last longer, and I am not joking on that. TERRIBLE. Did I mention these tires are junk? Firestone, wake up. You just lost a lifelong customer by being cheap. It is amazing to think these cost around $40 more per tire than ones that are far superior to them. JUNK FIRESTONE, I'd be ashamed to sell this product.

These tires came on my 2016 Corolla S new and I have only had it 2 years and with only 2100 miles they are worn out, they are expensive, poor performance and terrible wear, I will replace them with a good Japanese tire like Sumitomo or Falken (made by Sumitomo) both have tread wear rated at 500 not the 260 like the Firestones

I bought a certified preowned 2013 Prius with the Plus Performance package, when they certified the car they installed these brand new Firestones on it. I had the dealer verify that the alignment was correct since I had turned wrenches for 13 years before changing jobs. I knew alignment was key for efficient and proper tread wear. I thought for sure i would get at least 40k out of these tires. I kept up with my service like clock work. I always rotated the tires every 5k, it didnt matter. Let me tell you for what you would pay for these tires you can buy Michelin's for like 10 dollars cheaper per tire! Hands down one of the nosiest tires i have ever owned. Terrible traction, how do i know this? A Prius that peels out in corners, its certainly not the massive amount of power thats causing it. These tires do not grab the road well at all. I do not feel comfortable taking curves at a moderate pace. Wet roads are very sketchy also, my traction light will illuminate frequently. I'm not considered an aggressive driver. I drive to try to achieve that max amount of MPG in my car, therefore I'm not stomping on the gas, running through curves or stopping abruptly. These tires wear out so much faster than they should. The manufacture wont even place a mileage rating on them because they know they are so bad. Long story short, skip over this tire and buy Michelins. That's what I'm buying tomorrow.