Toyo A36 

I worried a little when I saw Toyos on my new cx5 because I considered them an off brand and I have had little luck with those. Usually such
tires are good for a few thousand miles, lose balance,wear out and then need to be replaced with Michelins. I am pleasantly surprised that these Toyos
are performing extremely well and show little wear. I think I will be able to get 40k out of them and would definitely buy them again. They
are impressive in taking corners and tight sweeping turns. Quite enjoyable!

John Russell

First good rain in over a month and these tires stuck to the road. Even when trying to get them loose in the rain these tires wouldn't give out. They are also pleasant to drive on the interstate even through the dreaded Tacoma construction.

Quiet, responsive, durable and comfortable to drive.

When we purchased our 2019 CX5 my wife and I were originally disappointed to hear that they came with Toyo A36 tires because we were not too pleased with the A23 tires that came with our 2015 Mazda CX 5. Those were across the board mediocre at best and frequently lost air on all four tires. So given that experience I was not optimistic and was prepared to endure the A36 until they were ready to be replaced with something else. Anyway,22,000 miles plus later, I must say these tires are head and heels better than the old A23s in every way possible. I have not yet driven in deep snow yet but they did not disappoint in any other category thus far. I like the (not too) firm ride, and the tire tread is holding up well. For someone who loves to shop and by new tires frequently (from Tire Rack) I might actually buy these again, especially if the tread wear holds up and if they perform well in deep snow.

These were the OEM tires that came with our Mazda CX-5. We use Michelin X-Ice winter tires so I've only used these between May and December. These tires have actually performed quite well. They are noticeably quiet to my ears. Steering response is good and the ride is pretty good as well. These have been much nicer than I expected before having driven any Tokyo tires.

These were the original equipment tires on the CX-5. They seem to be engineered to provide a comfortable, quiet ride. Beyond doing that, they are the worst tires I have ever owned. The traction on dry roads is only fair--the front tires will often squeal under even minimal acceleration. But the tires' true colors become obvious in wet or snowy conditions. They are scary in the wet and terrifying in snow. I have dedicated winter tires, so these tires experience light snow only in the late fall or early spring. Even at that, they cannot handle any slick pavement. We endured them for 20,000 miles and then replaced them with a set of Michelin Cross Climate2s, even though there was plenty of tread left. The difference is night and day. I can't understand why Mazda equips a nice SUV with such dangerous, subpar tires.

This is my second set of A36. Both came as standard on Mazda CX-5s. Overall, this is at best a mediocre and overpriced tire. Dry traction is merely OK while wet traction is below average. Hydroplaning resistance is fair but honestly I'm afraid to push this tire hard enough to chance exceeding its limits. After about 50% wear (15k to 20k miles) they get noisy, hard and unbalanced. My first set got 30k miles, this set miraculously went 48k. I get regular alignments, rotations and am careful about tire pressure, especially in very hot or cold weather. Mazda could do so much better for the price. I get that they want a Japanese brand tire on a Japanese car, but they must buy these for $20 each to make the disastrous decision to put such a crummy tire on a nice car. I've been using General Altimax RT43 and now Altimax RT45 on cars for years and years with great results. Same price range as the Toyo A36 but a much better tire.

Will say I drove on these tires for just 3 months. I purchased a 2020 Mazda CX-5 Signature and these were OEM. Car had 19,200 miles when I bought it. Tires were in excellent condition, and I did verify psi after I got the car home. That being said, the tires are horrible. They are very thumpy/slappy over bumps and ridges. They feel very squirrely in just day to day driving. They are twitchy and don't seem to plant on cloverleafs, fly-overs, etc. I only had a handful of light rains in them, but it amazed me how easily they would slip and trigger traction control, even from dead stop. Final straw was going around a 35 mph S in a road. My car literally just slid sideways doing about 38 mph. Slid.. Not oversteer or understeer. I literally just slid sideways a few inches. Within a week I had a set of Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 order. I've had them on for a week and so far they are night and day. The car feels so much more stable and sure-footed. Also quieter at all times.

Terrible in light snow. I only have 19k miles on these and sliding all over in 1 inch of snow. They have been rotated by the dealer every 5K. Do not buy these if you plan to drive in any winter conditions.

Original OEM supplied tires. Horrible tread wear: Original tread depth: 10.2/32" (per mfg). Measured tread depth at 10,200 miles: 6/32". This is unacceptable. Mediocre to poor snow/ice performance despite the "M+S" designation. Due to Colorado law (tread depth requirement 3/16" on I-70), I now have to get new tires after only 10,000 miles of mostly highway miles! I would never buy these. I definitely don't recommend them.

My wife got a 2018 Mazda CX-5 with these Toyo A36 tires on it. I was worried based on the reputation of the old CX-5 OE tire, the Toyo A23, that the A36 would be sub-par in the snow. But actually the first couple times it snowed, we took her car out in it, and it was perfectly fine. Just to get a sense of the car's limits in the snow with the A36, I tried some semi-aggressive braking in my neighborhood away from any traffic. Yes, you can get the ABS to kick in, but overall for the (usually) mild snow we get here in the DC area, I was pleasantly surprised that the car was at least competent with the OE tires.

Tires came installed on 2018 Mazda CX-5. Tread wear after 28,800 is not a problem. Handling and performance is not a problem - but the noise level between 45 mph and 70 mph is truly annoying. Met every maintenance interval at dealer, tires are being rotated and checked for balance, but the high noise level continues.

I got these tires stock on my new 2018 CX-5, I didn't read any reviews or anything about these tires but I figured them to last at least 40k being on the grand touring edition, but these are barely making it to 25k before they wore right out, definitely would not recommend, they are the super low-end tires.