A few weeks ago we replaced the tires on my wife's 2006 Nissan X-Trail for the
FOURTH time.
Specifically we installed a set of
BFGoodrich Rugged Terrain T/A all-season tires in 235/60R16 size (
stock size is 215/65R16). Without doubt these tires are the best "fit" with the X-Trail. Ottawa has been hit with a series of big slippery snowfalls in December and the tires have great traction and bite very nicely, considering they're not winter tires. Ride comfort is excellent and smooth, and road noise is practically non existant.
The tires we had replaced were
Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S. Normally I'm a huge fan of Yokohama and have had a few sets on my Miata. But we were hugely disappointed with the Geolandars. While the tread patterns looks like it's going to be excellent in the snow as well as the dry, the truth was these tires did not bite better than anything else we've had. And the treadwear was simply terrible! They lasted a mere 40,000 km / two years, and were down to the wear bars when we replaced them. Pathetic!