# Honda Insight Snow Tires **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** insight, honda\ **Created:** [December 2, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-insight-snow-tires/40267 "2009-12-02T16:35:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SHERMAN3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7993a0/32.png) [@SHERMAN3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SHERMAN3)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-insight-snow-tires/40267/1 "2009-12-02T16:35:56Z")
I would like to put snow tires on my Honda Insight but do not know if I will need 2 or 4 tires (?). Also, I want to put the same size tires on as the current ones (especially if I only purchase 2 tires) – are 165/65R14 tires hard to find/expensive? ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-insight-snow-tires/40267/2 "2009-12-02T16:44:28Z")
Tire Rack lists only 2 tires in the 165/65R14 size, fortunately one is a snow tire. [http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResults.jsp?width=165%2F&ratio=65&diameter=14&x=57&y=5](http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResults.jsp?width=165%2F&ratio=65&diameter=14&x=57&y=5) Tire Rack recommends 4 matching snow tires. I don’t do enough driving in the snow to make a recommendation one way or the other. [http://www.tirerack.com/winter/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=123](http://www.tirerack.com/winter/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=123) Ed B. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-insight-snow-tires/40267/3 "2009-12-02T16:50:58Z")
You need FOUR (4) winter tires for safety, and they should be the same size as the tires you have now. Shop around, someone will be able to get the correct size. Consumer Reports magazine recently did a comparison test of winter tires. You might find the article informative. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-insight-snow-tires/40267/4 "2009-12-02T17:11:16Z")
Use 4. 2 on front = sliding rear tires, spins; 2 on rear = no traction to driven/steering wheels, stuck or slide off road in a turn. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-insight-snow-tires/40267/5 "2009-12-02T17:27:03Z")
You need 4 as 2 are hazardous. Are you using alternate rims, I did not even think they made any cars with 14" rims as that is a really odd size. ---
**Author:** ![jayhawkroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jayhawkroy/32/33_2.png) [@jayhawkroy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayhawkroy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-insight-snow-tires/40267/6 "2009-12-02T18:10:44Z")
November 09, pages 48-49 ---
**Author:** ![SHERMAN3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7993a0/32.png) [@SHERMAN3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SHERMAN3)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-insight-snow-tires/40267/7 "2009-12-02T18:16:09Z")
Thank you all for your replies! I’ll definitely get 4 tires. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-insight-snow-tires/40267/8 "2009-12-02T18:36:51Z")
There are lots of cars with 14" wheels. Not many new ones, perhaps, but plenty of older ones. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-insight-snow-tires/40267/9 "2009-12-02T22:41:30Z")
Tire makers produce what they sell most of. I have a feeling cheapo(less expensive) tires have more 14" sizes than premium brands ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-insight-snow-tires/40267/10 "2009-12-03T00:22:36Z")
1010tires also lists a couple. [http://www.1010tires.com/tiresearch.asp?submit=yes](http://www.1010tires.com/tiresearch.asp?submit=yes) This must be an old style Insight. I always thought they were really cool. They were what a hybrid SHOULD look like! ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-insight-snow-tires/40267/11 "2009-12-03T01:10:14Z")
also, it wouldn’t hurt to have them on their own set of rims, to make changing them out even easier. With this, you might also find more tire selections if you went to, say, 15" rims instead. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-insight-snow-tires/40267/12 "2009-12-03T02:34:41Z")
I was surprised Tirerack didn’t have any +1 option. Odd… ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-insight-snow-tires/40267/13 "2009-12-04T00:16:53Z")
hmm. upon checking out info for a 2000 Insight(not sure the OP’s year, but that was the one I looked up), it does indeed not list anything for optional rim sizes ---
**Author:** ![rangemanone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/rangemanone/32/1642_2.png) [@rangemanone](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rangemanone)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-insight-snow-tires/40267/14 "2010-01-12T19:11:42Z")
I use Bridgestone Potenza MZ03 on steel rims they work well.