Hi,
I have 2011 Fit Base model and planning to replace my tire other than the original size 175/65R15. This size is hard to find so I'm checking what other tire size I can use. Will 195/65R15 works?
Costco currently has $70 off on Michelins but they don't have 175/65R15. Is Michelin Defender a good tire for Fit? They say it has 90,000 mileage.

Thanks.

 

185/60R15 and 195/60R15 are both good options resulting in minimal speedometer errors and would by my suggestions on what to look for. 195/65R15 will make it read low by around 4-5%.

I'm using 185/60R15 tires on my '12 Base Fit.

 

DrewE , did you notice any change ( < , > or none ) in gas mileage with 185/60-15 ? Thanks

 

As best as I can make out, I had a small drop in mileage of around 1 mpg, from about 40 mpg to about 39 mpg. (My driving is mostly all what would be considered highway driving, though not expressway.) I can't say how much of that is due to the tire size specifically and how much is just due to a different tire design; the tires I got are not low rolling resistance tires.

I do see much bigger differences in gas mileage that are easy to attribute to other things. The most obvious and notable is wintertime driving, where the combination of cold, winter blend gas, and driving through snow and slush combine to make the mileage drop several mpg. Those sorts of things make it rather difficult to be too precise about the effect of the tires.

 

185/60R15 should be fine, a close buddy here acquired his 2011 Fit base from his uncle with Nexen CP641 on it with about 25kmiles and till looks good for about 40k at least. Averaging 40mpg on mostly highway driving and wet roads and is not noisy. I highly considering them as next time, check it out:
Nexen Tires CP641
Reviews:: All-Season Tires Nexen CP641 - Tirestest.com - Tire reviews - an independent consumer survey