Independent · built on U.S. government data
Find tires that actually last.
Compare treadwear, wet traction and heat grades for 3,023 tire lines from 214 brands, ranked by size, then work out cost per mile with your own price.
7,628NHTSA UTQG records
3,023tire lines
214brands
469sizes named in the data
Quick answer: TireMileage turns the U.S. government’s tire grading data (NHTSA UTQG) into plain-English comparisons. Treadwear is a relative durability grade (higher = slower wear on NHTSA’s test), not a mileage promise. Pick a size or tire line, then use the calculator with your own price to get cost per 1,000 miles.
Highest-treadwear lines in this prototype
All tire lines →Michelin
Defender 2
840Treadwear
Traction BTemp B
Rank #1 of 57 Michelin lines · 1 NHTSA record
Michelin
Defender LTX M/S 2
820Treadwear
Traction BTemp A
Rank #3 of 57 Michelin lines · 1 NHTSA record
Michelin
Defender T + H
820Treadwear
Traction ATemp B
Rank #4 of 57 Michelin lines · 2 NHTSA records
Bridgestone
Alenza AS Ultra
800Treadwear
Traction ATemp B
Rank #1 of 209 Bridgestone lines · 10 NHTSA records
Michelin
Defender LTX M/S
760Treadwear
Traction BTemp A
Rank #7 of 57 Michelin lines · 2 NHTSA records
Bridgestone
Alenza Prestige
700Treadwear
Traction ATemp B
Rank #6 of 209 Bridgestone lines · 9 NHTSA records
How it works
Find your size
Type the size from your sidewall. We rank every line NHTSA lists for it.
Read the grades
Treadwear gauge plus color-coded traction (wet braking) and temperature badges, each with the plain-English meaning.
Work out cost per mile
Enter a real quote and the maker’s mileage warranty. Cost per 1,000 miles = price per set ÷ (expected miles ÷ 1,000).
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Honest limits. NHTSA publishes grades, not prices or warranties. We do not scrape retailers or guess numbers: prices are not shown, and a maker’s warranty mileage appears only where we cite the maker’s own page.