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235/65R17 tires ranked by treadwear

Quick answer: NHTSA's UTQG data has 41 tire lines with a treadwear grade filed for 235/65R17. The highest grade is 700 (tied by 3 lines, including Blackhawk HISCEND-H HT01); the median is 520 and the lowest is 220. The highest-treadwear line that also has traction A or AA is Blackhawk HISCEND-H HT01 (700).

Ranking: 235/65R17 tire lines by NHTSA treadwear grade

Sorted from highest to lowest treadwear. Ties share a rank. If a line has several records for this size with different grades, the lowest is used for ranking and the range is shown. Enter your own price and expected miles in the last columns; nothing is pre-filled because price and warranty data are pending a feed.

RankBrandLineTreadwearPercentile in sizeTractionTemp.Price / set ($)Expected miles$ per 1,000 mi
1BlackhawkHISCEND-H HT0193Traction ATemp B—
1BridgestoneECOPIA H/L 422 PLUS93Traction ATemp A—
1NexenTOUR CUV A/S93Traction ATemp B—
4ContinentalContiCrossContact LX90Traction ATemp B—
5TigarEXTENSA AS II88Traction BTemp A—
6FalkenWILDPEAK A/T AT3W (H rating)83Traction BTemp A—
6HankookNEW ENGLANDER 4s83Traction ATemp A—
8GoodyearWRANGLER TERRITORY RT78Traction BTemp A—
8JK TyreELANZO TOURING +78Traction AATemp A—
10AmericusTouring CUV66Traction ATemp A—
10BridgestoneDESTINATION HLT66Traction ATemp B—
10NexenROADIAN ATII66Traction ATemp B—
10SumitomoCUV66Traction ATemp A—
10ThundererR60166Traction ATemp A—
15CycloneRadial SUV56Traction ATemp B—
15HankookKInERGy GT56Traction ATemp A—
15HerculesROADTOUR XUV56Traction ATemp B—
15MichelinPrimacy A/S56Traction BTemp A—
19NexenROADIAN HT49Traction ATemp B—
19ParagonSCORPION ZERO ASIMMETRICO49Traction ATemp A—
19ThundererCELSIUS CUV49Traction ATemp A—
22ContinentalContiProContact29Traction ATemp A—
22FalkenWILDPEAK A/T AT0129Traction BTemp B—
22FalkenWILDPEAK A/T0129Traction BTemp B—
22MohawkWILD COUNTRY XTX Sport29Traction ATemp B—
22NationalWild Spirit Radial ATS29Traction ATemp B—
22ToyoCrusade SXT29Traction ATemp A—
22YokohamaAVID H4s/V4s29Traction AATemp A—
22YokohamaGeolandar A/T-S29Traction ATemp A—
30HankookDynapro HP2 (OE)27Traction ATemp A—
31JK TyreBLAZZE H/T20Traction ATemp A—
31NexenROADIAN HP20Traction ATemp A—
31YokohamaGeolandar H/T-S20Traction ATemp A—
34GoodrideSU31717Traction ATemp A—
35HankookDynaPro AS15Traction BTemp A—
36Continental4x4Contact12Traction ATemp A—
37FalkenWILDPEAK A/T TRAIL (H and V rating)10Traction BTemp A—
38VredesteinADVAN S.T.7Traction AATemp A—
39HankookveNtus Prime3X (OE)5Traction ATemp A—
40DunlopSP SPORT MAXX 0502Traction BTemp A—
41HankookveNtus S1 evo2 SUV (OE)0Traction ATemp A—

Click a column heading to sort. Treadwear bar shows the lowest grade filed for this size.

Percentile in size = share of the 41 lines for 235/65R17 with a lower treadwear grade. Cost column: price per set ÷ (expected miles ÷ 1,000), calculated in your browser from your inputs only.

How the 41 lines spread across treadwear bands

Treadwear bandLinesShare
200–29925%
300–39937%
400–499717%
500–5992254%
600 and up717%

The median line sits in the 500–599 band: a high treadwear grade; the manufacturer rates this tire to wear slowly relative to the government control tire.

Best treadwear grade by brand for 235/65R17

BrandHighest grade for this size
Blackhawk700
Bridgestone700
Nexen700
Continental680
Tigar620
Falken600
Hankook600
Goodyear580
JK Tyre580
Americus560
Sumitomo560
Thunderer560
Cyclone540
Hercules540
Michelin540

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FAQ

Which 235/65R17 tire has the highest treadwear rating?

In NHTSA's UTQG data the highest treadwear grade filed for 235/65R17 is 700, shared by 3 lines. This covers only lines whose NHTSA record names this exact size.

What is a typical treadwear grade for 235/65R17 tires?

The median treadwear grade across the 41 rated lines for 235/65R17 is 520. Across all sizes in the dataset the median is 420.

What is the cost per mile of 235/65R17 tires?

We have no licensed price or warranty-mileage feed yet, so cost per mile is not computed. Use cost per 1,000 miles = price per set ÷ (expected miles ÷ 1,000) with your own quote; the table below has inputs for each line.

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Last updated: · Data: NHTSA tire ratings (UTQG) API, pulled 2026-10-25. 7,628 records.