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Falken ZE502: treadwear rating & UTQG grades

Quick answer: Falken ZE502 has treadwear grades from 300 to 420 (median 300) across 46 NHTSA UTQG records, traction A ×46 and temperature A ×46. Its median treadwear is higher than 19% of the 3,020 tire lines in the dataset, and ranks #123 of 142 rated Falken lines.

Grade summary

NHTSA UTQG
300median treadwear

Higher than 19% of 3,020 lines · #123 of 142 Falken lines

Traction ATemp A

Key facts

Treadwear (NHTSA UTQG)
Traction grade(s)Traction A A ×46
Temperature grade(s)Temp A A ×46
Percentile (all lines)Median treadwear higher than 19% of 3,020 lines
Rank within Falken#123 of 142 rated lines (by median treadwear)
NHTSA records46 total; 46 name a specific size (39 distinct sizes)
Warranty milesNot shown (no maker-published figure verified)
PriceNot shown (varies by size and store); see “Where to buy”

What these grades mean in plain English

  • Treadwear 300: this is a moderate treadwear grade, near the middle of NHTSA-rated tires. Under UTQG a grade of 200 should wear twice as long as the grade-100 control tire on NHTSA's test course; real-world mileage varies with driving, rotation, alignment and climate.
  • Traction A: A: second-highest wet-braking grade. Traction is straight-ahead wet braking only; it does not measure cornering or hydroplaning.
  • Temperature A: A (highest): resisted heat build-up through the higher 575 rpm test stage.
  • Ranked just above in Falken: ZE322 (median 300).
  • Ranked just below in Falken: ZE522 (median 300).

NHTSA records for Falken ZE502

Each row is one NHTSA record as filed by the manufacturer. Sizes are shown exactly as NHTSA lists them; entries such as “All sizes” apply a single grade to several sizes and cannot be matched to one specific size.

Size (as filed)TreadwearTractionTemperature
175/60R13 77H420Traction ATemp A
185/60R13 80H420Traction ATemp A
185/65R15 88H420Traction ATemp A
195/60R15 88H420Traction ATemp A
195/65R14 89H420Traction ATemp A
215/60R16 95H420Traction ATemp A
225/60R15 96H420Traction ATemp A
225/60R16 98W420Traction ATemp A
P225/60R18 99H420Traction ATemp A
165/60R13 73H360Traction ATemp A
205/60R13 87H360Traction ATemp A
195/50R15 82H340Traction ATemp A
205/40R16 83H340Traction ATemp A
205/50R15 86H340Traction ATemp A
235/55R17 99H340Traction ATemp A
P245/50R16 96H340Traction ATemp A
195/55R15 84V300Traction ATemp A
205/40ZR17 80W300Traction ATemp A
205/45ZR17 84W300Traction ATemp A
205/50ZR17 93W300Traction ATemp A
205/55R15 87V300Traction ATemp A
205/55R16 89V300Traction ATemp A
215/35ZR18300Traction ATemp A
215/45ZR17300Traction ATemp A
215/45ZR17 87W300Traction ATemp A
215/50R17 91V300Traction ATemp A
215/55R17 94V300Traction ATemp A
215/55ZR16 93V300Traction ATemp A
215/55ZR17 94V300Traction ATemp A
225/40ZR18 92W300Traction ATemp A
225/45ZR17 94W300Traction ATemp A
225/45ZR17 94W RF300Traction ATemp A
225/50R17 94V300Traction ATemp A
225/55R16 94V300Traction ATemp A
225/55R17 97V300Traction ATemp A
225/55ZR16 94V300Traction ATemp A
235/45ZR17300Traction ATemp A
235/45ZR17 93W300Traction ATemp A
235/55ZR16 96V300Traction ATemp A
245/40ZR18 97W300Traction ATemp A
245/40ZR18 97W RF300Traction ATemp A
245/45ZR17300Traction ATemp A
245/45ZR17 95W300Traction ATemp A
245/45ZR18 100W300Traction ATemp A
P235/55R18 99V300Traction ATemp A
P275/40ZR17300Traction ATemp A

Compare this line with others in the same size: 185/65R15, 195/50R15, 195/55R15, 195/60R15, 195/65R14, 205/40R17, 205/45R17, 205/50R17, 205/55R16, 215/35R18, 215/45R17, 215/50R17, 215/55R17, 215/55R16, 215/60R16, 225/40R18, 225/45R17, 225/50R17, 225/55R16, 225/55R17, 225/60R15, 225/60R16, 235/45R17, 235/55R17, 245/40R18, 245/45R17, 245/45R18, 225/60R18, 235/55R18.

Cost-per-mile calculator

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Other Falken lines by treadwear

RankLineMedian treadwear
1PRO G6 A/S
2PRO G5 CSV (H rating)
3SINCERA SN250 A/S (H, V rating)
4SINCERA SN250 A/S (T rating)
5SINCERA ST80 A/S (H rated)
6SINCERA ST80 A/S (T rated)
7SINCERA ST80 A/S (V rated)
8SN211
9WILDPEAK H/T HT02
10WILDPEAK H/T HT02 (T rating)
11WILDPEAK A/T TRAIL (S rating)
12RUBITREK A/T 01

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Similar treadwear from other brands

Other lines in the same treadwear band (300–399) with a page here: Blackhawk STREET-H HU02 (300), Bridgestone POTENZA Sport (300), Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT RFT (300), Doral SDL65 (300), Dunlop e. SPORT MAXX (300), Hankook iON evo (OE) (300).

Guides that explain these numbers

FAQ

What is the treadwear rating of the Falken ZE502?

NHTSA's UTQG data lists treadwear grades from 300 to 420 (median 300) for the Falken ZE502, from 46 records. Treadwear is graded in multiples of 20 relative to a government control tire graded 100; it is not a mileage guarantee.

Is the Falken ZE502 treadwear grade high or low?

A grade of 300 is a moderate treadwear grade, near the middle of NHTSA-rated tires. Compared with every line in the NHTSA data, the median is higher than 19% of lines (dataset median 420). Within Falken it ranks #123 of 142.

What is the cost per mile of the Falken ZE502?

We do not have a licensed price or warranty-mileage feed yet, so we do not state a cost per mile. Use the formula cost per 1,000 miles = price per set ÷ (expected miles ÷ 1,000) with your own quote and mileage expectation, or the calculator on this page.

Source and caveats

Source: NHTSA tire ratings API, pulled 2026-10-25. Grade definitions: NHTSA TireWise and 49 CFR 575.104. Grades are self-reported by manufacturers. The NHTSA data has no “currently sold” flag (its active field is false on every record), so a listed line may be discontinued. See methodology.

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