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215/40R17 tires ranked by treadwear

Quick answer: NHTSA's UTQG data has 10 tire lines with a treadwear grade filed for 215/40R17. The highest grade is 500 (Yokohama AVID H4s/V4s); the median is 320 and the lowest is 200. The highest-treadwear line that also has traction A or AA is Yokohama AVID H4s/V4s (500).

Ranking: 215/40R17 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
1YokohamaAVID H4s/V4s90Traction AATemp A—
2NexenRADIAL N500080Traction ATemp A—
3GranadaGRANADA Touring HP60Traction ATemp A—
3Neutral/UniversalN700060Traction AATemp A—
5NexenRADIAL N300050Traction AATemp A—
6NexenRADIAL N600020Traction AATemp A—
6YokohamaParada Spec-220Traction AATemp A—
6YokohamaS.DRIVE20Traction AATemp A—
9GT RadialCHAMPIRO SX20Traction ATemp A—
9HankookveNtus R-S20Traction ATemp A—

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

Percentile in size = share of the 10 lines for 215/40R17 with a lower treadwear grade. Cost column: price per set ÷ (expected miles ÷ 1,000), calculated in your browser from your inputs only.

How the 10 lines spread across treadwear bands

Treadwear bandLinesShare
200–299220%
300–399660%
400–499110%
500–599110%

The median line sits in the 300–399 band: a moderate treadwear grade, near the middle of NHTSA-rated tires.

Best treadwear grade by brand for 215/40R17

BrandHighest grade for this size
Yokohama500
Nexen420
Granada360
Neutral/Universal360
GT Radial200
Hankook200

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FAQ

Which 215/40R17 tire has the highest treadwear rating?

In NHTSA's UTQG data the highest treadwear grade filed for 215/40R17 is 500, for the Yokohama AVID H4s/V4s. This covers only lines whose NHTSA record names this exact size.

What is a typical treadwear grade for 215/40R17 tires?

The median treadwear grade across the 10 rated lines for 215/40R17 is 320. Across all sizes in the dataset the median is 420.

What is the cost per mile of 215/40R17 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.