225/40R18 tires ranked by treadwear
Quick answer: NHTSA's UTQG data has 50 tire lines with a treadwear grade filed for 225/40R18. The highest grade is 500 (tied by 14 lines, including Continental ContiProContact); the median is 360 and the lowest is 60. The highest-treadwear line that also has traction A or AA is Continental ContiProContact (500).
Ranking: 225/40R18 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.
| Rank | Brand | Line | Treadwear | Traction | Temp. | Price / set ($) | Expected miles | $ per 1,000 mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continental | ContiProContact | 500Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 1 | Continental | ProContact GX | 500Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 1 | Continental | ProContact TX | 500Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 1 | Firestone | AFFINITY AS | 500Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 1 | Hankook | KInERGy 4s (OE) | 500Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 1 | Hankook | KInERGy GT (OE) | 500Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 1 | Hankook | Roadhandler UHP | 500Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 1 | Hankook | veNtus S1 noble2 | 500Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 1 | Hankook | veNtus S1 noble2 (OE) | 500Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 1 | Michelin | Primacy MXM4 | 500Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 1 | Summit | Mach 3 R701 | 500Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 1 | Toyo | Crusade HP | 500Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 1 | Vanderbilt | Strada II | 500Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 1 | Yokohama | AVID H4s/V4s | 500Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 15 | JK Tyre | UX ROYALE MAXX | 480Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 16 | Goodride | SA07 | 460Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 17 | Americus | Sport HP | 420Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 17 | Continental | EcoContact 6 | 420Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 17 | Nexen | RADIAL N5000 | 420Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 17 | Tempra | Mach 4 R302 | 420Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 21 | Multi-Mile | Mirada GTX | 400Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 21 | Vogue | ADVAN S.4. | 400Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 21 | Yokohama | AVID W4s | 400Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 24 | Goodride | SV308 | 360Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 24 | Granada | GRANADA Touring HP | 360Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 24 | Hankook | S FIT2 (OE) | 360Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 24 | LauFenn | S FIT2 | 360Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 24 | Neutral/Universal | N7000 | 360Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 29 | Dunlop | SP SPORT 5000 | 340Treadwear | Traction B | Temp A | — | ||
| 29 | Nankang | Sentinel | 340Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 29 | Nexen | RADIAL N3000 | 340Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 32 | Michelin | Pilot Sport 4 | 320Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 33 | Falken | ZE502 | 300Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 33 | Nexen | RADIAL N6000 | 300Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 33 | Yokohama | Parada Spec-2 | 300Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 33 | Yokohama | S.DRIVE | 300Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 37 | Bridgestone | POTENZA S001 | 280Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 37 | Continental | ContiSportContact 5 | 280Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 37 | Dunlop | SP SPORT MAXX 050 | 280Treadwear | Traction B | Temp A | — | ||
| 37 | Hankook | Ventus evo (OE) | 280Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 37 | Hankook | veNtus S1 evo2 (OE) | 280Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 37 | Hankook | veNtus S1 evo2 SUV (OE) | 280Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 43 | Hankook | veNtus S1 evo3 (OE) | 260Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 44 | Goodyear | EAGLE F1 ASYMMETRIC 2 | 240Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 44 | Goodyear | EAGLE F1 SUPERSPORT | 240Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 46 | Hankook | veNtus R-S2 | 200Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — | ||
| 47 | Vogue | ADVAN Neova | 180Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 47 | Western Auto | ADVAN Sport | 180Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 47 | Yokohama | AVS Sport | 180Treadwear | Traction AA | Temp A | — | ||
| 50 | Viking | ADVAN A048 | 60Treadwear | Traction A | Temp A | — |
Click a column heading to sort. Treadwear bar shows the lowest grade filed for this size.
How the 50 lines spread across treadwear bands
| Treadwear band | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| under 200 | 4 | 8% |
| 200–299 | 10 | 20% |
| 300–399 | 13 | 26% |
| 400–499 | 9 | 18% |
| 500–599 | 14 | 28% |
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 225/40R18
| Brand | Highest grade for this size |
|---|---|
| Continental | 500 |
| Firestone | 500 |
| Hankook | 500 |
| Michelin | 500 |
| Summit | 500 |
| Toyo | 500 |
| Vanderbilt | 500 |
| Yokohama | 500 |
| JK Tyre | 480 |
| Goodride | 460 |
| Americus | 420 |
| Nexen | 420 |
| Tempra | 420 |
| Multi-Mile | 400 |
| Vogue | 400 |
Reading this page
- Coverage: NHTSA lists a specific size for only 61% of its records (4,665 of 7,628); the rest are filed as “All sizes” or size ranges. Those lines may well be sold in 225/40R18 but cannot be placed here, so this is a lower bound, not a full catalog. A size catalog feed is needed for completeness.
- Size types in records: unspecified. Load index and speed rating are not compared here.
- Treadwear grades are set by each manufacturer and are most reliable for comparing tires of the same maker. See methodology and NHTSA TireWise.
FAQ
Which 225/40R18 tire has the highest treadwear rating?
In NHTSA's UTQG data the highest treadwear grade filed for 225/40R18 is 500, shared by 14 lines. This covers only lines whose NHTSA record names this exact size.
What is a typical treadwear grade for 225/40R18 tires?
The median treadwear grade across the 50 rated lines for 225/40R18 is 360. Across all sizes in the dataset the median is 420.
What is the cost per mile of 225/40R18 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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