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245/40R17 tires ranked by treadwear

Quick answer: NHTSA's UTQG data has 17 tire lines with a treadwear grade filed for 245/40R17. The highest grade is 500 (tied by 3 lines, including Continental ContiProContact); the median is 300 and the lowest is 60. The highest-treadwear line that also has traction A or AA is Continental ContiProContact (500).

Ranking: 245/40R17 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
1ContinentalContiProContact82Traction AATemp A—
1ToyoCrusade HP82Traction ATemp A—
1VeneziaStrada II82Traction ATemp A—
4GoodrideSA0776Traction ATemp A—
5VredesteinADVAN S.4.71Traction AATemp A—
6GranadaGRANADA Touring HP59Traction ATemp A—
6Neutral/UniversalN700059Traction AATemp A—
8NexenRADIAL N300053Traction AATemp A—
9YokohamaS.DRIVE47Traction AATemp A—
10BridgestonePOTENZA S00135Traction ATemp A—
10ContinentalContiSportContact 535Traction AATemp A—
12GT RadialCHAMPIRO SX229Traction ATemp A—
13HankookveNtus R-S224Traction ATemp A—
14VogueADVAN Neova12Traction AATemp A—
14YokohamaADVAN Sport12Traction AATemp A—
16BridgestonePOTENZA RE0106Traction ATemp A—
17VisaADVAN A0480Traction ATemp A—

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

Percentile in size = share of the 17 lines for 245/40R17 with a lower treadwear grade. Cost column: price per set ÷ (expected miles ÷ 1,000), calculated in your browser from your inputs only.

How the 17 lines spread across treadwear bands

Treadwear bandLinesShare
under 200424%
200–299424%
300–399424%
400–499212%
500–599318%

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 245/40R17

BrandHighest grade for this size
Continental500
Toyo500
Venezia500
Goodride460
Vredestein400
Granada360
Neutral/Universal360
Nexen340
Yokohama300
Bridgestone280
GT Radial260
Hankook200
Vogue180
Visa60

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FAQ

Which 245/40R17 tire has the highest treadwear rating?

In NHTSA's UTQG data the highest treadwear grade filed for 245/40R17 is 500, shared by 3 lines. This covers only lines whose NHTSA record names this exact size.

What is a typical treadwear grade for 245/40R17 tires?

The median treadwear grade across the 17 rated lines for 245/40R17 is 300. Across all sizes in the dataset the median is 420.

What is the cost per mile of 245/40R17 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.