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245/40R18 tires ranked by treadwear

Quick answer: NHTSA's UTQG data has 27 tire lines with a treadwear grade filed for 245/40R18. The highest grade is 500 (tied by 5 lines, including Continental ProContact GX); the median is 360 and the lowest is 180. The highest-treadwear line that also has traction A or AA is Continental ProContact GX (500).

Ranking: 245/40R18 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.

RankBrandLineTreadwearPercentile in sizeTractionTemp.Price / set ($)Expected miles$ per 1,000 mi
1ContinentalProContact GX81Traction ATemp A—
1ContinentalProContact TX81Traction ATemp A—
1SureMach 3 R70281Traction ATemp A—
1ToyoCrusade HP81Traction ATemp A—
1VeneziaStrada II81Traction ATemp A—
6JK TyreUX178Traction ATemp A—
7GoodrideSA0774Traction ATemp A—
8NexenRADIAL N500070Traction ATemp A—
9ContinentalContiProContact56Traction AATemp A—
9Multi-MileMirada GTX56Traction ATemp A—
9VredesteinADVAN S.4.56Traction AATemp A—
9YokohamaAVID W4s56Traction AATemp A—
13GranadaGRANADA Touring HP48Traction ATemp A—
13Neutral/UniversalN700048Traction AATemp A—
15DunlopSP SPORT 5000M DSST CTT41Traction ATemp A—
15NexenRADIAL N300041Traction AATemp A—
17FalkenZE50226Traction ATemp A—
17HankookveNtus S1 evo326Traction AATemp A—
17NexenRADIAL N600026Traction AATemp A—
17YokohamaS.DRIVE26Traction AATemp A—
21ContinentalContiSportContact 519Traction AATemp A—
21HankookveNtus S1 evo2 (OE)19Traction BTemp A—
23ContinentalSportContact 611Traction AATemp A—
23GoodyearEAGLE F1 ASYMMETRIC 3 ROF11Traction AATemp A—
25GT RadialCHAMPIRO SX2 RS7Traction ATemp A—
26YokohamaADVAN Sport0Traction AATemp A—
26YokohamaAVS Sport0Traction AATemp A—

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

Percentile in size = share of the 27 lines for 245/40R18 with a lower treadwear grade. Cost column: price per set ÷ (expected miles ÷ 1,000), calculated in your browser from your inputs only.

How the 27 lines spread across treadwear bands

Treadwear bandLinesShare
under 20027%
200–299519%
300–399830%
400–499726%
500–599519%

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 245/40R18

BrandHighest grade for this size
Continental500
Sure500
Toyo500
Venezia500
JK Tyre480
Goodride460
Nexen420
Multi-Mile400
Vredestein400
Yokohama400
Granada360
Neutral/Universal360
Dunlop340
Falken300
Hankook300

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FAQ

Which 245/40R18 tire has the highest treadwear rating?

In NHTSA's UTQG data the highest treadwear grade filed for 245/40R18 is 500, shared by 5 lines. This covers only lines whose NHTSA record names this exact size.

What is a typical treadwear grade for 245/40R18 tires?

The median treadwear grade across the 27 rated lines for 245/40R18 is 360. Across all sizes in the dataset the median is 420.

What is the cost per mile of 245/40R18 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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Last updated: · Data: NHTSA tire ratings (UTQG) API, pulled 2026-10-25. 7,628 records.