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285/60R18 tires ranked by treadwear

Quick answer: NHTSA's UTQG data has 11 tire lines with a treadwear grade filed for 285/60R18. The highest grade is 600 (tied by 3 lines, including Eldorado HTX Sport II); the median is 500 and the lowest is 320. The highest-treadwear line that also has traction A or AA is Eldorado HTX Sport II (600).

Ranking: 285/60R18 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
1EldoradoHTX Sport II73Traction ATemp A—
1MohawkWild Country Sport HT73Traction ATemp A—
1MomoCommando HTS273Traction ATemp B—
4ThundererR60164Traction ATemp A—
5FalkenWILDPEAK A/T AT0145Traction ATemp A—
5VeneziaCUSTOM BUILT45Traction ATemp B—
7NexenROADIAN HP18Traction ATemp A—
7PeerlessALL TERRAIN18Traction ATemp B—
7YokohamaGeolandar H/T-S18Traction ATemp A—
10BridgestoneDUELER H/T 684 II (OE)9Traction BTemp A—
11BridgestoneDUELER A/T 693 III0Traction BTemp A—

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

Percentile in size = share of the 11 lines for 285/60R18 with a lower treadwear grade. Cost column: price per set ÷ (expected miles ÷ 1,000), calculated in your browser from your inputs only.

How the 11 lines spread across treadwear bands

Treadwear bandLinesShare
300–399218%
400–499327%
500–599327%
600 and up327%

The median line sits in the 500–599 band: a high treadwear grade; the manufacturer rates this tire to wear slowly relative to the government control tire.

Best treadwear grade by brand for 285/60R18

BrandHighest grade for this size
Eldorado600
Mohawk600
Momo600
Thunderer560
Falken500
Venezia500
Nexen460
Peerless460
Yokohama460
Bridgestone360

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FAQ

Which 285/60R18 tire has the highest treadwear rating?

In NHTSA's UTQG data the highest treadwear grade filed for 285/60R18 is 600, shared by 3 lines. This covers only lines whose NHTSA record names this exact size.

What is a typical treadwear grade for 285/60R18 tires?

The median treadwear grade across the 11 rated lines for 285/60R18 is 500. Across all sizes in the dataset the median is 420.

What is the cost per mile of 285/60R18 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.