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295/35R21 tires ranked by treadwear

Quick answer: NHTSA's UTQG data has 12 tire lines with a treadwear grade filed for 295/35R21. The highest grade is 540 (Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4); the median is 290 and the lowest is 160. The highest-treadwear line that also has traction A or AA is Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 (540).

Ranking: 295/35R21 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
1MichelinPilot Sport All Season 492Traction ATemp A—
2ContinentalContiSportContact 583Traction AATemp A—
3HankookveNtus evo3 SUV75Traction AATemp A—
4BlackhawkSTREET-H HU0250Traction AATemp A—
4MichelinPilot Sport 4 SUV50Traction AATemp A—
4NorautoP ZERO ROSSO50Traction AATemp A—
7ContinentalCrossContact UHP33Traction AATemp A—
7YokohamaADVAN Sport33Traction AATemp A—
9GoodyearEAGLE F1 ASYMMETRIC 625Traction AATemp A—
10ContinentalContiSportContact 5P8Traction AATemp A—
10ContinentalSportContact 78Traction AATemp A—
12NittoP ZERO0Traction AATemp A—

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

Percentile in size = share of the 12 lines for 295/35R21 with a lower treadwear grade. Cost column: price per set ÷ (expected miles ÷ 1,000), calculated in your browser from your inputs only.

How the 12 lines spread across treadwear bands

Treadwear bandLinesShare
under 20018%
200–299542%
300–399433%
400–49918%
500–59918%

The median line sits in the 200–299 band: a lower-than-typical treadwear grade, common on sport and high-performance tires.

Best treadwear grade by brand for 295/35R21

BrandHighest grade for this size
Michelin540
Continental420
Hankook320
Blackhawk300
Norauto300
Yokohama280
Goodyear260
Nitto160

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FAQ

Which 295/35R21 tire has the highest treadwear rating?

In NHTSA's UTQG data the highest treadwear grade filed for 295/35R21 is 540, for the Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4. This covers only lines whose NHTSA record names this exact size.

What is a typical treadwear grade for 295/35R21 tires?

The median treadwear grade across the 12 rated lines for 295/35R21 is 290. Across all sizes in the dataset the median is 420.

What is the cost per mile of 295/35R21 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.