Compare UTQG tire grades
Source: NHTSA UTQG tire ratings, tire-recall file, and equipment plant codes, last updated November 9, 2026 (UTC).
About this data
UTQG grades are assigned by the manufacturer under 49 CFR 575.104. Treadwear is a relative grade from a government test course, not a mileage figure. Grades from different brands are only loosely comparable. What treadwear, traction, and temperature mean. What treadwear numbers mean. A tire that is not in the list is covered in why a tire may have no UTQG rating. The ratings file has no category field. Data last verified November 9, 2026 (UTC).
The treadwear median is the middle usable grade when the count is odd, and the mean of the two middle grades when the count is even. A usable grade is a positive whole number. Size text is shown as NHTSA published it.
Pick two to four tire lines. The page shows the UTQG grades NHTSA lists for each size, the size-row count, and the minimum, median, and maximum treadwear. Recall rows appear when the tire-recall file matches the line. A plant appears only when its registrant name matches a company on one of those recall rows.
Example comparisons
Example comparisons are pairs chosen by a fixed rule from the committed ratings file. A line is included when its brand is one of the 15 brands with the most grade rows, it has at least 4 size rows and at least 2 different size strings, every row has a positive whole-number treadwear and a usual traction and temperature grade, the line name is not stored under another brand, the line name does not start with a different brand's name, and the name does not contain OE or RFT as a word. The brand cutoff uses the row count in the ratings file. It is not a quality ranking.
Selection rule
Each included line matches one token list. Performance tokens: Potenza, Pilot Sport, Eagle F1, SportContact, Azenis, Advan Sport, P Zero, S.drive, Sport Maxx, Ventus S1 evo, or Ventus evo. A performance name is skipped when it also matches: all-season, A/S, AS, winter, snow, ice, or SUV. Touring tokens: Defender, Assurance, Primacy, Ecopia, Turanza, Kinergy, Avid, TrueContact, AltiMAX, Tiger Paw, ProContact, CrossClimate, ControlContact Tour, Optimo, Touring, or Energy Saver. A touring name is skipped when it also matches: Potenza, Pilot, Eagle F1, SportContact, Azenis, A/T, Wrangler, Dueler, Geolandar, Scorpion, LTX, Latitude, winter, snow, ice, Grabber, or sport. Performance is tested first. NHTSA's ratings file has no category field, so a token is not an NHTSA category.
For each token list, the line with the most size rows for that brand is the representative. Ties use the line name in alphabetical order. Representatives are sorted by brand slug. The pages pair each representative with the next one, then with the one two places away, and stop at 20 pages. The full set of combinations is not built.
Performance name token
- Bridgestone POTENZA S001 and CONTINENTAL ContiSportContact 5
- CONTINENTAL ContiSportContact 5 and Dunlop SP SPORT MAXX 060
- Dunlop SP SPORT MAXX 060 and Falken AZENIS FK453CC
- Falken AZENIS FK453CC and Goodyear EAGLE F1 ASYMMETRIC 6
- Goodyear EAGLE F1 ASYMMETRIC 6 and Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z
- Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z and Michelin Pilot Sport 4
- Michelin Pilot Sport 4 and Yokohama S.DRIVE
- Bridgestone POTENZA S001 and Dunlop SP SPORT MAXX 060
- CONTINENTAL ContiSportContact 5 and Falken AZENIS FK453CC
- Dunlop SP SPORT MAXX 060 and Goodyear EAGLE F1 ASYMMETRIC 6
- Falken AZENIS FK453CC and Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z
- Goodyear EAGLE F1 ASYMMETRIC 6 and Michelin Pilot Sport 4
- Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z and Yokohama S.DRIVE
Touring name token
- Bridgestone TURANZA 6 and CONTINENTAL ContiProContact
- CONTINENTAL ContiProContact and Goodyear EAGLE TOURING
- Goodyear EAGLE TOURING and Hankook KInERGy ECO2
- Hankook KInERGy ECO2 and Michelin Primacy MXM4
- Michelin Primacy MXM4 and Yokohama AVID H4s/V4s
- Bridgestone TURANZA 6 and Goodyear EAGLE TOURING
- CONTINENTAL ContiProContact and Hankook KInERGy ECO2
Questions
How does a shared comparison address work?
The address stores the chosen lines in the lines query. Opening that address shows those lines. A query address is not a separate indexed page. It points back at this tool page.
Can UTQG grades from different brands be compared directly?
NHTSA lists manufacturer-assigned grades under 49 CFR 575.104. Treadwear is a relative grade from a government test course, not miles, and grades from different brands are only loosely comparable.