Best tires for the Audi Q7
Top picks across four categories for the Audi Q7, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 255/55R19. Every recommendation is selected from our 22,000-tire catalog by ranking on UTQG treadwear, mileage warranty, cabin-noise rating, and season class; no commission-weighted reordering.
Daily driver
Best all-season touring
Long warranty, low noise, balanced ride. The one-tire compromise that works for 80% of owners.
Goodyear
Eagle exhilarate
UTQG 500 with a 45,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Audi Q7 owners.
Michelin
CrossClimate 2
UTQG 640 with a 60,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Audi Q7 owners.
Bridgestone
Alenza 001
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Bridgestone
Alenza 001 255/55R19
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Lowest cost per mile
Best budget
Best price-per-warranty-mile in this size. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options, not safety.
Falken
Ziex CT60 A/S
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Toyo
Open country Q/T
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Kumho
Crugen HP71
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Michelin
CrossClimate 2
640 UTQG with a 60,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size; no premium-brand markup.
Lowest cabin noise
Best quiet
Tread patterns engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning. Pick this if you commute long highway distances daily.
Michelin
CrossClimate 2
70 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Goodyear
Eagle exhilarate
70 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Pirelli
P zero (PZ4)
72 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; well below the segment median. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate | Best budget Falken Ziex CT60 A/S | Best quiet Michelin CrossClimate 2 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 500 | 740 | 640 |
| Mileage warranty | 45,000 mi | - | 60,000 mi |
| Cabin noise | 70 dB | - | 70 dB |
| Season class | all-season | - | all-season |
| Type | performance | - | touring |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the audi Q7 use?
Recommendations on this page are anchored to the latest model-year's OEM size. Confirm yours against the driver-door placard before purchase.
| Year | OEM size | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–2006 | 235/60R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2007–2008 | 265/50R19 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2009–2015 | 275/45R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2016 | 255/55R19 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2017–2025 | 285/45R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2026 | 285/40R21 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the audi Q7
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 255/55R19; and filtered our catalog of 22,000+ tires to those offered in that exact size. From there, four parallel rankings:
- Best all-season ranks on a weighted score: tire type matches SUV segment, season is "all-season", premium brand bonus (Michelin / Continental / Bridgestone / Pirelli / Goodyear / Nokian).
- Best budget ranks on cost-per-warranty-mile; the lower the better. Premium brands get no bonus here.
- Best quiet ranks on the EU tire-label dB rating; lower is quieter.
- Best winter filters to tires marked 3PMSF severe-snow rated or all-weather class, with a small premium-brand bonus because winter-compound R&D is capital-intensive.
SUV-specific tire models (CrossClimate, CrossContact, Defender LTX) have reinforced sidewalls designed for the chassis mass and often a wider tread for better wet traction at higher curb weight. Use the side-by-side comparison above to weigh the trade-offs against your specific driving; highway-heavy, winter-state, performance-oriented, or budget-constrained.
NHTSA-reported issues for audi Q7
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (17) · Tread / Belt (3) · Bead (2) · Sidewall (2)
Reported across: 2007 – 2021 (8 years)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation is the most common description, in 20% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 10 reports covering every model year of the Audi Q7 that include a written account; a single report can describe more than one problem, so they do not total 100%.
| Reported problem | This subject | All tire complaints | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 20% | 20% | 1.0× |
| Sidewall failure | 20% | 15% | 1.3× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 20% | 9% | 2.2× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 20% | 8% | 2.4× |
| Tread or belt separation | 10% | 13% | 0.7× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 10% | 6% | 1.7× |
Mileage at failure
6 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 16,500 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 3,500 and 120,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Audi Q7. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
TWO BLOW OUTS 2 MONTHS APART ON SET OF TIRES. NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. FIRST ONE WAS RIGHT FRONT TIRE WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAY - THE SECOND BLOW OUT WAS RIGHT REAR TIRE WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. ALL TIRES WERE PURCHASED NEW ON JUNE 9TH 2014.
Noticed front Goodyear Eagle Sport 285/45R20 tread are cracking and peeling. This is my second set of at the same OEM tire having the same phenomenon as original tires that came with vehicle when purchase new. Per dealership, this is a known issue with Goodyear tires and was recommended to switch to Pirelli tires. Current tires are still under manufacture warranty but if a known issue, why is Goodyear still selling tire exists? This failure seems to occur after about 15k to 18k miles of usage. Concern tread will tear apart at high speed and could cause an accident on there road.
285/40R21 I was pulling out of a parking lot onto Rt 40, a secondary, 2-lane road, at approximately 6pm. As I accelerated to approximately 30 mph, without warning I heard a loud noise and felt the pull of the right front tire. I pulled off into a gas station parking area that was nearby and was very fortunate to have avoided an accident due to the significant traffic at the time. Upon inspection, the tire had a complete and catastrophic failure of the sidewall, stranding me at that location until Audi roadside assistance transported the vehicle to our local dealer approximately an hour later.
The contact owns a 2014 Audi Q7 equipped with Nexen HP, Tire Line: Roadian, Tire Size: 275/45/R20, DOT Number: 8YEHDECR2122. The contact stated that after washing her vehicle she noticed that a bubble had formed on the side wall of the passenger's side front tire. The contact stated that the front tires were constantly losing air. The contact stated that this was the fourth set of tires that had a failure from the same retailer. The contact had originally purchased the first set of tires over one year ago, and all the tires had experienced the failures. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 120,000. The tire failure mileage was approximately 1,200.
Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA; they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.
Tire recalls & safety complaints for the Audi Q7 →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.