Best tires for the Chevrolet Blazer
Top picks across four categories for the Chevrolet Blazer, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 235/65R18. 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
Assurance MaxLife
UTQG 820 with a 85,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Chevrolet Blazer 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 Chevrolet Blazer owners.
Michelin
Defender 2
UTQG 800 with a 80,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Chevrolet Blazer owners.
Nitto
Nt421q
Reinforced sidewall 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.
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife
820 UTQG with a 85,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size; no premium-brand markup.
Michelin
Defender 2
800 UTQG with a 80,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size; no premium-brand markup.
Michelin
Defender LTX M/S
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Nexen
Aria AH7
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
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
Defender 2
68 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
Assurance MaxLife
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.
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.
Cold-weather grip
Best winter
Dedicated winter or all-weather compounds that stay pliable below 7 °C. Necessary for >5 snow days a year.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Goodyear Assurance MaxLife | Best quiet Michelin Defender 2 | Best winter Toyo Celsius CUV |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 820 | 800 | 520 |
| Mileage warranty | 85,000 mi | 80,000 mi | - |
| Cabin noise | 70 dB | 68 dB | - |
| Season class | all-season | all-season | all-weather |
| Type | touring | touring | truck-suv |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the chevrolet blazer 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1973–1974 | 185/80R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1975 | 235/75R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1976–1982 | 225/75R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1983–1991 | 205/75R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1992–1994 | 235/75R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1995–1996 | 205/75R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1997–2003 | 235/70R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2004–2005 | 265/75R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2006–2011 | 225/75R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2019–2026 | 235/55R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the chevrolet blazer
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 235/65R18; 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 passenger car 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.
For sedans and compacts, the all-season touring tire below is the best default; long warranty, low cabin noise, reasonable cost per mile. Switch to the quiet pick if highway droning is a deal-breaker; switch to the winter pick if you see significant snow each year. 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 chevrolet blazer
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (93) · Tread / Belt (36) · Sidewall (10) · Spare Tire (9) · Markings (1)
Reported across: 1978 – 2025 (30 years)
What owners described
Loss of control, rollover or collision appears in 16% of these reports; about 2.0× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 79 reports covering every model year of the Chevrolet Blazer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 16% | 8% | 2.0× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 11% | 20% | 0.6× |
| Sidewall failure | 11% | 15% | 0.8× |
| Tread or belt separation | 8% | 13% | 0.6× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 8% | 9% | 0.8× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 3% | 6% | 0.4× |
Mileage at failure
36 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 25,712 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 5,000 and 70,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Chevrolet Blazer. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
A CHUNK OF APPROXIMATELY 2-3" BLEW OUT OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, AND SHE LOST CONTROL AFTER THE TIRE BLEW AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON AT 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND MY DAUGHTER HAS MULTIPLE INJURIES, INCLUDING A FRACTURED KNEECAP, SPRAINED JAW, DISC PROTRUSIONS AT C6/C7 AND L5/S1. SHE IS HAVING HEADACHES AND FACIAL PAIN AND A BRAIN MRI WAS PERFORMED YESTERDAY. WE'LL HAVE THOSE RESULTS SOMETIME NEXT WEEK. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2013, WAS 20% WORN AND HAD NO SIGNS OF INFLATION PROBLEMS OR SIGNS OF ANYTHING STRIKING THE TIRE. IT WAS A GOODYEAR TIRE.
All 4 tires exhibit signs of dry rot impacting the inner sidewalls of each tire. The outer layer is showing significant signs of sidewall separation. There is no sign of damage visible on the exterior side walls, if an inspection was not done on this date 08/20/26 the driver and others would have been at significant risk of injury or death due to catastrophic failure. The worst separation occurred in the front drive / steering tires. While lesser damage was visible on the rear tire the damage was also significant. The driver side rear showed the least damage with only a 2 inch separation. The other 3 tires showed 12 inches or greater separation. Images are available for review.
ORGINIAL TIRES ON 1999 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15, TWO REAR TIRES, AND LEFT FRONT TIRES' TREAD SEPARATED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. CURRENTLY FRONT DRIVER TIRE, AND THE NEW TIRE THAT GOODYEAR REPLACED, PROBLEM IS REPEATING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK GOODYEAR WRANGLER P235/75/R15
I HAVE TIRES THAT SHOW BULGES ON THE SIDEWALL, THE SUPPLIER STATES THESE ARE WERE THE TIRE WAS PUT TOGETHER, BUT THERE ARE TWO TO THREE PLACES ON THE TIRE THAT ARE NOW SHOWING THESE BULGES. I TRIED TO CONTACT GOOD YEAR TIRE BUT NO ONE WOULD GIVE ME THE HOME OFFICE ADDRESS. DON'T NOW OF ANY ONE THAT HAS A PROBLEM.
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.
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Last verified 2026-10-07.