Best tires for the Chrysler 300C
Top picks across four categories for the Chrysler 300C, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 225/60R18. 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 Chrysler 300C 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 Chrysler 300C 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 Chrysler 300C owners.
Hankook
Kinergy PT
UTQG 800 with a 90,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Chrysler 300C owners.
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.
Continental
TrueContact tour
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Hankook
Kinergy PT
800 UTQG with a 90,000-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.
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.
Hankook
Kinergy PT
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 Michelin X-Ice Snow |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 820 | 800 | - |
| Mileage warranty | 85,000 mi | 80,000 mi | - |
| Cabin noise | 70 dB | 68 dB | 71 dB |
| Season class | all-season | all-season | winter |
| Type | touring | touring | passenger |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the chrysler 300C 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 215/65R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2005–2010 | 245/45R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2011–2017 | 225/60R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2018–2020 | 245/45R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2021 | 225/60R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the chrysler 300C
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 225/60R18; 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 chrysler 300C
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (9) · TPMS (2)
Reported across: 2005 – 2010 (4 years)
What owners described
Pressure-monitoring (TPMS) fault appears in 27% of these reports; about 11.4× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 11 reports covering every model year of the Chrysler 300C 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pressure-monitoring (TPMS) fault | 27% | 2% | 11.4× |
| Sidewall failure | 9% | 15% | 0.6× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 9% | 9% | 1.0× |
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Chrysler 300C. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
GOT READY TO TAKE KIDS TO THE DOCTOR AND THE TIRE WAS FLAT. MANAGED TO GET THE TIRE AIRED UP WITH COMPRESSOR AT HOUSE AND TOOK TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. TURNS OUT NO PUNCTURE. DECIDED TO REPLACE TIRE IN CASE OF "DRYROT", WHEN TIRE WAS TAKEN OFF, THE RIM WAS CRACKED. HAD TO BUY ANOTHER RIM. 2 MONTHS LATER, ANOTHER RIM DID THE SAME THING. NOW WE'VE HAD A THIRD RIM CRACK. THESE ARE THE STANDARD FACTORY RIMS THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED OF THE PRODUCTION FLOOR WITH.
DRIVERS REAR TIRE SUDDENLY LOST AIR PRESSURE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, WENT TO GAS STATION AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE AIR IN THE TIRE IT BLEW IN MY FACE, INNER SIDEWALL SEPARATED AT SEAM WITH 18 INCH GASH. THE TIRES WERE ON MY CAR LESS THE 5 MONTHS & HAD LESS THAN 2,000 MILES. LOOKING AT YOUR SITE I SEE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHERS. THE TIRE IS NOT AVAILABLE NATION WIDE AND PER MICHELIN CUSTOMER SERVICE ON BACK ORDER WITH NO PRODUCTION DATE AVAILABLE. I HAVE 3 MORE OF THESE TIRES ON MY CAR AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THESE TIRES AFTER REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE.
TPM (TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR) LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, WITH A CORRESPONDING BELL RING, EVERY TIME I USE THE CAR AND OFTEN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS AND MANY VISITS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR SAME WITH NO SATISFACTORY RESULTS. A CALL TO CHRYSLER'S COMPLAINT LINE SUGGESTED THAT I INFLATE THE TIRES WITH NITROGEN! SINCE THE AIR IS 78% NITROGEN TO BEGIN WITH, I FAIL TO SEE HOW THAT WILL HELP. IN ANY EVENT A PROBLEM HERE WHICH SEEMS TO BE A CHRYSLER FAULT DEALER CAN'T RESOLVE AND THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING.
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 Chrysler 300C →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.