Best tires for the Chrysler Crossfire
Top picks across four categories for the Chrysler Crossfire, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 225/40R18. 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.
Bridgestone
Turanza QuietTrack
UTQG 800 with a 80,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Chrysler Crossfire 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 Crossfire 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 Crossfire owners.
Continental
ExtremeContact DWS 06 plus
UTQG 560 with a 50,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Chrysler Crossfire 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.
Bridgestone
Turanza QuietTrack
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.
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.
Yokohama
AVID ascend GT
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Uniroyal
Tiger paw touring A/S
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.
Bridgestone
Turanza QuietTrack
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.
Michelin
Pilot sport all season 4
69 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.
Bridgestone
Blizzak WS90
Dedicated winter tire compound; stays pliable below 7 °C where summer/all-season rubber hardens. Recommended for Chrysler Crossfire drivers in cold or snowy regions.
Michelin
X-Ice snow
Dedicated winter tire compound; stays pliable below 7 °C where summer/all-season rubber hardens. Recommended for Chrysler Crossfire drivers in cold or snowy regions.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Bridgestone Turanza QuietTrack | Best winter Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 |
|
|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 800 | - |
| Mileage warranty | 80,000 mi | - |
| Cabin noise | 68 dB | 71 dB |
| Season class | all-season | winter |
| Type | touring | passenger |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the chrysler crossfire 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003–2008 | 225/40R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the chrysler crossfire
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 225/40R18; 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 crossfire
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (7) · Sidewall (3) · Tread / Belt (1)
Reported across: 2004 – 2005 (2 years)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation is the most common description, in 30% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 10 reports covering every model year of the Chrysler Crossfire 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 | 30% | 20% | 1.5× |
| Sidewall failure | 20% | 15% | 1.3× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 20% | 6% | 3.4× |
Mileage at failure
6 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 9,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 3,000 and 22,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Chrysler Crossfire. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
FAULTY TIRES ON 2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE CONVETIBLE. CONTINENTAL TIRES CAME STANDARD ON THIS $40,000 CAR. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE "RUN FLATS". NOT TRUE! THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 1,000 WHEN MINOR ROAD DEBRIS CAUSED THE LEFT REAR TIRE TO GO FLAT. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE TIRE EXPLODED WHEN TIRE STORE TRIED TO REPAIR IT. ABOUT A MONTH LATER A SMALL NAIL PIERCED THE "SIDE" OF THE RIGHT REAR AND WHEN TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED, THE TIRE SPLIT WHEN TAKEN OFF THE WHEEL. CHRYSLER, CONTINENTAL TIRE AND JIM ARCHER CHRYSLER DID NOTHING. WE ENDED UP REPLACING ALL 4 TIRES WITH MICHELINS AT A VERY BIG EXPENSE, SINCE THE CAR COME WITH NO SPARE. NOTHING BUT A CAN OF FIX FLAT. JIM ARCHER CHRYSLER THREATED TO CALL THE POLICE, WHEN WE APPROACHED THEN REGARDING THE TIRES. ABSOLUTELY NO HELP!
2004 CHRYSLER CROSS FIRE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE.*MR THE VEHICLE HAD FOAM AND AN AIR PUMP IN THE TRUNCK IN CASE OF A FLAT. THE TIRE ARE LOW PROFILE AND CANT SEEM TO TAKE THE IMPACT OF POT HOLES WITH BLOWING OUT THE SIDEWALL.
2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES. AT 12000 MILES THE RIGHT REAR TIRE DEVELOPED A SIDE WALL BULGE ON THE INSIDE. I FELT THE BUMPING BUT DID NOT SEE THE PROBLEM. WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 70 THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DEALER CLAIMED ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE AND I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE. AT 20300 MILES THE LEFT REAR TIRE DEVELOPED A BULGE ON THE INSIDE. THIS TIME I REMOVED THE TIRES TO LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS TIRE HAS NOT BLOWN OUT AND THE BULGE IS EVIDENT. AGAIN THE DEALER IS CLAIMING ROAD DAMAGE. TWO TIRES, SAME MANUFACTURER DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM. IF TRULY WAS ROAD HAZARD WHY WAS THERE NO BULGES OR RUPTURES ON THE OUTSIDE SIDE WALL?
DEVELOPED A SLOW LEAK IN THE INNER SIDE WALL OF PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE OF MY SPORT CONTACT TIRE. THERE WAS ONLY 6000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE AND HAD TO BE RELPLACED. THIS IS MY SECOND TIRE TO REPLACE ON THIS CAR. AT 3000 MILES I HAD A BLOW OUT OF THE INNER SIDE WALL TO THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. THE DEALER STATES THAT SIDE WALL DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRENTY. AT ABOUT 310.00 DOLLARS PER TIRE IT GET PRICEY.
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 Crossfire →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.