Best tires for the Chrysler Pacifica
Top picks across four categories for the Chrysler Pacifica, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 235/65R17. 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 Pacifica 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 Pacifica 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 Pacifica owners.
Cooper
CS5 ultra touring
UTQG 800 with a 80,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Chrysler Pacifica 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.
Cooper
CS5 ultra touring
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.
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.
Cooper
CS5 ultra touring
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.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Goodyear Assurance MaxLife | Best quiet Michelin Defender 2 |
|
|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 820 | 800 |
| Mileage warranty | 85,000 mi | 80,000 mi |
| Cabin noise | 70 dB | 68 dB |
| Season class | all-season | all-season |
| Type | touring | touring |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the chrysler pacifica 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004–2008 | 235/65R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2016–2026 | 235/65R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the chrysler pacifica
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 235/65R17; 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 pacifica
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (22) · TPMS (15) · Sidewall (4) · Tread / Belt (2) · Spare Tire (2)
Reported across: 2004 – 2022 (10 years)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation is the most common description, in 21% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 39 reports covering every model year of the Chrysler Pacifica 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 | 21% | 20% | 1.0× |
| Sidewall failure | 10% | 15% | 0.7× |
| Pressure-monitoring (TPMS) fault | 10% | 2% | 4.3× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 8% | 8% | 0.9× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 5% | 6% | 0.9× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 3% | 9% | 0.3× |
Mileage at failure
16 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 37,653 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 2,000 and 127,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Chrysler Pacifica. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
WHILE COMING TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT THE TIRE VALVE STEM BLEW OFF, COMPLETELY DEFLATING THE TIRE. SIX WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED TO ANOTHER WHEEL. IT APPEARS THAT VALVE STEM CORRODED JUST BELOW THE CAP. THE PRESSURE INSIDE THE TIRE THEN BLEW OUT THE SCHROEDER VALVE RESULTING IN A QUICK DEFLATE OF THE TIRE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF STEERING AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT OR PERSONAL INJURY. BOTH TIRE VALVE STEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT NOW WONDERING IF THE REMAINING TWO NEED TO BE REPLACED. SUCH A DESIGN OF THIS PRODUCT IS A POTENTIAL FATAL ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA EQUIPPED WITH ACHILLES DESERT HAWK A/P TIRES, SIZE: 235/65/R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE WAS NO INJURY. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL WAS SHREDDED AND THE TIRE WAS FRACTURED INTO THREE SEPARATE PIECES. MR. TIRE IN BEXLEY, OHIO WAS CONTACTED AND ARRANGED TO REPLACE THE SET OF TIRES. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,570. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24.
The contact owns a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated that the steering wheel was sticking intermittently while turning, causing the steering wheel to overcorrect after being turned. The TPMS warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000.
DROVE OVER A STICK, APPROXIMATELY 1.5" IN DIAMETER, THE STICK WENT THROUGH THE TREAD OF THE TIRE, THEIR WAS NO CUTTING ACTION FROM THE STICK NOR WAS IT SHARP. THE STICK PROTRUDED APPROXIMATELY 7" INTO THE TIRE. THE STICK WAS ALSO EXTREMELY DRIED OUT AND CRACKING. UPON INSPECTION OF INNER TIRE WALL, IT APPEARS AS IF THE RUBBER JUST SPREAD APART. FULL SET WAS PURCHASED 07/02/2009 (MILEAGE: 35270) AND FAILED ON 04/29/2010 (MILEAGE: 54923). BRAND NAME IS NOT LISTED, BRAND: DEFINITY, LINE: DAKOTA H/T.
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 Pacifica →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.