Best tires for the Dodge Charger
Top picks across four categories for the Dodge Charger, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 245/55R18. 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.
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 Dodge Charger 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 Dodge Charger owners.
Bridgestone
Blizzak LM 32 245/55R18
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Bridgestone
Potenza sport AS
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.
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.
Falken
Ziex ZE960 A/S
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.
BFGoodrich
Radial T/A spec
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.
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 Michelin CrossClimate 2 | Best budget Hankook Kinergy PT | Best winter Toyo Celsius |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 640 | 800 | 440 |
| Mileage warranty | 60,000 mi | 90,000 mi | - |
| Cabin noise | 70 dB | 70 dB | - |
| Season class | all-season | all-season | winter |
| Type | touring | touring | truck-suv |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the dodge charger 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1966–1967 | 195/75R14 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1973 | 205/75R14 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1982 | 165/80R13 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1983–1984 | 195/50R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1985–1987 | 205/50R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2005–2007 | 215/65R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2008 | 245/45R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2009–2011 | 215/65R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2012–2014 | 245/45R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2015–2017 | 275/40R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2018 | 235/55R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2019 | 245/45R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2020–2023 | 305/35R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2024 | 245/55R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2025 | 305/35R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2026 | 275/40R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the dodge charger
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 245/55R18; 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 dodge charger
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (35) · TPMS (21) · Valve (5) · Tread / Belt (2) · Sidewall (2)
Reported across: 1970 – 2023 (15 years)
What owners described
Pressure-monitoring (TPMS) fault appears in 20% of these reports; about 8.2× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 46 reports covering every model year of the Dodge Charger 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 | 20% | 2% | 8.2× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 15% | 20% | 0.8× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 13% | 9% | 1.4× |
| Sidewall failure | 11% | 15% | 0.7× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 4% | 6% | 0.7× |
| Tread or belt separation | 2% | 13% | 0.2× |
Mileage at failure
34 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 32,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 10,000 and 70,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Dodge Charger. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
2006 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED CORROSION WAS THE REASON, THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS BROKE OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE HAD 2 REAR TIRE BLOW OUTS DUE TO THE SENSORS BREAKING OFF. ONE OF THE BLOW OUTS OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 2013, WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN. THE SECOND BLOW OUT OCCURRED IN MARCH 2014. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS WERE REPLACED 5 TIMES.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSORS WOULD NOT TRANSMIT THE ACTUAL TIRE PRESSURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE LEAKS COMING FROM TWO TIRE VALVES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE TPM VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V642000 (TIRES) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,611...UPDATED 08-26-14 *BF UPDATED 09/02/2014
CRACKS IN SIDEWALL FOUND AT 1-2 INCHES ABOVE BEAD LINE CIRCUMFERENCE IN A SET OF FOUR UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TOURING 215/65R17 99T M+S TIRES PURCHASED MARCH 2013 AND REMOVED SEPTEMBER 2105 AT 25,000 MILES. TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE TO PREVENT IMMINENT BLOWOUT, BUT SAVED TIRES FOR POSTERITY. TREAD STILL EXCELLENT. CRACKS NOTED ONLY ON ONE SIDE OF SIDEWALL, NOT BOTH, SO EASY TO MISS IF ON INTERIOR FACING SIDEWALL.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE CHARGER EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE: 235/55/R18 104 H (NA). WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, BUBBLES FORMED ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A RELATIVE'S HOUSE AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,480. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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 Dodge Charger →
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