Best tires for the Dodge Dart
Top picks across four categories for the Dodge Dart, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 205/55R16. 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 Dodge Dart 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 Dodge Dart 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 Dart 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 Dodge Dart 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Pirelli
Cinturato P7 all season plus 3
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.
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.
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 Dodge Dart 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 Dodge Dart drivers in cold or snowy regions.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Bridgestone Turanza QuietTrack | Best budget Goodyear Assurance MaxLife | Best winter Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 800 | 820 | - |
| Mileage warranty | 80,000 mi | 85,000 mi | - |
| Cabin noise | 68 dB | 70 dB | 71 dB |
| Season class | all-season | all-season | winter |
| Type | touring | touring | passenger |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the dodge dart 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1967–1969 | 185/80R13 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2012 | 205/55R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2013 | 225/45R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2014–2016 | 205/55R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the dodge dart
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 205/55R16; 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 dart
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (32) · TPMS (3) · Sidewall (2)
Reported across: 1968 – 2015 (4 years)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation appears in 44% of these reports; about 2.2× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 32 reports covering every model year of the Dodge Dart 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 | 44% | 20% | 2.2× |
| Sidewall failure | 44% | 15% | 2.9× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 41% | 6% | 6.9× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 13% | 9% | 1.3× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 9% | 8% | 1.1× |
| Pressure-monitoring (TPMS) fault | 3% | 2% | 1.3× |
Mileage at failure
18 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 18,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 3,350 and 95,668 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Dodge Dart. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
MY 2013 DODGE DART HAD A TIRE WITH LESS THAN 7000 MILES ON IT BUBBLE AT THE SIDEWALL. THIS WAS FOUND BY THE TIRE SHOP THAT (RIGHTLY) REFUSED TO RE-INSTALL THE TIRE. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE MODEL IN STOCK, SO I ENDED UP BUYING 2 NEW TO BE SAFE ON THE ROAD. SINCE THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED IT WAS A IMPACT RELATED DAMAGE, IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO ROAD-HAZARD. THE SAME MODEL TIRE WAS RECALLED BY KUHMO LAST YEAR ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS. I DO STILL HAVE THE OLD TIRE. THE REST OF THE TIRE LOOKS FINE AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. THEIR REASONING WAS THAT IF YOU CANNOT SEE IT WHEN DEFLATED, THEN IT WAS IMPACT RELATED, NOT MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I CAN FIND IT EITHER WAY.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS KH25 TIRES, LINE SIZE: 225/45/R17 (DOT K2X5YAL8). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE WALL SPLIT, CAUSING THE BLOW OUTS. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T004000 (TIRES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE TIRES DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE DATE RANGE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES AND VEHICLE WAS 1,200.
KUMHO SOLUS KH 25 TIRES INCLUDED ON MY 2013 DODGE DART (SAFETY RECALL) ALL 4 TIRES ON MY 2013 DODGE DART ARE BREAKING IN THE SIDEWALL, CRACKING, AND LOSING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF AIR. FIRST TIRE REPLACED (2/7/14) IAO $132.42 REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW SOLUS KH25. NOW, I HAVE TWO REAR TIRES LEAKING AIR QUICKLY (DOT 4212) & THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH MY SPARE. THESE TIRES STARTED PERFORMING SAFETY HAZARDS 3-4 MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST TIRE REPLACEMENT IN 02/14. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THIS COMPLAINT BE INVESTIGATED, SO I CAN DRIVE ON SAFE TIRES WITH MY CHILD AFTER BEING PROVIDE A SET OF NEW TIRES.
WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET (UNDER 30 MILES AN HOUR), I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND THE TIRE EXPLODED. I TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL AND THE CAR JUMPED THE CURB. MY DAUGHTERS AND I WAS SHAKEN UP REALLY BAD. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGH WAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY. I HAVE THE DEALERSHIP INVESTIGATING IT NOW.
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.