Best tires for the Dodge Grand Caravan
Top picks across four categories for the Dodge Grand Caravan, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 225/65R17. 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.
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 Grand Caravan 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 Grand Caravan 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 Grand Caravan 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 Grand Caravan 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Grand Caravan 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 Grand Caravan 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 grand caravan 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1987–1990 | 195/75R14 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1991–1995 | 205/70R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1996–1998 | 215/65R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1999–2007 | 215/65R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2008–2010 | 225/65R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2011 | 225/65R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2012 | 225/65R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2013–2020 | 225/65R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the dodge grand caravan
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 225/65R17; 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 dodge grand caravan
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (115) · TPMS (54) · Tread / Belt (28) · Valve (18) · Spare Tire (9)
Reported across: 1989 – 2016 (27 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 177 reports covering every model year of the Dodge Grand Caravan 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 | 16% | 20% | 0.8× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 15% | 9% | 1.6× |
| Sidewall failure | 11% | 15% | 0.7× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 11% | 8% | 1.3× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 6% | 6% | 1.0× |
Mileage at failure
86 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 34,150 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 10,970 and 109,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Dodge Grand Caravan. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
AT 42,039 MILES ON A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A SUSPICIOUS BLOWOUT ON A 225/65X17 MICHELIN ENERGY SAVER A/S TIRE WITH A 100T RATING. THE DOT # IS: M33T 00KX 1711. THIS IS A 65,000 MILE TIRE. NO FOREIGN OBJECTS WERE STRUCK. THE AIR PRESSURE, TIRE ROTATIONS, AND ALIGNMENTS WERE DONE IN A TIMELY FASHION. I NO LONGER FELT SAFE ON THESE TIRES AND REPLACED ALL 4 WITH ANOTHER BRAND. THIS WAS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT.
UPON NOTICING MY TIRE WAS LOW, WE STARTED TO UNSCREW THE VALVE CAP AND THE STEM FELL APART & PART OF IT SHOT INTO MY HUSBAND'S SHOULDER. THE TIRE WENT IMMEDIATELY FLAT. THIS WAS ON MY FRONT TIRE. THE PIECE JUST DISINTEGRATES IN MY HAND. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.
2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECT WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A LIKELY POTENTIAL FOR THE SENSORS/VALVE TO BREAK/CORRODE DUE TO COMPOSITION AND CORROSION OF METAL MATERIALS. THE PROBLEM COULD CAUSE RAPID DECOMPRESSION OF AIR, AND IT COULD CAUSE A POTENTIALLY DEADLY ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE, ABOUT THIS DEFECT.
PURCHASED YOKOHAMA AVID ASCEND TIRE IN APRIL 2013 BASED ON 80000 MILE TREAD WARRANTY. I NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE DRY ROT CRACKING AND TIRES VIBRATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. BROUGHT TO TIRE DEALER. THEY REBALANCED TIRES AND SAID TO COME BACK IF CONDITION GOT WORSE. DROVE ABOUT 400 MILES TO BEACH AND BACK. ON WAY BACK HOME VIBRATION CAME BACK. NOTICED AN ACTUAL SPLIT ABOUT 1/8 INCH WHERE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. TIRE DEALER REPLACED TWO TIRES ON A PRORATED BASIS ACCORDING TO YOKOHAMA. FRONT TIRES ALSO EXHIBITED FAR MORE PRONOUNCED WEAR THAN REARS DESPITE PROPER INFLATION. NOT HAPPY THAT I HAD TO PAY ANYTHING DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT I WAS NOT GOING TO RISK AN ACTUAL BLOWOUT.
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.