Best tires for the Dodge Ram 2500
Top picks across four categories for the Dodge Ram 2500, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 245/70R17. 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.
Pirelli
Scorpion all terrain plus
UTQG 600 with a 50,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Dodge Ram 2500 owners.
BFGoodrich
All-Terrain T/A KO2
Reinforced sidewall all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Cooper
Discoverer AT3 4S
UTQG 600 with a 60,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Dodge Ram 2500 owners.
Bridgestone
Alenza AS ultra
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.
Michelin
Defender LTX M/S
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
BFGoodrich
Advantage T/A sport LT
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Cooper
Discoverer SRX
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Toyo
Open country H/T II
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.
Cooper
Discoverer AT3 4S
73 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; well below the segment median. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Pirelli
Scorpion all terrain plus
73 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; well below the segment median. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
BFGoodrich
All-Terrain T/A KO2
75 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; still quieter than most competitors in this size. 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 Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain Plus | Best budget Michelin Defender LTX M/S | Best quiet Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 600 | 800 | 600 |
| Mileage warranty | 50,000 mi | - | 60,000 mi |
| Cabin noise | 73 dB | - | 73 dB |
| Season class | all-season | - | all-season |
| Type | truck-suv | - | truck-suv |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the dodge ram 2500 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1994–2002 | 225/75R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2003–2010 | 245/70R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the dodge ram 2500
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 245/70R17; 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 ram 2500
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (4) · Tread / Belt (2) · Sidewall (1)
Reported across: 2010 – 2010 (1 year)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation is the most common description, in 26% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 156 reports covering every model year of the Dodge Ram 2500 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 | 26% | 20% | 1.3× |
| Tread or belt separation | 24% | 13% | 1.8× |
| Sidewall failure | 13% | 15% | 0.9× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 10% | 9% | 1.1× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 9% | 8% | 1.1× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 3% | 6% | 0.5× |
Mileage at failure
61 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 35,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 4,000 and 127,253 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Dodge Ram 2500. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH TOYO TIRES OPEN COUNTRY A/T SIZE LT26570R17. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT PASSENGER TIRES BLEW DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION WHILE HE DROVE 45-65 MPH, CAUSING DAMAGED TO THE RUNNING BOARD AND BED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. RK
WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 DODGE RAM 2500 ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY THE FRONT RIGHT FIRESTONE TRANSFORCE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE BLOW OUT WAS IMMEDIATE AND UNEXPECTED. THE TRUCK CAREENED FROM MEDIAN TO MEDIAN BARELY MISSING ANOTHER VEHICLE UNTIL I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BRING IT UNDER CONTROL. I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER, KNEW NOT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND BELIEVE THAT A LESS EXPERIENCED PERSON MAY HAVE HAD A WORSE OUTCOME. I DO HAVE PICTURES.
TPMS VALVE STEM FAILED CAUSING A FLAT TIRE. THE TIRE VALVE ITSELF COMPLETELY CAME APART WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, BUT SO WHAT, IT WAS CAUSED BY ITS OWN FLAWED DESIGN. UPON INSPECTION OF THE OTHER TIRE VALVES, IT IS DISCOVERED THAT THEY ARE ALL CRACKED AND READY TO FAIL AS WELL AND NEED EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.. A "SAFETY SYSTEM" THAT IS POORLY CONSTRUCTED, DANGEROUS, AND REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE INSTALLED IN VEHICLES. A RECALL MUST BE MANDATED.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX A/S,V TIRES (NA), SIZE 245/70/R17 (NA). THE DOT NUMBER WAS B7X6LJ4X0310. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES DEVELOPED CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL AND THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT OILING THEMSELVES DUE TO LACK OF WINTER DRIVING. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND VEHICLE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 1/1315*CN UPDATED 01/15/15.
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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