Best tires for the Ford Aerostar
Top picks across four categories for the Ford Aerostar, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 215/75R15. 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.
BFGoodrich
All-Terrain T/A KO2
Reinforced sidewall all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Continental
CrossContact LX 215/75R15
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Goodyear
Assurance all season 215/75R15
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Goodyear
Wrangler AT/S
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.
General
Grabber A/T X
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Toyo
Extensa A/S II
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Nexen
N priz AH5
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Ironman
RB 12 NWS
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.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 | Best budget General Grabber A/T X |
|
|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | - | 640 |
| Mileage warranty | 50,000 mi | - |
| Cabin noise | 75 dB | - |
| Season class | all-season | - |
| Type | truck-suv | - |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the ford aerostar 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 215/75R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1986–1997 | 215/70R14 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the ford aerostar
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 215/75R15; 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 ford aerostar
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (2) · Tread / Belt (1)
Reported across: 1997 – 1997 (1 year)
What owners described
Tread or belt separation appears in 33% of these reports; about 2.5× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 36 reports covering every model year of the Ford Aerostar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread or belt separation | 33% | 13% | 2.5× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 19% | 20% | 1.0× |
| Sidewall failure | 8% | 15% | 0.6× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 8% | 8% | 1.0× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 3% | 9% | 0.3× |
| Premature or uneven wear | 3% | 1% | 2.1× |
Mileage at failure
14 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 34,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 10,550 and 136,671 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Ford Aerostar. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, LATER THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT OF THE VAN AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT IT WAS THE TIRES, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACING THE TIRES. *SLC
THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN THE TSB 96-10-13, WHICH INDICATES THE LEFT REAR TIRE RUBBING ON THE WHEELHOUSE INNER PANEL IN JOUNCE POSITION AND HEAVY LOADS DUE TO MISLOCATED BODY BRACKET, THE VEHICLES TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF THE BRACKET DEFECT. *MJS
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT OF THE COOPER TIRE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER SEVERAL TIMES, EJECTING SOME OF THE PASSENGERS, 3 DEATHS AND 6 INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS INCIDENT (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) CRASH REPORT NUMBER 56056858 (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). *MJS
AFTER MARKET NITTO ROAD TOURING TIRE, P215/70R14 SIZE, DOT#: CXNX3DF195. RIGHT REAR TIRE WORE OUT ON ONE SIDE AND CRACKED, CAUSING IT TO BURST FROM INSIDE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES DURING PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, ALL TIRES EXCEPT ONE APPEARED TO HAVE CONSIDERABLE MILES REMAINING, 2-3 THOUSAND MILES LATER, ONE TIRE BEGAN CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALL NEAR THE FACE, IT WAS REPLACED, A LITTLE WHILE LATER TWO MORE TIRES EXPERIENCED THE SAME, THE FOURTH TIRE FAILED IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT BURST FROM CRACKING, AFTER CONSUMER HAD GONE ON TRIP, CONSUMER FEELS IT IS FOOLISH TO PUT 14 INCH TIRES ON A VEHICLE AS LARGE AS THE AEROSTAR. *SLC
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 Ford Aerostar →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.