Best tires for the Ford F250
Top picks across four categories for the Ford F250, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 285/75R18. 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.
Goodyear
Wrangler DuraTrac
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Goodyear
Wrangler DuraTrac RT
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Goodyear
Wrangler DuraTrac RT 285/75R18
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Nokian
Outpost nAT
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.
Falken
Wildpeak A/T3W
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Nitto
Ridge grappler
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
BFGoodrich
All terrain T/A KO3
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
BFGoodrich
All terrain T/A KO3 285/75R18
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac | Best budget Falken Wildpeak A/T3W |
|
|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | - | 660 |
| Mileage warranty | - | - |
| Cabin noise | - | - |
| Season class | - | - |
| Type | - | - |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the ford F250 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1980–1996 | 215/85R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1997–1999 | 255/70R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2000–2003 | 235/85R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2004 | 275/65R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2005 | 275/65R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2006–2007 | 245/75R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2008–2010 | 265/70R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2011–2017 | 245/75R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2018–2026 | 275/65R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the ford F250
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 285/75R18; 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 F250
Top issue category: Tread / Belt
Most reported: Tread / Belt (19) · Tires (General) (17) · Sidewall (2) · Spare Tire (1)
Reported across: 1968 – 1990 (10 years)
What owners described
Bubble or bulge in the tire appears in 26% of these reports; about 4.4× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 23 reports covering every model year of the Ford F250 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 26% | 6% | 4.4× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 22% | 20% | 1.1× |
| Tread or belt separation | 13% | 13% | 1.0× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 13% | 9% | 1.4× |
| Sidewall failure | 9% | 15% | 0.6× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 9% | 8% | 1.0× |
Mileage at failure
9 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 50,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 5,000 and 80,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Ford F250. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
TIRES WERE STARTING TO GET BUBBLES IN THE TREAD, AND PLIES WERE SEPARATING. VEHICLE WAS WOBBLING WITH THREE OF THE TIRES.ALL TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THOSE TIRES WERE EXCHANGED. FOURTH TIRE EXPLODED. PROBLEMS HAPPENED WITH 1ST TIRE AT 10,000 MILES, 2ND AT 50,000 MILES, 3RD AT 72,000 MILES, AND 4TH AT 73,000 MILES.
PE00-020; P23585R16, AFTERMARKET WITH 80,000 MILES WITH GOOD AMOUNT OF TREAD. DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND PULLING 18 FOOT RV TRAILOR W HEARD LOUD EXPLOSION. AT THAT SAME MOMENT VEHICLE LOST CONTROL DUE TO RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD THAT COMPLETELY PEELED OFF,ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS THE CORE OF TIRE. VEHICLE ALMOST ROLLED OVER. *AK DOT# VDOR1WN174. *SLC
PE 00 040/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION/TIRE FAILURE: LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, ON A 1988, FORD, F250 WITH AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT235/85R16, DOT# UNVAILABLE. NOTICED MULTIPLE HAIR LINE CRACKS WHERE TREAD MET TIRE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.
WRANGLER LOADRANGE E LT 235/85R16, DOT UNKNOWN, REPLACEMENT TIRES WITH 70000 MILES ON A 1985 FORD, F250. ALL 4 TIRES SHOWED SIDEWALL CRACKS. *AK DOT MDOR 1 DOV 155, TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL CRACKS NEAR THE RIM ON BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. *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 F250 →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.