Best tires for the Ford F350
Top picks across four categories for the Ford F350, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 245/75R17. 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.
Bridgestone
Blizzak LT
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Bridgestone
Dueler A/T ascent
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Bridgestone
Dueler A/T ascent 245/75R17
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.
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.
Continental
TerrainContact H/T
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Michelin
LTX M/S2
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 Michelin Defender LTX M/S |
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|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | - | 800 |
| 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 F350 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1982–1996 | 215/85R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1997 | 235/85R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1999–2002 | 265/75R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2003–2004 | 235/85R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2005–2007 | 245/75R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2008 | 275/70R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2009–2017 | 245/75R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2018–2022 | 275/65R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2023–2024 | 245/75R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2025–2026 | 275/65R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the ford F350
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 245/75R17; 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 F350
Top issue category: Tread / Belt
Most reported: Tread / Belt (12) · Tires (General) (9) · Spare Tire (2)
Reported across: 1983 – 1990 (8 years)
What owners described
Tread or belt separation appears in 23% of these reports; about 1.7× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 13 reports covering every model year of the Ford F350 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 | 23% | 13% | 1.7× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 23% | 20% | 1.1× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 15% | 8% | 1.8× |
| Sidewall failure | 8% | 15% | 0.5× |
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Ford F350. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
DATE OF TIRE FAILURE IS THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THREE PREVIOUS TIRE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT ABOUT SIX TO NINE MONTH INTERVALS. WHILE EACH OF THESE TIRES HAD BEEN USED CONSIDERABLY, THE TIRE FAILURE IN EACH CASE HAS BEEN IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE IN EACH CASE HAS BEEN A SEVERE AND DRAMATIC BLOWOUT. THE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE IN EACH CASE HAS BEEN INSTANTEOUS AND COMPLETE. THE BLOWOUT IN EACH INCIDENT HAS BEEN TRANSVERSE INVOLVING ALL OF THE TREAD SURFACE AND BOTH SIDEWALLS LEAVING ONLY THE TIRE BEADS INTACT.
CONSUMER NOTICED A 2 FEET SPLIT IN TREAD, WHICH EXPOSED THE TIRE CONSTRUCTION,NO AIR WAS LOST,TIRE REPLACED BY FIRESTONE,COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A ROLL OVER, ACCORDING TO THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE GOODYEAR IS CONDUCTING A SILENT RECALL ON THIS TIRE. LOCAL DEALER SAYS AT IS A WORSE PROBLEM FOR TREAD SPLITS.
SERIAL # ANOR LT U460. TIRE HAS 10/32" TREAD, TREAD PEELED OFF LIKE A RECAP RIPPING OUT FRONT AND REAR SIDE PANELS, HAD TO BE TOWED FROM SCENE. WE HAVE THE TIRE AND THE PEELED OFF TREAD FOR INSPECTION. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH RUBBER WAS NOT PROPERLY BONDED TO CASING. WE CONTACTED U.S.ROYAL WHO DENIED RESPONSIBILITY. THIS COULD HAS BEEN A DISASTEROUS ACCIDENT HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN GOING FASTER, VEHICLE HAD JUST STARTED FROM STOP SIGN, TURNED RIGHT AND STARTED GOING UPHILL WHENN TREAD PEELED OFF WITH TREMENDOUS NOISE DAMAGING SIDE OF VEHICLE. TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED AND VEHICLE WAS NOT LOADED WITH MORE THAN 150 LBS PLUS DRIVER. WE FEEL THAT MANUFACTURER IS TURNING AWAY FROM A POSSIBLE RECALL SITUATION. WE HAVE TIRE CASING STILL MOUNTED ON RIM AND THE TREAD COMPLETE WHICH SEPERATED FROM CASING. PLEASE COMMENT.
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING WITH THE TIRES: RIGHT REAR BLOWOUT, LEFT TIRE SEPARATION, RIGHT FRONT DEVELOPED A LARGE BUMP, FRONT LEFT WAS TAKEN OFF FOR SAFETY, AND THE REAR LEFT BLEW OUT WHILE STANDING IN THE GARAGE. (TIRES-KUHMO/MARSHAL VENTURE) SCC
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 F350 →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.