Best tires for the GMC Sierra 1500
Top picks across four categories for the GMC Sierra 1500, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 255/70R17. 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.
BFGoodrich
All-Terrain T/A KO2
Reinforced sidewall all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Bridgestone
Alenza AS ultra
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Bridgestone
Blizzak DM V2
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Bridgestone
Dueler H/T D684 II
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.
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.
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.
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 GMC sierra 1500 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1999–2006 | 235/75R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2007–2013 | 245/70R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2014–2018 | 245/75R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2019–2026 | 255/70R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the GMC sierra 1500
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 255/70R17; 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 truck 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.
Trucks need tires that handle higher curb weight and frequent loaded operation. Look for an LT-rated load index when towing or hauling regularly; passenger-grade load indexes work for unloaded daily driving but lose margin under load. 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 GMC sierra 1500
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (70) · Sidewall (10) · Tread / Belt (5) · TPMS (3) · Bead (3)
Reported across: 1994 – 2025 (24 years)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation appears in 33% of these reports; about 1.6× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 76 reports covering every model year of the GMC Sierra 1500 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 | 33% | 20% | 1.6× |
| Sidewall failure | 30% | 15% | 2.0× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 17% | 9% | 1.8× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 11% | 8% | 1.3× |
| Tread or belt separation | 9% | 13% | 0.7× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 7% | 6% | 1.1× |
Mileage at failure
56 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 12,900 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 5,000 and 110,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about GMC Sierra 1500. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
I PURCHASED BRIDGESTONE DUELER ALENZA HL TIRES AT 42509 ON 06/10/2009 AND ON 04/10/2011 I HAD A SLOW LEAK AND WENT TO BRIDGESTONE DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT NOTICED CRACKING IN TREAD. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL! IN MAY 2013 MY MECHANIC SAID THIS CRACKING WAS DRY ROT AND I VERIFIED WITH OTHER TIRE DEALER TRUCK HAD 70693 MILE. THIS IS A 65000 MILE TIRE AND I ONLY HAD 14000 MILES BEFORE CRACKING STARTED- THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I DID NOT GO BACK TO BRIDGESTONE DEALER BECAUSE I WAS GIVEN INACCURATE INFO AND I BOUGHT MICHELIN INSTEAD. I CALLED BRIDGESTONE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND "HAVE A NICE DAY."!!!! GOOD LUCK IF YOU BUY THESE!
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500 EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK DYNAPRO TIRES SIZE LT 265/70 R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A BULGE IN THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE'S SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,800. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS WERE DISPLAYING THE TIRE PRESSURE READINGS IN REVERSE ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. WITH OUT NOTICE, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED. CHECKING THE TIRE SHOWS IN MIDDLE OF TREAD THE TIRES STEEL BELT JUST BLEW AND POPPED OUT OF THE TREAD. THO THERE IS HIGH MILEAGE ON THE TIRES THE TREAD WEAR IS STILL VERY GOOD. NO DAMAGE TO SIDE WALL AND NOTHING WAS HIT ON ROADWAY. TIRE JUST EXPLODED WITH OUT NOTICE. THE GAP IS ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF TREAD APPROX 6 INCHES.
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 GMC Sierra 1500 →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.