Best tires for the Jeep Cherokee
Top picks across four categories for the Jeep Cherokee, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 235/50R20. 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.
Michelin
CrossClimate 2
UTQG 640 with a 60,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Jeep Cherokee owners.
Bridgestone
Alenza 001 RFT
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Bridgestone
Alenza A/S 02
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Bridgestone
Alenza A/S 02 RFT
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
Ziex CT60 A/S
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Kumho
Crugen HP71
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Michelin
CrossClimate 2
640 UTQG with a 60,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size; no premium-brand markup.
Yokohama
Geolandar X CV
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.
Michelin
CrossClimate 2
70 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Pirelli
P zero (PZ4)
72 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.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Michelin CrossClimate 2 | Best budget Falken Ziex CT60 A/S |
|
|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 640 | 740 |
| Mileage warranty | 60,000 mi | - |
| Cabin noise | 70 dB | - |
| Season class | all-season | - |
| Type | touring | - |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the jeep cherokee 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1984–1988 | 205/75R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1989–1990 | 225/70R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1991–1995 | 225/75R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1996–2001 | 225/70R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2008–2013 | 235/65R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2014–2016 | 225/60R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2017 | 225/55R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2018–2023 | 245/65R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2024 | 225/60R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2025–2026 | 235/50R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the jeep cherokee
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 235/50R20; 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 jeep cherokee
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (85) · Tread / Belt (33) · Sidewall (14) · Spare Tire (12) · Bead (5)
Reported across: 1980 – 2021 (23 years)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation is the most common description, in 22% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 86 reports covering every model year of the Jeep Cherokee 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 | 22% | 20% | 1.1× |
| Sidewall failure | 19% | 15% | 1.2× |
| Tread or belt separation | 13% | 13% | 1.0× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 13% | 9% | 1.4× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 13% | 8% | 1.5× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 1% | 6% | 0.2× |
Mileage at failure
20 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 12,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 2,000 and 30,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Jeep Cherokee. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
TRAVELING EAST ON HWY 76 JUST OUTSIDE JULESBURG, CO, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT AT 75MPH. TIRE PRESSURES WERE AT 35 PSI ON ALL TIRES BEFORE TRIP A FEW DAYS EARLIER. TIRES HAVE ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THEM AND HAVE ABOUT 45% REMAINING TREAD. BLOWOUT PATTERN WAS A NEAR PERFECT CIRCLE WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD AREA OF THE TIRE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE CONSISTED OF BENT REAR QUARTER PANEL.
TIRES SHOW CRACKS IN TREAD ON ALL 4 TIRES. APPEARS TO BE DRY ROT CRACKING, THIS IN 2 YEAR OLD TIRES. PROBLEM WAS FIRST DISCOVERED WHEN DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE CONTINUED TO LOOSE AIR. WAS ADVISED BY TIRE PROFESSIONALS THAT TIRES WERE NOT SAFE TO USE IN HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. REPLACED THE TIRES AT MY EXPENSE SINCE CONTINENTAL WILL NOT WARRANT SECOND OWNER OF VEHICLE. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE IF DESIRED
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM RIGHT REAR TIRE, TREAD SEPARATED. BUT CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE SUDDENLY CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED, BUT POSSIBLY THE TIRE MAY HAVE NOT BEEN HOLDING PRESSURE ADEQUALTELY. TIRE SIZE P225/75R15 AND DOT # HYHHATS456.
THE LEFT REAR TIRE SIDE COMPLETELY SHREDDED;NO APPARENT PUNCTURE,ONLY 33000.00 MILES ON TIRES/RATE OF SPEED WAS 70 MPH, COULD HAVE VERY EASILY RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT FOR A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER. SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT LOOKED AT THE TIRE COMMENTED THAT IT WAS NOT YOUR NORMAL FLAT TIRE.
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 Jeep Cherokee →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.