Best tires for the Jeep Compass
Top picks across four categories for the Jeep Compass, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 225/60R18. 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
Assurance MaxLife
UTQG 820 with a 85,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Jeep Compass 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 Compass owners.
Michelin
Defender 2
UTQG 800 with a 80,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Jeep Compass owners.
Hankook
Kinergy PT
UTQG 800 with a 90,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Jeep Compass owners.
Lowest cost per mile
Best budget
Best price-per-warranty-mile in this size. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options, not safety.
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife
820 UTQG with a 85,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size; no premium-brand markup.
Continental
TrueContact tour
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Hankook
Kinergy PT
800 UTQG with a 90,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size; no premium-brand markup.
Michelin
Defender 2
800 UTQG with a 80,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size; no premium-brand markup.
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
Defender 2
68 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife
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.
Hankook
Kinergy PT
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.
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.
Cold-weather grip
Best winter
Dedicated winter or all-weather compounds that stay pliable below 7 °C. Necessary for >5 snow days a year.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Goodyear Assurance MaxLife | Best quiet Michelin Defender 2 | Best winter Michelin X-Ice Snow |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 820 | 800 | - |
| Mileage warranty | 85,000 mi | 80,000 mi | - |
| Cabin noise | 70 dB | 68 dB | 71 dB |
| Season class | all-season | all-season | winter |
| Type | touring | touring | passenger |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the jeep compass 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006–2013 | 215/60R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2014–2015 | 205/70R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2016 | 215/55R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2017–2018 | 215/65R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2019 | 225/60R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2020–2026 | 215/65R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the jeep compass
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 225/60R18; 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 compass
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (15) · TPMS (4) · Spare Tire (2)
Reported across: 2007 – 2022 (8 years)
What owners described
Sidewall failure is the most common description, in 20% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 15 reports covering every model year of the Jeep Compass 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewall failure | 20% | 15% | 1.3× |
| Pressure-monitoring (TPMS) fault | 13% | 2% | 5.6× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 7% | 6% | 1.1× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 7% | 9% | 0.7× |
Mileage at failure
6 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 27,203 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 4,500 and 80,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Jeep Compass. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
TIRE LOW AIR INDICATOR CAME ON AND TIRE WENT FLAT. I LOOKED AT TIRE AND REFILLED WITH AIR JUST ABOVE THE SIDE WALL INTO THE TREAD ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE TIRE WAS THREE HOLES UP TO 1/4 AND THE SIDE WALL HAD A BUBBLE THREE INCHES ACROSS JUST ABOUT 3 INCHES BELOW THE THREE HOLES. I HIT NOTHING AND DID NOT DAMAGE THE SIDEWALL. THE DEALER AUTO NATION IN SPRING TX ACTED LIKE A 3RD GRADER SHRUGGED HIS SHOULDERS AND SAID TAKE IT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER.
THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS ARE SENDING FALSE INFORMATION TO THE COMPUTER. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIND PROBLEM OR CORRECT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS GIVING FALSE INFORMATION TO THE DRIVER AND HE/SHE MAY BE DRIVING WITH A TIRE THAT IS NOT PROPERLY INFLATED.
PURCHASED THE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400-02 AFTER 20,000 MILES HAD A FLAT. TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY REASON FOR THE FLAT AND THE TIRE HAD CRACKS INSIDE THE TIRE AND ALSO ALL THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ANY TREAD LEFT ON THEM. THESE ARE RATED FOR 80,000 MILES AND SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 1/4 OF THE RATED MILEAGE. THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL THEM.
The contact called on behalf of her daughter who owns a 2020 Jeep Compass equipped Continental Tires, Tire Line: Contipro Contact, Tire Size: 235/45/R19, DOT Number: A35LWBJD3419. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving approximately 35-45 mph, the front passenger's side tire felt as though it was losing air pressure. The driver pulled over to the side of the road and required assistance to inflate the tire. The driver noticed that the sidewall of the tire was bulging out. The tires were brought to a local tire shop and the tire was patched. The contact learned of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 18T012000 (Tires) and 18T006000 (Tires). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the tire was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 4,500.
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 Compass →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.