Best tires for the Jeep Renegade
Top picks across four categories for the Jeep Renegade, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 215/65R16. 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 Renegade 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 Renegade 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 Renegade owners.
BFGoodrich
All-Terrain T/A KO2
Reinforced sidewall 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.
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.
Yokohama
AVID ascend LX
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
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.
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.
Bridgestone
Blizzak WS90
71 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.
Cold-weather grip
Best winter
Dedicated winter or all-weather compounds that stay pliable below 7 °C. Necessary for >5 snow days a year.
Bridgestone
Blizzak WS90
Dedicated winter tire compound; stays pliable below 7 °C where summer/all-season rubber hardens. Recommended for Jeep Renegade drivers in cold or snowy regions.
Michelin
X-Ice snow
Dedicated winter tire compound; stays pliable below 7 °C where summer/all-season rubber hardens. Recommended for Jeep Renegade drivers in cold or snowy regions.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Michelin CrossClimate 2 | Best budget Continental TrueContact Tour | Best quiet Michelin Defender 2 | Best winter Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 640 | 800 | 800 | - |
| Mileage warranty | 60,000 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 renegade 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 215/65R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2015–2017 | 215/65R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2018 | 215/65R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2019–2020 | 215/60R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2021–2022 | 215/65R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2023 | 235/55R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2024–2026 | 215/65R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the jeep renegade
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 215/65R16; 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 renegade
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (11) · Tread / Belt (5) · TPMS (3)
Reported across: 2015 – 2023 (7 years)
What owners described
Tread or belt separation appears in 25% of these reports; about 1.9× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 12 reports covering every model year of the Jeep Renegade 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 | 25% | 13% | 1.9× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 25% | 20% | 1.2× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 25% | 8% | 3.0× |
| Pressure-monitoring (TPMS) fault | 17% | 2% | 6.9× |
Mileage at failure
5 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 18,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 7,800 and 25,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Jeep Renegade. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
TIRE DOT MBKT JR1R DUNLOP SIZE 215/60R17. THESE TIRES ARE IN MY NEW JEEP RENEGADE THAT I BOUGHT FROM THE DEALER VIN [XXX]. ONE OF THE TIRES EXPLOITED AT 5K MILES AND NOW THE TIRES HAVE ONLY 18000 MILES AND ARE IN BAD SHAPE WITH CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT WIRES ARE SHOWING. I CALLED THE DEALER BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE NOR THE BRAND OWNERS. SO MY LAST OPTION IS TO REPORT THIS ISSUE TO YOU TO INVESTIGATE AND AVOID POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE INSECURE TIRES LIKE THIS ONES THAT I AM REPORTING NOW.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The front passenger side blew out at my rim and came through the side. My back passenger side tire is splitting right at the rim where the front one blew out. 215/60 r 17 is the tire size. The belts are dislocating I believe and that's why they blew out the way that they did
The contact owns a 2020 Jeep Renegade equipped with Dunlop Tires, Tire Line: Signature 2, Tire Size: 23/60/R17, DOT Number: N6KTJR1R. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, there was a flapping sound coming from the rear driver's side of the vehicle. The contact was able to get home safely however, after inspecting the tires, the contact became aware of tread separation on the driver's and passenger's side rear tires. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the tire manufacturer would be contacted and notified of the failure. The tires were also taken to a tire shop and the contact was informed that the tires were defective. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 25,000.
The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the TPMS light indicated that the front driver's side tire pressure was low. The contact pulled over into a service station re-inflated the front driver's side tire, but the failure reoccurred. The contact became aware that the front driver's side was flat, and the contact replaced the tire however, the failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was contacted but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 10,000.
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.
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Last verified 2026-10-07.