Best tires for the Land Rover Range Rover
Top picks across four categories for the Land Rover Range Rover, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 255/60R20. 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
Wrangler all terrain adventure
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Goodyear
Wrangler all terrain adventure w/Kevlar
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Goodyear
Wrangler DuraTrac
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Michelin
Latitude tour HP
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.
Pirelli
Scorpion zero all season plus
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Michelin
Latitude tour HP
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
BFGoodrich
All terrain T/A KO3
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Goodyear
Wrangler all terrain adventure
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Goodyear Wrangler All Terrain Adventure | Best budget Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus |
|
|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | - | 500 |
| Mileage warranty | - | - |
| Cabin noise | - | - |
| Season class | - | - |
| Type | - | - |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the land rover range rover 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1988–1994 | 205/80R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1995 | 255/65R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1996–1997 | 255/55R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1998–1999 | 255/65R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2000 | 255/55R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2001 | 255/65R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2002 | 255/55R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2003–2005 | 255/55R19 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2006–2012 | 255/50R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2013–2022 | 275/45R21 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2023–2026 | 275/50R21 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the land rover range rover
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 255/60R20; 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 land rover range rover
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (8) · Sidewall (3) · Tread / Belt (2) · Spare Tire (1) · TPMS (1)
Reported across: 1990 – 2018 (11 years)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation is the most common description, in 27% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 11 reports covering every model year of the Land Rover Range Rover 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 | 27% | 20% | 1.4× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 27% | 8% | 3.2× |
| Sidewall failure | 18% | 15% | 1.2× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 18% | 9% | 2.0× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 9% | 6% | 1.5× |
| Pressure-monitoring (TPMS) fault | 9% | 2% | 3.8× |
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Land Rover Range Rover. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
MICHELIN LATITUDETOUR HP 255/65R16 SIDEWALL FAILURE. INSIDE SIDEWALL PERFORATION CAUSE SUDDEN LOSS OF PRESSURE. SAME MODEL TIRE AS COVERED BY PREVIOUS RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T006000 COMPONENT(S): TIRES NO DAMAGE TO TIRE OTHER THAN SIDEWALL FAILURE. FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE PARKED.
HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT AT 5K MILES. RT 75 ALLIGATOR ALLEY IN SWFL. CRUISE CONTROL AT 72MPH. NO DEBRIS IN ROADWAY. NO PUNCTURES IN TIRE. NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND OR WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN VERY BAD ACCIDENT. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED TO TELL ME THAT MY TIRES WERE 4LBS OVER THE MAXIMUM NORMAL PSI RANGE. LAND ROVER CHGS TIRE SAID EVERYTHING IS FINE. ONE WEEK LATER ALL 4 TIRES ARE STILL AT 4 LBS OVER THE SECOND FILE WAS TAKEN TODAY 1 WEEK AFTER THEY ADJUSTED TIRE PRESSURE. STILL OVER INFLATED WITH NO WARNING. RECOMMEND PSI AND NO WARNINGS CAME ON TO TELL ME.
The contact owns a 2006 Land Rover Range Rover equipped with Hankook tires, Tire Line: Ventus S1 Nobel 2, Tire Size: 255/50/R20, DOT Number: 5MNC1AH. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the tires began to make a loud thumping noise. The contact stated that the steering wheel was also vibrating. The vehicle was taken to a tire repair facility and the contact was informed that the tires were dry rotted. The tires were purchased in 2017. The tires were replacement tires and had not been replaced. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 99,000.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL DEVELOPED A CRACK WHICH PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF PROPER AIR PRESSURE. THE TIRE WAS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF OLD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE TIRES HAD BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED, ROTATED AND HAD PRESSURE CHECKS. THERE WAS NO VIBRATION OR ABNORMAL BULGING. UPDATED 7/13/2006 - NITTO TIRES
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 Land Rover Range Rover →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.