Best tires for the Mitsubishi Montero Sport
Top picks across four categories for the Mitsubishi Montero Sport, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 265/60R18. 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 Mitsubishi Montero Sport 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 Mitsubishi Montero Sport owners.
Pirelli
Scorpion all terrain plus
UTQG 600 with a 50,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Mitsubishi Montero Sport 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.
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.
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.
BFGoodrich
Advantage T/A sport LT
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Continental
CrossContact LX25
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.
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.
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
Scorpion all terrain plus
73 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.
BFGoodrich
All-Terrain T/A KO2
75 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; still quieter than most competitors in this size. 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 Goodyear Assurance MaxLife |
|
|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 820 |
| Mileage warranty | 85,000 mi |
| Cabin noise | 70 dB |
| Season class | all-season |
| Type | touring |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the mitsubishi montero sport 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1996–2015 | 245/70R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2016–2025 | 265/60R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the mitsubishi montero sport
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 265/60R18; 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 mitsubishi montero sport
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (8) · Tread / Belt (1)
Reported across: 1997 – 2002 (5 years)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation appears in 38% of these reports; about 1.9× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 8 reports covering every model year of the Mitsubishi Montero Sport 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 | 38% | 20% | 1.9× |
| Tread or belt separation | 25% | 13% | 1.9× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 25% | 8% | 3.0× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 13% | 6% | 2.1× |
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Mitsubishi Montero Sport. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
ON MAY 21, 2002 WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR MY TWO RIGHT BRIDGESTONE BUELER H/T D689 TIRES BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT OF THAT THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BUT IT WAS THEN DETERMINED THAT A BRAND NEW FRAME WAS NEEDED AS A RESULT OF THE COLLSION WITH THE GROUND. POLICE DID REPORT TO THE SCENE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD TO CAUSE THE BLOW OUT. I DO HAVE THAT POLICE REPORT. THE CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ALMOST HALF A YEAR. DT
I SENT A DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT THE ODI NUMBER IS 769218. JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T GET IT I'LL GO OVER THE DETAILS AGAIN. ON MAY 21, 2002 MY TWO RIGHT TIRES BLEW OUT WHILE I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. AS A RESULT OF THE BLOW OUT MY CAR COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO FATALITIES. ALSO IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A BRAND NEW FRAME WAS NEEDED BECAUSE THE COLLISION WAS SO BAD. POLICE DID REPORT TO THE SCENE AND COULD FIND NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD TO CAUSE THE BLOW OUT. MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP. IT HAS BEEN THERE SINCE MAY 21, 2002. THANK YOU DT
I PURCHASED A USED TIRE AT BJ TIRE SHOP IN BRYAN, TX ON JULY 16, 2009. THE TIRE PURCHASED (BF GOODRICH RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A 265 70R) TURNED OUT TO BE DEFECTIVE WITH THE TREAD SEPARATING FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER CAUSING $9000 IN DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE GOT HURT OR KILLED. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS TIRE SHOP MAYBE SELLING MORE OF THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO BE KILLED OR CAUSE MORE ACCIDENTS. HOW CAN I MAKE SURE THAT MORE OF THESE TIRES ARE NOT BEING SOLD. BJ'S TIRE SHOP BOBBY DURON - OWNER - ANTHONY DURON 1305 SAN JACINTO BRYAN, TEXAS 77803 THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION AND RESOLUTION OF THIS MATTER.
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 Mitsubishi Montero Sport →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.