Best tires for the Ram 1500
Top picks across four categories for the Ram 1500, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 275/65R18. 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.
Bridgestone
Dueler A/T revo 3
UTQG 600 with a 60,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Ram 1500 owners.
Continental
TerrainContact A/T
UTQG 600 with a 60,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Ram 1500 owners.
Michelin
Defender LTX M/S2
UTQG 680 with a 70,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Ram 1500 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 Ram 1500 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.
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.
Toyo
Open country H/T II
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Continental
TerrainContact H/T
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 LTX M/S2
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.
Continental
TerrainContact A/T
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.
Cooper
Discoverer AT3 4S
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.
Cooper
Discoverer AT3 4S
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.
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 Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 3 | Best budget Michelin Defender LTX M/S | Best quiet Michelin Defender LTX M/S2 | Best winter Kelly Edge MT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 600 | 800 | 680 | - |
| Mileage warranty | 60,000 mi | - | 70,000 mi | - |
| Cabin noise | 74 dB | - | 71 dB | - |
| Season class | all-season | - | all-season | winter |
| Type | truck-suv | - | truck-suv | truck-suv |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the ram 1500 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–2015 | 265/70R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2016 | 285/45R22 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2017 | 265/70R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2018 | 275/60R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2019 | 275/65R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2020–2021 | 275/55R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2022 | 275/65R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2023–2024 | 275/55R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2025–2026 | 275/70R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the ram 1500
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 275/65R18; 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 ram 1500
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (41) · Sidewall (9) · TPMS (6) · Tread / Belt (2) · Bead (2)
Reported across: 2013 – 2025 (11 years)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation appears in 35% of these reports; about 1.7× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 43 reports covering every model year of the Ram 1500 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 | 35% | 20% | 1.7× |
| Sidewall failure | 21% | 15% | 1.4× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 12% | 9% | 1.3× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 9% | 8% | 1.1× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 7% | 6% | 1.2× |
| Pressure-monitoring (TPMS) fault | 7% | 2% | 2.9× |
Mileage at failure
24 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 19,200 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 3,842 and 48,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Ram 1500. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
WE HAD A TOTAL TIRE FAILURE ON OUR 2013 DODGE RAM TIRE. THEY ARE GOODYEAR P27560R20 SR-A THIS TIRE BLEW OUT AT 60 MPH ON A STATE HIWAY IN NEAR BURNS OR. THE ROAD WAS CLEAR OF ANY OBJECTS. THIS TIRE SPLIT FROM BEAD COIL TO BEAD COIL, IN A PERFECTLY STRAIGHT LINE. I HAVE CONTACTED GY AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THE OLD FIRESTONE TWO STEP. NOT OUR PROBLEM. THERE WAS 5000 MILES (ABOUT) ON THE TIRE AT THE TIME AND MOST ON THIS TRIP. HAD 4 TIRE SHOP LOOK AT THE TIRE ON THIS TRIP TRYING TO GET A REPLACEMENT. ALL THE TIREMEN THAT SEEN THE TIRE SAID THEY HAD NEVER SENN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND OTHER ON COMPLAINT SITES THAT TELL THE SAME STORY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I WILL TRY TO GET THE OTHER TO FILE A COMPLAINT ALSO.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE P275/60/R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE WALLS ON THE FRONT TIRES WERE TOO THIN AND WERE MANUFACTURED TO SIT TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SIDEWALL, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE NO DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,300. PAM
2014 DODGE RAM 1500 FACTORY GOODYEAR TIRES BLOW OUT DURING INTERSTATE DRIVING IN HERSHEY PA MODEL OEM GOODYEAR WRANGLER 275/60R20 I WAS GETTING INTO I-83 AT SPEED OF 45MPH WHEN I HEARD A SOUND. AND JUST DOWN THE ROAD IN I-83 WHEN I WAS AT SPEED OF 60MPH THE TIRE SENSOR CAME UP SHOWING PSI <17. THESE TIRES WERE ROTATED AROUND 5K MILES AND NITROGEN GAS USED. IF I WAS DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF THE TRAFFIC (>70MPH) WHEN THE TIRE BLOW OUT TOOK PLACE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ROAD ACCIDENT. AFTER IT WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIR IT SHOWED A LATERAL BLOW OUT OF THE TIRE.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE DESTINATION A/T TIRES, SIZE: P275/60R20 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL CRACKED AND SEPARATED AT THE SEAM, EXTENDING UP TO THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE VIN AND VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
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 Ram 1500 →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.