Best tires for the Toyota Land Cruiser
Top picks across four categories for the Toyota Land Cruiser, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 245/70R18. 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.
Lowest cost per mile
Best budget
Best price-per-warranty-mile in this size. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options, not safety.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A KO3 | Best budget Yokohama Geolandar X CV |
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|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | - | 520 |
| Mileage warranty | - | - |
| Cabin noise | - | - |
| Season class | - | - |
| Type | - | - |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the toyota land cruiser 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1986–1992 | 235/75R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 1993–2002 | 275/70R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2003–2004 | 275/65R17 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2005–2007 | 275/60R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2008–2011 | 285/60R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2013–2020 | 285/60R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2024–2026 | 265/70R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the toyota land cruiser
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 245/70R18; 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 toyota land cruiser
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (12) · Tread / Belt (6) · Sidewall (2) · Spare Tire (1)
Reported across: 1982 – 2011 (12 years)
What owners described
Sidewall failure appears in 46% of these reports; about 3.1× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 13 reports covering every model year of the Toyota Land Cruiser 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 | 46% | 15% | 3.1× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 31% | 20% | 1.5× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 23% | 9% | 2.5× |
| Tread or belt separation | 15% | 13% | 1.1× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 8% | 6% | 1.3× |
Mileage at failure
13 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 72,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 4,000 and 173,373 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Toyota Land Cruiser. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
I HAVE A SET OF TIRE I PURCHASED DOT B73R C4UX 3111 LTX/MS SIZE: P275/70R16 ONE TIRE HAS EXHIBITED TREAD/BELT SEPARATION. I HAVE A LARGE BULGE IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD WITH EXCESSIVE AIR LOSS. I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS TYPE TIRE ALTHOUGH THIS SIZE IS NOT LISTED.
PURCHASED TIRES SEPTEMBER 27, 1999, VEHICLE HAD 52,400 MILES. HAD SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON 1 TIRE ON DECEMBER 8, 2000 AT 71,500 MILES (ABOUT 19,000 MILES ON TIRE). HAD SECOND BLOWOUT ON DECEMBER 20, 2000 AT 72,000 MILES (19,500 MILES ON TIRE). BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURING AT HIGH SPEEDS - 50+MPH. DOT #B73R 171X 349
CONSUMER PURCHASED 4 REPLACEMENT MICHELIN TIRES P275 / 7016 (DOT # UNKNOWN) MANUFACTURED 5/1994. 3 TIRES HAVE COMPLETELY LOST AIR, ALL HAVING A 3/4 INCH CRACK ON THE INSIDE AND A PINHOLE ON THE EXTERIOR. 1 OF THE TIRES COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE DAMAGE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER BELIEVES THESE TIRES HAVE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.
THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, 40+ MPH. CONSUMER EXAMINED TIRES AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE 3 TO 4 INDENTATIONS OR DIMPLES ON SIDEWALLS OF ALL FOUR TIRES. 1994, TOYOTA, LANDCRUISER. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES ON THESE TIRES, AND DEALERSHIP WAS STATING THAT STEEL BELTS WERE CAUSING THESE DIMPLES. CONTINENTAL CONTITRACK TIRES SIZE: P275/70R16, DOT: ADY73FU4800. *AK ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER WITHOUT CHARGE.
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 Toyota Land Cruiser →
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Last verified 2026-10-07.