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Motivo

A quiet ride, precise handling, and superior grip all year round? That’s the winning combination of the Nitto Motivo performance tire. The Motivo’s asymmetrical tread design and silica-based compound enable its responsive handling and all-season traction. And thanks to its sporty tread design with extra-wide shoulder bocks and a solid center rib, you can count on precision cornering capabilities in any weather condition. Plus, it comes in W and Y speed ratings, which means it can help you maintain the same precise handling and high-speed needs of your sports car. Nitto Motivo Features Stay in the know on tire health with alignment indicators that visually show how your tires are wearing and alert you to wear issues before they become big problems Count on confident traction from Nitto’s 3D Multiwave sipes which feature an interlocking ripple design, allowing the sipes to “lock” together while braking and accelerating Experience a smoother, quieter ride from Motivo’s USA-made advanced tire manufacturing technology that delivers tire uniformity for an enjoyable driving experience Nitto Motivo Treadwear and Warranty The Motivo comes with Nitto’s 60,000-mile limited tread warranty and ensures that the tire will provide value to sport-conscious drivers of performance vehicles. But if you want the most robust protection available for your new Nitto Motivo tires, consider investing in our exclusive and industry-leading Certificates. If you do, you get complete coverage and your new

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NHTSA-reported issues for Nitto Motivo

65
Complaints
12
Crashes
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Top issue category: Tires (General)

Most reported: Tires (General) (36) · Tread / Belt (17) · Sidewall (8) · Bead (2) · Spare Tire (1)

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.

Specs

BrandNitto
ModelMotivo
Seasonall-season
Typetruck-suv
UTQG treadwear560
UTQG tractionA
UTQG temperatureA
Mileage warrantyN/A
Noise (dB)N/A
IntroducedN/A

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Available sizes (5)

Nitto Motivo: what the numbers tell you

The Motivo's UTQG treadwear rating of 560 puts it in the long-wear class. Its compound is engineered for life over outright grip, which is appropriate for an everyday touring tire. No mileage warranty is published for this tire, which is typical for performance summer and track-day rubber where the manufacturer doesn't make wear-life claims.

Cabin noise data for this tire is not published by the manufacturer. As a all-season tire built for the truck-suv segment, the Motivo is positioned against direct rivals within the same category. Comparing it to a tire in a different category (e.g. summer vs all-season) makes the spec sheet misleading because the design targets are not the same.

A quiet ride, precise handling, and superior grip all year round? That’s the winning combination of the Nitto Motivo performance tire. The Motivo’s asymmetrical tread design and silica-based compound enable its responsive handling and all-season traction. And thanks to its sporty tread design with extra-wide shoulder bocks and a solid center rib, you can count on precision cornering capabilities in any weather condition. Plus, it comes in W and Y speed ratings, which means it can help you maintain the same precise handling and high-speed needs of your sports car. Nitto Motivo Features Stay in the know on tire health with alignment indicators that visually show how your tires are wearing and alert you to wear issues before they become big problems Count on confident traction from Nitto’s 3D Multiwave sipes which feature an interlocking ripple design, allowing the sipes to “lock” together while braking and accelerating Experience a smoother, quieter ride from Motivo’s USA-made advanced tire manufacturing technology that delivers tire uniformity for an enjoyable driving experience Nitto Motivo Treadwear and Warranty The Motivo comes with Nitto’s 60,000-mile limited tread warranty and ensures that the tire will provide value to sport-conscious drivers of performance vehicles. But if you want the most robust protection available for your new Nitto Motivo tires, consider investing in our exclusive and industry-leading Certificates. If you do, you get complete coverage and your new

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Last verified 2026-05-21.