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NHTSA-reported issues for Sumitomo Encounter HT2
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (45) · Tread / Belt (16) · Sidewall (11) · Valve (8) · Bead (4)
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
| Brand | Sumitomo |
|---|---|
| Model | Encounter HT2 |
| Season | N/A |
| Type | N/A |
| UTQG treadwear | N/A |
| UTQG traction | N/A |
| UTQG temperature | N/A |
| Mileage warranty | N/A |
| Noise (dB) | N/A |
| Introduced | N/A |
Live prices
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Available sizes (48)
- 215/70R16
- 225/70R16
- 225/75R16
- 235/70R16
- 235/75R16
- 235/85R16
- 245/70R16
- 245/75R16
- 255/70R16
- 265/70R16
- 265/75R16
- 285/75R16
- 225/65R17
- 235/65R17
- 235/80R17
- 245/65R17
- 245/70R17
- 245/75R17
- 265/65R17
- 265/70R17
- 285/70R17
- 235/55R18
- 235/60R18
- 235/65R18
- 245/60R18
- 255/65R18
- 265/60R18
- 265/65R18
- 265/70R18
- 275/65R18
- 275/70R18
- 225/55R19
- 235/45R19
- 235/55R19
- 245/55R19
- 255/60R19
- 235/55R20
- 245/50R20
- 245/60R20
- 255/50R20
- 255/55R20
- 265/50R20
- 275/45R20
- 275/55R20
- 275/60R20
- 275/45R22
- 275/50R22
- 285/45R22
Sumitomo Encounter HT2: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the Encounter HT2 is not publicly listed. This is common for OEM-only or track-day tires that don't carry a US treadwear warranty. 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 general tire built for the passenger segment, the Encounter HT2 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.
The Sumitomo Encounter HT2 has been part of Sumitomo's catalog since its introduction, and remains a current-production model.
For an apples-to-apples comparison against direct rivals, see the comparison pages linked from this tire's brand index.
OEM fitment
Vehicles that ship with this tire
2022
Toyota Commuter
215/70R16
2023
Toyota Commuter
215/70R16
2026
Toyota Commuter
215/70R16
2020
Toyota Commuter
215/70R16
2021
Toyota Commuter
215/70R16
2019
Toyota Commuter
215/70R16
2024
Toyota Commuter
215/70R16
2025
Toyota Commuter
215/70R16
2026
Toyota Hiace
215/70R16
2019
Toyota Quantum
215/70R16
2020
Toyota Quantum
215/70R16
2022
Toyota Quantum
215/70R16
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Last verified 2026-05-21.