Attached is a pic of last year's Consumer reports tire comparison for SUV and LT tires.
Should probably have another one out this time of year within the auto issue.
What I found interesting in last year's report was the narrow range of performance testing results for the wide variety of tires tested. Tells me that most tires are generally good and that from my perspective, the most important points are price and actual mileage tested. Michelin consistently are highly rated for durability and performance but usually at a significant price premium. Everything else varies. One mid pack, cheap priced Asian tire only had two competitors with better mileage and yet was significantly cheaper. Laufenn XFit 70k miles for $98.
Micheline Defender rated at 85k miles for $180.
That told me that tires are getting universally good across the board internationally, hinting that past issues have been improved in recent years with universal availability of technology and production methods.
If you're going to be doing lots of mileage, cross country trips, invest more into your tires. If not, budget should be acceptable. And always check the date code on any tires that you buy to determine how old they are. Often tire bargains are old stock. The ones I ordered online, 3 were manufactured in the last 6 months and one was 10 months. Anything under a year old is decent
There is more to study from the chart if this interests you. Test data, not opinion. Consumer reports actually did wear tests to extrapolate wear durability.
