Tire guides

• How to Find UTQG Grades and the Date Code on a Tire

  Where the UTQG treadwear, traction and temperature grades sit on a tire, and how to read the four-digit DOT date code.

• Tire Temperature Grades A, B and C Explained

  What UTQG temperature grades A, B and C measure, how the lab test works, and why inflation and load still matter.

• Tire Traction Grades AA, A, B and C Explained

  What UTQG traction grades AA, A, B and C measure, the wet braking test behind them, and what the grade leaves out.

• Treadwear Grade vs. Real-World Mileage

  What a UTQG treadwear number compares, how the government test works, and why it can't tell you how many miles a tire will last.

• What UTQG Grades Mean

  UTQG treadwear, traction and temperature grades explained: what each one measures and what the system leaves out.