Guide To Buying Tires

Look Up the UTQG Rating

Every tire is given a Uniform Tire Quality Grade Standards (UTQG) rating upon manufacture. This rating is sometimes called the treadwear rating, and lets consumers know how quickly a tire’s treads are likely to wear out. While race car tires have a UTQG of less than one hundred, most consumer vehicles sport tires with a rating of four hundred or higher. The higher the number, the longer the tire’s life. However, manufactures can sometimes inflate these numbers. Read consumer reviews carefully when assessing used tires’ UTQG rating.