CR's experts provide tips for inspection tires before road trips, explaining checking tire pressure, tread wear, sidewall condition, and spare tire.

Consumer Reports explains and demonstrates how to change a car tire and how to reduce the likelihood of getting a flat tire.

Consumer Reports tests more than 40 tire models every year—for cars, SUVs, and trucks—putting them through up to 12 tests, mostly on our test track in Connecticut.

Read our tire buying guide from the experts at Consumer Reports you can trust to help you make the best purchasing decision.

Consumer Reports reveals the best car tires for 2025 in several key categories, including all-season, EV, and winter/snow tires.

Every year, Consumer Reports purchases, installs, and tests more than 40 tire models across cars, SUVs, and trucks. In this massive program, we test of about 800 tires every 12 months.

Consumer Reports fills you in on why the tires are so important when buying a car, helping you to limit down-the-road costs.

Tire buyers prioritize long tread life, as Consumer Reports research continues to show. Likewise, wearing out too soon is also one of the main gripes people have about the tires they already own.

Consumer Reports’ latest treadwear tests reveal how long different types of tires last. These insights are based on more than 256,000 test miles logged last year.

Tires are a vital investment in your car—and a pricey one, too. On average, Consumer Reports members spent $223 per tire, according to our latest survey. But the real value of that purchase ...

In this tire sealant review, Consumer Reports assesses several popular pressurized-can tire sealants and tire sealant kits from airMan, Fix-a-Flat, Slime, and Walmart.

Consumer Reports' survey rates tire shops, showing the most and least satisfying tire retailers. Big-box stores, chains, dealerships, independent shops, and more are ranked.