Budget tires used to mean making sacrifices in terms of quality, performance, and tread life. However, tire technology is constantly improving and now even low-priced tires offer an excellent experience. Many of our customers even prefer traditionally affordable tire brands.
Discount Tire advises drivers to carefully consider their tire options. We’re your tire experts and are committed to safety first and foremost. Along with our low price guarantee, we also promise to do our best to find the best tire for you and your vehicle with our stock of quality tires at cheap prices.
We weigh in on used versus new tires here if that’s something you’re considering, too.
Looking for a place to start? Here’s our picks of the best budget tires for 2025!
BEST BUDGET ALL-SEASON TIRES
By and large, all-season tires are the most popular and commonly purchased tire. They offer competent capability in a huge variety of road conditions and deliver the best degrees of comfort and longevity.
SHOP ALL-SEASON TIRES
For your passenger car, including coupes, sedans, crossovers, and even SUVs, we like the Radar Dimax AS-8. Thanks to its asymmetric tread pattern, silica tread compound, and optimized tread profile, it offers maxed-out grip and treadwear. Some of its best qualities include:
Impressive 50-60,000-mile warranty
Carbon neutral manufacturing
Long expected treadwear
Huge range of sizes
If you’re looking for a budget tire for your crossover specifically, we can’t talk enough about the Mohave CUV. The silica-enhanced compound and classic five-rib all-season tread design allows for impressive touring performance across the seasons. It definitely gives you more bang for your buck. Wide outer shoulder blocks and the semi-solid center rib allow for dependable braking, steering and acceleration. Some other great features include:
40,000-mile treadwear warranty
Asymmetric tread pattern to resist uneven treadwear
Discount Tire exclusive option (you won’t find it anywhere else)!
You can also check out our best crossover tire picks for more ideas.
The best budget all-season tire for your truck or SUV would have to be the Corsa Highway Terrain tire. It boasts long-lasting durability and traction for light trucks and commercial vehicles like the Chevy Suburban or Silverado 2500 and 3500, and more. It excels in wet conditions and you’ll like the easy maintenance with its symmetrical tread pattern. Other great features include:
40,000-mile warranty
Interlocking semi-solid continuous center rib
Twin steel belt and 3-ply construction
Optimized tread pattern for reduced noise
BEST BUDGET ALL-TERRAIN TIRES
When it comes to specialized tires, all-terrain tires face some of the roughest rides around.
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The fear with budget all-terrain tires is that they won’t be able to withstand their job for very long. This isn’t a problem with the Rocky Mountain All Terrain tire. It has all the perks of a highway and all-terrain tire in one handy package with quality levels of traction, comfort, weather handling, and treadwear. Mud, light snow, rock, sand, dirt–it’s all the same to the Rocky Mountain All Terrain. Its best features include:
45-50,000-mile tread warranty
Self-cleaning tread
If you have a Jeep Gladiator, RAM 1500, Toyota Tacoma or other SUV and light pickup truck, this is an excellent budget all-terrain option.
If you need your all-terrains to do both (work and play) on paved and unpaved surfaces, check out our blog on the best all-terrain tires for daily driving for more ideas!
BEST BUDGET MUD TIRES
Mud terrain tires handle one of the most challenging driving conditions and are definitely not known for their low cost. But you can still get the thrills without the dirty price with the Milestar Patagonia M/T 02. Off-road fun on a budget is yours with this tire that boasts stone, mud, and other rough-terrain capability at a price you can live with. The high-void tread design, innovative construction, complex siping pattern and center rib design allows for powerful on and off-road handling, grip and ride comfort.
Other features you’ll like to hear about:
MILETECH® advanced compound for boosted strength
Integrated stone ejectors
Three-ply sidewall for maxed out durability
Angled biting edges
This tire doesn’t come with a manufacturer’s mileage warranty, but you can always add our Certificates to your order for unprecedented tire protection.
CERTIFICATES
BUDGET SNOW TIRES
For your safety, Discount Tire strongly recommends using winter tires if your area experiences true winter conditions with temperatures consistently below 45F, regardless of the presence of snow, ice, or rain.
Many drivers who live in regions that experience winter conditions avoid purchasing a set of winter tires due to upfront cost. However, affordable winter tires do exist!
(And really, do you want to put a price on your safety? We guarantee it’s more than a set of winter/snow tires)!
Our pick for the best budget snow tire is the GT Radial Icepro 3 Studdable. Designed for confident winter-long driving, it yields exceptional grip and traction in deep snow. The silica compound keeps this tire performing at its best in low temperatures while also delivering great mileage. Plus, it’s studdable so if studs make sense for your driving situation (going up any mountain passes?), you have that option.
Other features to note:
Wide tread grooves to keep your contact patch clear
Huge range of passenger vehicle sizes, including crossovers
Optimized stud distribution for boosted braking on ice
If you’re able to spare a little more in the budget for new snow tires, check out our blog on the best snow tires!
BEST BUDGET PERFORMANCE TIRES
Yes, it’s true–you can get thrilling performance at budget prices for your sports car. We wouldn’t say tires of this category are ready to win the Grand Prix, but they’re perfectly good for casual enjoyment.
SHOP ALL ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES
Our pick for the best budget performance tire for your sports car is the Sentury UHP. Designed for strong traction and responsive handling, it’s the obvious choice for affordable thrills for your sporty compact or small crossover. You can also expect reliable and precise steering and competent handling in both dry and wet conditions. Customers also happily report back on its quiet ride.
Other features you’ll like include:
40,000-mile treadwear warranty (rare for UHP tires)!
Circumferential grooves to reduce hydroplaning risk
Specialized tread pattern for commute or highway speeds
If you have a peppy ride with 15'' or 16’’ wheels, the Sentury Touring is an excellent budget option. It has extra biting edges for dry, wet and light snowy conditions, a pitch-optimized tread pattern for reduced road noise and wide outside shoulder blocks for strong control and steering response.
Ready to roll?
Cheap doesn’t have to mean inferior. Discount Tire only stocks tires that meet rigorous standards, so even the lowest price point options can be contenders for your next purchase.
If you’re still not sure, give us a ring or drop in and we’ll help you get the best option possible for you and your vehicle.
Walk-ins are always welcome but we encourage you to buy and make your appointment online first. Buy and book online to save some time!
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