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Best Tires for the Jeep XJ Cherokee

Jeep XJ Cherokee drivers have left 10 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 144,855 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.

  • 10owner reviews
  • 144,855 milescovered on them
  • 9different tires rated
  • 64%average tire score
Most fitted size - 2 reviews 235/70 R16 To scale, mm
Ø 735 235 165 16" 165 All 235/70 R16 data →

The best rated tires that fit the Jeep XJ Cherokee

The rankings above can only speak for tires a Jeep XJ Cherokee driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 235/70 R16 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tire.

Winter tires

No Jeep XJ Cherokee driver has reviewed a tire in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV is our highest rated, at 9.1 out of 10.

Highest rated Winter tires made in Jeep XJ Cherokee sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Jeep XJ Cherokee reviews
1 Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV 9.1 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 8.6 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Nokian WR SUV 3 8.5 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Michelin X Ice Snow SUV 8.4 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Vredestein Wintrac 4 Extreme 8.2 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

All Season tires

No Jeep XJ Cherokee driver has reviewed a tire in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Falken Wildpeak AT AT3WA is our highest rated, at 8.5 out of 10.

Highest rated All Season tires made in Jeep XJ Cherokee sizes
# Tire TR Score Made in Jeep XJ Cherokee reviews
1 Falken Wildpeak AT AT3WA 8.5 All your sizes Be the first →
2 Hankook Dynapro AT2 Xtreme 8.5 All your sizes Be the first →
3 Michelin Latitude Cross 8.4 All your sizes Be the first →
4 Yokohama Geolandar AT G015 8 All your sizes Be the first →
5 Bridgestone Dueler All Terrain AT002 8 All your sizes Be the first →

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

Fitment comes from each tire's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.

Every tire reviewed on the Jeep XJ Cherokee

The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 8 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tires reviewed by Jeep XJ Cherokee drivers
Tire Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season All Season 77% 2 40,000 miles

Tire sizes Jeep XJ Cherokee drivers run

The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tires in that size, across every car.

What Jeep XJ Cherokee drivers say

The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.

29%
Nitto Terra Grappler G2 265-70-17- Jeep XJ Cherokee 23,500 miles October 13, 2024
These tires have been a problem since the beginning. They have never balanced well. The tire machine will say OK for balance, but the ride quality is terrible. The steering wheel will shake around 60 mph and stop around 70 mph. I would NOT buy these again and don't recommend them to anyone.
48%
Kumho Road Venture MT51 265-65-17- Jeep XJ Cherokee 15,000 miles July 25, 2023
This tire is pretty great at off road, as expected. I find that in sand it is lacking slightly when compared to some other brands I've had experience with in my past. It does well when aired down. It is at home in deep mud, and rocky terrains. It does well on gravel roads and smooth highways. It is a little bit noisey, but as expected for this variety of tire. It struggles in light snow, ice and freezing rain style of conditions. It does well in deep snow at lower speeds, however. As a more budget friendly tire, these are solid for a weekend adventure rig, camping or hiking vehicle. I wouldn't recommend these for a daily-driver unless it is a farm/ranch or dirt roads/two tracks are in your commute. If you have a newer, more modern and nicer off-roader, you might be better served with a more expensive tire if you have the $.
62%
Achilles Desert Hawk XMT 315-75-15- Jeep XJ Cherokee 25,000 miles March 7, 2023
Make no mistake, these are not the best daily-driver tires. The large lugs are good for deep snow, mud, rocks, soft dirt, but with no siping makes them poor for packed road snow and wet traction. These get me from home to off-road location and back, but I change the way I drive when on the highway. If you know what you are buying, and are honest with how they will be used, these are great tires for the cost. My 2000 Jeep XJ goes the same places as guys running 37s and 38s, and they have out lasted much more expensive tires, running the same off-road areas.
63%
Habilead Practicalmax AT RS23 215-75-15-S Jeep XJ Cherokee 200 miles November 15, 2020
le point faible de ces pneumatiques est la stabilité en courbe : il dérive énormément en entrée de virage comme si le train arrière avait du jeux puis il se cale et la voiture fini par tourner ! il motrice très bien, mème sur la terre. il n'y a pas de différence de comportement entre le sec et le mouillé : il dérive beaucoup mais ne décroche pas complètement. je ne l'ai pas testé sur la neige et la glace . je pense que c'est un pneumatique qui est bon en conditions difficiles et piégeuses mais qui manque de rigueur à haute vitesse . the weak point of these tires is the stability in curves: it drifts a lot when entering a bend as if the rear axle had play then it stalls and the car ends up turning! he drives very well, even on land. there is no difference in behavior between dry and wet: it drifts a lot but does not stall completely. I have not tested it on snow and ice. I think it's a tire that is good in difficult and tricky conditions but lacks rigor at high speed.
90%
Maxxis Buckshot MT754 225-45-17- Jeep XJ Cherokee 26,000 miles September 11, 2018
I ve had MTs/ATs for decades and many makes both cheap and big brands. These are the best mts I've ever had. They have good road manners and the sloppy mud performance is excellent.I sold the car with 26000 on the BMs and I guess they would have done another 5000+. Its a pity they upped the price and worst they don't seem to be available anymore in the uk.
90%
Toyo Open Country All Terrain 225-75-15- Jeep XJ Cherokee 15,000 miles April 10, 2015
I bought these tires about two years ago after reading so many good reviews about them and I haven't been disappointed. I found them to be unstoppable in the snow, allowing me to easily pull stuck cars up hills in my old Jeep Cherokee which was also full of passengers. They are comfortable and quiet in normal road and motorway conditions. The Jeep is quite powerful with no traction control so can be a handful on corners in 2 wheel drive, but I've never felt out of control with the Toyos fitted.
They cover both bases a lot better than you would expect I think they are great value.
After 15000 miles, mine have a long life ahead of them yet and I would definitely buy again.
31%
Continental ContiCrossContact Winter 225-70-16- Jeep XJ Cherokee 152 miles May 27, 2013
The WORST TIRES I EVER BOUGHT IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!
Expensive and promising a lot, in fact they:
Increased the consummation in 15%.
Quite dangerous with aquaplaning.
A total disaster in mud, they force me to use 4x4 Low in a way where I passed at 4x2 with the old Michelin.
They are ready to change after 30.000 Km.
From BMW, Peugeot, Citroen, Alfa Romeo, Land Rover, UMM, Sport Classic Cars and many others I have always chose between Michelin, Bridgestone and BFGoodrich.
Never doing less than 60 to 70.000 Kms with each set.
(exception for Porsche and Spider naturally "eating" the back wheels)
The Cherokee came with Wrangler. I changed them after 500 Km. Another set of "pieces of rubber" sliding in wet road and a joke in Off-Road.
Now I am thinking about the General Grabber AT (not the older AT2, not bad at all), after drive a Gran Cherokee 4.0 equipped with the Grabber AT2.
Hesitating between these and Michelin or Bridgestone (always a wise Choice).
After 30 years driving and more than 5 million kilometers in all kind of conditions from Africa to Norway and many years between Portugal and Spain, I still feel stupid for spent a fortune in these Continental german tires.
100%
Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season 235-70-16-H Jeep XJ Cherokee 20,000 miles November 6, 2011
Sorry, but these are great tires. Specifically produced for Landrover Evoque. The comments above are not worthy as this guy has clearly commented on a different pattern! The verde is not yet available in 235/70R16.
54%
Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season 235-70-16-H Jeep XJ Cherokee 20,000 miles April 5, 2011
My Jeep came with Goodyear Wrangler tires, but when they needed replacing, I couldn't source them locally. I was advised that Pirelli Scorpions were as good. They're not. On-road grip is generally poor even in the dry. In the wet especially on roundabouts, they're positively dangerous; even with very cautious driving, I've 'lost' the rear-end countless times. I wouldn't buy them again under any circumstances.
73%
Kumho Road Venture MT KL71 --15- Jeep XJ Cherokee 3 miles January 5, 2010
Surprisingly good on-road grip for a mud tire, both wet and dry. Not massively noisy either, though obviously not as quiet as an AT or road tire would be. Also seem to wear pretty well.

Obviously the above is not their main purpose and they are pretty effective off-road in sand, gravel and mud.

I drove these on a TJ Wrangler for a while and didn't hesitate to order a set for my XJ when I wanted mud tires for it (30 x 9.5 x 15 fitment)

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