Tire Ratings - Treadwear Treadwear grades are an indication of a tire's relative wear rate. The higher the treadwear number is, the longer it should take for the tread to wear down. A control tire is assigned a grade of 100. Other tires are compared to the control tire. For example, a tire grade of 200 should wear twice as long as the control tire. Of current tires: 15% are rated below 200 25% are rated 201 - 300 32% are rated 301 - 400 20% are rated 401 - 500 6% are rated 501 - 600 2% are rated above 600 ----- Tire Ratings - Traction Traction grades are an indication of a tire's ability to stop on wet pavement. A higher graded tire should allow a car to stop on wet roads in a shorter distance than a tire with a lower grade. Traction is graded from highest to lowest as "AA", "A", "B", and "C". Of current tires: 3% are rated “AA” 75% are rated “A” 22% are rated “B” only 1 line of tires rated “C” ------------ Tire Ratings - Temperature Temperature grades are an indication of a tire's resistance to heat. Sustained high temperature (for example, driving long distances in hot weather), can cause a tire to deteriorate, leading to blowouts and tread separation. From highest to lowest, a tire's resistance to heat is graded as “A”, “B”, or “C”. Of current tires: 27% are rated “A” 59% are rated “B” 11% are rated “C” -------- Q/ 99 mph H/ 130 mph R/ 106 mph V/ 149 mph S/ 112 mph W/ 168 mph* T/ 118 mph Y/ 186 mph* U/ 124 mph