Honda Civic Owners Manual: Uniform Tire Quality Grading

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Quality grades can be found where applicable on the tire sidewall between tread shoulder and maximum section width.

Uniform Tire Quality Grading

For example:

Treadwear 200
Traction AA
Temperature A

All passenger car tires must conform to Federal Safety Requirements in addition to these grades.

DOT Tire Quality Grading (U.S. Vehicles)

The tires on your vehicle meet all U.S. Federal Safety Requirements. All tires are also graded for treadwear, traction, and temperature performance according to Department of Transportation (DOT) s ...

Treadwear

The treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on the wear rate of the tire when tested under controlled conditions on a specified government test course. For example, a tire graded 150 would we ...

Honda Civic Owners Manual: Uniform Tire Quality Grading

DOT Tire Quality Grading (U.S. Vehicles)

Treadwear

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