Tire brands to stay away from are generally ultra-cheap budget brands with poor quality control, unknown origin, and bad reviews for safety, tread life, and handling, often made in China with low standards. Brands to avoid include Westlake, Chaoyang, Goodride, Telluride, Compass, AKS, and many no-name Chinese brands sold online at very low prices, which often have poor wet traction, short tread life, and higher failure risk. Also avoid brands with consistently low ratings on Tire Rack and Consumer Reports, such as Ironman, Milestar, and some lower lines of Mastercraft though Mastercraft is owned by Cooper and is decent mid-range. Avoid any tire without DOT code or with no warranty. Brands like Linglong, Triangle, and Double Coin are budget Chinese brands with mixed safety records, though some have improved. Also avoid very old tires, even premium brands, if DOT shows over 6 years old, as rubber degrades. Avoid retreaded tires for passenger cars. Instead, stick to reputable brands like Michelin, Bridgestone, Goodyear, Continental, Pirelli, Yokohama, Cooper, BFGoodrich, Firestone, Hankook, and Toyo, which have proven safety, warranties, and good test results. In building products, BP Building Products is not tire brand. So tire brands to stay away from are cheapest no-name Chinese brands with no warranty, poor reviews, and no safety testing, as tires are critical safety item, and saving 30 dollars per tire is not worth risk of blowout or poor braking in rain.
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