Used tires are measured, photographed, and graded A, B, or C against a published standard, with every flaw on the listing. New tires carry the New mark instead. Reserve free, then pay the shop that mounts them.
It is on the sidewall or the driver's door placard, like 225/45R17.
One published bar, in 32nds of an inch. Where a tire lands on it decides the letter, and whatever the inspection turned up is printed on the listing.
At or below 2/32" rejected · under 4/32" ungraded. Neither is ever listed.
Deep tread, even wear, and no patch or plug in its history. Most of the tire's life is still ahead of it, and we keep this bar high enough that most used tires miss it.
Plenty of usable tread and a clean structure, with nothing disclosed against it. The honest middle, and where most of the value sits.
Road-ready, with the single reason it is not an A or a B spelled out on the listing: a proper repair, an older date code, or an uneven wear pattern.
Below the Grade C floor a tire is either rejected as unsafe or left ungraded. Neither is ever listed on RealTreads. Read the full Standard
Pickup and fitting both happen at the shop that graded the tire. We take no payment online, and nothing is shipped to you.
Search by tire size, or by year, make, and model and we will match the factory fitment.
A used listing carries its grade, the measured tread, the age off the DOT code, photos, and any disclosures. A new one says plainly that none of that was measured, because nothing was.
A 48-hour hold takes the tire off the market while you arrange a visit. Reserving costs nothing, and you can let the hold lapse.
Look the tires over in person, pay the shop directly at the listed price, and have them fitted on site.
We are opening shop by shop. Leave an email and we will tell you when graded tires are listed near you, or when we are taking shops in your city.
