Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 2 road tests and 4,563 + 33 owner reviews. How we score
TerrainContact A/T is ahead, 76–67
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Tests – · none yet Owners 66 · 4,563 reviews
“New Tire Day: Pathfinder AT’s I was going to get Toyo Open Country’s again but these Pathfinder AT’s were rated slightly better and they were around $55 cheaper each tire. We’ll see how they hold up. Anyone else have recent experience with these? Read more”
Tests 74 · 2 tests Owners 74 · 33 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2025 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyre Test (dry braking)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | AT | TerrainContact A/T |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests | ≈ 67 (est.) | 76 |
| Reviews found online | 65 | 79 |
AT: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 64.9 = 66
TerrainContact A/T: 60% × 76.5 + 40% × 78.5 = 77
No road tests of dry for AT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
| Source | AT | TerrainContact A/T |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests | ≈ 69 (est.) | 77 |
| Reviews found online | 68 | 84 |
AT: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.1 = 69
TerrainContact A/T: 60% × 77.2 + 40% × 83.6 = 80
No road tests of wet for AT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | AT | TerrainContact A/T |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 61 |
TerrainContact A/T: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 61.1 = 65
No road tests of snow for TerrainContact A/T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | AT | TerrainContact A/T |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests | ≈ 67 (est.) | 72 |
| Reviews found online | 60 | 72 |
AT: 40% × 66.9 (est.) + 60% × 59.7 = 63
TerrainContact A/T: 40% × 72.1 + 60% × 72.2 = 72
No road tests of comfort for AT. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | AT | TerrainContact A/T |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests | ≈ 66 (est.) | 81 |
| Reviews found online | 65 | 74 |
AT: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 65.1 = 66
TerrainContact A/T: 60% × 81.5 + 40% × 74.3 = 79
No road tests of noise for AT. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | AT | TerrainContact A/T |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests | ≈ 67 (est.) | 67 |
| Reviews found online | 68 | 70 |
AT: 60% × 67.2 (est.) + 40% × 68.4 = 68
TerrainContact A/T: 60% × 66.9 + 40% × 69.7 = 68
No road tests of treadwear for AT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | AT | TerrainContact A/T |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 61 | 74 |
| Category | Pathfinder AT | Continental TerrainContact A/T |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 67 | 76 |
| Dry | 66 | 77 |
| Wet | 69 | 80 |
| Snow | – | 65 |
| Comfort | 63 | 72 |
| Noise | 66 | 79 |
| Treadwear | 68 | 68 |
| Handling (owners) | 61 | 74 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
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TerrainContact A/T
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community sentiment toward the Pathfinder AT tire is predominantly positive, with owners highlighting its strong value proposition, low road noise, and solid wet and light off-road traction. While some drivers note that premium tires like the BFG KO2 offer superior ride smoothness and aggressive bite, most view the Pathfinder AT as a reliable, cost-effective alternative for daily driving and occasional trail use. Common inquiries center around manufacturer origin, load ratings, and performance when towing.
“New Tire Day: Pathfinder AT’s I was going to get Toyo Open Country’s again but these Pathfinder AT’s were rated slightly better and they were around $55 cheaper each tire. We’ll see how they hold up. Anyone else have recent experience with these? Read more”
“I will admit to being a Michelin snob. All but one of my vehicles currently has Michelin rubber. The vehicle that currently doesn't is my 2016 F150 Platinum. When I purchased that truck, it had PATHFINDER AT's installed on it. I was, and honestly still am, impressed with that PATHFINDER AT's. PATHFINDERS are the house brand currently sold by Discount Tire. If I'm not mistaken I think PATHFINDERS are manufactured by KUMHO. For what they are, they seem to be pretty decent tires. They're not in the league of really good all terrain tires like KO2's but, then again, they don't cost nearly as much as KO2's. They have decent traction in dirt and mud and are reasonably quiet.”
“I just had a set installed on my X a couple weeks ago. I love them! The handling is much crisper and responsive over the original Terra Grappler tires I had on and there is virtually no road noise to be heard from in the cab. We had a down poor a week after I got them installed and the wet traction is on point; couldn't get them to spin from a start and they stop really well. For what this tire is priced at, you really can't go wrong. I can't comment on off-road performance just yet, however, the tread pattern is similar to the proven ATM RF10 (Hankook also builds this Pathfinder for us) so I expect it to do just as well off-road as it's older brother does.”
Based on 27 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Pathfinder AT | B · Continental TerrainContact A/T |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All-Terrain tire | All-Terrain tire |
| Vehicle type | — | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | 1 | 30 |
| Rim diameters | 20″ | 16″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | 12 - 15/32″ | 10 - 16/32″ |
| UTQG | 500 A B | 680 A A - B |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 60,000 mi |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering | Black Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering |
| Max pressure | 50 - 80 psi | 44 - 80 psi |
Pathfinder AT
Continental TerrainContact A/T
Winner: Continental TerrainContact A/T — better noise, handling and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Continental TerrainContact A/T scores 79 vs 66 on noise.
Continental TerrainContact A/T scores 74 vs 61 on handling.
Continental TerrainContact A/T scores 77 vs 66 on dry.
Continental TerrainContact A/T scores 80 vs 69 on wet.
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Continental TerrainContact A/T, 80 vs 69 on our wet score.
Continental TerrainContact A/T, 77 vs 66 on our dry score.
Continental TerrainContact A/T, 79 vs 66 on our noise score.
Continental TerrainContact A/T, 72 vs 63 on our comfort score.
Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 68 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology
