BFGoodrich Trail Terrain TA

The BFGOODRICH TRAIL-TERRAIN T/A is a mild all-terrain tire with a 60,000 mile warranty and is severe snow rated (3PMSF.) BFGoodrich claim the Trail Terrain T/A outlasts the Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S by 4,500 miles while offering 11% better snow traction.

Tire review data from 4 tire reviews averaging 75% over 104,000 miles driven, and 2 tests with an average result of 5th.

Dry Grip 90%
Wet Grip 58%
Road Feedback 78%
Handling 78%
Wear 85%
Comfort 58%
Buy again 48%
Snow Grip 95%
Ice Grip 90%

First On MarketAugust 2021
Wheel Size15 - 22"
Width205 - 285mm
Profile45 - 80
Rolling ResistanceD - E
Wet GripE - E
Noise (dB)72 - 73
Winter Rating3PMSF Rated

The Trail Terrain TA is ranked 36th of 71 All Season All Terrain and Off Road tires.

Tests Included

2

Best Result

1st

Worst Result

8th

Average Result

5th

Latest Tire Test Results

2023/24 Best All Terrain Tires In Snow
1st of 9 tires
  • Outstanding grip in the snow, best in test.
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2022/23 Best 9 All Terrain Tires
8th of 9 tires
  • Best off road with fastest lap and excellent handling, low noise, good levels of comfort, very low rolling resistance.
  • Reduced on-road performance with long braking distances in the dry and wet and low grip in the handling tests.
  • The BFGoodrich Trail Terrain TA was the king of the offroad in this test and is the tire from this group we'd fit if we spent a lot of time offroad. However, it wasn't up to scratch in the dry and wet, and does make us wonder… if you spend a lot of time offroad, why not fit the hugely popular KO2... That said, it does have a very low rolling resistance, so if you want a good off road tire with low gas use and low noise in the cabin, this is a good choice, just be mindful of it's on road performance.
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2023 Tire Tests

2022 Tire Tests

SizeFuelWetNoise
15 inch
235/75R15 109 T XLEE72
16 inch
245/75R16 111 TEE72
17 inch
225/60R17 99 HEE72
265/65R17 112 TDE72
235/65R17 108 T XLDE72
265/70R17 115 TDE72
18 inch
235/60R18 107 H XLDE72
20 inch
275/55R20 113 TDE72
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Questions and Answers for the BFGoodrich Trail Terrain TA

2023-03-01 - What is the speed rating on the BF trail terrains? I want to put them on my V6 Amarok

The speed ratings will vary with size, it will be clearly listed on the BF Goodrich website and also any tire retailer should also list it.


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Top 3 BFGoodrich Trail Terrain TA Reviews

Given 96% while driving a Ford F 150 (275/65 R18) on a combination of roads for 6,000 average miles
Had the TrailTerrain fitted for a few months now and all I can say is wow. Excellent comfort, no noise compared to my normal tires, and while I've not tried them in ice yet in the snow they felt better than my all seasons. Highly recommended.
Helpful 191 - tire reviewed on May 5, 2022
Given 62% while driving a Volkswagen TOUAREG V6 TDI (255/55 R19) on mostly country roads for 20,000 average miles
Had these for just over 2 years and 20,000 miles and they are just on the verge of needing replacing.
I waited this long before doing a review so i'd have lots of genuine information.

Good points:
Snow/Ice = Excellent. I have run them on 3 trips to the Alps with up to a foot of snow and they have been predicable, lots of traction and very sure footed.
Tough = sidewalls have had a fair number of scrapes with granite rocks and they are still perfect.
Mud= surprisingly capable, self clear quite well considering. For instance just spent an afternoon pulling horse boxes out of a show in horrible claggy mud and slippery wet grass. Not as controllable as a KO2 but they kept going....but you could tell they were at their limit.

Bad points:
Noise = started off well, but after about 5K miles, they started to have a solid persistent hum. This is in a premium 4x4 with really good sound insulation, imagine in a pickup etc it would be really bad. They have got steadily worse with age.
Wet grip = terrible, cornering at normal road speeds I have had the traction control coming on way too frequently. I do not have confidence driving these in the rain anymore on the motorway.
Fuel = terrible also, they are noticeably worse than the grabber AT3's I had before.

Summary. They seem to excel in the tougher conditions. Sadly that makes them sort of pointless for me as with their poor road manners and high fuel consumption you might as well just go for a more aggressive AT where i'd be sure they'd work when the going gets really tough. Conversely, If I needed ice and snow and road manners I'd go for a good all season SUV tire and save a load on fuel and be nice and quiet.
Helpful 50 - tire reviewed on August 11, 2024
Given 66% while driving a Toyota RAV4 (225/65 R17) on mostly motorways for 76,000 average miles
1st) there is the looks. These tires looks amazing! You cannot get around that (Silver 2021 RAV4 Hybrid with white letters showing)
2nd) I was impressed with the road noise, or lack thereof. For an AT, these are very quiet.
3rd)tread life looks good. I am currently at 78000km on them and still have 4.5mm left all round. I did not baby them, but mostly do high way driving on tar.
4th) Who ever said in a review that I red when I got them ( there was very little to no reviews as they were brand new) that "they do not increase fuel consumption " was full of ......
Why do I say that? Because there is no reference point as to what the person used before. Did they run KO2's? Then of course there will be no increase in consumption. So my reference is the OEM Bridgestone Alanza HP. Compared the that, I lost 1-1.5km/l with the BF's. Its understandable. Its heavy and it is an AT. I am running 225/65R17 and my current average is 16-16.5km/l
My next set will be high way summer tires again, then I can easily be in the 17's.
5th) The wet grip is BAD. Like really bad! At robots in the rain, touch the throttle to hard and its spinning for days ( I have an 2x4 hybrid)
I once overtook a truck in the wet, and at 60km/l, my car started spinning its wheels. I know the stretch of road very well, so I can confirm that my Bridgestones never did that.

Will I buy again? Probably not. We have no snow, hot climate. Fuel consumption and wet grip is the downfall. We have super bad roads here, but I can cope with an HP tire.
For the looks yes,they rock, but sadly not again for me.

Greetings all the way from South Africa
Helpful 25 - tire reviewed on September 27, 2023
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Given 66% while driving a Mitsubishi Pajero (265/65 R17) on a combination of roads for 2,000 average miles
I have been driving them for 4 month in dry conditions and done a fair amount of offroading mainly on gtavel and rocky terrain. While they handle very good they are outragiously noisy when on paved tarmac. I jave previously driven on some other tires on offroaders, such as the pireli scorpion which tobmy opinion can noy be called at tires as they are very volunrable, and toyou open country which i didnt like at all, , and cooper discoverer at3. On my current rig a 2009 pajero diesel, i had toyo open country when i bought it an was happy to replace them and was tempted to go for these bfs afyer having a great experince with bf km3 on a previous rig. Unfortunatly, these are the lodrst tires i have ever driven except for yhe km3s. On any givdn day i would take cooper at3, whicj ate far more quite and very capable off road. Sorry, but while the trail terrain ticks msny noxes they are way too loud. I wont buy thesr again.
Helpful 25 - tire reviewed on September 10, 2023