Best Mud-Terrain Tires for a Tacoma
Short answer
The best Tacoma mud-terrains — the BFGoodrich KM3, Nitto Trail/Ridge Grappler, Falken Wildpeak M/T, and Toyo Open Country M/T — deliver the strongest mud and rock traction with tough sidewalls. The trade-off is more road noise, shorter treadlife, and weaker ice grip, so choose an M/T only if you regularly run deep mud or crawl rocks.
Maximum mud and rock traction with the toughest sidewalls, trading away road noise, treadlife, and ice grip.
Ranked mud-terrain tires for a Tacoma
Scores are on a 0-10 scale from our Tacoma tire dataset. Match a pick to your exact year, trim, and size with the recommender.
#1 BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3
5.9/10Best for mud trail, rock trail, durability.
- On-road
- 3
- Wet
- 5
- Trail
- 9
- Snow
- 4
- Treadlife
- 5
#2 Toyo Open Country M/T
5.7/10Best for mud trail, rock trail, durability.
- On-road
- 3
- Wet
- 5
- Trail
- 9
- Snow
- 3
- Treadlife
- 5
#3 Yokohama Geolandar M/T G003
5.9/10Best for mud trail, rock trail, value mud tire.
- On-road
- 3
- Wet
- 5
- Trail
- 9
- Snow
- 3
- Treadlife
- 5
#4 Falken Wildpeak M/T01
5.9/10Best for mud trail, rock trail, value mud tire.
- On-road
- 3
- Wet
- 5
- Trail
- 9
- Snow
- 3
- Treadlife
- 5
#5 Nitto Trail Grappler M/T
5.6/10Best for mud trail, rock trail, durability.
- On-road
- 3
- Wet
- 5
- Trail
- 9
- Snow
- 3
- Treadlife
- 5
#6 Nitto Mud Grappler
4.7/10Best for maximum mud, maximum aggression, show build.
- On-road
- 2
- Wet
- 4
- Trail
- 8
- Snow
- 2
- Treadlife
- 4
#7 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss M/T
6/10Best for mud trail, rock trail, snow capable mt in select sizes.
- On-road
- 3
- Wet
- 5
- Trail
- 9
- Snow
- 6
- Treadlife
- 5
#8 Cooper Discoverer STT Pro
5.9/10Best for mud trail, rock trail, durability.
- On-road
- 3
- Wet
- 5
- Trail
- 9
- Snow
- 3
- Treadlife
- 5
#9 Maxxis RAZR MT
6/10Best for mud trail, rock trail, durability.
- On-road
- 3
- Wet
- 5
- Trail
- 9
- Snow
- 3
- Treadlife
- 6
Frequently asked questions
Only if you regularly drive deep mud, crawl rocks, or want the most aggressive look and sidewall protection. For daily driving, overlanding, and light trails, an all-terrain is quieter, lasts longer, and grips ice and wet roads better. A rugged-terrain hybrid is a good compromise.
Yes, mud-terrains are noticeably louder than all-terrains, and the noise grows as they wear. Some modern M/Ts and rugged-terrain hybrids are quieter than older designs, but if road noise matters to you, an all-terrain or rugged-terrain is the better daily-driver choice.
Generally no. Big mud lugs pack with snow and offer poor grip on ice, and most M/Ts do not carry the 3PMSF winter rating. For winter traction on a Tacoma, an all-terrain with 3PMSF or a dedicated winter tire is a much better choice.