Mild All-Terrain · #26 of 50
BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A on a Toyota Tacoma.
BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A scored for Tacoma use: 7.1/10 blended, strongest on quiet, settled highway manners (8/10), weakest on mud clearing (3/10), in 7 Tacoma sizes.
The short answer
The BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A is a mid-priced mild all-terrain that blends to 7.1/10 across the seven all-round axes in our Tacoma tire research set, ranking #26 of 50 overall.
- Strongest axes: road comfort 8/10, wet grip 8/10.
- Weakest axis: mud 3/10.
- 3PMSF (severe snow service) rated; 4th of 8 mild all-terrains in the set.
- Listed in 7 Tacoma sizes on 16-inch, 17-inch, and 18-inch wheels.
- The BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A's row rests on 3 cited sources: manufacturer vehicle recommendation, tacoma category guidance, and manufacturer product.
Scores here are an editorial synthesis of published manufacturer specifications, tire-industry write-ups, retailer fitment data, and Tacoma-owner reports — Taco Tires runs no instrumented testing of its own. How we score tires.
Our verdict on the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A
The BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A reads as a pavement-first mild all-terrain in this dataset: quiet, settled highway manners tops its profile at 8/10 with wet-road grip at 8/10, for a 7.1/10 blend across the seven all-round axes. It gives ground where the profile says it should — mud clearing at 3/10 and visual aggression at 5/10, 5 points under its best axis but outside the blended figure, and the dataset flags it when rock trails are the priority. It carries the 3PMSF severe-snow symbol, sits in the mid-priced bracket at #26 of 50 overall and 4th of 8 mild all-terrains, is catalogued in 7 Tacoma sizes on 16- through 18-inch wheels, and rests on 3 cited sources. Its lead use cases are quiet daily driving and snow driving, one place behind the Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 3 in our ranking.
The ten-axis score profile
Every model in the research set is rated 0-10 on the same ten axes. For the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A the profile runs from 8/10 on road comfort down to 3/10 on mud; the 7.1/10 headline figure is the average of the seven axes marked below as feeding the blend.
Blended score
7.1/10
- Category
- Mild All-Terrain
- In category
- #4 of 8
- Snow rating
- 3PMSF (severe snow service) rated
- Price tier
- mid-priced
- Tacoma sizes
- 7
- Cited sources
- 3
| Axis | What it covers | Score | In blend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road comfort | pavement ride quality and noise | 8/10 | Yes |
| Wet grip | traction on wet pavement | 8/10 | Yes |
| Snow | packed snow and winter road traction | 8/10 | Yes |
| Trail | dirt, gravel, and rock trail traction | 5/10 | Yes |
| Mud | deep mud traction and self-cleaning | 3/10 | No |
| Durability | puncture and sidewall resistance | 6/10 | Yes |
| Tread life | expected mileage before replacement | 8/10 | Yes |
| Efficiency | weight and rolling resistance | 7/10 | No |
| Looks | how aggressive the tread and sidewall read | 5/10 | No |
| Value | what the tire delivers per dollar | 7/10 | Yes |
7 of the ten axes feed the blended number (road comfort, wet grip, snow, trail, durability, tread life, and value); mud, efficiency, and looks are shown for the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A but sit outside it, which is why a mud or looks score can run well above or below the headline.
Who the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A is for
Best for
The research dataset tags the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A for the uses below; the number after each one is the axis in its own profile that backs the tag.
- Quiet daily driving — road comfort 8/10.
- Snow driving — snow 8/10.
- Light trail and gravel — trail 5/10.
- Buyers set on BFGoodrich.
Avoid if
The same dataset flags where the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A is the wrong pick, again with the axis behind each call.
- Rock trails are the priority — durability 6/10.
- An aggressive look is the priority — looks 5/10.
Tacoma sizes the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A comes in
The catalog behind this dataset records the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A in 7 sizes that fit common Tacoma wheel diameters, spanning 16-inch, 17-inch, and 18-inch wheels. Of those, 7 have a Tacoma fitment page on this site, linked below.
Those 7 entries are the dataset's own availability list for the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A, not a live retailer feed — a model with a thin catalog gets a short list here rather than a padded one. What actually clears on your truck still depends on wheel width, offset, and how much trimming you will accept, so check the size against your generation before you buy.
Sources behind the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A's scores
The BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A's row rests on 3 of the 83 cited documents behind this research set — manufacturer vehicle recommendation, tacoma category guidance, and manufacturer product. Each is listed with the date it was read.
BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A on a Tacoma: common questions
In our editorial synthesis the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A blends to 7.1/10 across the seven all-round axes, which places it 4th of 8 mild all-terrains and #26 of 50 in the whole research set. Its case rests on quiet, settled highway manners (8/10) and wet-road grip (8/10), so it suits quiet daily driving, snow driving, and light trail and gravel.
The research catalog records the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A as offered in 7 sizes that fit common Tacoma wheel diameters: 245/75R16, 265/70R16, 265/75R16, 265/65R17, 265/70R17, 265/65R18, and 265/70R18. That is the dataset's own availability list rather than a live retailer feed, so confirm the exact size and load range with the seller before ordering.
The BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A carries the 3PMSF severe-snow-service symbol, and our synthesis puts its snow axis at 8/10. That combination is what qualifies it as a year-round tire in states with severe-snow tire rules, though a dedicated winter tire still out-grips any all-season or all-terrain on ice.
The weakest marks in the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A's profile are mud clearing at 3/10 and visual aggression at 5/10. The dataset flags it as the wrong choice when rock trails are the priority and an aggressive look is the priority. Those judgements come from the 3 cited sources listed on this page, not from anything measured here.