Every all-terrain tyre is a trade. You give up some wet-road grip, some quiet and a little fuel for a carcass and tread that shrug off a sharp rock at 18psi. Buy for the 10 per cent of driving that’s dirt, and know exactly what the other 90 per cent on bitumen will cost you.
Five tyres made the cut. All are current in Australia and sold in 265/65R17, a common size on dual-cab utes and 4WD wagons. Prices are per tyre, fitted, as listed by Australian retailers on 6 October 2026, and every test result comes from a named, published source.
Which All-Terrain Tyre Should You Buy?
The Falken Wildpeak A/T4W is the best all-terrain tyre for most Australian 4WDs. It won Tyre Reviews’ 2025 all-terrain test, comes in passenger and LT construction in 265/65R17, carries the 3PMSF snow rating and costs $371 fitted at Bob Jane. The Toyo is the value buy and the Cooper is the warranty buy.
- Best all-rounder: Falken Wildpeak A/T4W, from $371
- Best value: Toyo Open Country A/T III, $325 (LT)
- Best warranty: Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT, 80,000km, $360 on sale
- Best for SUVs: Yokohama Geolandar A/T4 G018, from $350
- The benchmark name: BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO3, $369 (LT)
What Does an All-Terrain Cost You on Bitumen?
More than most buyers expect. In Tyre Reviews’ October 2024 test in 255/55R18, a highway-terrain Continental CrossContact HT stopped in 32.5m in the wet. The best all-terrain needed 37.7m and BFGoodrich’s KO2 needed 45.9m. The all-terrains were up to 2.9dB louder and rolled with up to a third more resistance.
All-terrains 70.7–73.4dB
All-terrains 8.9–10.7kg/t
Source: Tyre Reviews (tyrereviews.com) all-terrain test, 255/55R18, dated 30 October 2024. The Falken AT3W and BFGoodrich KO2 have since been replaced by the Wildpeak A/T4W and KO3. One test, one size: treat it as a pattern, not a prediction for your car.
Read that with care: it’s one test in one size, and the KO2 has since been replaced. But the pattern repeats. In ADAC’s 2025 all-terrain test, not one tyre earned a recommendation, and wet braking from 80km/h ranged from 39.7m to 48.8m across the all-terrain field.
Rolling resistance is the fuel story. More resistance means more energy just to keep the tyre turning, so the bowser bill rises too. How much depends on the car, the load and the size, and no published test gives a reliable litres-per-100km figure. Be wary of anyone who quotes you one.
Passenger or LT: Read the Sidewall First
LT (light truck) construction is the heavier, deeper-treaded, higher-pressure build of the same pattern, made for load and abuse. Passenger construction rides softer and costs less. In 265/65R17, Falken and Yokohama sell both. BFGoodrich and Cooper are LT-only in these sizes, and Toyo’s online size list shows LT.
Falken Wildpeak A/T4W, 265/65R17
The LT costs $65 more, yet works out cheaper per millimetre of tread.
Toyo Open Country A/T III, 265/65R17
The LT carries 150kg more per tyre and weighs 4.2kg more on every corner.
Sources: Falken Australia product page; Toyo Tires Australia data sheet (June 2026). Price per millimetre is a TorquePress calculation from Bob Jane prices on 6 October 2026. Toyo's passenger sizes appear on its data sheet but not its online size list, so check stock.
The surprise is the price per millimetre. The LT Falken costs $65 more at Bob Jane but carries 3mm more tread, so it’s cheaper per millimetre of rubber. The cost is weight: Toyo’s data sheet lists its LT 265/65R17 at 22.1kg, 4.2kg heavier than the passenger version. That’s unsprung mass on every corner.
Check the tyre placard in the door jamb before you choose. The new tyre’s load index should at least match it, and LT tyres can carry a lower speed symbol, so check your state’s rules. The KO3’s LT265/65R17 rates 116/113 (1,250kg per tyre), below the 120-rated LT Falken, Yokohama, Toyo and Cooper.
Do you need the 3PMSF snowflake?
Only if you chase snow. The three-peak mountain snowflake marks a tyre that passed a standardised snow traction test. Falken, Yokohama and Cooper claim it for these patterns in Australia, and BFGoodrich claims it for the KO3 range. Toyo Australia doesn’t claim it for local stock, though Toyo USA does for the same tyre.
Falken Wildpeak A/T4W: Best All-Rounder
The Wildpeak A/T4W is the pick for most owners because it handles the bitumen part best without giving up the dirt. It topped Tyre Reviews’ 2025 all-terrain test, and its predecessor stopped shortest in the wet in ADAC’s 2025 test. It’s $371 fitted at Bob Jane as a passenger 116T XL, or $436 as an LT.
Falken’s Australian spec table lists 10.7mm of tread on the passenger tyre and 13.7mm on the LT, both 3PMSF-rated, and Dunlop Tyre Australia covers defects for seven years. The weakness is snow and ice: it finished last of five in Tyre Reviews’ 2025 winter all-terrain test. There’s also no LT version in 265/60R18.
Toyo Open Country A/T III: Best Value
The Open Country A/T III is the cheapest serious LT tyre here: $325 fitted for an LT265/65R17 120S at Tempe Tyres. Toyo’s June 2026 data sheet lists a 10-ply rating, 12.9mm of tread and 22.1kg, so you get full LT construction for less than some passenger all-terrains cost.
Its weakness is wet bitumen. ADAC’s 2025 test downgraded it for very weak wet performance, with 43.4m to stop from 80km/h against 39.7m for Falken’s previous AT3WA. Tyre Reviews measured it as the worst wet braker in its 2025 group. Toyo Australia also doesn’t claim 3PMSF for local stock.
Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT: Best Warranty
The AT3 LT is the only tyre here with a kilometre treadwear warranty in Australia: 80,000km, pro-rata, provided an authorised Cooper retailer inspects it every 10,000km. The LT265/65R17 120/117R has 12.7mm of tread and the 3PMSF rating. Tyreforce had it at $360 fitted on sale, normally $420.
Note the name. Cooper’s AT3 4S, the version many buyers ask for, isn’t sold in 265/65R17 or 265/60R18 in Australia, so the AT3 LT is the one you’ll fit. The catch is LT-only construction and patchy pricing: Bob Jane doesn’t stock Cooper, and Tyrepower is quote-only.
Yokohama Geolandar A/T4 G018: Best for SUVs
The Geolandar A/T4 G018 succeeded the G015 in Australia in April 2026, and the G015 won ADAC’s 2025 all-terrain test. The new tyre is $350 fitted at Bob Jane as a passenger 265/65R17 112T, or $393 as an LT 120/117S. Yokohama Australia lists it as 3PMSF-rated.
Yokohama adds free Geolandar Road Hazard Protection for 24 months when you buy two or more at participating retailers, covering punctures, staking and cuts. The weakness is the unknown: it’s too new for independent testing, there’s no published tread depth or kilometre warranty, and the G015 was only middling in the wet.
BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO3: The Benchmark Name
The KO3 is the tyre every other all-terrain gets measured against, and BFGoodrich pitches it on toughness, citing CoreGard sidewall technology developed in Baja racing. In Australia it’s sold only in LT sizes, and the LT265/65R17 116/113S costs $369 fitted at Bob Jane or $375 at JAX.
Check the load index first. At 116/113, the KO3 rates 1,250kg per tyre, less than the 120-rated rivals here, which matters on a loaded dual-cab towing a van. BFGoodrich Australia publishes no tread depth or weight and offers no kilometre warranty, and the KO3 placed fourth of five in Tyre Reviews’ 2025 winter test.
Where to Buy and What You’ll Pay
Prices below are per tyre, fitted, for 265/65R17 as listed online on 6 October 2026. Bob Jane includes fitting, balancing, valve and disposal; Tempe includes fitting, balancing and disposal. JAX Tyres has promotions on the KO3 and Wildpeak until 31 October, so ask before you buy a set.
| Tyre | Size priced | Price fitted | Retailer | Tread depth | 3PMSF | Km warranty (AU) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falken Wildpeak A/T4W | 265/65R17 116T XL / LT 120/117S | $371 / $436 | Bob Jane | 10.7 / 13.7mm | Yes | None (7-year defect cover) |
| Toyo Open Country A/T III | LT265/65R17 120S | $325 | Tempe Tyres | 12.9mm | Not claimed in AU | None (defect cover) |
| Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT | LT265/65R17 120/117R | $360 sale ($420 normal) | Tyreforce | 12.7mm | Yes | 80,000km, pro-rata |
| Yokohama Geolandar A/T4 G018 | 265/65R17 112T / LT 120/117S | $350 / $393 | Bob Jane | Not published | Yes | None (24-month road hazard cover) |
| BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO3 | LT265/65R17 116/113S | $369 | Bob Jane | Not published | Yes (range claim) | None (6-year defect cover) |
Prices as listed on 6 October 2026, per tyre, fitted. Specifications from each maker's Australian site; Toyo from its June 2026 data sheet. Warranty terms and conditions apply.
A set of four LT tyres at these prices runs from $1,300 for the Toyo to $1,744 for the LT Falken. If your tyres are worn but your plans are vague, the passenger Yokohama or Falken saves a few hundred dollars and rides softer. Fit LT only if you’ll carry the weight or the corrugations to justify it.
Before You Leave the Bitumen
An all-terrain only earns its compromise when you use it properly. That mostly means letting air out: lower pressures lengthen the footprint on sand and soften the hits on corrugations. A good tyre deflator makes that quick, and recovery tracks cover you when pressure alone isn’t enough.
And if your 4WD honestly never leaves the sealed road, don’t buy an all-terrain. A highway-terrain tyre stops shorter, runs quieter and costs less to push along. Our guide to choosing road tyres for Australian conditions covers how to weigh grip against life.
The Bottom Line, at the Beach and the Bowser
Fit the Falken Wildpeak A/T4W if your 4WD is a weekday car and a weekend escape. Choose the Toyo if budget rules, the Cooper if you want 80,000km in writing, and the KO3 only if its load rating suits your ute. Whichever you pick, buy it for the dirt you’ll actually drive, not the dirt in the brochure.
