Falken Wildpeak AT Trail Review (Mar 2023)

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Falken Wildpeak AT Trail is an all-terrain tire that is built for crossovers and small SUVs(Toyota RAV4, Mazda CX-5, Honda CR-V, Mercedes GLC300, etc.). It’s way much more durable than all-weather or all-season tires. Yet, its off-road capability is limited compared to its brother Falken Wildpeak AT3W. Though, it’s a perfect option for those who don’t wanna sacrifice from on-road manners but seek an aggressive looking. Let’s dig into it and see if it meets your expectations

At a Glance

	Falken Wildpeak A/T Trail
Best for	SUV and CUV owner who is looking for an aggressive appearance, Squishy and snowy regions, weekend adventure
Test Report	vs Trail Terrain T/A & Geolander AT G015 (September 13, 2021)
Category	All-Terrain Tire
Vehicle	Light Truck, SUV
Available Sizes (Rim)	16”, 17”, 18”, 19”, 20” (Ensure these tires fit your vehicle)
Weight	26 – 42 lbs
Made In	Thailand or China
Labels	3PMSF
Warranty (P-metric)	65,000 Miles
Warranty (LT Sizes)	Not available on LT sizes
Prices	DiscountTire: Check Price TireRack: Check Price SimpleTire: Check Price Amazon: Check Price

As a former Bridgestone engineer, from my standpoint, Falken Wildpeak AT Trail is a perfect tire if you want to put an aggressive look on your vehicle. It has solid wet and dry performance. Due to its well-optimized pattern, it’s quiet and offers a cozy riding experience. It has long-lasting rubber and Falken supports this feature with 65,000 miles treadwear warranty. Moreover, Falken Wildpeak AT Trail provides a unique winter performance unless you use it on deep snow. However, its off-road capability is limited. You can use Falken Wildpeak AT Trail on any mild off-road without hesitation. Yet, I don’t recommend using it in severe off-road conditions.

All-Terrain Tires Cheat Sheet

Finding the most suitable one for you among thousands of tires is very difficult.

My team & I have analyzed 100 different tires and generated this ‘Quick Answer Sheet‘ for those who don’t wanna spend too much time during tire selection.

Before we start, here are the incredibly helpful articles I highly recommend to take a look at;

How to keep tire noise down?
https://www.discounttire.com/learn/tire-noise
How do all-terrain tires do in the snow?
https://www.discounttire.com/learn/all-terrain-mud-tires-in-snow
Correct tire inflation pressure improves fuel economy
https://www.discounttire.com/learn/air-pressure-fuel-economy
Tire Safety Practices
https://www.discounttire.com/learn/tire-safety

Below the table, you can find my favorite tires that I have classified according to your needs.

All-Terrain Tires Cheat Sheet
Name	Best for	Works Best on	Articles	3PMSF	Road Noise	Mileage	Fuel Economy	Riding Comfort	Responsiveness	Wet Performance	Mild Winter	Severe Winter	Mild Off-Road	Severe Off-Road	Commercial Usage
Toyo Open Country AT3 (Test Report – Check Price)	Treadlife focused all-round performance	CUV, SUV, 1/2 ton trucks, 3/4 ton trucks, 1-ton trucks	Review	Yes	Average	Elegant	Decent	Decent	Decent	Decent	Elegant	Elegant	Elegant	Decent	Medium-Duty
Falken Wildpeak AT3W (Test Report – Check Price)	Winter driving and mild off-road performance	CUV, SUV, 1/2 ton trucks, 3/4 ton trucks	Review	Yes	Average	Average	Poor	Decent	Decent	Decent	Elegant	Elegant	Decent	Average	Light-Duty
BF Goodrich KO2 (Test Report – Check Price)	Off-road adventure	CUV, SUV, 1/2 ton trucks, 3/4 ton trucks, 1-ton trucks	Review	Yes	Average	Average	Decent	Decent	Elegant	Average	Decent	Decent	Elegant	Elegant	Medium-Duty
Nitto Ridge Grappler (Check Price)	Off-road driven all-round performance	SUV, 1/2 ton trucks, 3/4 ton trucks, 1-ton trucks	Review	No	Decent	Decent	Decent	Decent	Decent	Elegant	Decent	Decent	Elegant	Elegant	Elegant
Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S (Test Report – Check Price)	Daily driving, moderate off-road	CUV, SUV, 1/2 ton pickups	Review	Yes	Decent	Decent	Decent	Elegant	Elegant	Elegant	Elegant	Decent	Decent	Fairy Well	Medium-Duty
Vredestein Pinza AT (Test Report – Check Price)	Quiet & smooth highway driving and mild off-road performance	3/4 ton or below Light Truck, SUV, Jeep, CUV	Review	Yes	Elegant	Decent	Decent	Elegant	Decent	Decent	Elegant	Decent	Elegant	Average	Light-Duty
Falken Wildpeak AT Trail (Test Report – Check Price)	CUV & SUV off-road lovers	CUV, SUV	Review	Yes	Decent	Decent	Average	Decent	Decent	Elegant	Decent	Decent	Elegant	Average	Light-Duty
Sumitomo Encounter AT (Test Report – Check Price)	Winter-driven all-round performance, medium-duty off-road	CUV, SUV, 1/2 ton trucks, 3/4 ton trucks	Review	Yes	Decent	Average	Average	Decent	Decent	Elegant	Elegant	Decent	Elegant	Decent	Medium-Duty
Firestone Destination AT2 (Test Report – Check Price)	Weekend overlanders	CUV, SUV, 1/2 ton pickups	Review	Yes	Decent	Elegant	Elegant	Elegant	Elegant	Decent	Elegant	Average	Decent	Decent	Medium-Duty
Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT (Test Report – Check Price)	Heavy duty work trucks	3/4 ton trucks, 1-ton pickup trucks, body-on-frame SUVs, Jeeps	vs Cooper Discoverer ATW	No	Decent	Decent	Fairy Well	Decent	Elegant	Decent	Average	Fairy Well	Elegant	Decent	Heavy-Duty
Firestone Destination XT (Test Report – Check Price)	Fuel economy on 3/4 ton or above light trucks	3/4 ton trucks, 1-ton pickup trucks, body-on-frame SUVs, Jeeps	Review	Yes	Average	Decent	Elegant	Decent	Elegant	Decent	Decent	Average	Decent	Decent	Heavy-Duty
General Grabber ATX (Test Report – Check Price)	Handling focused all-round performance	CUV, SUV, 1/2 ton trucks, 3/4 ton trucks, 1-ton trucks	vs BFG KO2	Yes	Average	Decent	Fairy Well	Decent	Decent	Decent	Decent	Decent	Elegant	Decent	Medium-Duty
General Grabber APT (Test Report – Check Price)	Mild winter and mild off-road combination	SUV, 1/2 ton trucks, 3/4 ton trucks	Review	Yes	Decent	Excellent	Average	Decent	Decent	Decent	Decent	Average	Decent	Average	Medium-Duty
Pirelli Scorpion All-Terrain Plus (Test Report – Check Price)	Well-balance on/off road tire	CUV, SUV, 1/2 ton trucks, 3/4 ton trucks, 1-ton trucks		No	Average	Decent	Fairy Well	Decent	Elegant	Elegant	Decent	Decent	Elegant	Decent	Medium-Duty
Continental TerrainContact AT (Test Report – Check Price)	Premium on-road manners, dry regions	CUV, SUV, 1/2 ton trucks, 3/4 ton trucks		No	Elegant	Decent	Elegant	Elegant	Elegant	Elegant	Average	Fairy Well	Decent	Fairy Well	Light-Duty

If you’re in a hurry, here are the tires worth every penny;

Toyo Open Country AT3 – Best All-Round & Longevity
Falken Wildpeak AT3W – Best All-Round & Squishy Regions
BF Goodrich KO2 – Best All-Round & Off-Road Adventure
Falken Wildpeak AT Trail – Best All-Round for CUV/SUV & Severe Off-Road
Nitto Recon Grappler – Best All-Round for CUV/SUV & Smooth and Quiet Ride
General Grabber ATX – Best All-Round for 3/4-ton or above trucks
Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac – Best On/Off Road tire for 3/4-ton or above trucks
Cooper Discoverer 4S XLT – Best Commercial All-Terrain Tire & Hauling and Towing

If you’re looking for something at a bargain price;

Vredestein Pinza AT – Best All-Round for CUV/SUV & Smooth and Quiet Ride
Kenda Klever A/T2 – Best All-Round for Medium & Light Duty Usage
Kenda Klever R/T – Best All-Round for Heavy-Duty Usage

Depending on your needs, also the below articles might help;

I highly recommend checking the below pages out before making any purchase:

DiscountTire Deals:
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SimpleTire Deals:
https://simpletire.com/tire-deals

Vehicle Fitments

Even though Falken Wildpeak AT Trail seems so strong and durable, it’s product range is limited and it’s not available for LT sizes. Furthermore, it’s only available for XL and SL load range. For this reason, I don’t recommend to use it on Ford F-Series, Chevy Sileverado or RAM. The below vehicles are the best fit for this fellow!

CHEVROLET EQUINOX
JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK
SUBARU OUTBACK
FORD ESCAPE
MAZDA CX-5

TOYOTA RAV4
HONDA CR-V
NISSAN ROGUE
JEEP CHEROKEE
SUBARU CROSSTREK

Tread Appearance

The tread pattern is the most important part of tire design. It has a huge impact on dry performance, wet performance, snow traction, and especially noise. Thus, I prefer to evaluate tread before starting to detailed analysis.

Tread Depth,

Tread depth has a huge impact on loose ground traction. Especially for snow.

Falken Wildpeak AT Trail’s tread depth is changing between 10/32” and 11/32”. Compared to its elder brother Falken Wildpeak AT3W, its tread is shallow, though, that depth provides massive snow traction because of its staggered lug edges.

Shoulder Desing,

Falken Wildpeak AT Trail has a broad shoulder design. This feature has a positive impact on its handling and balance capability. Furthermore, its shoulders consist of small lugs that decrease its noise level without sacrificing loose ground traction. In that case, open shoulder design is also a huge plus regarding self-cleaning ability.

Center Section,

The Center section is the location that produces most of the road noise. In this regard, the narrowed void area is a game-changer. Falken Wildpeak AT Trail has less void area than almost any all-terrain tire in the market. Though, it stays quieter than its competitors.

Sidewall,

Sidewall design is what makes it an all-terrain tire instead of the all-weather tire. It has a beefy and aggressive design. These beefy sidewalls provide loose ground traction as well as sidewall protection. However, it offers protection only for the upper sidewall.

A side note here: If you’d like to see the best all-terrain tires by vehicle or usage, this article is GOOOOLD –> https://tireterrain.com/best-all-terrain-tires/

Dry Performance

The dry performance consists of dry traction, cornering stability, and steering response. Let’s evaluate them one by one.

Dry Traction

Dry traction isn’t an issue for it due to its very well-siped rubber and lug-type design. Its biting area intensity is significantly higher than regular all-weather tires. Therefore, it provides everything you need while starting and stopping.

Cornering Stability

Cornering stability is an issue for all-terrain tires due to their robust shoulders and flexible sidewalls. Flexible sidewalls stand relatively fluffy compared to robust cap compounds. That provides a floating feeling while cornering.

However, Falken solves this problem with two tough steel belts and polyimide cap ply. Polyimide ply works as a shell and keeps the tire in shape while cornering.

Cornering stability is the biggest promoted point of Falken. Well, they have a point here!

Steering Response

Falken Wildpeak AT Trail’s contact patch is particularly optimized for quick steering response. Its unibody construction and perfectly aligned center of gravity make it the common choice between CUV drivers.

I strongly recommend it if solid on-road manners are your priority.

Wet Performance

The wet performance consists of two different dimensions. Wet traction and hydroplaning resistance. While wet traction is crucial for starting, hydroplaning resistance is highly important for safe high-velocity driving.

Wet Traction

Its narrowed void area increases its grip surface with the ground. Moreover, its high-silica compound along with the notches boosts up its wet grip ability.

It’s alpha plus wet traction.

Hydroplaning Resistance

Hydroplaning resistance is related to water evacuation capability. Due to its open shoulders and circumferential grooves, it throws the water out with ease. That feature makes it a decent tire at high speeds.

Note: Hydroplaning is vital for a safe ride under the pouring rain. However, it might occur even with the best tire. Maybe you can’t prevent it but if you know what it is and how to deal with it, you can easily stay on the safe side.

Here is an extremely efficient guide about ‘How to Deal with Hydroplaning?‘ –> https://www.discounttire.com/learn/hydroplaning

Winter Performance

Winter performance is where Falken all-terrain tires shine. Even though Falken prefer to use stiff compound, they apply 3D sipes in almost every design due to increase biting edges. Thus, they meet 3PMSF marking requirements with ease. Falken Wildpeak AT Trail also has 3PMSF. That marking is a huge sign for solid winter performance.

Regarding light snow,

Light snow performance is what you need most for daily driving in winter. In that case, Falken Wildpeak AT Trail meet customer expectations due to intense sipe placement. Moreover, these sipes are full-depth. For this reason, these sipes compart big interlocked lugs to the smaller lugs. So, it can clean itself easily. Keeping the thread clean is highly important due to increasing light snow traction consistency.

Regarding deep snow,

Its deep snow performance isn’t perfect but decent due to shallow tread depth. You might think that its narrow void area is a negative sign for decent loose ground performance. However, staggered lug borders increase its loose ground grip ability significantly. Therefore, it outperforms all other tires in its segment. I strongly recommend this tire if you like to wheel on deep snow.

Regarding ice,

All-terrain tires fail on ice. It’s a well-known truth. However, Falken was aware of this problem. Well, they sacrifice a bit from deep snow performance to achieve solid ice performance. As a consequence, they narrow the void area of Falken Wildpeak AT Trail. So, its contact patch can grip way much better than highly aggressive all-terrain tires like Falken Wildpeak AT3W.

Falken Wildpeak AT Trail is a beast in any severe winter conditions. If you’re looking for an alpha plus winter tire, you may stop searching and start having fun with your Falken’s.

Road Noise

All-terrain tires produce road noise due to their aggressive design and stiff compounds. Well, Falken Wildpeak AT Trail meet with this sentence at some point.

This tire has a stiff compound. However, its design is different than many all-terrain tires. It’s mainly focused on on-road manners. For this reason, its void area is narrow. Though Wildpeak AT Trail doesn’t lose contact with the surface and its lugs hit to ground less than regular all-terrain tires. Though, I have to admit that its stiff and durable compound produces noise from time to time.

Comfort

A smooth ride is related to the internal structure. Its two-ply polyester casing helps it to absorb the reaction force that comes from the road. Therefore, you can trust its comfortability. In that case, you might think it has a stiff compound anyway. Yes, that’s correct but tread compound isn’t a game-changer regarding comfort.

If you compare this tire with all-season tires, it’s not the smootest tire. However, in my point of view, it’s ranking in the top 3 regarding comfort.

Off-Road Performance

Before starting to read this section, check this article out to what to expect from mud, rugged or all-terrain tires –> https://tireterrain.com/off-road-tire-tread-patterns/

Severe off-road performance isn’t its priority due to its application range. If you’re using CUV or small SUV, you don’t drive off the road regularly. Well, Falken knows that. Therefore, they focus on mild off-road instead of severe.

If you need a solid tire for mud riding or rock crawling, I recommend you to go with Falken Wildpeak AT3W. Sand, gravel, and dirt performance will be evaluated in the below sections.

Gravel

This tire has a perfect tread design for decent gravel performance. While beefy sidewalls provide protection for external impacts, on the other hand, its narrow void area and well-siped rubber are a perfect fit for gravel traction.

I strongly recommend this tire for gravel usage.

Dirt

Its sipe placement and self-cleaning ability are highly acceptable for decent dirt performance. Moreover, these tires are 5 lbs heavier than average all-season tires. Thus, it can grip the dirt way much better than all-season tires.

I strongly recommend it for dirt usage.

Sand

I think this tire is perfect for sand driving, though, nobody mentioned this. Sand performance is a bit tricky for all-terrain tires. Due to their deep and aggressive tread patterns, they sometimes dig a bit further than expected and you might get stuck in the middle of nowhere.

In that case, Falken Wildpeak AT Trail has a relatively less aggressive pattern and shoal tread. Therefore, it’s a perfect choice for sand lovers.

Tread Life

Tread life is tricky. It’s highly related to your vehicle, driving habits, and application range. So, let’s say all our inputs are average.

Its silica enriched tread compound provides a long-lasting rubber. Though worth reminding, tires with 3PMSF marking tend to have 10% less tread life.

Due to its optimized contact patch and symmetrical design, this tire can wear evenly. Therefore, it provides a highly satisfying tread life.

Getting maximum wear life from a tire is related to you as well as your tire,

If you’d like to learn how to get maximum tread life:

https://tireterrain.com/how-to-make-tires-last-longer/

Fuel Efficiency

As I’ve mentioned before this tire is 5lbs heavier than the average all-season tire. So, if you change your all-weather tire with this one, your MPG might hurt slightly. On the other hand, if you change an aggressive all-terrain tire to this one, your MPG number will jump up!

Warranty

Falken offers 65,000 miles treadwear warranty for this product.

If you want to learn details, you may check this document.

Sizes

The below table will give you a piece of brief information about sizes and technical features.

Most tire sizes begin with modifier letters(P, LT, etc.) that identify the type of vehicle or type of service for which they were designed. Here is a perfect guide for reading tire size –> https://tireterrain.com/how-to-read-tire-size/

Size	Load Capacity	Max Load(lbs)	Speed Index
205/70R16	SL	1609	H
215/65R16	XL	1874	H
215/70R16	SL	1764	H
215/60R17	SL	1565	H
215/65R17	SL	1709	H
225/55R17	XL	1819	V
225/60R17	SL	1709	H
225/65R17	SL	1874	H
235/55R17	XL	1929	V
235/60R17	SL	1874	H
235/65R17	XL	2205	H
245/65R17	SL	2149	H
225/55R18	SL	1653	V
225/60R18	SL	1653	H
235/50R18	SL	1609	V
235/55R18	SL	1764	V
235/60R18	XL	2149	H
235/65R18	SL	2094	H
245/60R18	SL	2039	H
255/55R18	XL	2271	V
255/65R18	SL	2403	H
225/55R19	SL	1709	V
235/55R19	XL	2039	V
245/55R19	SL	1929	V
255/55R19	XL	2403	H
255/60R19	SL	2271	V
245/50R20	SL	1874	V
255/50R20	XL	2271	V
255/55R20	XL	2337	V
265/50R20	XL	2403	V

A side note here: If you are planning to upsize or downsize from your original equipment size (changing tire size with a smaller or bigger size), or if you have already done, it’s crucial to remember that changing tire size will decrease the accuracy of your speedometer. If this is the case, I strongly recommend checking DiscountTire Speedometer Guide.

Note: Falken Wildpeak A/T Trail isn’t available in LT sizes.

Price

The tire market has a dynamic price policy. Hence, in my point of view, sharing tire price is pointless.

Though, I’ve analyzed the top 10 brands of most popular tire brands.

Here are the dealers with a reasonable price range,

DiscountTire

Biggest dealer in the US. Founded in 1960
1000 stores in 35 states. You most probably find one on your parallel street
Free rotation and balancing
5% off for DiscountTire cardholders on online purchase
Highest rated online tire dealer in Consumer Affairs
Almost all brands are available
Delivery takes 2-4 days (30% shorter average waiting time when you book online)
Frequent discounts and promotions

Falken Wildpeak A/T Trail: https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/falken-wildpeak-a-t-trail

TireRack

Fast and Free shipping
Usually delivered in 1 day
Joint venture with DiscountTire(their installers and dealers are on your service)
Tons of installer options, they also help you to choose the best one
Mobile installers in many areas, your tires will be replaced while you’re working in the office
Tire test results and comparisons can be found on the most product page
4.6/5 points on Google rate

Falken Wildpeak A/T Trail: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/falken-wildpeak-a-t-trail

SimpleTire

Free shipping
Delivered in 2 days
Verified shops near you(for mount and balance)
Mobile installation option
7 million customers since 2021
4.7/5 points on Google rate
Top-notch customer service, you may even request a price match

Falken Wildpeak A/T Trail: https://simpletire.com/brands/falken-tires/wildpeak-a-t-trail

While choosing dealers, I especially pay attention to reliability. All of the dealers on this list have 15-20 years of experience in the online tire business. Therefore, I can guarantee a smooth and fast tire buying process.

Conclusion

Falken Wildpeak AT Trail is an all-round tire that performs almost perfectly in every aspect. If you enhance your application range and put an aggressive look on your vehicle without sacrificing on-road manners, I strongly recommend this tire.

	Falken Wildpeak A/T Trail
Best for	SUV and CUV owner who is looking for an aggressive appearance, Squishy and snowy regions, weekend adventure
Test Report	vs Trail Terrain T/A & Geolander AT G015 (September 13, 2021)
Category	All-Terrain Tire
Vehicle	Light Truck, SUV
Available Sizes (Rim)	16”, 17”, 18”, 19”, 20” (Ensure these tires fit your vehicle)
Weight	26 – 42 lbs
Made In	Thailand or China
Labels	3PMSF
Warranty (P-metric)	65,000 Miles
Warranty (LT Sizes)	Not available on LT sizes
Prices	DiscountTire: Check Price TireRack: Check Price SimpleTire: Check Price Amazon: Check Price

Take-Home Points,

LT sizes have stronger sidewalls. That feature makes them more durable. Yet, these tires offer a rougher ride. (LT vs P-Metric tires)
XL sizes tend to carry more load and offer better handling. Hence, if you’ll go with p-metric sizes, they might be a better pick for hauling and towing( XL vs SL tires)
Please pay attention to the load range and speed index. These metrics are essential if you expect decent tread life
There isn’t a bad tire in the market right now, you should just know what to expect from tires

A side note here: If you’d like to get local advice and find the best fit for your driving habits, location, and road conditions DiscountTire – Treadwell Tire Guide can give you masterpiece recommendations.

If you have any further questions, please leave them in the below section!

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Falken Wildpeak AT Trail Review