Tire quote checker: compare the full installed cost

Compare quotes for the same tire, quantity, address, and work. Add all required charges once, separate optional products, and leave unknown fees unresolved. A lower tire price does not establish a lower installed total. This worksheet checks completeness and arithmetic; it does not estimate a market price or issue a HopTire quote.

First lock the job definition

Record the exact tire model and full specification, quantity, vehicle, installation address, appointment window, and who supplies the tires. Include wheel modifications and any tire-pressure monitoring system, or TPMS, issue. If quotes specify different tires, label that difference before comparing totals.

Line-item worksheet

Line	Amount	Included elsewhere?	Required or optional?
Tire product subtotal	Enter written amount	Usually its own line	Required if buying tires
Mounting and balancing	Enter written amount	Check installation bundle	Required work to confirm
Mobile travel or call-out	Enter written amount	Check package	Confirm
Valve parts or service kits	Enter written amount	Check installation bundle	Confirm exact work
TPMS diagnosis, relearn, or new sensor	Separate each operation	Do not assume one includes another	Confirm
Disposal and stated fees	Enter written amount	Check installation bundle	Confirm
Tax	Use provider's written tax amount	Do not add twice	Confirm
Optional protection plan	Separate amount	Do not hide in base price	Your choice
Other work	Name and authorize it	Check overlap	Confirm
Deposit already paid	Record as payment, not another charge	Deduct from balance only	Confirm terms

NHTSA distinguishes direct and indirect TPMS systems. That is one reason “TPMS included” is not a sufficiently precise description of the work. NHTSA TireWise, checked September 19, 2026.

Arithmetic you can check by hand

Required total = product + required labor + required fees + quoted tax.

Chosen total = required total + optional products you accept.

Balance due = chosen total - payments already credited.

Do not tax every line with one guessed percentage. Tax treatment varies; request the provider's itemized tax calculation.

Worked example: invented numbers, not market rates

Quote A lists $600 tires, $120 installation, $50 travel, $16 disposal, and $55.02 tax. The required total is $841.02. A separate $80 protection plan would make the chosen total $921.02.

Quote B lists $580 tires and a $200 installation/travel package including disposal, plus $54.60 tax. Its required total is $834.60.

B is $6.42 lower only if both quotes cover the same tires and required work. If A leaves mandatory TPMS work unknown, neither total is ready for a final comparison. These numbers illustrate arithmetic only.

Do not confuse a warranty with an installation inclusion

A manufacturer's warranty and an optional retailer protection product are different. Discount Tire's own warranty explainer makes that distinction. Tire warranty guide, checked September 19, 2026.

Use the warranty checklist to record responsible parties and exclusions. Do not assume a bundle makes every future service free or mobile.

Your result has three possible states

• Comparable: exact scope, required fees, and written totals are complete.
• Comparable with differences: differences are explicit and matter to your decision.
• Incomplete: any required line or service condition is unknown.

Send the incomplete lines back to the provider. Do not silently enter zero to make the calculation finish. No “normal price” range replaces a complete quote.

Sources and review date

• www.discounttire.com/learn/tire-warranty, accessed September 19, 2026.
• www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle-safety/tires, accessed September 19, 2026.