Which Tire Pressure Gauge Brand Wins?

dial gauge, liquid-filled dial, 0-60 PSI range, 202.44g, made in China, claims to be 'easily the best dial pressure gauge'

dial gauge, 0-100 PSI range, 234.39g, made in China, claims accuracy within +/-1%

dial gauge, 0-60 PSI range, 119.95g, made in China

dial gauge, 0-60 PSI range, ANSI certified, glow dial, 179.04g, made in China

dial gauge, 0-100 PSI range, 166.11g, made in China, claims to be unaffected by temperature, altitude, or humidity unlike digital gauges

dial gauge, glow-in-the-dark face, 0-60 PSI range, made in USA, 299.17g, does not remember tire pressure between uses

dial gauge with a built-in tread depth gauge, 0-130 PSI range, made in Taiwan, 202.31g

dial gauge, glow-in-the-dark face, 0-60 PSI range, made in USA, 290.63g

digital gauge, 0-150 PSI range, LCD display with light, auto shutoff after 30-40 seconds, made in China, 53.13g

digital gauge, 3-200 PSI range, AAA batteries, work light, made in China, 102.81g, claims accuracy to +/-0.5%

digital gauge, powered by a 3V lithium coin cell, operating range 23-122F, lighted nozzle and LCD backlight, made in China, 55.84g

digital gauge, 0-200 PSI range, 360-degree swiveling chuck, made in China, 170.73g, claims accuracy within 0.5%

digital gauge, 0-200 PSI range, 360-degree swivel chuck, uses AAA batteries, made in China, 230.15g, claims 'professional accuracy' within 0.5%

digital gauge, CR2032 battery, both bar and PSI display formats, made in China, 52g

digital gauge designed to attach to an air hose (unlike the other gauges tested), 5-150 PSI range, uses two AAA batteries, sold at Harbor Freight, made in China, 424.9g

pencil gauge, up to 75 PSI, sold at Harbor Freight, made in China, 15.67g; least expensive gauge in the entire video

pencil gauge, 10-75 PSI range, made in China, 23.16g

pencil gauge, 10-75 PSI range, four-sided indicator, 23.41g

pencil gauge, 0-60 PSI range, made in China, about 23g

pencil gauge, ABS rectangle white scale plate, dual head chuck, 10-150 PSI range, made in China, 149.25g

pencil gauge, 10-70 PSI range, built-in deflator valve and tire tread depth gauge in 1/16-inch increments, made in USA, 42.15g

pencil gauge, dual head design, 10-160 PSI range, made in USA, 225.26g

40.5; did not lose pressure in the 5-minute leak-hold test at 60 PSI

38; did not lose pressure in the 5-minute leak-hold test at 60 PSI

37.6; did not lose pressure in the 5-minute leak-hold test at 60 PSI

38.5; grouped among gauges that 'did not lose pressure' in the 5-minute leak-hold test at 60 PSI

41; one of the two units lost pressure during the 5-minute leak-hold test at 60 PSI (transcript does not specify which of the two)

39

42 (both too high); grouped among gauges that 'did not lose pressure' in the 5-minute leak-hold test at 60 PSI

too high (~41), right on target (~40) on the second gauge

39.8

40.1, described as 'not bad for a $10 gauge'; total combined error across both gauges only 0.1 PSI

way off at 30.6 on the second gauge

40.1

39.9

right on target (40) on the second gauge

40.2

way off at 45 on the second gauge

described as 'not too far off the target' at 41 for both gauges

(overshot), 39 (undershot)

40.5

both gauges appeared close to 40, hard to read with precision

40.5

40.5

just below target on the second gauge

54

59.5

57.5

59

58.5

61 (both too high)

right on target (60)

59.7

60.3, 'not bad for $10'

(struggling), 58.8

60.1

60, both gauges, described as 'very consistent and reliable... very impressive'; narrator's per-pressure-point winner at 60 PSI: 'the electronic Jaco came in on top at 60 PSI for both gauges'

60.6

60.4

58

60.5

way off at 56 on the second gauge

59.5

60

right on target (60); narrator's per-pressure-point runner-up at 60 PSI: 'the Milton pencil gauge finished in second, but getting a precise reading on a pencil gauge is a little bit challenging'

60.5

heat hurt accuracy by about 2 PSI per gauge, now 37 and 38

heat did not help or hurt, still way off at 34 and 38

heat helped slightly, about 1 PSI closer to target on each gauge

very little impact, 39 and 40.5

heat hurt accuracy by about 0.5 PSI per gauge

heat helped accuracy slightly, now 39.5 and 40

seemed unaffected, still 42 for both gauges

very little impact, 40.6 and 40.7

heat impacted it by about 0.5 PSI per gauge on average, now 40.2 and 39.3

heat impacted it, but still close to target, 40.5 and 40.4

heat hurt accuracy noticeably, 38.5 and 27.8, described as about 1.5 PSI less accurate than before

remained accurate, 40.5 and 40.6

extremely accurate, 40 and 39.9, 'very impressive'

hot temperature caused a slight increase, 40.1 and 40.6

performed very well, pressures remained the same at 40.3 and 40.2

did NOT survive the heat test (failed/broken)

now about 0.5 PSI closer to target on each gauge, 40.5 for both

now about 0.5 PSI closer to target, 40.5 for both gauges

heat threw it off by about 0.5 PSI on average, 41 and 39

remained unchanged, close to 40 for each gauge

pretty close to the same, 41 and 40.5

narrator notes it 'really liked the heat,' both gauges landed right on target at 40

liquid inside the gauge interfered with performance, way off target at 45 and 44

way off again, 25 and 34

seemed unaffected by the cold, still off by about the same amount, 38.5 and 37.5

missed target by a bit more than before, 38 and 39

off by about the same amount as before at 41 for each gauge, with the second gauge losing pressure quickly

small effect from the cold, 38.5 and 39

seemed unaffected, both still at 42

the cold actually helped accuracy, both gauges described as close to perfect

cold caused a small pressure reading increase, 40.1 and 40.8

was close to perfect before, now slightly off at 39.2 and 38.8

first gauge about the same at 38.9; second gauge stopped functioning properly

still very close to perfect, 40.2 and 40.5

still very close to perfect, 40 and 40.1, 'very impressive'; in the final cold-test recap, 'only one of the gauges missed the target by 0.1 PSI'

cold caused a small drop, 39.7 for both gauges

still very close to target, 40.1 and 40.4

repaired with tape after the heat-test failure so testing could continue; 38 on the first gauge, 45 on the second

not too bothered by the cold, 40 and 39

both gauges very close to the 40 PSI target; in a later recap sentence, 'the cold Astro AI improved accuracy and hit the 40 PSI target both times'

first gauge hit 40 exactly; the second gauge malfunctioned dramatically in the cold, described jokingly as the pencil stick 'just about hit cousin Eddie in the forehead' (implying the measurement stick shot out forcefully rather than giving a clean reading)

measuring a little low, 39 for each gauge

close to accurate while under pressure on the valve, but the measurement stick was observed retracting once the gauge was removed from the valve, undermining the reading

close to perfect, around 40 and 40.5

17 (both 1 PSI over)

(way off), 14

13 (off by about 3 PSI under)

(a bit high), 17.5 (closer, but bleeding off pressure)

16.5

very close to 16, 18 (2 PSI over)

right on target (16) on the second gauge

15.8

16 (both exactly on target); narrator's top pick for low-pressure accuracy: 'the very affordable Eton Wolf is the most accurate at low pressure with both gauges hitting the target'

way off at 7.1 on the second gauge; narrator notes 'I made several attempts and the results were the same'

15.7

15.8 (closer to target than the TireTek)

16.2

(way off), 17

17

(2 PSI over), 18.5

16.8

('a little bit challenging for the eyes'), 16

right on target on the second gauge

15.5