4,700 miles on my Model 3 and my tires are on the wear bar

[MountainPass]

There is toe-in from the factory. The car doesn't need it, we've tested everything from 2mm in per side to 3mm OUT per side, and the car tracks and has great stability no matter what the rear toe is. I feel 1mm of toe per side is more than acceptable and will extend tire life.

However, if you're flooring it from every stoplight there's simply no getting around the fact that you're wiping rubber onto the road and it's not going to stay on the tire RWD EV's with a lot of torque and regen are going to go through rear tires quickly with any kind of spirited driving. But 5000 miles is pretty impressive! Nice work!

 

[BLKMDL3]

There is toe-in from the factory. The car doesn't need it, we've tested everything from 2mm in per side to 3mm OUT per side, and the car tracks and has great stability no matter what the rear toe is. I feel 1mm of toe per side is more than acceptable and will extend tire life.

However, if you're flooring it from every stoplight there's simply no getting around the fact that you're wiping rubber onto the road and it's not going to stay on the tire RWD EV's with a lot of torque and regen are going to go through rear tires quickly with any kind of spirited driving. But 5000 miles is pretty impressive! Nice work!

Tesla just called me and said I need two back tires 7k miles. Too many donuts and drifts I guess

 

[Daniel in SD]

Is the rear toe adjustable from the factory?
It sounds like it might be worth getting the car realigned.

 

[MountainPass]

Yep, toe is adjustable front and rear. Nothing else though!

 

[Daniel in SD]

Yep, toe is adjustable front and rear. Nothing else though!

So I guess the question is are they adjusting the toe at the factory or are people getting a random alignment. I think I’ll have mine checked when I get my car.
Are you guys working on a front camber solution?

 

[gavine]

Another reason to get AWD. Our X90D has 30K miles and the tires are in great shape. My BMW i3 needed the rear tires replaced at 22K miles...fronts are fine.

 

[K-MTG]

Had my rear tires replaced at 9k miles - didn't rotate my tires so I assume that is the reason.

 

[Olds442]

5,500 miles on Pirelli P7s (P85) and I'm at 8/32 on the back and 9/32 on the front.

either those tires are golden, or i'm driving like a grand mama. i suspect neither is the case and i'm just getting lucky.

 

[coleAK]

Like others said. Flooring it at every light is the reason. When my wife had a Cayenne turbo she went through all 4 tires well before her first oil change for the same reason...

 

[Big Dog]

When my wife had a Cayenne turbo she went through all 4 tires well before her first oil change for the same reason...

Yeah, sure, she went through the tires.....

 

[Az_Rael]

Do the 19 tires suffer from the same early thread wear?

Not that I have seen. I have 20K miles on mine so far and just checked them and they are still good. But they are Continentals vs the Michelins. Will probably stick with them even tho I am usually a Michelin fangirl.

They have only been rotated once too.

 

[coleAK]

Yeah, sure, she went through the tires.....

I also expect her to go through the MXM4’s in 1-2 summers

 

[Krugerrand]

Updating now 5 months later; sitting at over 24,500 miles, tires have been rotated 3 times and due for a fourth. Still okay, but will need new ones by summer is my guestimation. No change in driving habits since August when first reported. Car is still ******* amazing!

 

[remlemasi]

Updating now 5 months later; sitting at over 24,500 miles, tires have been rotated 3 times and due for a fourth. Still okay, but will need new ones by summer is my guestimation. No change in driving habits since August when first reported. Car is still ******* amazing!

What is your tread depth measuringn now? In your first post you said "half"... does that mean 5/32" left?*

Just rotated mine a second time (18" Aero, MXM4) at 10,500 miles. First rotation was around 4,800 miles. Tires are all even at 5/32".


*I'm calculating as: { [8/32" new tread depth] - [2/32" legal minimum] } x 50% = 3/32" of tread wear or 5/32" tread depth remaining.

 

[AlanSubie4Life]

What is your tread depth measuringn now? In your first post you said "half"... does that mean 5/32" left?*

Just rotated mine a second time (18" Aero, MXM4) at 10,500 miles. First rotation was around 4,800 miles. Tires are all even at 5/32".


*I'm calculating as: { [8/32" new tread depth] - [2/32" legal minimum] } x 50% = 3/32" of tread wear or 5/32" tread depth remaining.

I have:

P3D+

Just over 8/32 front
Just under 8/32 rear

1800 miles

Lifetime Wh/mi is 297Wh/mi. I am in SoCal so only make modest use of cabin heat. I try not to use the brakes or regen.

 

[Krugerrand]

What is your tread depth measuringn now? In your first post you said "half"... does that mean 5/32" left?*

Just rotated mine a second time (18" Aero, MXM4) at 10,500 miles. First rotation was around 4,800 miles. Tires are all even at 5/32".


*I'm calculating as: { [8/32" new tread depth] - [2/32" legal minimum] } x 50% = 3/32" of tread wear or 5/32" tread depth remaining.

3/32 left on all 4. Very even wear. So back in August at 17.5k they were at about half (4/32). You at 10.5k and sitting on 5/32 sounds like we’ve got very similar tire wear (and have similar driving styles) and both of us should expect about 30k miles on them.

 

[loganintx]

Just dropped off the wife’s RWD LR Model 3 at discount tire for first tire rotation.
7,547 miles - Rear 7/32” - Front 8/32”
OEM start at 8/32” on these MXM4
I rotated my AWD LR P Model 3 at 7,000 miles and they were still at 8/32” all the way around.
So far I’m getting great tread life.

OEM Specs - https://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Primacy+MXM4&partnum=345WR8MXM4PXL

 

[suwaneedad]

Just dropped off the wife’s RWD LR Model 3 at discount tire for first tire rotation.
7,547 miles - Rear 7/32” - Front 8/32”
OEM start at 8/32” on these MXM4
I rotated my AWD LR P Model 3 at 7,000 miles and they were still at 8/32” all the way around.
So far I’m getting great tread life.

OEM Specs - https://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Primacy+MXM4&partnum=345WR8MXM4PXL

What PSI are you running?

 

[M+K.Reeser]

The tire guy said it looked like I was driving over-inflated. He said to drive under-inflated for a while to even them out.

Now THAT is funny. Did you get that line from Click and Clack the car guys?

 

[SammichLover]

3/32 left on all 4. Very even wear. So back in August at 17.5k they were at about half (4/32). You at 10.5k and sitting on 5/32 sounds like we’ve got very similar tire wear (and have similar driving styles) and both of us should expect about 30k miles on them.

That's not half of life left. You shouldn't ride them down to the cords [for street tires]. At 2/32" Tesla service will recommend tire replacement, incessantly. And they'll put the "recommended tires" on the service page you sign. Exact laws will vary by jurisdiction but at that point in tire wear you risk the grooves getting overwhelmed and losing traction, with even very modest amounts of water/rain. I know you're SoCal, but still.

BTW I've reduced my tire pressure to 41 PSI cold, 44 PSI operating. Not for road noise but 45PSI cold is too much I think, I'm getting a bit of uneven center wear.

P.S. Pretty sure my factory front passenger toe was completely out of wack. Way above spec and it ate that tire up on the inside. Got Tesla to fix it.