Stock tires wearing faster than expected?

[PoitNarf]

Anyone else noticing that the tires that came with their 3 are wearing faster than you would expect? The tread on mine is already getting pretty low after just a little over 12,000 miles. I do tend to accelerate pretty hard at traffic lights so I'm guessing that probably explains a good amount of the wear. I've got the 18" Michelin Primacy MXM4 tires and a rear wheel drive Model 3 Long Range. I have already rotated the tires once but need to do another rotation this weekend. Just curious to see how everyone else's tires are holding up.

 

[zacyee]

Spirited driving will definitely wear tires faster. Rear wheel drive will also wear tires unevenly (front/back) because all the torque is being applied to one set of wheels for both acceleration and regeneration. I went through a set of tires after 6000 miles on the Model S P85+... but I also had a lot of fun.

 

[Epwr]

Just did a tire rotation at 6200 miles, all four measured 6/32 around the edges, 7/32 near the center. On the stock 18" aero/tires,LR model. Mostly freeway driving with the occasion brisk acceleration at traffic lights.

 

[AngryCPA]

Rotated tires recently on my RWD, the fronts look practically new compared to the rears which are almost at the wear bars after 7,000 miles. Heavy foot and I try to make regen do most of the work stopping. Stock 18 Michelins.

 

[TheWalkingDad]

how are you doing the rotations front to back and then back criss crossing to front?

 

[⚡️ELECTROMAN⚡️]

No crisscrossing. Just front to back. Unfortunately with such a fun car your tires wear out quickly. I drive a lot more conservatively on my second set of tires. Oh well, it's still a dream to drive when I'm not sliding the back end around corners.

 

[WallyP]

My Model 3 LR is one year old with 20K miles. I ran 19" Pirelli P Zero Nero's, rotated them three times, and just replaced them with the Michelin Primacy's. America's Tire told me that 20K miles is pretty much within normal range for Pirelli's on a Tesla. (I drive VERY conservatively, and don't brake hard much at all, as I try to use the regenerative braking whenever possible.)

So far, I've noticed the Michelin's are a much quieter ride than the Pirelli's, although they don't stick and corner as well. Hoping to get more miles out of them too, as the Michelin's are warrantied to 50K miles with even wear and rotating.

 

[chronopc]

So far, I've noticed the Michelin's are a much quieter ride than the Pirelli's, although they don't stick and corner as well. Hoping to get more miles out of them too, as the Michelin's are warrantied to 50K miles with even wear and rotating.

Does the warranty cover tires that come withe car?

 

[WallyP]

Does the warranty cover tires that come withe car?

Manufacturers warranty

Truck Tires, Car Tires and more – Michelin Tires

 

[CarterStC]

I checked min last week. Car has 8,500 miles, rotated at 6,500 miles. Fronts are at 4.5mm, rears are at 5.5mm. Seems excessive to me - I'll be replacing tires at 15,000 miles!
I've since become more sensitive to acceleration and cornering to extend the tread. I also expect to file a treadwear warranty claim when I get new tires.

 

[insaneoctane]

Can't figure out why my Honda or Nissan gets 90,000 out of it's tires and my Model 3 will be lucky to get 30,000

 

[WileyTheMan]

I would expect more wear from a heavier, more torque-y car, but I'm not seeing excessive wear on my tires (stock 18s).

 

[woodisgood]

Apart from the first few weeks, no mashing the pedal from standstill. (229 lifetime wh/mi).

LR RWD, MXM4s currently at just under 7/32” all around. 15K miles, now rotated twice (rearward cross).

I guess having the car mostly in the hands of the conservative driver (wife) has its benefits. I play on weekends.

 

[killertofu]

I drive pretty conservatively (~9K total miles at 220 wh/mi lifetime with several 500+ mile roadtrips) and am at 8/32 all around from my last service appointment a couple weeks ago when I was at 8900 miles. I've never rotated it since there's no point in doing it yet. How you drive must have a significant impact on tread wear.

Edit: This is for the LR RWD that I took delivery on in March 2018.

 

[CarterStC]

I'm guessing that AWD also saves the tires somewhat since the torque is applied evenly, wearing out the rears less.

 

[Zirak]

I'm guessing that AWD also saves the tires somewhat since the torque is applied evenly, wearing out the rears less.

Then you rotate with pretty much new front tires to the rear. (for RWD)

 

[dhrivnak]

Anyone else noticing that the tires that came with their 3 are wearing faster than you would expect? The tread on mine is already getting pretty low after just a little over 12,000 miles. I do tend to accelerate pretty hard at traffic lights so I'm guessing that probably explains a good amount of the wear. I've got the 18" Michelin Primacy MXM4 tires and a rear wheel drive Model 3 Long Range. I have already rotated the tires once but need to do another rotation this weekend. Just curious to see how everyone else's tires are holding up.

18,000 miles on the same 18” tires and they are still good. Now the Roadster is another story

 

[Insight75]

I haven't even looked at my tires and I'm at 21,500 miles. Perhaps I should take a look tonight.

 

[jdcollins5]

LR, RWD, 18” Aeros removed. I rotated mine at 5,000 miles. The OEM Michelin MXM4 have 8/32” new. My fronts were still 8/32” and rears were 7/32”.

My OEM tires on my 2010 Prius were Yokohama and I only got 26,000 miles out of them. I used Michelin Energy Savers after and got warranty miles every time.

I read on the Prius forum that OEM tires are not made to same specs as new replacement tires and typically do not have the same tread depth.

 

[andyfire47]

I’m at about 19.5k miles with mine and I’ve been told that I will need to replace them soon as they are near the end of its lifespan at 4/32 tread. I’m hoping to stretch it out to 25k miles. A lot of spirited driving for me and highway as well.