We bought Hyundai Santa Fe back in 2015, the Hyundai service guy just called me saying 3 of tyres needs replacement in a month due to wear out.
Car has driven ~35k kms so I wonder if the tyres really need replacement right now? or just the service center trying to scoop out some $$$.
Generally speaking how many years it takes untill you have to replace the new tyres?
In General How Long (Yrs?) It Takes to Get The Tyres Replaced for a New Car?
sunrise12345 on 27/07/2020 - 11:40
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More reliable to check the tread instead of number of years. Number of years depends on tyres and how much you drive and driving style etc.
Need both, rubber fails and rots
Generally speaking how many years it takes untill you have to replace the new tyres?
If you drive 10k kms a year, your tyres will last way longer than someone who drives 40k kms a year, You can't use 'time' as a replacement schedule (time does factor in, as tyres get old and brittle, but you're talking 10+ years here).
Tyres normally wear by distance, more so than time/age. Plus other factors like alignment, and tyre pressure etc.
Have a look at your tyres, if the tread is low, then yes they will need replacing.
saying 3 of tyres needs replacement in a month due to wear out.
Then replace all 4 tyres.
Have a look at your tyres, if the tread is low, then yes they will need replacing.
Wait, you want someone to inspect their own vehicle?!
A mechanic told me generally no more than 6 years, earlier if the car has been sitting in one spot.
the Hyundai service guy just called me saying 3 of tyres needs replacement in a month due to wear out
So hes saying that they are almost past legal depth?
So hes saying that they are almost past legal depth?
Can also be alignment issues, causing the outside edges to wear under the legal depth, so even the middle looks 'ok' the tyre can fail :(
There is no time limit to replacing tires as it’s subject to amount of use.
Once a tire reaches 1.5mm of tread, they really need replaced.
If they’re old enough that the rubber starts perishing and cracking, they need replaced.
After 35,000kms, I wouldn’t be surprised if your tires need replacing, although it’s very easy to get a second opinion from a tire shop, or check tread depth yourself
A few tips for maximising tire life:
Keep on top of wheel alignments to avoid uneven wear across a tire
Keep on top of wheel rotations to promote even tire wear across all tires as driving wheels wear out quicker than the rolling wheels
Check at tire shop = yes you need replacement.
Buy 4 tyres, matching. get them aligned and then rotated at every 10k. ensure tyre pressures are suitable. They'll last as long as they can. 3 tyres will cause uneven wear as the unreplaced tyre will be 1-2% smaller all round than the new tyre, and that will cause mechanical wear potentially.
Good grip vs long tyre life is not always but often a trade off. Better to get good tyres and change them often considering your life is in the hands of 4 bits of rubber smaller than a deck of cards when the brakes come on!
Goodyear, hankook, continental, Yokohama, Bridgestone are generally good brands. Don't skimp on tyres!
Usually within a day, so 1/365th of a year?
35000ks seems reasonable. Also, if you crash and your tyres aren't legal I reckon your insurance will be invalid.
Alsoif you get pulled over by cops it's an unroadworthy vehicle
Five years sounds about right. I replaced mine at the 4.5 year mark after doing about 50K km.
If you get the Bridgestone Turanza Serenity Plus tyres, they'll help you rotate and check your tyres every six months as part of their Wear Life Guarantee.
Different tyres will wear at different rates too.
If you aren’t sure wether they are telling you a bit of a tale to get some more dollars, check the wear indicators yourself. Easy to do, there is a little raised section in the grooves of the tread that when it matches the depth of the tread means they are no longer legal.
If you are relaxing 3, might as well get four.
Sydney is my nurburgring track so i replace my tyres once a year.
James Ruse Drive is my late night drift track so I needa be extra careful because lighting is bad and it's only 3-4 lanes.
Between Kissing Point Rd and Windsor Rd with its hills and turns must be fun. I just plod along @ 90….
All tyres have treadwear indicators. Have a look yourself - it is easier to check the fronts if you park with your wheels turned. If any part of the cross section is at or under the treadwear indicator then they need replacing. As said above there are many reasons for disparity in wear - tyre compound, alignment, pressures, rotations, driving style. But as an example Hyundai and Kia standard Korean tyres (Kuhmo/Hankook) tend to be very firm and have high treadwear ratings (eg 400 or even 500+) so treated well you would normally expect at least 50-70k out of a set. My Kia Sorento (equivalent of Santa Fe) was barely 50% worn @ 45,000ks.
High Treadwear rating also indicate less grip. The harder a tire is to last longer, the less grip it has. A tire with a ton of grip is soft and doesn't last as long. If you want to corner and brake hard then you'll want a softer tire and replace them often. If you drive gently and conservatively, you can get a looong life from a set of high treadwear tires.
Yep that's why I changed the Kuhmos the grip was awful. Put Michelin Primacy SUVs on and they are way better with grip but still wear really well.
Usually the Front Tyres cop it.
Check out the price deals on 4 tyres (for the price of three) after you get your Vehicle back.
(Unless any of the three pose an immediate hazard).Ask the service centre how many millimetres of tread are remaining and if the tyres have worn evenly. The legal minimum is 1.5mm but I usually change at 2.5mm as wet weather grip is severely compromised at 3mm.
If you have been unfortunate enough to belt a few potholes and kerbs the alignment may have moved and the tyres worn out prematurely.
Keeping the pressures at the manufacturers recommended setting (or a bit higher) will also minimise tyre wear.
DO NOT BUY TYRES FROM THE DEALERSHIP. You will pay way too much.
Shop around.
To answer your question - the tyres on my Octavia have worn out as quickly as 33,000km (Continetal CSC2) and gone as far as 75,000km (Michelin Primacy HP). That's with 36-40psi tyre pressures, good wheel alignment and x-rotation of tyres every 15,000km.
Repeat
DO NOT BUY TYRES FROM THE DEALERSHIPDO NOT BUY TYRES FROM THE DEALERSHIPDO NOT BUY TYRES FROM THE DEALERSHIPDO NOT BUY TYRES FROM THE DEALERSHIPDO NOT BUY TYRES FROM THE DEALERSHIPDO NOT BUY TYRES FROM THE DEALERSHIP
Shopping around for tyres gives amazing results if you know what you're buying.
I bought the tyres for my kid's Accord through Supercheap (Tyroola).
I needed some cheapies and got a set 205/55r16 Grenlander Colo H01 for $300 shipped, fitted, balanced, valves, disposal. Normally I don't buy cheap tyres but needs must. I was expecting the worst but they are much better in the wet (where it counts) than the Toyos they replaced.
The legal minimum is 1.5 mm.
Usually all tyres have a marker to identify this. Most car/tyre manufactures recommend min 2mm. This is recommended and not the minimum.
Check your trye manufacturers website on how to identify if the tryes need replacement or not. Also you can buy a tyre thread depth measuring tool from Repco/Supercheap/Autobarn and check your self.
Dealership are usually trying to make money out of you and would start recommending a tyre change even when not required.
The same has happened to me multiple times(Skoda).this. its quiet easy to kind of judge but inspecting it yourself.
Here is a youtube video showing you how to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvK2_2hGygw
(different brand might vary a little but you get the idea)
The old dry turning / destroy my tyres prematurely trick. Nice
3 tyres seems weird. Maybe they are using a full size spare as one of the tyres?
Would seem that way, or one tyre was damaged and replaced along the way.
In the grooves of the tread there are little raised bits. They are the wear indicators. If the tread is the same height as the wear indicators, it's not road worthy.
If the tread is low, replace it as per advice.
Check your tyre pressure every fortnight as well because this can affect how the tread wears on each tyre.
Your tyres will have wear indicators. Trust them not the tyre salesman.
And trust the manufacturer dealer service centre even less than a tyre salesman.
I’ve had tyres lose their grip after 5 years even if they still have a lot of tread on them… It’s as if the rubber goes hard… unsure if that’s still a thing with modern tyres… you can also read the sidewall of the tyre which will have a 4 digit code indicating manufacture week and year.
It's still the same. Some people call it dry rot, the rubber is just degrading from being exposed to the elements.
Sometimes if you look very closely at the tyre you can see lots of tiny hairline cracks on the rubber, if it looks like this then you know the rubber is stuffed and they should be replaced ASAP before you find out the hard way how little grip they have.
The same tyres will wear differently depending on the suspension set up. An E63 MB will only get about 15,000km from a tyre, and an E280 about 25,000km
Also 16" tyres will need replacing sooner than 19"
you got average use out of your tyres. Typically I go by around 40k of normal driving use on paved roads and no hooning…
if you are to replace them, dont cheap out of tyres. I did one and it was an expensive lesson.
now i have kids, i will never compromise vehicle safety for the sake of a few hundred over a few years.
I find it typically takes 0.0002958578 years
Replace every 5 years or whenever they are running low on tread, whichever comes first.