How long do your tyres last?

[chris182]

As per the title, how long does a set of tyres last on your car(s)? The only set of tyres I have had long enough to nearly wear out from new have done over 20k and I think they will get to at least 25k miles. I am interested to know what sort of mileage other people get out of their tyres, partly because I am looking at the running costs of various cars and tyres a are a surprisingly large factor.

So:

• What tyres do you use?
• What car are they on?
• How much do they cost?
• How many miles does a set last?
• What sort of driving does this encompass?

So for myself:

• Michelin Pilot Sport 3
• Clio 182
• ~£115 each fitted
• Looking like about 25k miles
• Mostly motorway and fast A/B roads

This works out at about 1.84p per mile in tyre wear.

[kambites]

• Yokohama AD07 LTS
• Elise
• About £550 a set.
• About 20k miles.
• Almost entirely B-roads.

So about 2.75p/mile.

Edited by kambites on Tuesday 24th September 14:40

[LaurasOtherHalf]

khumo ecsta v700 track tyres on the mini GP, £150-ish a corner.

done by 6500 miles, mixture of fast road, track & motorway miles

[andy-xr]

I once took a set of P6000s off the front of a diesel Mondeo because they'd been on so long and not worn down I thought there was some voodoo at play. I think I'd done around 40k in them, maybe a bit less but they werent near the limit.

G/F's Ka just failed it's MOT on worn fronts, inside of each tyre balding - it's a 54 plate with 40k on it. I think they might be the original tyres

Best effort for shortest life was a set of Bridgestones, very soft tyre, managed to get about 9k out of them. I'd say 20k on a set of fronts for FWD car would be fair

[JM]

chris182 said:

• What tyres do you use?
• What car are they on?
• How much do they cost?
• How many miles does a set last?
• What sort of driving does this encompass?

• Hankook RW06
• Mercedes Vito van.
• Approx £400 fitted.
• A bit over 40,000 miles.
• Urban, rural, motorway, (often carrying a reasonable weight, and not hanging around too much)

I thought 40,000 from a set of winter tyres was not too bad considering they are meant to melt on the first of May. I got them fitted about late November and they lasted 2 full winters and 2 full summers, not enough good tread to see them through another winter, but they could probably have done a few more warmer drier miles.

[300bhp/ton]

andy-xr said:

I once took a set of P6000s off the front of a diesel Mondeo because they'd been on so long and not worn down I thought there was some voodoo at play. I think I'd done around 40k in them, maybe a bit less but they werent near the limit.

I wonder if this is part of the reason P6000's get a bad rap on the internet. Do people (maybe without knowing) run an odd compound that doesn't wear, thus also making them not very grippy?

I only say this, as I went through a couple of pairs of P6000's in my XJ-S (fronts more than rears). But I never had trouble with grip/traction with them. But 5000-6000 miles was the sort of distance they lasted, if that.

[Kawasicki]

Too long these days!

[Martin_Hx]

Hankook Ventus V12 Evo K110
Civic Type-R (EP3)
£95 each fitted
Around 10k (2 and a bit years)
Commuting, MWays, A-B Roads, spirited driving.

Forgot to mention this is for the fronts, this thing eats them. Rears last for many years ! I've had the car 6 1/2 years and only replaced them once i think.

Edited by Martin_Hx on Tuesday 24th September 15:34

[mmm-five]

What tyres do you use?
- a) Continental SportContact M3
- b) Michelin Pilot Sport 2
- c) Michelin Pilot Supersport

What car are they on?
- BMW Z4M Coupe
- Front: 225/45r18
- Rear: 255/40r18 or 265/40r18

How much do they cost (Front/Rear)?
- a) £150/£170 (total £640)
- b) £170/£200 (total £740)
- c) £170/£200 (total £740)

How many miles does a set last (Front/Rear)?
- a) 20k/12k (average 16k)
- b) 20k/12k (average 16k)
- c) 45k/23k (average 34k)

What sort of driving does this encompass (about 20k miles a year)?
- 75% motorway/dual carriageway
- 20% A/B/C road blasts
- 5% 'Ring trips (two 3-4 day trips a year)

Average cost per set per mile?
- a) 4.0p
- b) 4.6p
- c) 1.9p

[chris182]

300bhp/ton said:

andy-xr said:

I once took a set of P6000s off the front of a diesel Mondeo because they'd been on so long and not worn down I thought there was some voodoo at play. I think I'd done around 40k in them, maybe a bit less but they werent near the limit.

I wonder if this is part of the reason P6000's get a bad rap on the internet. Do people (maybe without knowing) run an odd compound that doesn't wear, thus also making them not very grippy?

I only say this, as I went through a couple of pairs of P6000's in my XJ-S (fronts more than rears). But I never had trouble with grip/traction with them. But 5000-6000 miles was the sort of distance they lasted, if that.

I had a set on my old 560SEC, they had been there for some time when I got it and they still looked brand new after the 6.5k I did in it. The rears in particular did not lead an easy life either. I think they must make them out of melted down biscuit trays or something .

[Contigo]

Half a track day session!

[illmonkey]

I change cars too regularly, I think I've only ever paid for 6 tyres (not sets), that's over 20 cars. It's never a factor when buying a car.

[Chris Stott]

What tyres do you use? Continental Sport Contact 2 N2's
What car are they on? Porsche 996 C2
How much do they cost? Fronts £130, rears £240
How many miles does a set last? Fronts >25k, rears 6k
What sort of driving does this encompass? Mixed

What tyres do you use? Continental Sport Contact 5
What car are they on? Citroen DS5
How much do they cost? Company pays for them
How many miles does a set last? Fronts 17k, rears at least 33k (haven't had them replaced yet)
What sort of driving does this encompass? Mainly motorway

[chris182]

Chris Stott said:

Porsche 996 C2, rears £240/6k

That's 8p per mile just in rear tyres!

[nicanary]

Kumho

Golf Tdi

£40 a pop

8k

Lots of cornering in town - fast food delivery.

(I've found that premium tyres, which cost about £80-100, last the same length of time. So ditchfinders are sufficient)

[chris182]

Anyone else?

[monthefish]

chris182 said:

As per the title, how long does a set of tyres last on your car(s)?

I did a poll on this some years ago, and the most common tyre life expectancy was 10k, followed by (bizzarley) 20k+.

I have no idea how people get 20k+ miles out of a tyre.

[Krikkit]

Car: 106 Rallye
Tyre: Toyo T1-R 195/50/15
Cost: £40 each delivered + fitting of, say, £10 each.
Life: Around 15k front (new to wear bars), double for the rear.

Cost/mile is 0.33p for the front, 0.16 for the rear if you run them to the wear bars. Changing at 3mm (as I do), it's more like 0.5p and 0.25p.

I'm aware that that's quite cheap, especially for a tyre that works rather well.

[monthefish]

Chris Stott said:

How many miles does a set last? rears at least 33k

[RGambo]

Audi a6 avant 30tdi
pirelli p zero
255/40/19
15K miles

worst car I had though was e46 M3. did a set of rears in 3K no track work !!