Confused if I need to replace original tires on my 2019

[Swipter]

My wife has a 2019 Limited with the original Yokohama tires. I don't see any issues with them, i.e. dry rot, but they are 6-years old. They have 11k miles.

For safety, do I need to replace them? We don't travel or drive much. They have never been rotated and are still balanced.

I was considering doing all five since the spare is the same age.

Please advise. Thanks.

 

[SurfToy]

Most road tires can go 10+ years easily. If they are not worn out or showing cracking or signs of rot, run them until one of those occurs IMO.

 

[Rocko9999]

No need to replace them. That's very low usage on the vehicle though. You change your oil each year at least?

 

[CutthroatSlam]

Most road tires can go 10+ years easily. If they are not worn out or showing cracking or signs of rot, run them until one of those occurs IMO.

10 years is about the maximum as the sidewalls will start cracking. Then they are prone to failing. You’ll know it’s time when they start leaking down more quickly.

 

[Swipter]

No need to replace them. That's very low usage on the vehicle though. You change your oil each year at least?

I do.

 

[Swipter]

Most road tires can go 10+ years easily. If they are not worn out or showing cracking or signs of rot, run them until one of those occurs IMO.

Thanks for the information. Tires on back burner.

 

[Hungryhawk]

I replace my tires at 6-7 years for abundant of caution. Local SoCal urban freeways have no shoulder for safe exit from roadway 80% of the time. Summer highways get hot with sun and triple digit temperatures. Our family often travels in summer at 70-75 + mph on trips.
I go by the date code molded into tire.

 

[CutthroatSlam]

I have a 2005 Honda Accord with 162K miles on it. It’s my commute car and I drive it 3 miles one way to the train station where I ride the train and subway to my work office in downtown LA. 3 of the tires have date codes from 2015. The rear tires are 5K from the wear bars. All of the 2015 tires are starting to show cracking and one is slowly leaking down. I could go another 5K, but Pep Boys is having a 4th tire free on Cooper Tires, so I’ll get a new set. I bought an extra matching aluminum wheel from a Pick Your Part yard and it will get the tire dated 2021 and become a full sized spare. I don’t trust the 20-year old temporary spare.

 

[RRosco]

I replace my tires at 6-7 years for abundant of caution. Local SoCal urban freeways have no shoulder for safe exit from roadway 80% of the time. Summer highways get hot with sun and triple digit temperatures. Our family often travels in summer at 70-75 + mph on trips.
I go by the date code molded into tire.

I do the same, especially on my wife's vehicle. Also, the difference in ride comfort and noise level is very noticeable. I changed to Michelin from the factory Yokohama's early and it was like driving a completely different truck.

 

[NYRunner]

I do the same, especially on my wife's vehicle. Also, the difference in ride comfort and noise level is very noticeable. I changed to Michelin from the factory Yokohama's early and it was like driving a completely different truck.

Apologies for the thread hijack… but can you elaborate about the improvement with the Michelins and which ones you switched to? I’ve only had the G96b’s on my 2010 Limited since it was new and have been very happy so I’ve been hesitant to switch up…

 

[RRosco]

Apologies for the thread hijack… but can you elaborate about the improvement with the Michelins and which ones you switched to? I’ve only had the G96b’s on my 2010 Limited since it was new and have been very happy so I’ve been hesitant to switch up…

https://www.michelinman.com/auto/tires/michelin-defender-ltx-m-s2


I now run the Michelin Defender LTX M/S 2. The last set was the LTX M/S. I also have a Limited and run the 275/55/20 on aftermarket wheels. The Michelins are quiet and balance out really well with a road force balance. I actually just put on a second set due to age, not treadwear or condition. The young man who did the work actually kept my old ones for his truck (he did an awesome job balancing for the old tires

The steering response, noise level and ride comfort all improved as well. The LTX M/S 2 even had my wife commenting that it drives better than when new, and she never pays attention to those details. I contribute a lot of that to the balance as well since there is now zero vibration in the steering wheel. First time in 82k that I have had no vibration from 0 - 80 mph.

Hope this helps.

 

[NYRunner]

MICHELIN DEFENDER LTX M/S2 - Vehicle Tires | Michelin USA


I now run the Michelin Defender LTX M/S 2. The last set was the LTX M/S. I also have a Limited and run the 275/55/20 on aftermarket wheels. The Michelins are quiet and balance out really well with a road force balance. I actually just put on a second set due to age, not treadwear or condition. The young man who did the work actually kept my old ones for his truck (he did an awesome job balancing for the old tires

The steering response, noise level and ride comfort all improved as well. The LTX M/S 2 even had my wife commenting that it drives better than when new, and she never pays attention to those details. I contribute a lot of that to the balance as well since there is now zero vibration in the steering wheel. First time in 82k that I have had no vibration from 0 - 80 mph.

Hope this helps.

That definitely helps- thanks! Have you driven in any snowy/ icy conditions? If they handle winter similarly to the Geolanders I'm sold for my next set

 

[Yamahamer]

Another vote for the Michelin Defender LTX tires. Because I rarely have to deal with snow/ice I opted for the AT2 (all-terrain) version - my driving is mainly dirt roads.

 

[Yamahamer]

Most road tires can go 10+ years easily. If they are not worn out or showing cracking or signs of rot, run them until one of those occurs IMO.

^This!

There are many factors determining the useable age of a tire. One of the main ones is sun exposure. Does your vehicle sit where the sun shines on the tires a lot?

 

[Boort]

That definitely helps- thanks! Have you driven in any snowy/ icy conditions? If they handle winter similarly to the Geolanders I'm sold for my next set

I've been running variations of the Michelin LTX * tires on my Tacoma for 25 years each set as gone 80-90k miles and been driven 60+ miles a day in all types of weather Colorado can throw at em. Hitting Black ice that formed on an otherwise dry road by melt dripping from an over pass is the only time they have ever left a pucker in my pants.
Never left me stranded in the high country, traveled over many Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah mountain passes they probably should not have been driven over (not Black bear or Engineer as I still have not driven over those ) and west to the coast and north well into Canada. Taking highways, by-ways, and Forest / Fire service roads.

No complaints ever about them.

One set ran ~50k with a plug in them from the day I got them out of the junk yard and put them on. (in college and Broke! Buddy found them in a pull-n-pay and picked up the set of 4 for $50 cause of the plug.)

If you are mostly on the street with occasional dirt roads and off road travel they are the way to go. MUCH quieter and better on street manners than my Bridgestones on the 4 Runner.

Boort

 

[RRosco]

That definitely helps- thanks! Have you driven in any snowy/ icy conditions? If they handle winter similarly to the Geolanders I'm sold for my next set

No snow and ice for me but plenty of reviews (also on here) say they are very good.

 

[alx123]

There is no big problem if you don't replace it, but there will indeed be safety risks.