How many miles are you getting from your 17” tyres?

[LondonLad]

Hi All,
Be interested to hear what sort of mileage are people getting from their tyres?

I have fwd 150bhp with around 14k miles and the front tyres are getting toward replacement time.

What sort of mileage are others getting before replacing tyres?

 

[Spaghetti]

I had 20k out of my Continental OEM tyres/suspension and they still had 6.7mm left on the front. Worn evenly too.

 

[Alster]

6.1 199 Kombi and now done 20K on continentals with OEM suspension and still quite a bit left with even wear.

 

[dubber36]

14k out of my original set of Bridgestone fronts.

I really don't know how people can do 20k and only get through less than 2mm of tread, unless they are driving on grass

 

[DaveD]

I'd had my Nokian Weatherproofs on for 24K and they had loads of tread left, they would have done over 35K legally but they started to get so noisy that I thought I had a wheel bearing going. I couldn't put up with the drone so I replaced them.

 

[Spaghetti]

14k out of my original set of Bridgestone fronts.

I really don't know how people can do 20k and only get through less than 2mm of tread, unless they are driving on grass

I think the ContVanContacts are really hard rubber.

 

[Salty Spuds]

My last T5 4mot did 40k miles (yes that’s 40,000) miles on a set of Goodyear Cargo Vectors and there was still some life in them when I changed them. My current T6 4mot has done 18k on a set of Pirelli Cargos & they look like new, hardly any wear.

 

[dubber36]

I guess that's the difference. 'Van' tyres will be for longevity over anything else, whereas my Caravelle came with SUV tyres as it's trying to be a 'car'.

 

[Salty Spuds]

I guess that's the difference. 'Van' tyres will be for longevity over anything else, whereas my Caravelle came with SUV tyres as it's trying to be a 'car'.

Both the Goodyears & Pirelli’s we’re all season M&S, 3 peak rated. The van is a camper conversion & we take it to the Alps in winter skiing, and down to warmer climes in summer. I’ve not had any complaints with either tyres. I think the 4mot makes a huge difference, especially as the van is a 204ps DSG. So the power is spread out over all 4 corners.

 

[ei-aprilia]

I go through a set of tyres a year circa 15000 miles. I always change them before they are completely worn as I carry almost a ton of weight in my T32 4motion kombi. All tyres wear completely evenly due to the 4 motion which is nice.

 

[John the Gas]

I had the Conti Vanco 200’s since new and got about 15k on the fronts but have recently tried the Bridgestones but the wear looks about the same. I do a lot of motorway driving at 70mph (and a bit more sometimes)

 

[PhilT]

What mileage can we expect of new tyres? I have two front Bridgestones need replacing after 10,000miles- is that about right?

 

[The Bear78]

Hi Phil,
As briefly touched on above, it can vary a lot depending on the load carried and, of course driving style.
I don't necessarily mean racing around vs driving Miss Daisy, more motorway stints vs navigating twisty roads.
A big factor will be whether the geometry has been well set and hasn't been altered by a knock against a kerb or through a pothole. Tyre pressure can and will have an effect too.
I would say that 15-20k is easily achieved with average use.

 

[kombisnaps]

I have conti van contact eco's and I've done about 9k and have 5mm on front left. So I estimate 16-20k?

 

[Lubrown]

What mileage can we expect of new tyres? I have two front Bridgestones need replacing after 10,000miles- is that about right?

Replacing at 10k seems a bit of an outlier.
Might be worth checking the suspension is all good and to have a four wheel alignment.