Michelin Defenders on a Rav4. They have about 40,000 miles on them. Believe they are rated for 80,000 miles or so? You think they’re good for at least another 10,000 miles?
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Michelin Defenders on a Rav4. They have about 40,000 miles on them. Believe they are rated for 80,000 miles or so? You think they’re good for at least another 10,000 miles?
by ExitVelo
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Would be helpful if you posted the date code too.
https://www.goodyear.com/en_US/learn/tire-basics/tire-date-code.html
Link is from Goodyear but the date code format is standardized across manufacturers.
I generally wouldn’t advise driving on tires more than 5 years old, but people do it all the time for non-performance applications.
The date code isn’t the only thing that matters, of course, and the clock doesn’t really start until the tires are mounted and driven – at least for the first couple years.
Have you been rotating your tires? Alignment looks a little off
They aren’t “rolling death traps” yet, but that cracking is concerning, it’s only gonna get worse.
The wear bars are a way off. As someone said they may be wearing faster on the outside but these look practically new.
They’re fine.
They are definitely wearing down incorrectly. I have never seen tires wear down like that, you should check the tire alignment, because that does not look correct. If anything it should wear down equally, or first from the middle
Can’t see the date, but just like all Michelin, you can see the cracks at the edge of the tread. Keep an eye on this. They will start to separate.
They’re fine, the outer edge on these tires always look a lil worn for some reason. Keep them rotated properly and maybe check the alignment at the next service but they look more than okay for a while
Check the date code with a tire store. Tread depth is fine, but they look old and hard from heat cycling. Six years is recommended for replacement of tires.
I agree with everybody else here, these look to be in great shape for many more miles, but definitely should get an alignment and possibly rotation