Normal tyre wear after 18k miles?

[Aberdeenshire]

Finally getting round to rotating my tyres after 18k miles, and the fronts are so far gone they basically need to be replaced. Rears are brand new. Is this typical?

 

[maskull]

The rears last for ages . The fronts depends on driving style ,terrain etc .

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

I personally, would be delighted to see 18k miles out of my tyres.
MG5 is FWD and a bit of a porker. (I can talk!)

Those two tyres have done quite literally all the work.
Accelerate, Brake, Turning, blah blah.

Whilst the rears are just along for the ride so to speak.

And to be fair, you still have a couple of k left if you want to go to the TWI.

 

[Alb]

I'd be happy enough with 18k miles from the fronts.

 

[Jomarkh]

I had mine swapped around at the 1st 15k service.
Just remember the sensors will be in the wrong positions.

 

[Aberdeenshire]

I had mine swapped around at the 1st 15k service.
Just remember the sensors will be in the wrong positions.

This never occured to me, thanks!

 

[Wibble]

About to swap my fronts after 18k, cant really argue with that millage.

 

[Fokmg]

You have done well at 18k.
I am affraid my fronts did not do much more than 12k miles. But I do most of my travelling on hilly "b" roads.
The KERS and constant change in speed does not help tyre wear. Mind you I was delighted to get rid of the original bridgestones which were useless.

 

[Jomarkh]

I swapped mine for Michelin Cross Climates. Much more grip in the wet.

 

[crispyjay]

Finally getting round to rotating my tyres after 18k miles, and the fronts are so far gone they basically need to be replaced. Rears are brand new. Is this typical?
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22k miles on my fronts. Still look good - I’m clearly not trying hard enough!

 

[Lguk]

Got 32k out of my fronts...clearly I missed a memo somewhere.

 

[boomish]

I had mine swapped around at the 1st 15k service.
Just remember the sensors will be in the wrong positions.

Wow that’s really good to know, dealer put new 4 new tyres on mine after I asked to swap them before picking it up, which was a nice bonus, they haven’t lost any pressure yet .

 

[Lovemyev]

Our ZS EV LR is two years old and covered about 16,500 miles.
It had its 2nd service three weeks ago.
Tyre wear was recorded as 5mm remaining on all four tyres.
I expected there to be a slight variation as they have never been rotated.
FWD cars tend to eat front tyres at twice the speed of the rear tyres.
A brand new branded quality tyre, usually has around 7 to 7.5mm of tread when new.
So, I am pretty happy on the longevity so far.

 

[mj224]

Both front and rear are still good after 32000 miles.... I must be driving like a saint...

 

[omega22]

The state of our roads in Aberdeenshire probably doesn’t help either. I got 23k from my original front tyres and changed them in Nov for Verstein winters.

 

[Geo68]

16000 out of mine, got new ones on Thursday, Nexan tyres, think they're Chinese

 

[Alan Lamb]

My hs phev has done 17000 miles and still has 6mm they are Michelin tyres.

 

[Joe Boatman]

MG5 Exclusive first registered March 2021
In January 2024, I had to have 2 new front tyres at 20,000 miles and I bought 205/60R16 HANKOOK K117 96V XL from Kwik Kit, £247.96 including eco tyre disposal, fitting, etc. I'm told they're longer lasting. They are certainly quieter than those fitted by MG.

Kwik Fit said the (original) rear tyres still have another 10,000 miles on them. Rotating them is a good idea.

James & Kate YouTube video shows their MG5 did 40,000 miles on Davanti tyres 205/60 R16 at about £240 per set. Davanti found 03 Apr 2023 here at £70 on eBay, low noise. £85.50 fitted at Drivers Autocentre. Davanti not found on Kwik Fit site.

I also found Why Tire Companies Love EVs on YouTube.

Added 22/4/24: Another James and Kate YouTube video on their 2021 MG5 120,000 mile MG5 and tyres.

 

[Verdigris]

When the time come I intend to fit Hankooks, because of the low noise rating, as they don't seem to compromise on rolling resistance or wet grip. Let us know how they fare.