Stock tires?

iaowings · 06-14-2007, 01:31 PM

Im wondering anyone know how many miles the stock tires on the Prius are good for.
Also when do I need to rotate them?

seasalsa · 06-14-2007, 01:43 PM

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Im wondering anyone know how many miles the stock tires on the Prius are good for.
Also when do I need to rotate them?
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I got over 30k on my first set and rotated them every 5k just like the owners manual suggests.

iaowings · 06-14-2007, 01:52 PM

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I got over 30k on my first set and rotated them every 5k just like the owners manual suggests.
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I guess I could have opened the manual but then im lazy :P .
thanks for the reply.

subarutoo · 06-14-2007, 03:28 PM

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Im wondering anyone know how many miles the stock tires on the Prius are good for.
Also when do I need to rotate them?
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I have over 35,000 on my original Goodyears. Appear to be less than 1/2 worn. I don't have the negative feelings that many other OEM tire haters on this site have, and expect to get at least 65-70K out of them. My driving is 99% freeway, mostly in dry LA. I'm lazy and rotate every other oil change (10K miles).

iaowings · 06-14-2007, 06:53 PM

Thanks for the info. I haven’t had any problems with my stock tires and want to use them up before just throwing them away. The reason I asked is that I have 12k on mine and will be driving coast to coast soon and was thinking maybe they need replacing but if they last as long as 40k+ then I think im good for this trip.

jamarimutt · 06-14-2007, 07:31 PM

In my car, 40,000 miles.

mcbrunnhilde · 06-14-2007, 07:42 PM

I believe I changed mine at 40,000 miles, but that's because I was going to start on a cross-country trip and I didn't want to get bald tires in the middle of it!

Sufferin' Prius Envy · 06-14-2007, 08:19 PM

If only I would have known at the time . . .

The original tires are only "good" for driving the car from the dealer's lot to the nearest Goodyear store to exchange the tires for a better set.

Seriously, if I would have known this could be done, I would have. (I'm not sure Goodyear still does the 'exchange as new' program)

I now know we suffered through about 30,000 bad miles on the original tires before replacing them with some Michelin X tires.

aaf709 · 06-14-2007, 08:37 PM

I've had them rotated every 5K miles, but at 30K I was told I need new ones. I looked and they were ready to go.

I've seen other posters that have said the OEM tires don't last very long.

Tempus · 06-14-2007, 10:24 PM

I changed them at 40K. According to the "Wear Bars" I could have made 50K easy, but I like to keep a bit more tread than that.

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06-14-2007, 01:31 PM	#1
iaowings Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 450 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Im wondering anyone know how many miles the stock tires on the Prius are good for. Also when do I need to rotate them?

06-14-2007, 06:53 PM	#5
iaowings Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 450 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Thanks for the info. I haven’t had any problems with my stock tires and want to use them up before just throwing them away. The reason I asked is that I have 12k on mine and will be driving coast to coast soon and was thinking maybe they need replacing but if they last as long as 40k+ then I think im good for this trip.

06-14-2007, 07:31 PM	#6
jamarimutt Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 972 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	In my car, 40,000 miles.

06-14-2007, 07:42 PM	#7
mcbrunnhilde Opera singin' Prius nut! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 596 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I believe I changed mine at 40,000 miles, but that's because I was going to start on a cross-country trip and I didn't want to get bald tires in the middle of it!

06-14-2007, 08:19 PM	#8
Sufferin' Prius Envy Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,012 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Package: N/A Nominated 15 Times in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 1 Friends: 0	If only I would have known at the time . . . The original tires are only "good" for driving the car from the dealer's lot to the nearest Goodyear store to exchange the tires for a better set. Seriously, if I would have known this could be done, I would have. (I'm not sure Goodyear still does the 'exchange as new' program) I now know we suffered through about 30,000 bad miles on the original tires before replacing them with some Michelin X tires.

06-14-2007, 08:37 PM	#9
aaf709 Ravenpaw of ThunderClan Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,838 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I've had them rotated every 5K miles, but at 30K I was told I need new ones. I looked and they were ready to go. I've seen other posters that have said the OEM tires don't last very long.

06-14-2007, 10:24 PM	#10
Tempus Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Washington DC Posts: 1,693 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I changed them at 40K. According to the "Wear Bars" I could have made 50K easy, but I like to keep a bit more tread than that.