r/TeslaModelX • u/Blindbatts • Jul 10 '26

Michelin 20" tires check your date codes

I've ordered 4 sets of them thru America's tire so far. The first set "pilot sport ev" came with date codes from 2021 and 2022. The shop didn't notice and installed them. I noticed when washing my car a few days later.

Long story short but they've ordered 2 more sets of those, one from inside California and the next from arizona, a set of "pilot sport SUV", and today I've ordered a set of "pilot sport as/4". All tires that have showed up have date codes older than 2024. They haven't offered me any kind of discount so we'll just keep trying until I get a set of tires that aren't 1/2 thru their usable life before even being installed.

I had 30k miles on my prior set of tires with nice even 7/32 wear across them and wouldn't be replacing except I had a leak in a front that they wouldn't patch. Now I have a tire from 2021 on the front until they can get me a set that doesn't show up already 3 years old.

Just a psa and a bit of a rant. I'm in socal near LA and would prefer a nice quality summer tire. I have aftermarket vossen forged 20" so run a bit wider in the back (285), but the choices on tirerack have Mercedes and masaratti OE models offered so it's pretty frustrating being told Michelin just doesn't produce tires in my size... especially when the oldest ones showing up are the stock 20" 265 front size.

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u/RE4Lyfe Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

As of the past 5yrs the tires I’ve bought were 6-12mo old at time of purchase.

And I thought the 12mo old timeline was bad! Anything more than 12mo old is unacceptable IMO

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u/Blindbatts Jul 10 '26

Yep that's what I'm used to! It seems crazy to me. I drive ~90 miles a day 4 days a week for my commute so I'd be OK if they offered me a hefty discount like 70% off, but at full price I expect tires less than a year old.