Poll for XL/XLT Continental Tires tread life

[Mike1597]

Poll to see average vehicle mileage when the XL/XLT Continental tires are replaced. The poll it broken out be FWD, AWD, and Hybrid.

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[Mike1597]

Only five responses to this poll so far. With all the discussions about these tires I would think there would be more interest in this poll. Members have been all over the place on the treadwear of these tires, from needing replacing at 5,000 miles to they have 50,000 miles on them and still are good. Take a minute and fill out the poll so we can quantify what members are experiencing with these tires. Feel free to comment on your likes/dislikes about these tires.

 

[Taxman100]

I only have 10,500 miles on my Maverick, so the tires are not near replacement yet. I assume I'll get 40,000 miles on them, but who really knows.....

 

[Refrigman]

Poll to see average vehicle mileage when the XL/XLT Continental tires are replaced. The poll it broken out be FWD, AWD, and Hybrid.

‘23 FWD EB almost 15k with no visible tread wear yet. Have not measured tread depth. Expect well over your 28k figure before needing replacement. Handling and noise levels generally fine both wet and dry. Zero snow experience. Almost always empty or light bed load. Only rare light towing. Almost never more than 1-2 occupants. Most frequently in town short trips but most mileage is interstate Oregon to CA and back plus one OR-Tucson and back. Highway speed generally plus minus 70. Some 2 line winding 150 mile round trips at about 60mph. Seem like better tires than complaints led me to expect.

 

[Scenicgene]

My 24 hybrid XLT was serviced at Ford st around 10,000 miles. The invoice indicated 6/32’s remaining which is 50%. Probably won’t make it to 20,000 miles. Very disappointing. Will be going with Michelin Agillis when I replace.

 

[allc0re]

Coincidentally, I replaced mine today at almost 10k miles. I've gotten over half a dozen flats since getting the Mav in February, and the most recent one was the last straw for that particular tire; couldn't be patched.

I decided to replace them all with better tires. Got Toyo all terrain 10-ply tires. Hopefully less flats. I suspect mileage may suffer slightly, but it's worth it not to have to patch a tire once a month.

 

[Kevin DeLuca]

Coincidentally, I replaced mine today at almost 10k miles. I've gotten over half a dozen flats since getting the Mav in February, and the most recent one was the last straw for that particular tire; couldn't be patched.

I decided to replace them all with better tires. Got Toyo all terrain 10-ply tires. Hopefully less flats. I suspect mileage may suffer slightly, but it's worth it not to have to patch a tire once a month.

Where are you driving to get 6 flats that fast, a junkyard?

 

[allc0re]

Where are you driving to get 6 flats that fast, a junkyard?

It's three miles of hilly gravel to get to the pavement from our house, six round trip. That's usually where I get the object lodged in my tire. Occasionally I get unlucky in town and run over a nail or screw.

 

[Don806]

I'm just below 30,000 miles. I do have another set of rims/tires that I used for the first time last winter from November thru February (approx 4,800 miles) so the factory Continentals have around 25,000 miles on them. Just rotated them last week (every 6,000) with oil change, and they still have a decent amount of tread.

 

[Jah.]

It all depends on model and especially driving style . I am a fan of michlein tires . always replacement of original tires when needed due to mileage , age or problems .

 

[codebreaker32]

I just hit 40k miles on the TX's, FWD Ecoboost. They're at the first treadwear bar, and I'm exploring replacing them with the Falken HT02 tires. Never was a fan of the TX tires but I wasn't gonna waste em. Once I hit 45k, they'll get replaced.

 

[ClemsonU88]

Coincidentally, I replaced mine today at almost 10k miles. I've gotten over half a dozen flats since getting the Mav in February, and the most recent one was the last straw for that particular tire; couldn't be patched.

I decided to replace them all with better tires. Got Toyo all terrain 10-ply tires. Hopefully less flats. I suspect mileage may suffer slightly, but it's worth it not to have to patch a tire once a month.

Wow! 6ish flats in a year or two? That's rough. Do you live in Greenville, NC? My daughter went to college there and got a flat every few months, because there's road construction and debris everywhere.

Sorry to hear it man. I hope the Toyos do better for you.

 

[ClemsonU88]

I got 38k miles before replacing mine on my Hybrid XLT. I drive pretty gentle though.

I was hoping to avoid buying new tires before trading it in, but my '25 Maverick won't be ready until December or later, so I couldn't risk it with a few longer trips I needed to take.

 

[Solaryellow]

Take a minute and fill out the poll so we can quantify what members are experiencing with these tires. Feel free to comment on your likes/dislikes about these tires.

For most everyday driving needs I'm sure the tire is suitable, but I preferred a better all-around tire especially on an AWD vehicle that needs to be capable.

The factory tires are there for noise, ride, miles, etc...., and I think those would last quite a while.

 

[Gray Goose]

It's three miles of hilly gravel to get to the pavement from our house, six round trip. That's usually where I get the object lodged in my tire. Occasionally I get unlucky in town and run over a nail or screw.

I've got the same terrain. First tire damaged at 300 miles and decided to replace all 4. When I replaced them, I noticed how thin the sidewalls are. More like bicycle tires.

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