This is Why Tesla Tires are So Expensive (Another Flat) 

Here is a link for the mounting pucks I purchased: amzn.to/3sXk8G0

That tire has hardly any tread left anyway….. replace all 4 tires my friend.

Glad I was able to help get you back on the road! See that the tire did good going back cross country. Next time you need anything done to your tesla, I'll be glad to help when your back near Greensburg!

The right rear is the most punctured tire on cars ,It reflects driving behavior,While turning making adequate clearance from curbs and gutters sometimes favoring the right portion of the lane as well,Trash and debris gather near the curb

I stopped buying low profile tyres 20 years ago, now I just want as much rubber as possible between my rims & the road!

Goodyear tires are only good for a year! 🤣

Get smaller rims and higher profile tires. Problem solved.

I didn’t think I would notice a difference having the tires without the foam. I absolutely did pretty much as soon as I had them put on. Fortunately America’s Tire allows you to exchange the tires within 30 days. I took them back the next day and replaced with tire with foam and all was good. It’s hard to explain the noise but I did notice a difference. Most people I have heard can’t tell the difference. I wish I couldn’t either cause it would save me a ton of money.

I agree with the last person. I bought the pucks from Amazon, not expensive at all. Comes in handy if want to rotate your own tires as well

Apart from the sidewall damage. Those tires have almost no more tread, so expect for it to get easily puncture. I know, since I normally run my tires to very low tread and having a few holes. Also, if you have any cordless tools get a cordless inflator, they are so much better. I use Ryobi wireless tools since am cheap, so I have a few batteries and I bought the wireless Dual Function inflator/deflator and I love it. Having a wireless inflator that you can set the tire pressure so it automatically stop, makes it so much easier and less of a hassle to keep your tires inflated properly. Also, on gas car they normally tell you to rotate the tires on every oil change, which is what I do. So I rotate my tires every 6months, since I change my own oil. When I have an EV, I will be doing the same thing. Rotating the tires every 6months and then cleaning or replacing air filters every year during inspections.l

I read in the Tesla forums, before ordering my 2017 Model S, that the low profile 21” tires were having more problems and were more expensive to replace then the 19” tires. My car came with 19” Goodyear tires. It seemed that I was frequently topping off the air pressure to the recommended 45 psi. At around 35,000 miles I got several flats and a slow leak over the course of several months. I finally got fed up, and replaced the 4 tires with 19” Michelin’s. I had always had good luck with Michelin tires. After a year and a half and over 15,000 miles the tires stay at the recommended psi level and the last annual checkup by Tesla stated there was little wear on the tires.

Before ordering our Model 3 and after watching a zillion RU-vid videos I found out about the pucks and ordered them straight away! They do work great and I do recommend keeping them in the car. Don’t worry we’ve all been there!

Offer Up dude. I have 13 model 3 rims collected since 2018. The foam makes a huge difference. Carry pucks people, and a compressor.

Just buy tires with Road hazard warranties! Firestone, Bridgestone or Continental would just replace those!

When I got my winter tires I called up a couple local tire places (Discount Tire being one) they wanted me to bring in my own pucks and seemed a bit unsure about dealing with a Tesla, so I brought it to Tesla to change out my tires (I put the winter tires on the stock wheels, got new wheels for 3 season). Now I can just do all my tire rotations and changing at home and if I have a problem with one I will just take it off myself and throw on the other tire temporarily to take it in. Dealing with tires can be such a pain, so much waiting, transportation being an issue...love having 2 full sets!

Hey! You should prob install some mudflaps to reduce your chances a little. the after market ones are working well for me

I'm in Miami. Went out to my car to have a red warning about tire pressure, 7 lb on rt. front, for 19 hr. No alert on phone, Tesla service center told me maybe I have alerts turned off, .. . . no. Used Fix a Flat to get to nearby tire shop. They suggested go to Tesla (2.5 mi away) to fix b/c they can't fix foam tire and with only 9K miles, shouldn't replace. Almost $500. later, new tire from Tesla b/c they WON'T repair after Fix a Flat (yet they sell a slime sealer for a tire repair). Don't even know what caused the other flat. Thanks for your video. Really, the 1st good info I've been able to find.

First problem - Goodyear. Second problem - no sidewall. Third problem - 39psi. Run at least 44 cold. I haven't seen any blowouts in your video. Discount Tire is OK. I'd NEVER go to Pep Boys here. I have the pucks in each car just in case. And a jack and a spare tire. Rotate your tires every ~5,000 miles. Put it in your logbook. You have a logbook right? If you lower your car get an alignment. Is this your first car?

I have a model y performance, I'm a volvo technician, I put my car without jack pack with no problem on the lift to do my own tires. A lot of the volvo cars have foam inside too, when we repair them, we just remove the foam if it doesn't stick anymore. You just having bad luck with tires not tesla. Can't believe people think this tire are only meant for tesla. I fixed a lot of non tesla tires and some have foam too, NOT only tesla.

I miss living near a Pep Boys. Definitely replace the rest of the tires. You’re taking a big risk running bald tires. “Front tires are fine “ = Not as bald as the back tires LOL

Daughter's performance came with the large wheels / summer tires. Replaced with 18" wheels from Sportline and Michelin cross Climate 2. All good.

I suggest to bring your size of wheels down to 18 in and you'll see your tires will last twice as long and a better ride

Check your driving habits. If you drive closer to the right hand side of the road, debris kicks up from your front tire and punctures your right rear tire. Also if you live or drive near a construction area, stay far to the left or center lane.

Whenever you run the tires down to the last 1/32, they are much more vulnerable to tire problems. Replace all the tires at the same time, stop playing games. NTB is the worst tire dealer in the country. Tire rotation makes all the difference in the world and there are tire shops that will do this for FREE!!

I’ve replaced 3 tires under 20K miles on my Telsa S at $619 each

I've seen a lot of crap stuck in car tires, but never a wooden stick!

"If you're in Greensberg and you are stranded with your Tesler" lol

I would buy the pucks and keep them in the car. Now I know.

So I might if missed it but was the tire with no foam a lot louder? Did you notice a difference?

I had 3 blow outs in a year with my 20’s on my model 3 so I ordered 18’s and now I haven’t had any problems

I installed magnetic plates under the front bumper to pull metal off the road. Electric consumption drains about 7 miles from each 30 minute city drive but worth it.

I'm surprised you don't carry lifting pucks with you. It's one of the first accessories I bought for mine. Glad I had them as they were needed for a left rear flat as the shop didn't know where they kept their pucks.

I have a performance model X. Likewise like many other new Tesla owners, I kept buying the Pirellis with the foam in the center. After realizing you can do an alignment on a Tesla. Regardless what they say. The foam Made no difference Curly at the moment I now run 22" continental DWS. Which basically stands for dry wet snow. By far the best tires I've ever owned on this Tesla. I recommend this brain as well. For those living on the East Coast discount tires is known as tired direct...

You can buy a tire warranty from Discount Tire on the tires that come with the car when it is new. I have been doing this for years after having a Mustang with low profile tires.The tires were $300 plus and found this out after replacing a tire with in months of getting it. Discount Tire told me about it and guess what I had to replace 2 more tires with in a year. The warranty sure paid off. After getting my Tesla model 3 I took it to Discount Tire and bought the warranty. Have not had to replace any tires yet but it is cheap insurance.

Thanks. Road trip essentials include pucks and a spare and a jack. Easy peasy, no Hummer for me.

So far I’ve had only one instance where I had a left rear tire on my car picked up some metal shard & caused it to slowly leak down & I also have one of those portable air compressors & I recommend everybody gets one, it just makes so much sense to be able to service your tires at will & anywhere with that tool & it’s convenient & if you want to get good gas mileage you definitely have to make sure you maintain proper tire pressure, so inspect your tires at least once or twice a week, I inspect my tires just about every time I drive, so I’m super conscious of tire wear & I make sure I rotate my tires at between 6 & 7 Thousand miles & I have 25,000 miles on it & I’ve had the tires rotated at least twice since new! So I went to a firestone retail store & the people there were very nice & the manager told me that they do absolutely nothing with a Tesla, they have no authorization to service them & they have no training, so they don’t touch it & all I wanted them to do is check the tire to see what was causing the tire to leak & that was the answer he gave me, so again no big deal because the tire was holding air & the next morning the tire had considerably deflated overnight & so I just pumped up the tire to the recommended pressure & drove to my Tesla service center & had them replace the tire, now they recommend that you always use one of their tires versus a tire from one of these discount stores like Pep Boys, Discount Tires, NTBS etc. & they recommend you not do what you just did, which is to mix the tires & when I had my tires rotated the 2nd time, they sent out a mobile unit to rotate the tires & I must say the Tesla mobile unit was on time, he took care of the situation & it didn’t cause me any inconvenience at all!

I had a flat (wall too) and was about 2 miles from the place to get it changed but the tire blew. Not fun but the rim or wheel wasn't damaged thankfully. It needed to get changed, there was no tread.

they wear more on the inside because it is most likely being over inflated fyi

I just replaced the MXM4's with Conti DSW Plus (no foam). The Conti's are quieter to my ears. Discount Tire rocks for servicing Tesla tires.

Those pucks were one of the second I bought after floor mats.

The pucks are for sale all over eBay ! They work just fine

The tread comparison was really helpful to me. I just bought some induction wheels and tires off CL to replace ubertines. Seller said tires had less than 1000 miles when he swapped them for tsportline 19”, but I'm no expert at estimating tire wear. Did my best and they looked pretty good, so trusted the guy. This comparison confirmed for me that he was being honest.

1. How was the ride home with the new tire? Did you notice any difference related to road noise, due to the missing foam? 2. How easy would it be to remove the foam from the old tires and install them in the new tires? Had you considered doing that? I'd be curious to see.

I am going to cut my tire in half to see what is in it so SUBSCRIBE to be apart of this historical event.

I’ve had the worst luck with my continentals lost two passenger side tires to a pot hole about two years ago and to date have picked up three screws and a piece of scrap metal in the past. I carry pucks with me. You can get them in Amazon. I also have the Tesla tire pump and sealant. Works great in a punch

cant lift the tire---so ridiculous. These type of issues make me NOT want an EV til they work out all these kinks.

My model III has 67,000 miles and the tires remain in excellent shape. Costco estimates they are good for 80,000 miles. This has been a pleasant surprise. I rotated the tires every 10,000 miles for the first 40,000 miles, but then quit at the suggestion of a Tesla service center. No re-alignments since purchase. I was obliged to replace one of the tires (left rear) on account of a puncture. Of course, I do not "hot rod" with the car. It's the best car I've ever had.

So normally with AWD vehicles if you replace one tire you have to replace them all. Are Tesla's different where you can just replace one and it doesn't do any mechanical damage over time? This would be another huge benefit.

I got all new tires without the foam and saved $500+ and haven't noticed too much of a difference.

Great video. Thanks for the info. I am on my second set of cheap all-season Chinese tires from Walmart Tire Center. About $380 installed for 4 new tires with free rotations and flat repair. I love them and have had only one minor issue with them... The range is a little less so what did I do?? I dropped my freeway speed from 74 mph to 72 mph and I get the same range. I have had no noticeable increase in cabin noise. The first set of cheap tires lasted 33k miles (I could have used them for another 5-6k miles but I normally switch out a little early for peace of mind). In my opinion, no need for $900+ installed tires for my Tesla.

Every Tesla owner should have a set of pucks for jacking. I made mine out of four hockey pucks which were almost free with four rubber stoppers screwed on them. About 1” diameter is needed to stick into the car’s jack point holes.

buy some pucks, I bought a set from Amazon for $20. I keep them in the car in the box they came in. If you want a soft case version it costs a couple bucks more.

If you getting a tesla model X or model S look up ''wear rear tyres on tesla''. That camber contributing to wearing inside of the tyre and replase every 3500miles.

Love that NTB is so behind the times in NOT servicing Tesla's! Do they think this brand is just a passing fad?

I don't know why, but oem Goodyears have allways been flat magnets for me. I've only had slow leaks on Michelins. I had one Michelin that picked up 4 nails and didn't start leaking until it picked up a screw on the way to work...

Picked up a screw in my right rear tire today. Went to Discount Tire. There on the counter was a jar full of hundreds of nails screws, pieces of metal they had pulled out of tires over the past 8 months. Awesome store here in North Myrtle Beach, SC. Had me in and out in 30 minutes. Free of charge. Buy the extra warranty they offer with the purchase of the tires. $0. deductible. 😊

I’ve used EBay for 2 used Tesla model 3 tires for less than one new tire. I’m returning the leased car in 4 months so it’s perfect for my case.

After a year with the Y had to replace 6 tires! I would sum it up with A: always get tire warranty it's like $10, the last 2 tire we're free B: get the Tesla pucks from Amazon it's $20 and always have them in the car, you took a big chance with them lifting the car can cost you $20k C: buy another tire and keep it in the car if go on a road trip, most places won't have this tire size in stock

I have the pucks. I bought them on Amazon.

I got a flat one month after purchasing my Model X 2020. No tire company in Northern CA (where I live) would touch patching or replacing myTesla tire because of the form inside. It cost me close to $400 dollars to have Tesla replace one tire, damn!

The east coast has Discount Tires and you can get a tired repaired with side wall nails/holes in it

In my location are tire repair services that comes to your home. Complete setup within in the truck to mount and balance. Get with the program. No more expensive than store front tire stores.

I'm pretty sure you can buy same type of foam in home Depot or Lowe's and buy some caulking and glue it to your tire and save some money.

I have gone through three new tires on my Model Y. I buy them through tire rack. They have road hazard included. I’ve only paid for one tire.

When driving with low profile tires, you need to baby the 🚗 at every corner and deep holes. You must rotate your tires every 5,000 miles and do wheels alignment/cambers adjust too. I ordered the VW ID.4 instead because of low profile tires and low ground clearance on Tesla.

Best way is getting extra set of Tesla rim and tire so you don’t have to worry about it

And just like that, I had a right rear flat that stranded me on I-70 about 60 miles from my house. Of course, after 7pm on a Friday when all the tire stores are closed. The tire did not take air from the tire pump that Tesla is legislated to provide in Maryland. Call up Tesla Roadside, who recommends finding a Costco (and secondarily a tow to a Tesla Service Center about 30 miles away.) Costco did not have the tire in stock (nor did Mr.Tire.). Ended up waiting 3 hours for a tow truck to the service center, and had to rent a hotel room for the night. Roadside service says they checked 4 providers for loaner spares and no dice with any of them. The tow guys said they have been running Teslas with flats all day. This teaches me that a: don't rely on loaner tires; b: Roadside assistance is not quick; and c: Teslas should have spares. For some reason, the tire that Tesla installs OEM are shit: they have spec'ed them to save weight over the ability to survive typical road conditions. I'm also going to buy a Tesla spare to throw in the back when on trips outside my town (it will prob stay there anyway.)

I switched to michelins after 3 flats on my model 3. Also note Tesla will only tow 50 miles. If you get AAA get the highest level plan as most tow services will not come out for the entry level plan. The foam is for run flat

I thought about adding the option of 20s on my future MY. I guess I will stick with the std whl.

I just upgraded my wheels on my Model Y with T Sport line with 18” Falken overlander wheels. I previously had the 20” induction wheels.

Tesla now recommends tire rotation 10 - 12 000 miles but discounts tires wants my car for second rotation about next 7000 miles .

My wife just replaced her rear tires (Michelin Pilots) on her Model Y P after over 40,000. The fronts still look great. The rear tires should have lasted longer but the inside camber created a cord showing. It's probably her more sedate driving as I go through tires every 15K on my Model S P. Everytime I say "watch this" I 3x tire wear. 🤪

Set of pucks are around $25 at Amazon!

What tires you recommend? Michelins? Or just a budget tire. No snow. Just rain.

This is my second tire in a week. First one was unrepairable and the cut was so weird (he said it's probably from potholes or ice)... And it's cost me $399 plus tax from Tesla mobile service. Now I have a nail and its almost in the same place like on yours. This is getting extremely expensive. I have 7000 miles.

Low profile tyres are much more likely to get punctures and damage than higher profile ones, for that width of tyre 55 would be much better than those 40’s. Also they are much quieter, more energy efficient, and provide a smoother ride.

According to a Model S owner I know: He swears that tire life on a Tesla is just like any other car......take it easy when leaving a stoplight. At least do this after you've had your fun with the first set of tires😄

It would be great to see if the new tires are indeed more noisy without foam. Let us know! Think it’s ridiculous to buy special tires… Probably need an alignment?

Why don’t you get the Michelin Sport All Season tires? I am not sure if they have the foam available but if they do, I’d totally recommend! These are the best tires for breaking in a shorter distance, grip the road line none other, highly prevent from hydroplaning, and great in the snow also!

Are you using EV rated tires?

I replaced all 4 tires on my Model 3 and skipped the foam inserts. Couldn't tell the difference, but you can always turn up the radio if it gets too loud.

"Kill everyone in the shop" - LOL WTH

It's always good to have them rotated periodically so that they wear somewhat evenly. And while it's more expensive to replace them all its good to do so after you've driven on them for a long time and have had them rotated enough times. By simply replacing the two back tires now with new ones the car may ride a little rough and rotating them now seem out of the question unless you plan on replacing the fronts as well with all the same brand. 🤔

It's that specific brand and make of tire. I had the same ones and they were magnets for nails. The rubber on these is very very soft and everything pretty much punctures them.

Standard suspension in a 2021 M3 LR AWD. Just had my tires rotated at 11K miles in 4 months. Fronts were rated at 6/10 back at 7/10 of wear. Know your Tesla is clawing more than pushing.

I have the same car except black. Love the inductions. And now I understand more about these tires last and how much they are to replace. Not sure I’d get the foam ones.

Oh man, I had this issue with my '95 Nissan Maxima SE, kept damaging tyres. I've only owned it for 5 years and I've blown more tyres with that than my Pontiac G6, Focus ST and Type-R combined.

Where did you buy the tires from? How much? And who installed them for you? And how much did that cost?

This is why i reommend owners spend £20 on amazon and keep a set of pucks in your car! - if there wasnt another tyre place near you would have been stuffed

That tire really takes a beating. It almost always the back passenger side that gets punctures. The reason being debris mostly end up on the curbside, then the front kicks it up, then the back catches it. I don't think these punctures are specific to Tesla tire/wheel combination. Perhaps you might want to evaluate the way you normally drive, or the auto-pilot perhaps might hug the right side too much.

When I had Tesla mobile Service rotate my tires a year ago they did not use the pucks even though I had them in my trunk if needed. They said they were careful and knew where to put the Jack. When I have my car go through the annual Massachusetts inspection they do not use pucks either and they Jack up each front tire to check ball joints.

I'm glad my Model 3 came with the 18 inch tires and not the 20's. Ya I give up better "red" brakes but in 60k miles I replaced the tires once at 48k and thats it. I skipped the foam on the second set. There is a tiny bit more road noise but not worth the extra couple hundred

$10 plug kit, would have held for longer than leaving the stick in it. Definitely a temp fix until the tire is replaced. I keep one for emergencies. Oh and pucks aren't required if the shop knows what they are doing.

I live in the UK and after many years of motoring experience I usually mark the inside of a tyre just before I take my car in for the service that includes tyre rotation. I doubt if it will surprise you to know that I have never had my tyres rotated without causing a fuss and referring to the handbook when I have been told that "it wasn't thought necessary." I hope that car servicing on the other side of the pond are a little more customer focussed?

Even if the wood didn't go through your tire, you wouldn't pass the minimum wear rule. Pretty should the tread wouldn't be touching Abrahams Lincoln's hair on the penny.

I wonder how well it would work to DIY a foam install in a brand new un-foamed tire would work. I can't imagine they're using very fancy foam.

You didn’t mention how it was driving with the new tire, without the foam? P.S. is there anyway to take the foam out of the bad tire and glue it to the new tire?

In my experience, if you buy the road hazard warranty on a new set of tires, no problems. If you don't, you pick up debris and get punctures. It got to where I just bought the road hazard warranty just to avoid the hassle... On ANY regular car tire, if you run into a spike-like thing that is long enough and sharp enough at high speed -- you are subject to a puncture. Simple physics. And if there is a car in front of you, it can be hard to see and dodge such things in time.

Buy your tires on Amazon and save a lot of money they even drop ship it directly to like Sears Tires Center and others

It's the rear tire because the rear on the model y is wider than the front and while your driving, the front may clear an obstacle but the rear tires will then run it over.