21” Pirellis suck!

[MannyMan]

Why the heck does my tires look like that?
anyone else has this issue?
All 4 tires look chewed up and really messed up. 15k miles on them…
The tire in the pictures is the rear driver side tire and it’s the worst one. I just noticed that it’s missing huge chunks of the treads, all the way to the wires.
Scary stuff!

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[Agassi]

I’m not sure why, but I’ve had a similar experience with my R1S at 10,000 miles. If the 20-inch wheels are performing better, I might consider switching to those.

 

[Redline]

That looks like damage from heat. Looking where you’re from….

 

[ksurfier]

Why the heck does my tires look like that?
anyone else has this issue?
All 4 tires look chewed up and really messed up. 15k miles on them…
The tire in the pictures is the rear driver side tire and it’s the worst one. I just noticed that it’s missing huge chunks of the treads, all the way to the wires.
Scary stuff!

Guess we know why Rivian discontinued the 21” option…

 

[cbrcanuck]

Yikes, something ate those up. I'm on the 21s and they've held up great in Vancouver. Maybe the hot pavement? I have probably 15k miles on them, and they look like have another 15k to go.

 

[salted]

Just replaced mine at 24k miles they were down to the wear bars… they looked nothing like that. I agree with others… heat? I’ve never seen a tire do that.

 

[salted]

FWIW I have the 21” Michelins and they have been great for the last 1k miles. Cost less as well.

 

[Hyro]

I've got the 21s on my Oct 2022 delivery R1T. 25k miles now. checked my wear just a couple weeks ago, at 7/32 and 8/32. PNW resident. Even mix of highway, city, and very spirited sport driving on back roads...

Must be the heat down there in AZ!

 

[Indy avocado]

I did a *lot* of launches in my truck and didn't see anything like that before replacing them at 17k miles. I did have 4 separate punctures though.

 

[Doug]

I am on my second set of 21's and have not seen anything like that. I got 41,000 on my first set of 21's. I have had a couple of punctured tires though.

 

[lefkonj]

22s here. Just replaced them at 20k, at about 4/32 so it was time. Never seen that before.

 

[Budman]

35k on my first set of 21s

 

[tbolts10]

I had a set of goodyears on my Model Y that looked identical to this at 10k miles. My theory was either the heat here in FL, or just the fact that I drove the piss out of that car and the tires couldn't handle the torque. (or both)

 

[SactownD]

I have 31k on mine and they’re going strong. I live in Sacramento with lots of triple digit days and have nothing like that.

 

[Fax]

Why the heck does my tires look like that?
anyone else has this issue?
All 4 tires look chewed up and really messed up. 15k miles on them…
The tire in the pictures is the rear driver side tire and it’s the worst one. I just noticed that it’s missing huge chunks of the treads, all the way to the wires.
Scary stuff!

I had 34K on my 21s before I replaced them and they had 4/32 - 5/32 left on them. I live in Las Vegas so it's pretty darn hot here.

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