The only news I have seen says that it comes out this winter. Pretty vague, so no actual date. 25k is about what I got out of the same tires, on my N Line. For me, 6 months brings me into winter so I would be putting new tires on it if you are in an area that sees rain and snow. $1k is not much considering most people have that as a deductible for the inevitable crash you will get into with worn tires. I don't understand the "wear and tear" you mention but if you have some type of add on deal that gets you tires, why not get them?

 

As above, it seems these Pirelli wear fast. If you would upload a photo of a front and rear tire, we may get an idea if these can be still good for another 5000 miles or so. If there is little tread remaining, be very cautious on wet surface and even more on rain - poor braking and aquaplaning (lost of control)

 

Hello guys ... thanks for your replies and sorry for my delay. Forgot to mention that I live in Miami, FL, so no winter or fall, just summer! but we do have a lot of rain. Find attached pictures of my front and back tires respectively ...Thanks in adv

 

I typically lean on the side of caution because we see every type of weather and I keep cars 5+ years typically so I would be looking at replacement on those before winter or if I knew I was going to be driving a lot in heavy rain (which we get often as well). Seeing that you probably only will put another ~4k miles on in sunny Florida, it is up to you if you think you will drive safely enough in the rain during these few months. Personally, I like to be able to go full speed no matter the weather so I typically opt to replace early. If you are a more cautious driver and don't find yourself out in heavy downpours, you could probably make it until you trade it in.

 

All four of my wheels were out of alignment when I bought it new. I would not accept a vehicle from Hyundai or any other brand now without the dealer putting it on the alignment rack and providing a printout showing all in the green for good specs. Seriously.

 

Looking at the second picture those tires look like they're really old (I know they aren't) with all that cracking and the center of the tread looks like it's coming apart a little bit.

 

The last Hyundai dealer tire that I bought was $350. Prices at tire stores were $175 for the same tire.

 

I agree with 12GLS 3.5. I can’t find the tread wear bars in the pictures, but tread depth isn’t everything. On at least one picture you can see cracking and small chunks missing at the edges of at least two middle tread bars. I’d definitely consider replacing them.
But where does it say on your lease that you need to do a 1:1 swap in terms of brand and model number? You can tires of comparable quality and better pricing/warranty terms at Discount Tire or Costco.

 

The scratches seen in second picture points (to me) to wheel alignment related wear, never mind its numbers may be greens and within oem spec range.

 

45 series tires are going to peel off for 3 reasons. 1. they are WIDE, the edges of those tires are showing normal cornering wear because the outside edge is travelling farther than the inside in a corner, they scuff. If you find yourself on a street corner in town, watch the rear tires when something with duelies takes a sharp corner, you can see it. 70 series tires ran 50-80K because they are narrow. 2. Speed rating. high speed tires have softer rubber for grip in the rain. 3 you drive it like you got racing tires.....When I was a Hyundai tech, the sales dirt bags would sell Grandma the sporty rim package on the Accents, 55 series, they peeled right off just because they just drove around town. PS Never buy Kelly Edge, aka Bridgestone Potenza, mine are 55 series and lasted 30K, 90% of my driving is interstate and country back roads. I thought they were a good deal, shoulda know better. ( in the height of covid the really good tires in popular sizes were hen's teeth) As a former Hyundai tech, I love Hankook! The lower the speed the speed rating the longer they last. With 45's not much choice. PS AAA has been lobbying for years for the wear bars to be 4/32, reason being 2/32 was when a tire was 6 inches wide and the car weighed 4000 lbs.

 

don't purchase new tires... if they're not down to wear bars (they do not appear to be), then they "pass" and would be ok for lease turn-in. if you think it's going to be close and have another vehicle, drive that one a bit more. those tires look like they've experienced plenty of spirited cornering lol. don't let a dealer talk you in to tires, they make a lot of money on them!

 

im at 18k miles on my 21 limited and my tires are at 5/32