Tires

36k is not that bad for a stock set of tires. I have found that tire salesmen start pushing new tires at around 50% tire life. How deep is the tread?

36,000 miles on Outback OEM tires is normal based on my experience. I had a 2015 Limited. I now have a 2017 Limited. Both I had the replace tires after 30,000 miles. I could have run more miles. But I have learned over the years not to push my luck with worn tires. I currently have General AltiMax and love them. The wear rate may be normal for these AWD vehicles.

With a 2015 Outback, I'm at 53k miles and considering to replace original tires - am I past due?

At 50,000 miles, my Outback low pressure sensor turned on. Tire actually had a split. If traveling at high speed, could have resulted in a blowout. From a safety perspective, get the tires replaced.

Mountain driving with a Subaru means short tire life. I wish I could get 36k on a set. Two Subies and both use up tires fast.

I have a 2017 Subaru Outback with the original tires. I only have 21K miles on the car and they are saying I need new tires...What the heck! 21K miles on my car and I need new tires...I would think the stock tires would/should last 30K-40K miles. What do you think? Obviously I do not drive that much, a few road trips a year, we pull a drift boat a couple of times a year and we live in Utah. Could there be a defect? I cannot think of a reason they would wear out that fast. Any ideas? Thanks for your time

I have a 2017 Subaru Outback also. Almost all highway driving long distance from PA to Maine, and only 25,000 miles. The car failed inspection today because one tire was really bad and the others would have barely passed. I need to get 4 new tires. I think this is unacceptable for such an expensive care.

I have a 2017 outback and was just told at 23,000 that I need new tires before winter! I think this is unacceptable to only get that milage on a set of tires ( and it is just normal city traffic with a few trips a year on the turnpike).

Worn tires can be just fine in the summer but in the winter they could be somewhat dangerous. You can run thin tires in the winter but if you hydroplane or slip around in the snow don't say you were not warned. You still have several months before winter is here.

i have a 2018 Forester with 30k miles and the tires need replacement. Evidently some, if not all, manufacturers put low quality tires on new cars. How chintzy can you get ! I had the same issue on a new Honda CRV I bought a few years prior to the Subaru, only at 25K miles. When neither Honda or the tire manufacturer wouldn't offer me any consideration whatsoever I advised them that would be my last Honda and I switched to Subaru. Generally unimpressed with the Forester quality in many respects, most recently the poor tire quality. I'm not becoming a Subaru devotee. Im looking at Hyundai.

If you think Subaru is bad...........................

We own a 2017 Subaru Outback 3.6 Touring. The car barely has over 30k and the tires need to be replaced. This is so unacceptable. My 2013 Mazda 3 i Touring has over 40k. The tires have yet to be changed and there is still plenty of tread. The dealer said mine should be good until at least 50k. Considering the MSRP on the Subaru was around $40k and the MSRP on my car was around $24k, I am not impressed. There are numerous tires on the market with decent warranties on mileage. Subaru just puts cheap tires on their vehicles.

I replaced my tires on my 2015 Subaru Outback at about 24k miles. they were totally bald. then I put on all season Nokian Hakkepelitas and now I've gotten about 30k miles from them and a few of the tires are very badly scuffed on the sides and it looks like I need to replace again. I live in VT so don't want to chance it thru the winter with tires that have low tread.

2016 Legacy 3.6R. 51k miles (mix highway/city/some gravel roads) on original tires. Still had more life on them but didn't want to push my luck. I have Firestone lifetime alignment and faithfully have alignment checked every year. Also have tires rebalanced every 5 to 10k miles at Discount tires. My life and the lives of my family and friends is worth the small extra time and cost. Inspect and maintain your tires......its worth it! ECO

I'm currently at 77,000 on my 2015 Subaru legacy orig. tires. They still look like they have life left on them but I'll change them out now before winter have never gotten this much on an OEM tire before.