Just FYI...On my 06 EX-L I only got about 42K out of a set of the original Defenders, which were supposedly rated for 80K. I never expected 80K, but 45K was way less than I expected. Luckily, I had got them on sale for a very good price, so by the time I paid to have them replaced at the prorated price, I essentially ended up paying full price overall and the total mileage is now just over 80K.

Hopefully I'll be selling the van before it needs new tires. It's getting close. I'd never attempt to go into winter with the current set of Defenders (the replacements) that are on there now..

 

The vehicle gets such high use that I didn’t have time to fart around with warranty claims with Uniroyal which wouldn’t be much after pro-rating anyway. Plus it was an independent tire shop near my old house and I wanted to switch over to Costco. It’s near my house, great prices, great warranties, and included services. Point taken on the mileage. Also the extremely hot pavement could be a factor here in Florida. These upgraded model of Defenders has a good rating for “severe conditions” so maybe that will help.

 

The vehicle gets such high use that I didn’t have time to fart around with warranty claims with Uniroyal which wouldn’t be much after pro-rating anyway.

I'm not arguing with any of your reasons, but the total amount of farting around consisted of the manager of the tire shop measuring how much tread was left, plugging the numbers into his computer and saying "I can replace all 4 tires for $X.XX." After that it was up to me.Since I needed tires anyway and there was no sense in leaving money on the table, I said OK.

One way or another, I was going to replace the tires, so the only additional time spent was the ~10 minutes it took him to determine the pro-rated number.

 

Depending on how you like your Ody to ride and handle, there may not be anything wrong with a light truck tire. The Ody is heavy enough that when I was selling tires I tried to question the buyer what kind of ride/handling they wanted, and if they liked a firmer ride with crisp handling I would steer them toward a light truck or at least an SUV/Crossover tire. Tires made for passenger cars often tended to wear out early because of the weight of the Ody and they ride mushy, which is ok if that's what you like. To each his own, but I prefer firm/crisp.

It seems almost unbelievable that Uniroyal still has belt issues. I had a set on a Buick Riviera back in 1985 that had that issue and as recently as last year when I was in the tire business I would hear of it. Uniroyal merged with B.F. Goodrich in 1986 and then was bought by Michelin in 1990, so you would think everything has changed several times since then.

 

Seeing so many comments about rapid tire wear have made me also wonder whether light truck tires would be better suited on the Odyssey. Besides being louder, what would really be the downsides? Also curious what you use on your Odyssey.

 

My brother put Michelin Defenders LTX on his 2014 as he didn't want to be changing from summer to winters every year. He seems to like them and they look like they are wearing well. I put Michelin MXV4 on my 2011 this spring and love how they ride and are very quiet. I was also having issues with my Uniroyal Laredo Cross Country Tour as I could not get rid of a wobble. The rim needed 4+ oz to balance on the machine but I would still get vibrations on the hiway. They balanced just fine with the new MXV4 tires and no wobble on the road.

 

I like my Bridgestone Alenza H/L pluses but they ride a bit firmer than the OEM Continentals.

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Been driving a 2020 Chrysler Pacifica rental for a couple of weeks that handles and rides incredibly with Bridgestone Turanza el440, treadwear 480. Has similar performance feel as Michelin mxv4.

drove a Chevy Tahoe rental before the Pacifica with the Michelin defender ltx m/s and it felt and handled similar to my odyssey with that same tire. Defender ltx made my odyssey handle like a truck

 

I've had Federal Couragia XUV for a little over a year here in Florida and they look brand new, they have great grip on wet roads which I can't say about the Cooper's I had before them.

 

Not saying it happened to you but it did to me. Back around 2000 I had a '96 Jeep Cherokee that had developed 'death wobble' and a terrible ride. The front end shop and the tire store couldn't find anything wrong. I put a couple of sets of high-end shocks on it and a big steering stabilizer, but I finally decided I had to sell it, so I went and got a set of tires - wow! It was like riding on air. Come to find out, the tires had belt separation due to long term over-pressurizing. The oil change joint I used was pumping up the tires to 50 psi. In those days I was not checking this and it never occurred to me. The tires were BFG Radial TA, and they must have been extremely strong to have not blown out on the hot freeway in August as I drove to GA. Since I found out what happened, I have been OCD about the pressures on all my vehicles and always check after anybody else touches the car.
Check your oil - check your tire pressures.

 

I have been OCD about the pressures on all my vehicles and always check after anybody else touches the car.
Check your oil - check your tire pressures.

Yup, I checked my new set the next morning when cold and as usual all 4 tires were off. Two were 10lbs high and two were 5 lbs. Two guys were working two mounting machines. Same thing happened last time.

Of course I checked with my two different gauges to eliminate me having a bad gauge. One is digital and one analog both Accutire, were giving the same reading.

 

You got it, man! Doing that and keeping up with the rotations, balance and alignment are the ways to get miles out of them.