5 Tire Brands Tesla Technicians Recommend for 2026
Most Tesla owners replace their tires with whatever is cheapest or most familiar. But the technician who sees hundreds of Teslas every month has a very different list. Here are the five tire brands he actually recommends based on what comes back into his shop worn out early versus what consistently holds up.
In this video:
Why Michelin CrossClimate 2 is the tire he sees come back least often with premature wear complaints.
The Hankook tire Tesla chose as original equipment on the 2024 Model 3 Long Range.
The best tire for wet weather performance on a heavy EV.
Why Pirelli P Zero Elect outperforms standard performance tires on range.
The best value EV specific tire that costs 15% to 20% less than Michelin.
Plus the one category of tire he tells every Tesla owner to avoid and exactly why it costs more in the long run.
timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:50 Michelin: CrossClimate 2
3:10 Hankook: Tesla's own OEM choice
4:56 Continental: Best for wet weather
6:50 Pirelli: Best for range protection
8:38 Bridgestone: Best value EV tire
10:14 What to avoid and why
12:03 Outro
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