Hi all, wanna ask some questions regarding tyres, as this is my first car and I have never changed any tyres before.

I'm using Axia 2016 AV, till now still using stock tyres.

1- Normally how long do we need to change car tyres in Malaysia? Just normal driving on road, not using it rough etc.

Other than side wall or manufacturing defects (seldom happens) , a normally used tyre may be replaced when it is worn thinner touching the Tyre Wear Indicator  within the tyre grooves/longkang .

The depth of Tyre Wear Indicator is exactly 1.6 mm depth above groove bottom .

If tyre is not worn out and is still higher than TWI level , then all tyres exceeding 10 years (after tyre manufacturing date ) must be replaced even if it looks ok or normal .

The above statement comes from tyre  manufacturers , around the globe .

2- If we change, do we change all 4 one shot? or 2 by 2?

Unlike others , I don't buy the concept of rotating tyres at every 10,000/15,000 whatever km . Besides I do not redo any tyre balancing or wheel alignment in between new front tyre replacement date .

Hence 2 out of 4 of my tyres will get worn out first (like touching Tyre Wear Indicator markings) , usually from front axle first , then to rear axle tyre much later .

In this scenario , I change worn out tyres in sets of two . Not four . That is 2 by 2 .

3- If let's say 1 tyre is faulty, do we change the 2 tyres at front/back together? or just that one tyre will do?

Then makes use of the spare tyre .

If no spare tyre is provided by factory , get 1 new tyre if the other not faulty one is having good thread depth .

Should you feel it's thread depth is quite shallow already , say less than 3 mm depth then you can just change out in sets of  2 tyres , keeping worn 3 mm tyre as spare tyre .


4- How much will be the price of per tyre for my car?

Others have commented as I don't quite follow pricings .


5- If I buy new tyres from shop, will I get some discount as they will take my old tyres? How much will it usually be per old tyre?

Local practice here usually no value in giving discount to customer . The shop will not mind if owner wants to take back changed out tyres .

6- What are the recommended brands of tyre for my car?

Others have commented .

7- For tyre brands, e.g Michelin, Continental etc., will there be like many series for a car? Or just tell the shop I'm using Axia and prefer which brand then they know which to give?
Like PC DELL laptop there will be Inspiron, G series, XPS etc.

Yes . Tell the shop your prefered brand but the stock in the shop may be different .

Tyre size is known to the shop . It is best you know the size too .

8- How to know which brand is good which is bad? like laptop I can pick easily based on the features, but is there anything special about tyre brands that differentiate them? Anything I should look out for?

I had used continental and goodyear before .

Nowaday I prefer Michelin XM2 (now XM2+)  , a bit pricy but value for money for over 100,000 km tyre life .


9- What are some highly reputable / trusted company that sells tyre in Cheras / Puchong area? Those that will not simply give you marked up prices etc.

No comment .

10- Anything I should look out for when buying tyres? So that I won't be scammed by tyres seller.

All newly bought tyres must do tyre balancing before installation .

If buy 2 new tyres only at a time , always put new tyres at the rear axle .

Move used tyres to the front axle (In this case , I don't normally do wheel alignment if previous front tyre wear pattern is not uneven or looks funny ) .

Thank you for taking the time to read and reply this, I just want to clear some confusion before getting them, appreciate it!