Hi all. After my latest service, the Perodua mechanic told me that my tyres were expired and will need to be replaced soon. I was wondering what were my options since this is my first car and am fairly new to tyres in general. I've heard some people say that my specific tyre size is very difficult to find manufacturers (175/60/R15) but I've also heard some say that I can look for a slightly wider tyre size (185/55/R15)? I would normally just use back the original tyre that came with the car but I've noticed that the current tyres (Hankook) don't offer much when going over those red/yellow bumpers around corners. Currently, the bumps feel very harsh, even when going around 25km/h.

My questions are, how true are these rumours I've heard that say the 185/55/R15 can fix my Axia Style and what are my options for tyres if I wanted to have a bit more comfort going over those red/yellow bumpers. My budget is around RM250 per tyre but obviously the lower the better. I'd like to prioritise comfort and/or wet grip. Thanks all

The tyres on my Axia 2020 have not been changed and it will soon reach 90k miles.

Which Perodua service center you visited? Apparently, I have always serviced at Perodua until today.

P.S. Silverstone Kruizer NS800 175/65R14 pumped PSI 33 front & rear. Daily usage at least 80km. (Current Ave reading 18.2 km/h)

No, do not simply change tire size. Your original rim width is design to take on the 175 width, if you up size wider just think your small feet running with a bigger shoe size what do you think when going high speed or enter corners with the bigger shoe? Besides that, with fuel subsidies going off soon, 185 wider tires also will impact fuel consumption in long run.

Only if you change sport rim together with the correct width and lighter weight only can see the benefits, if not the cons is more compare to pro in long run.

A lot of local made tire brands also got carry the size, Toyo CR1 is one of it. Just google search Toyo original website and ask for nearest dealer to order/book.

https://www.toyotires.com.my/our-products/proxes-cr1/

175/60/R15 is one of the available size

This post has been edited by littlefire: Mar 18 2025, 05:10 PM

I visited the one at OKR. The Bakateam Service Centre. The guy said that the tyres have expired and should change.

This post has been edited by faruko: Mar 19 2025, 12:56 AM

Hmm... I see... I guess it make sense that you can't simply just change the size.
I've read some reviews from some sifu's on this forum that the Toyo CR1 has some pretty mixed results. Some say it's pretty good for the price but some say wet braking feels scary? Not very sure about this

Tayar if the thread is not worn to indication at groove should be able to last close to 10 years.

If your car from 2020 this tire should be around maybe 6 years which I think u can continue to use till maybe reaches 8 or 9 years from manufactured date depending the thread depth

But in the end of the day it depends on your tire condition.

If u want to upsize there is a tolerance of not exceeding 3% in diameter, u may search online tire converter to see how much increase in size, as long <3% should be fine and very minimal impact.

This post has been edited by zero5177: Mar 19 2025, 01:13 AM

I am using it on my Perodua Kelisa, no issue. My sisters husband also using it on it's Honda City no complain also. If you know the tire limit and dont treat it as a racing tire it will serve well, CR1 is consider as normal budget touring tire which is more towards comfort base.

I mainly drive pretty much according to speed limit so it shouldn't be an issue. Thanks for the recommendation, will definitely consider it

So basically the Perodua mechanic was full of sh*t then? As long as the treads aren't worn, it's fine even if the tyre is expired?

Google around says can last 10 years, mechanics usually will say 5 years.

but I'm not a tire expert to certify your tire is good to be used for up to 10 years.

So basically no right answer to this, many people prefer to change after 5 years.

In the end of the day it depends on your driving style and road coverage is it risky to have old tire which probably less grippy, if u around the town driving slow like 40km/h very short distance, you probably not require that tip top condition of tire.

Ah okay. Since I just recently started driving with Grab, I thought I should replace them since I was advised to on my last service but the thread depth is still over 30% apparently so I guess I can wait a bit

Toyo CR1 is anytime better then the factory tyres that comes with a new Axia.

thats the first time which i heard that tyre will expire like food.

typically what i'll do is that to check on the tyre thread depth, from there you will know whether you should change your tyres or not, second is that your tyre condition, whether the tyres already have cracks, if yes better change it.

still it depends on the tyre condition which you can observe for yourself, or maybe you need further assistance you could just take photos of your tyre, and also include your tyre's manufacture year, it might help others to suggest you further.

Most my rides tire are at least 8~10 years OTR already also no issue. As per feedback, most tires can well last around 10 years if no serious wear or cracks.

Tire basically expired after 5 years after installation. The tire may still looks good but the tyre lost grip after 5 years put into the car. Go and try hit the brake hard on wet surface with 5 years old tyre vs tyre age of 2, you can clearly feel the different. The rubber lost it elasticity Tyre is the only component of the vehicle contact to the ground directly.

You may find some article to say tire can use up to 10 years. If a new tyre stored properly without use and on 5th years putting into a vehicle then generally it can be used almost 10 years from the date of tyre being produced. If the tyre being install into vehicle then the tyre is not recommend to use more than 5 years.

Tire shop would be great to have customer like you or you are either tire brand spoke person. In regards of wet surface braking performance, if you so scare about it just go buy Michelin as they claim performance only drop very less even after many years on the road

FYI, the wet performance is not about the tire age but tire wear

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/c...s-tires.302436/

Consumer report got do experiment, it is the tire tread thickness which impact the most.

If you driving for grab better stick with Hankook. It can last at least 60-70k km as I heard from few grab drivers who driving Bezza. Bezza and Axia Style are using same brand and same tyre size. Go check around in the Grab driver group and ask for their recommendation also.

If we google some said the tyre can last 10 years but once the tyre installed into our vehicle it is recommended not to use more than 5 years. In 4th or 5th years the tyre being used it is always happend ozone crack on tyre surface. When this happened the tyre basically lost it function of grip and time to change.