Best tires for 2018 Honda Clarity Hybrid Touring

Flower

Flower

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Dealership said my tires' wear pattern are down to 4.
Wants to sell me the same tires I have now, w/32,000 miles on the car.
235/45R18 Eagle LS-2 (Goodyear)

It is not uncommon for my tires to go Low Air.

These tires lasted 6 years in Coastal Georgia (bought the end of 2018).
We have snow this week and that's not normal.
I've taken the car on maybe 6 roundtrip long distance trips (7 to 10 hours one way).
Mostly drive around town.

Should I stay with these tires?
Are their better tires that won't be giving off the Low Air notice.
Honda said Low Air is common in cold weather. But what's that doing to my drive?

Thank you in advance for your thoughts.
 
I replaced OEM tires (Michelin Energy Saver) with Yokohama YK740. No EV range loss, seemed quieter when I got them. No idea what difference may be with your Goodyears.

I've never seen "low air", only a warning some years ago when one of the OEM tires had a flat. The tires should be 36 PSI cold.
 
Your tread depth is 4/32”, that’s not a “wear pattern”.

Tire pressure decreases as temperatures drop. It’s physics. The solution is to add air when cold weather sets in. No tire is exempt from the laws of physics.

Low tire pressure can lead to:
1) Reduced fuel economy
2) Undesirable handling characteristics
3) Uneven tire wear
4) Premature tire failure

There are no benefits to under inflated tires unless you’re in the business of selling tires.

Yours may be the first Clarity reported to have anything other than Michelin tires as OEM equipment. Some owners have reported replacing their Michelins after 15K miles, due to premature wear. Others have gone 50-60k miles on the OEM tires. Similarly, some owners have reported less than desirable ride quality and handling characteristics from the OEM tires while others have had no such experiences.

Michelin makes excellent tires, they are also priced accordingly. “Better” is typically a matter of opinion and always comes with conditions. Given your driving patterns, primary around town, just about anything would be suitable, provided they are properly inflated and that you don’t drive like Ricky Bobby.

For occasional snow, drive cautiously or not at all. It certainly isn’t worth investing in a separate set of snow tires unless your driving in snowy conditions for weeks or months on end.
 
I want to add since my original post that the dealership service guy told me that they would replace the tires with the same tires I currently had. They gave me a Goodyear quote. After my original post, we later looked at the tires and they were Michelin. Geeze. Anyway, all good info here and I'm taking it all in. Thank you.
 
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