2015 SEL Hybrid now has 506K miles as of today.
I use full synthetic oil.
Michelin Energy Saver tire tread changed and the OEM ones are discontinued. Such a bummer as my mileage has decreased to 40mpg from 44-45mpg with mostly highway miles. Anyone else experience this? Anyone tried another tire brand for hybrids that maintains a higher mpg?
The most common repairs have been lower control arms and tie rod ends/tie end rods; a couple of times it was under warranty and presume its because the CALIF pothole roads and coolant container plastic cracks twice so far.
The upper Radiator hose, 12V battery, CV boots, struts/shocks, steering column, Valve gasket cover or reseal, under the hood battery at 75K, brake boost/booster replaced at 120K, hatchback latch replaced, and normal fluid flushes routinely changed have been repairs completed since purchased new.
The vehicle still has the original brakes all around and last measured at 6-7/12.
I discovered when I did a 4000 mile road trip, it seemed to be good for the hybrid battery pack. This was a concern initially, but its still the original one and last tested as good.
I have loved the vehicle's lower frequency of maintenance and longevity, although it seems higher price wise, but everything does nowadays.
Many people ask me twice what my mileage is, lol.
I only use OEM parts as most are still available overall. I made this decision based on the a prior vehicle going from local mechanics to dealer OEM only repairs had fewer repairs over the long term. Maybe I've been lucky with great dealers and service advisors that have been honest.
I did switch to Castrol EDGE 0w/20 high mileage full synthetic oil.
My challenge now is to find a comparable tire to Michelin Energy Savers OEMs that have been discontinued. I would love to hear any replacement tires other have tried and had success without a reduction of MPG.
NOTE: a local Michelin wholesaler told me since there are fewer small hybrid vehicles with OEM Michelins being manufactured, Michelin decided to create one Energy Saver Green X for crossover SUVs and made it compatible for CMAX and similar cars. My mileage tanked 5-10mpg, depending on the weather and CA puts crap in their gas during the winter months, so it decreases a bit anyway then.
