Tire prices are competitive and the manager, Junior, is wonderful, but I scheduled an appointment a week in advance and when I got there, I waited an entire hour before they even pulled my car up - I was told when I got there that it would take 35-40 minutes maximum. I would prepare to be there longer than they tell you, so if you are scheduling it into a workday keep this in mind. read more

Fast and friendly. Every time I come in for a tire rotation or new tires the team here goes above and beyond and gives me a realistic timeframe for how long it will be. read more

My go-to tire shop! They always have great prices and a wide selection of tires. The staff is knowledgeable, friendly, and always ready to help. read more

Free tire repair on all tires, got to love a place that does the work for free when you get a nail in your tire. Five stars !! read more

Discount Tire - Tires Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Scheduled an appointment online which was fast and convenient. I arrived for my appointment 5 minutes early. I was told when I handed in my keys that it should be approx. 1 hour to fix my flat with a nail in it, even with an appointment. I was also told it could be 3 hours without an appointment. At that point I guess I considered myself lucky. The employee told me appointments move up the line in front of walk in orders behind my appointment time. Apparently this must not be the system. I waited, & waited, and it took 1 hour for them to even move my car inside. Then another 30 minutes from there to fix 1 nail on 1 tire. I probably could have gone to the counter and asked them for updates but I was trying not to pester the desk. People who came in after me (no appointments) and bought new tires had their cars finished and left. I have purchased from Discount Tire for over 20 years, have multiple business vehicles and a couple of personal cars. I have spent large amounts over the years at Discount Tire. I have to say this Encinitas store is one of the worst of the 3 Discount Tire locations I have come to. To be fair they were not selling me $800.00 worth of tires today. The flat tire was part of a previous $850.00 order at the Discount Tire in Escondido. The Escondido store is not as glamorous as this Encinitas store but it runs like a machine. I will try in the future to only return to the Escondido store. The whole appointment concept at this Encinitas store appears to be based on sales. read more

Awesome service ! The team is effective, cordial and quick. Love their tire repair services

CHECK YOUR TIRE PRESSURE AFTERWARDS! (Watch for dangerously overinflated tires) Had my tires rotated and two of my tires were set to 40 psi while the other two were 30 psi. The maximum pressure is 35 psi on the tire walls and my door jamb specifies 29 psi all the way around. Besides that, it took a week to get an appointment for a quick tire rotation and 2 hours of waiting. Tire prices are average. read more

They are very dishonest to the point of pure corruption. Their "free" service to add air in your tires comes with a price. If your tire has a leak your tire will never be new enough to pass their thread wear test. The tech told me the tire was relatively new after his scan, which I knew because I bought it there a few months ago. I asked the tech to mark it as passed so he did. But when Patrick the sales guy came out to ok for a patch of course it was worn beyond the point to patch it. Told him the tech just scanned it so he went over to the tech and screamed at him for being honest. The place is run by Patrick and he is dishonest to the point of corruption. They need to be sued to stop them from ripping people off. read more

I came here and needed to get a tire swapped out due to a nail being in there for a while I never knew about. Made an appointment for today and I felt so bad when my work meeting ran long than I had expected and it made me late for my appointment. Adrian was able to help me with my appointment and even though I was still 30 minutes late, they were able to take care of my car in a timely manner. When we took a look at my car, I actually needed new tires all around! It had also turned out there was a sale on the tires I was suppose to get and so I got them for way cheaper than expected!! Thank you so much to the team for all the help and I apologize for being late again! read more

This place blows me away every time!! I have brought my car, my parents cars, and most recently my bosses car in! The location is super easy to find. They have a huge parking lot with plenty of spots always available, and the customer service is out of this world! They do tend to get busy so its always a good idea to call ahead (especially if your in a hurry) My favorite part of this location is that they have an air tire check that will check the air in your tires and fill them up absolutely free of charge! What a service! Additionally I can feel confident there are giving me the best service for the best price. They are always calm cool and collected while explaining what needs to be done on my car. read more

Took my car into to the Solana Beach location today. Super fast service and delivered as promised. Best part of the whole thing and to my surprise the flat fox and balancing was FREE. What a great surprise and blew me away. Superb service and guess where I am buying the next set of tires. Thank you for an incredible CX read more

Phenomenal customer service! Rare to find that every single person they helped me, probably 6, treating customers so professionally. So impressed. read more

What this business does is criminal! Here is my rant. A few weeks ago I had my back 2 tires replaced. So when I had a flat, I was super annoyed. I jumped on the website on Saturday night and managed to find an available slot on Monday at 8.45a. How efficient was the booking process?!? No need to chat to a human and be placed on hold. On the morning of my appointment, I arrived at my schedule time of 8.45a. The young man at the counter greeted me and said it would be a 2-3 minute wait before they were ready for me. I sat down and within 2 minutes someone came and said they were ready for me. It really sucks that they can be so accurate with their time. I usually prefer to have no communication and be disappointed by over promising and under delivering businesses. So I drove my car up to the repair bay and the young man (he was very young!) was very knowledgeable. He said that if it's not repairable then they will have to replace it but they might not have the tire in stock. Then he just said "let us take a look first." I asked him how long? He said 30-40 minutes (yeah right! I've heard empty promises like that before). So I went for a walk thinking I would have to kill 1-2 hours of my life whilst waiting for my tire to be replaced. Then suddenly I received a text message saying "your vehicle is being worked on". I thought it was strange that they tell me what's happening in real time?! Feels like I'm ordering a Domino's pizza! And on the 34 minute mark, I get another text saying "your vehicle is ready". I thought to myself "Hhmmm I bet you they are going to give me the bad news to come back in 2 weeks or require me to pay $$$ to replace the tire". I walked back to the workshop and the young man said "all good we repaired the tire for you, it was a simple one". First I was shocked at how easy it was for me through this process. And then I ask him "how much will this cost me?" He said "it's free! Hope you have a great day". How could it be free and this easy??? How do other tire shops compete with this kind of service? How do they train these young kids to be so good at their job and be so professional? Discount Tire is putting other tire shops out of business and this must stop. read more

Super smooth and helpful service. Arrived at 7:56 for 8am opening. I was 5th in line. I needed new tires on all 4 wheels. They were so nice and communicative and had me out of there by 8:45 after estimating they might not finish until 9:30. read more

Free Tire Repairs, with all the construction going on in Encinitas and "everywhere else", my husband and I have had 3-tires repaired in the last 4-months due to nails and screws being picked up when we drive!! This sucks, but if you need a repair Discount Tire is the place to go. Wonderful service, friendly staff and not much if any of a wail. read more

Danny is amazing!! He got us in and out. We appreciate you Danny!!I highly recommend going to this place, I'm sure everyone else is just as amazing as Danny read more

Been going there for years. Always a great experience and good pricing. I always recommend DT to my friends and family. read more

They have a very efficient operation going on over in Encinitas . They got my tire fix free of charge. I will definitely be coming back to this spot for all my tire needs. read more

Discount Tire - Tires Near Me - Encinitas, California

I bought my tires 30k miles ago and brought it in due to a noise in the front end. I asked them to check the wheel bearings. They checked them and balanced and told me it wasn't the wheel bearings. After taking it to another mechanic, it was the wheel bearings. They don't test-drive, so I don't know how they can diagnose these problems without driving the vehicle but I guess they don't want the liability coverage for it. Bottom line- to misdiagnose a wheel bearing at a tire shop is pretty sub-standard work. read more

Do not come here. I have been coming here for couple years now. I am a single lady. I keep getting new tires all the time and today I decided to go inside and talk to someone why my tires keep getting wore off so fast. He told me nicely It is because my alignment is not right. I just got new tires 2 weeks ago...should he have told me that by then? Or are these people making sure my tires keep getting bad fast so every couple of months I have to go there and buy new tires. Not long ago someone from this shop texted me saying that he wanted to hang out he said he got my number from the system...excuse me? Now every thing is starting to make sense. I think I should look for some legal advise. For sure taking advantage of a single woman. Location is Encinitas and not San Francisco. read more

Awesome service on a busy Monday. I had an appointment knowing mondays were very busy. The work was done well and ahead of schedule and everyone was super nice. The only place around to buy tires. Had a bad experience down the way at evans with them switching tires out on me and I know this would never happen here at discount tires. read more

Tires are reasonable. The free tire pressure check is great, only thing is it draws everyone and it takes awhile, but it's understandable. Best recommendation is to have an appointment. read more

TIP TOP CUSTOMER SERVICE & Super Fast!! Wow I am so impressed. These guys are great. Johnny & Zach both helped me & went out of their way to make sure I was taken care of. I didn't even have an appointment, but I called ahead since mine was a bit of an extenuating circumstance...& these guys had me back on the road, I kid you not, 22 minutes after getting there! I only know the exact minutes because when I got there, I texted my boyfriend...& when they called my name... I couldn't believe how fast it was so I checked the time. WOW. I'm impressed. Thanks guys! read more

Discount Tire - Taking care of my car minutes after arriving - Tires Near Me - Encinitas, California

I had an extremely pleasant experience at Discount Tire in Encinitas. I walked in on a whim after another appointment next door to them. RICH was the sales associate that helped me - and my praise, if I could, would be BEYOND five stars. I am a woman, and y'all know how it can be for a single woman getting car work done - a lot of people try to upsell me, and it's sometimes hard to tell what's real and what's a sales tactic. I didn't get any of that here. I had a blow out on the freeway and as a result had a spare on my car. I knew I needed all of my tires replaced, which is what I was looking for. Rich was straight and to the point, explained everything patiently and thoroughly, was transparent about all the charges, and the best part? He got me in the same day, I got all 4 tires changed, and my car was back to me by the end of the day. Also, the price for 4 good tires was really really reasonable. I used to be an Evans Tire customer but found them too be too shady (a lot of unnecessary upselling). What I love about Discount Tire is that they don't do anything but tires, so there's no possibility of them trying to tell me I need new brakes, etc. Because of Rich's epic customer service, I am now a repeat customer. Thank you Rich and Discount Tire! read more

My family and I have been coming to this Discount Tire location for years. We have always gone to them for new tires, new wheels, rotations, balances, etc. We've always found there work to be better quality and a lot more fairly priced than any of the dealerships. Today I woke up to a flat tire and threw on the spare and headed to Discount. They have set up a Covid protocol that allows you to give your cell number at the front door, and wait at your car and view the waitlist online to have an idea of how long it will be until someone comes out to help you. I was only waiting about two minutes when Osmar came out to help. He immediately noticed the screw in my flat tire and got me set up to have it repaired. He was incredibly nice and made the process easy and efficient for me because I was running late to work. I left my car there with them and headed to work in a friends car. The moment my car was finished and the tire was back on and balanced they sent me a text to let me know it was ready. Looking at the times from when I dropped my car off to the time that it was ready it took them exactly 1 hour to get my car in and out. I was incredibly impressed at the turn around time. And on top of that, I walked in without an appointment and found out that the repair was completely free. I came by just before they closed and picked up my car from Jonathan, who was also incredibly helpful and answered a few of my questions about the repair. I returned to my car to find the spare tire reinstalled in its proper place, with all of the tools, cover, and rug reinstalled neatly. The choice to bring in customers with free repair services is incredibly smart, but what really shines through is the excellent customer service and quality workmanship. By saving my tire instead of trying to sell me new ones that I don't need they've definitely secured another customer for life. Thanks guys! read more

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Friendly staff and got me in an out quickly after an unexpected flat. Word word word. read more

Pricing for a trailer tire no wayyyy I highly don't recommend very rude people no professional or nice

YAS!!! Discount Tire IS the premier tire place!!! So, when my bros pointed out before surfing the other week that the two front tires on my VW were bald and showing wire, I remembered this DT location because it's strategically located in the same shopping complex as Trader Joes and Duck Donuts! So I went online, set up an appointment for this location, looked in advance at my tire options and what, if any, promotions they were having, and headed on down a few days later. If it's not urgent, then APPOINTMENTS rule here!!! I parked in a space outside, walked in, saw that there were over a half dozen people waiting in the "walk-in" customer line to the right, but no one in the appointment line located on the left. The guy who helped me, I believe his name was Jonathan, was super friendly, helpful, and knew his tire stuff. He was patient while I made a few phone calls with other tire places to check the prices he was quoting me and seriously found that this place had the best deal! He quoted me a time frame of 45-60 minutes which was essential since I had my surfboard in the car and there was a SSW swell picking up. I walked over to Ralph's to buy an energy drink, then headed over to Duck Donuts for my sweetness rush. 25 minutes later, as I was walking around, loading up on caffeine and sugar, I get a text message telling me that my car was ready! STOKED!!! The work was done expertly, the prices were fair, and the service was AWESOME! What more could I ask for?! See you guys next month for a new set of rear tires Discount Tire Encinitas!!! read more

Everyone told me that Discount Tire would fix the hole in my tire for free but I thought that was too good to be true. Turns out it's the truth! I got a screw in my tire, I scheduled an appt with Discount Tire after many friends recommended them, and in about 45 minutes they had my tire fixed! It was the easiest, most painless process. The staff was super friendly and helpful. They even send you a link that keeps you up to date when your car is being worked on so you know right when it's finished. Couldn't have had a better experience and will absolutely be going to Discount Tire (& sending all my people there) for any tire needs in the future. read more

I went in a couple of weeks ago and had my tires rotated. My alignment was perfect however, when I left there, the steering wheel was going to the far left. I decided to get on the freeway to test my alignment, my steering wheel was shaking and I could not drive straight. I had to hold the wheel as it was going to the left. I went back to discount tire and they assured me that rotating your tires does not affect the alignment. I went to VW and they said it absolutely can happen. The employee of discount tires told me it just can't happen that it does not affect the alignment once again. I'm very very upset because the way my steering wheel is now which is still going to the left when it should be straight!! Steering wheel on all cars will go to the right when pressing on the break for safety reasons. I'm very very disappointed and now I have to spend quite a bit of money getting an alignment on my car. I'm never going back there and I suggest others don't either. read more

UPDATED REVIEW ON 9/16/22 I got my new Pirelli tires from Discount Tire in Encinitas, and I am very satisfied. Greg at the front desk was very gracious. I had done a fair amount of research on which tires to get based on quality and pricing. Discount Tire was able to get the tires I wanted in short order, and also offer a reasonable price. I also research possible discounts, and when I inquired about them, they were honored - thank you Greg. The workers did a good job on the installation (I've been driving with the new tires for a week now with no problems). They gave me a time to show up, said it would take an hour, and sure enough, that's how it worked out, despite them being very busy and even getting a number of walk-ins while I was waiting. They were also kind enough to put my spare tire back in its original compartment in the trunk without me asking. Discount Tire seems to be a very professionally run shop with people who are competent, efficient, and helpful, and who go out of their way to be nice. If I need new tires, I will definitely go back to Discount Tire in Encinitas. Thanks to the entire crew at Discount Tire in Encinitas. ----------------------- PREVIOUS REVIEW Here is a review of my experience with Discount Tire in Encinitas. I needed to replace a spare tire (a donut) which became unusable due to age. I called Discount Tire in Encinitas, and they found a source and good quality tire to replace it. Greg and Thomas at the front desks were the ones who helped me, taking all the time needed to patiently answer all my questions, which I appreciated. Overall, I was satisfied with my experience at Discount Tire in Encinitas. I have now ordered four brand new regular car tires directly from Discount Tire and look forward to getting them installed. I did a fair amount of research, both on the tires and on getting competitive pricing. While Discount Tire was not the absolute lowest, their offer was reasonable (given a current discount they were running along with a reduction for AAA members), and so I decided to go with them, especially because of my positive experience with them in getting the spare tire. Will update my review once all is complete. read more

I brought my flat into Discount thinking it was completely unsalvageable, having a large nail and several sharp metal pieces lodged all throughout. I believed to have run over a pile of "trash" in an auto shop district. I called Discount and spoke with Matt who provided excellent service from start to finish. The customer service and friendly help began in the lobby. Each attendant made sure to make every customer there feel like they were welcomed and assured that we would all be taken care of in a timely manner. I left my tire there while they fit in my "walk-in" appointment amidst the 19 cars they were already servicing. I had dropped it off around 2:30 pm and received a phone call no more than two hours later telling me it was repaired and ready!! I opted to come back the next day to have it bolted on as I was busy when they called. I drove over the next day, spoke with Matt (great continuity of care btw) and he said it'd be about 30-40 minutes. I asked if I should go ahead and pay now or later and he replied happily, "It's free". Within 25 minutes, my car was ready. I cannot begin to tell you how stoked I was with their overall service and friendliness. I haven't purchased tires from this location but I absolutely will be in the future! read more

Again another great experience here at discount tire. The crew got me fixed up for a nail in the tire for free late in the day in short order. This is my go to tire place. read more

Had a piece of metal in my tire causing a leak. They were able to repair the tire checked air pressure in the other tires and balance them at no cost! read more

Why would anybody go elsewhere for tire service? Discount Tire is a chain, but run like an old school small business. They rotate your tires for free (where others charge $40+) as goodwill in hopes that you will buy tires from them one day (no requirements....who does that these days?). I've been getting rotations from them and buying my tires nowhere else for years. Today I went in with a slow leak. They fixed it for no charge!! And these were original tires on my car, I didn't buy from them. I was shocked. Unusual for a company today to take care of their customers just to do it. I'll never buy tires anywhere else. read more

Hands down the best service anywhere! Any time I have an issue with tires I come here. They are friendly, courteous, clear about what needs to be done. They are always available to check, fill, and in some cases fix tires...free! I don't want to take my business anywhere else!! The only downside is that they are always so busy. But that's to be expected from the best place in town If you can set an appt it'll be quicker. But they will still help you if you don't! read more

I am so glad this business has a location in Encinitas. Today I was waited upon by Greg. I explained that my back right tire seemed to have a slow leak. Greg looked at the problem, and said he didn't think a new tire would be necessary. As if that wasn't enough good news, he said that they could probably do the fix at no charge. Half an hour later, my car was ready to go. There was a nail in the tire. End result, no charge. The entire staff was polite and accommodating. And this wasn't an isolated event. Last week my brother-in-law encountered a similar problem. He had to wait two hours for his car to be ready, but had the same response that I had: why would you go anywhere else to get your tires serviced. You have a lifelong customer, Encinitas Discount Tire. read more

Always get the right and accurate advice from these guys. Hooked me up with some Black Rhino Warlord Rims and ATL Tires, for a fair price. read more

Discount Tire - Tires Near Me - Encinitas, California

Somebody pinch me. These last few years have shown us how tough it is to get quality product and good service. I dreaded having to explore why my tire was dangerously low on air then I stumbled onto Discount Tires free air check. Long story short the tire was fixed at no charge and not once did I feel like I was bracing myself for bad news. Just genuinely great guys working here and little do they know I'll be a customer for life. Nuff said. Go here. read more

I have had excellent service from Discount Tire over many years. In April we had a misunderstanding and that was cleared up quickly. The whole team is professional and very pleasant to interact with. Adrian went above and beyond to assist me and explain the issues with my tires. We refer people all the time to the Encinitas Discount Tire location. Great team both on the phone and in person. Special shout out for Adrian! Thank you! Cynthia read more