[Jonboy]

I did not know there were directional tires until reading this thread. The tires that came on my 2018 US Ioniq phev are not directional, as far as I can tell. There is no directional arrow or indication on the sidewall and the tread does not appear to be directional. So the tire rotation pattern in the manual applies to my tires. However, I can see why there would be some confusion. The manual shows a tire rotation pattern for non-directional tires but also warns not to follow that pattern for directional tires. There are so many variations by model / country, check your particular tires before rotating.

 

[Jonboy]

I rotated my tires today. One thing I noticed is that after taking the lug nuts off I did not have to kick the tires to break them free of the studs. This is the first car I can remember where the tires did not get stuck on the hub/studs.

Last month I changed the tires on my daughter's Toyota. One tire was stuck on so bad I had to beat on it with a sledge hammer. Last year my son got a flat tire on the road but couldn't get the tire off his Mercury. We had to go kick the tar out of it to break it free. No problems with my Ioniq.

 

[Jonboy]

I lost my trust in dealerships a long time ago but reading about these types of things still gets me riled.