Overshoes - how long would you expect them to last?

I had some Endura neoprene ones which have survived now 4 winters, but look very tatty, with gaffer tape repairs and worn patches over the ankle bones, and the kevlar stuff coming off on the underneath, and reflectives peeling off. But, they still work.

This winter I've used a pair of Craft RainBooties, which are thinner, and looser, and thus easier to get on and off. They look pretty good after their first year and I've only had to sew a reflective tab back on the heel so far.

I certainly found that they come up small. I got a pair of sealskinz at Xmas, and have only used them once, as they were so tight. Thought they would pull apart. I have not dared put them on again.

So basically, make sure they are big enough

I bought some BBB Speedflex overshoes for £15 back in 2013 and they're a bit tatty but still going strong. I wear SPD cleats which, I guess, might make a difference?

I kept wearing through them once a season so for my commute I invested in some shimano winter boots.
 

Expensive but worth it not to faff around with putting overshoes on everytime and keeping my feet warm and dry in all but the most torrential rain. 

Mine are done after one winter. Doesn't seem to matter how much you pay,

I have size 12 feet and am yet to find an overshoe with the cleat hole in the right place. The front seam of the cleat hole is usually threadbare after a couple of months and the rest of the sole disintegrates from there. I don't take them on and off either - once they're on the shoe, they stay on the shoe.

My left foot is my putting down foot, as I live in London this means my left overshoe gets worn pretty quickly. 

I need to perfect my trackstand, that'll save me loads of money! 

I use Rapha neoprene to keep warm - and have had the same pair for 4 years - no walking around except to leave the house - and a pair of Assos rainovershoes to keep dry.  These are on sale at the moment for GBP 37 - again, no walking around - and I'd exoect to get two years out of them, at least.   Warm feet are a must!  My shoes are 46-7, so I just buy XL and stretch them over carefully.  It helps to put them  on a radiator first if you can....the heat helps. 

I don't tend to buy expensive ones and would expect them to last a winter or two. They do get worn on the bottom pretty quickly and but I carry on using them.

The previous ones I replaced because of the waterproofing going rather than the holes (which I could live with)

When it's not so cold i use toe covers instead. These have the same problems of wear, but swapping them over makes it feel like they are lasting longer.

I think it probably depends on how much 'not-riding' you're doing in them - how often you need to stop and put a foot down; how much you're walking around in them off the bike.

My experience of commuting in them - riding most days; typically putting a foot down maybe 6-7 times each way; walking across the carpark between bike shed and office - is that the sole area will be pretty tatty after one winter, and after two they'll need replacing.

Getting the ones with rubberised or kevlar reinforcement doesn't really seem to help much, as the protection never extends to the seam area, which is the most vulnerable to damage.